WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
Clan: Daeva Antoine Savoy claims to have been an established elder in New Orleans when the Spanish took over in 1762. He also claims to have been a companion and ally of the former French Quarter lord, Maria Pascual, until her destruction in the late 1800s. In neither case has anyone found evidence to back his claims. He appears in no records or in the memories of any elder Kindred – including those who knew Lady Maria well – before 1848. Regardless, Antoine Savoy succeeded in exerting dominion over New Orleans’ French Quarter not long after Maria’s death, partially because he did indeed seem to have access to her knowledge and the backing of many of her most potent allies. He maintains that his apparent nonexistence before 1848 is simply a testament to his ability to keep his activities secret. Ever since the Quarter developed into the tourist locale that it is tonight, Savoy has used his dominance over it to expand his influence. Engaged in a constant, bitter struggle with Prince Vidal, who refuses to recognize his legitimacy to grant territory and feeding rights, Savoy has actually used the cold war as a means of cementing his own authority. A native Creole (or so he appears), he plays upon the historical, racial and religious concerns of the locals. Savoy paints himself as a protector of black, Creole and vodoun culture and Kindred. Many of Savoy’s detractors paint him as a pretender who uses these causes purely to advance his own agenda. How genuinely sincere he is is anyone’s guess, but he has gathered a sufficient number of supporters and followers to stand fast against the efforts of both Prince Vidal and Baron Cimitiere to unseat him. (Illustration by Andrew Trabbold.) Not Your Father’s Vampires – Have you seen the August issue of Game Trade Magazine yet? It has four pages on bloodlines and a full write-up for a creepy group of undead called the Morbus. And speaking of creepy vampires, GTM has again allowed us to post a copy of last month’s article on the Ordo Dracul in Vampire: The Requiem. |
