(As before, spoiler alert. Some bigger spoilers here than in the history.)
Michael Allens, Prince of Philadelphia
Daeva vampire of the Carthian covenant, Embraced in 1991.
Power base: University of Pennsylvania, City council, Mayor’s office, various commercial enterprises.
A young prince but ambitious, Michael Allens was embraced in Blacksburg, Virginia to be a soldier in the Carthians’ war against the Lancea Sanctum. He eventually surpassed his sire and struck out for a city of his own, overthrowing the Lancea Prince of Philadelphia in 2000. He has ruled the city ever since, giving lip service to the Carthian philosophy, but largely ruling no differently than an Invictus Prince would.
Michael’s recent efforts have been focused on recovery, as his people have just come out of a nasty conflict with the city’s fae.
Rebecca Philips, Primogen
Daeva vampire of the Carthian covenant, Embraced in 1992, childe of Prince Michael
Power base: South Street businesses, Drug gangs
A vampire of many contradictions. Embraced in the same conflict as her sire, Rebecca switched sides for a time and fought for the Lancea Sanctum. Forced to flee when her Lancea mentor was killed, she came to Philadelphia. When Prince Michael likewise came to her city, she saw the writing on the wall and switched sides again. Now the primogen of the Carthians in Philadelphia, she is caught between those in her covenant who see her “conversion” as suspect and the Prince who she has often opposed. Despite that opposition, she is frequently his lover, with their relationship heating and cooling periodically throughout the last ten years.
Rebecca’s power base is the one most immediately threatened by the rise of Chupacabra. This has driven her closer to the Prince and to Damian, in hopes that one of them can protect her allies. A dangerous arrangement to say the least.
Damian Drake, Primogen
Ventrue vampire of the Invictus covenant, Embrace circa 1860
Power base: Police & Fire departments
Drake is something of a mystery. Once a powerful Invictus in Washington DC, he became embroiled in the war between the Carthians and Lancea Sanctum in Virginia in the mid-1990s. Ever since, he has tagged along with Prince Michael as a nominal ally. Now settled in Philadelphia, his loyalty to the Prince has slipped and now he is largely the Prince’s biggest enemy. Drake has a hatred of mages and sorcery and is known to hunt them for food in defiance of the Prince’s treaties.
Thomas Monroe, Primogen
Mekhet vampire of the Lancea Sanctum, Embrace unknown (suspected 17th century)
Power base: Evangelical churches
Monroe was the former Prince’s chief advisor and ally. After Prince Michael’s takeover, he was the only major member of the old order remaining, having bent the knee reluctantly to the new Prince. Most suspect that Monroe’s loyalty to Michael is feigned and that he has once taken up his place as the “power behind the throne.”
Paul Miller, Sherrif
Gangrel vampire of the Carthian covenant, Embraced 1999.
Power base: None, although has some influence over the Philadelphia werewolves.
Paul has alternated between valuable asset and dangerous liability to his Prince over the past ten years. A solid fighter, he is a kindred of divided loyalties. On one side is his Prince and the Carthian cause, on the other is his kid sister, a member of the Ganshohawanee tribe of werewolves. Juggling these two loyalties has not been easy and has made him vulnerable to influence by the Prince’s rivals or outright attack from them.
Kathleen
Ventrue vampire, unaligned. Embraced 1999.
Power base: Philadelphia Hospitals
As the childe of the infamous “Ernie,” Kathleen has proven both a boon and a foil to Prince Michael’s plans. Too young as yet to manifest the full nature of the Malkovian bloodline, she is still quite deranged however. Like her sire, she has a curious obsession with the Prince, seeking to protect and “help” him. However, said help is rarely exactly what the Prince truly desires for his plans and is often counterproductive to them.
Bernardo Sangiovanni, Primogen
Mekhet vampire of the Ordo Dracul. Embraced 1920.
Power base: Pharmaceutical businesses in Montgomery County.
Bernardo is first and foremost a businessman, one clever enough to have kept his head down and avoided major trouble through two coups for the throne. However, his neutrality may be feigned, as no other vampire in the city can call upon the financial resources that Bernardo can. He uses this leverage to call in favors beneficial to him. Thomas Monroe, Rebecca Philips, and the Prince all owe Bernardo debts for some of their financial adventurism over the last ten years.
Michael “Boar” Boorman
Ghost wolf werewolf
Power base: None. He is regarded as outcast and “untouchable” by other werewolves.
A friend of Prince Michael from his mortal days, Boar now serves as one of the Prince’s two chief bodyguards. Boar was born a werewolf, but did not discover his heritage until his early 20s. That late introduction resulted in him not adapting well to their society, and he was eventually exiled from his tribe. He now serves Michael in Philadelphia and is almost always close by the Prince’s side.
James “Mitch” Mitchell
Acanthus mage of the Mysterium order.
Power base: None, but has some influence with the local mages.
Also a friend of the Prince (and of Boar) from their days in college, Mitch awakened to his sorcerous nature when he caught in the crossfire of the Lancea-Carthian War and nearly killed. Now he serves both as a bodyguard to the Prince and as an envoy between the vampires and the mages of Philadelphia.
Tatiana, Fae queen of Philadelphia
Spring court darkling
Power base: Galleria Mall
Tatiana tried to hold her people together against the onslaught of Monroe’s Lancea vampires, and was eager to help the upstart Michael overthrow the Lancea. But many of her people were bitter and angry at the persecutions and refused to accept the peace. Now, most of her people are dead, having badly depleted the vampire population as a result. Now, the fae are licking their wounds and trying to rebuild.
Salvador Ortega, Chief of the Ganshohawanee Werewolf Tribe
Elodoth Bone Shadow
Power base: Fairmont Park
An aged werewolf, Salvador has been head of the Philadelphia werewolf tribe for nearly 30 years. During that time, he has continued the exchange of favors with the vampires that have kept the two peoples at peace with one another, often with the result of his werewolves working as enforcers for various vampires. However, young upstarts in the tribe see the vampires’ current weakness as an opportunity to rise to power. Salvador betrayed the vampires once (when he turned on Prince Walsh to support Michael Allens), so it is unknown whether he will take this opportunity to advance his own people or not. If he does not, others may take it for him.
Gretchen Mosley, Hierarch of Philadelphia
Moros mage of the Mysterium Order
Power base: Temple University, Franklin Institute
Never common, the mages of Philadelphia have mostly to themselves, focusing on research of the mysteries of the universe. However, with the other powers weakened in the city, their ambitious new hierarch may be interested in a different kind of study, one the fae and vampires may regret.
Chupacabra
Unknown
The Mexican drug gangs have infiltrated Philadelphia and are now at war with the local criminal element. They are led by a mysterious figure named for the legendary Mexican monster. No one knows exactly who or what Chupacabra is, although the blood-sucking nature of his namesake leads most to think he (or she) is a vampire. But what is known is that his gangs are highly effective and are rapidly taking over the drug and vice market throughout the city, much to the chagrin of the local supernaturals.
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