Post by Tami on Feb 28, 2007 13:06:39 GMT -5
THE JUSTICARS
These 6 mighty vampires are appointed by the Inner Circle to be their eyes, ears, hands and occasionally fists. Appointment is a long, drawn out (and occasionally drown-out) process as each clan fights to place a strong member in perhaps the most powerful position any Kindred can hold. Too often compromise candidates win out, but occasionally the process achieves its stated goal and truly deserving, powerful and dedicated vampire ascends to the position of Justicar.
Sometimes, compromise candidates are ignored, or the Inner Circle attempts to manipulate them. Either action can backfire; those appointed to the position, even those who weren't expecting it, usually take up the mantle with full seriousness. Those who are ignored may quietly amass resources and allies behind the scenes, while those the Inner Circle attempts to misuse may bite the hands that feed them and proceed to demonstrate their grasp of the power that has been giving unto them.
Justicars enjoy immense power over Kindred society and the Camarilla across the board, excepting of course the Inner Circle. They alone have the ultimate power to adjudicate matters involving the Traditions, and do so on a grand level. A Justicar may call a conclave at any time, either to make a ruling or with a peer to make joint decisions of sect policy. When one of these powerful vampires makes even a polite request, very few Kindred dare refuse.
Justicars do not only serve as grim judges and agents of the Inner Circle. They encourage the social aspects of conclaves, going so far as to host conclaves so that Camarilla Kindred may meet others of their kinds, meetings that might otherwise never occur without the opportunities of conclave. With their power, the Justicars can ensure that a insane or despotic prince is removed before he does too much damage to the populace, or turn the tide of battle against the enemies of the Camarilla. A right or wrong word at the proper moment from a Justicar can be better coin than gold or status for desperate Kindred.
In the end, though, Justicars are regarded with awe and fear. Their wrath is terrible, and their power is immense. No Kindred dares to refuse them, even if it aids in that vampire's own destruction. They stride the Camarilla like colossi, and the shadow they cast is long indeed.
The Justicars
- as of the inner Council meeting of 1998, the Justicars were:
* Brujah: Jaroslav Pasek
* Malkavian: Maris Steck
* Nosferatu: Cock Robin
* Toreador: Madame Guil
* Tremere: Anastasz di Zagreb
* Ventrue: Lucinde
With the exception of Madame Guil, all of the Justicars are new. Lucinde no stranger to the halls of power, but this is the long time Archons' first appointment to the high chair. Xavier, former Gangrel Justicar, was the last of his clan to hold the title, as with the clan's "Formal" withdrawel from teh sect there is no need for a Gangrel Justicar.
These 6 mighty vampires are appointed by the Inner Circle to be their eyes, ears, hands and occasionally fists. Appointment is a long, drawn out (and occasionally drown-out) process as each clan fights to place a strong member in perhaps the most powerful position any Kindred can hold. Too often compromise candidates win out, but occasionally the process achieves its stated goal and truly deserving, powerful and dedicated vampire ascends to the position of Justicar.
Sometimes, compromise candidates are ignored, or the Inner Circle attempts to manipulate them. Either action can backfire; those appointed to the position, even those who weren't expecting it, usually take up the mantle with full seriousness. Those who are ignored may quietly amass resources and allies behind the scenes, while those the Inner Circle attempts to misuse may bite the hands that feed them and proceed to demonstrate their grasp of the power that has been giving unto them.
Justicars enjoy immense power over Kindred society and the Camarilla across the board, excepting of course the Inner Circle. They alone have the ultimate power to adjudicate matters involving the Traditions, and do so on a grand level. A Justicar may call a conclave at any time, either to make a ruling or with a peer to make joint decisions of sect policy. When one of these powerful vampires makes even a polite request, very few Kindred dare refuse.
Justicars do not only serve as grim judges and agents of the Inner Circle. They encourage the social aspects of conclaves, going so far as to host conclaves so that Camarilla Kindred may meet others of their kinds, meetings that might otherwise never occur without the opportunities of conclave. With their power, the Justicars can ensure that a insane or despotic prince is removed before he does too much damage to the populace, or turn the tide of battle against the enemies of the Camarilla. A right or wrong word at the proper moment from a Justicar can be better coin than gold or status for desperate Kindred.
In the end, though, Justicars are regarded with awe and fear. Their wrath is terrible, and their power is immense. No Kindred dares to refuse them, even if it aids in that vampire's own destruction. They stride the Camarilla like colossi, and the shadow they cast is long indeed.
The Justicars
- as of the inner Council meeting of 1998, the Justicars were:
* Brujah: Jaroslav Pasek
* Malkavian: Maris Steck
* Nosferatu: Cock Robin
* Toreador: Madame Guil
* Tremere: Anastasz di Zagreb
* Ventrue: Lucinde
With the exception of Madame Guil, all of the Justicars are new. Lucinde no stranger to the halls of power, but this is the long time Archons' first appointment to the high chair. Xavier, former Gangrel Justicar, was the last of his clan to hold the title, as with the clan's "Formal" withdrawel from teh sect there is no need for a Gangrel Justicar.