November 2016 Updates:
The Je-Rouge pack of werewolves now own the most profitable and powerful part of the city - the French Quarter. The city no longer belongs to the vampires alone and the wolves are enforcing peace and a no-kill rule in the streets of their territories. As well, the powerful Bard Candace has entered the city with her retinue of equally powerful and loyal allies and family, providing a third side to the powerful triad now making up the cities leaders.
July 2012 Updates:
In the three months since the Princes of Europe forced negotiation and subsequent peace on the Dynasty and the Regent, they grew in strength, numbers, and power. The oncoming threat was obvious and though not all Princes were involved in the eventual uprising, they were blamed all the same.
Niklaus disappeared a night later and an hour after, Carolina took her crown with the backing of two of the most powerful members of the Council.
And then...they turned their eye to Europe.
The European Cabals were decimated under the combined ruled of the restored Queen, the Elder, and the Regent, the latter of whom displayed her bloody ruthlessness by performing many of the killings of her Princes...herself.
However, as a result, the Tenebroso coffers were run dry in the coarse of three months of solid war, leaving them scrambling for financial contacts and a gaping opening for the Hunters to return to New Orleans.
March 2012 Updates:
King Matteo has disappeared into Europe. The Regent sent men after his last location which was Italy. His plane landed but it was abandoned. At this point, no one knows whether the King is alive or dead.
Carolina has resurfaced inside the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, hunting the poor souls of the night. She happened upon Jaq there and their conversation turned quickly to heavy politics and the past. Whatever is up the former Queen's sleeve is anyone's guess.
Lillith consummated the blood bond needed to keep her position as Princess of the Dynasty with Joost, the two sharing an intimate moment that was interrupted by the Elder's painful outburst of fury. She's now connected, however loosely, to Joost and so the bleed over was intense, but short. Now she's insanely curious as to why the Elder lost his infamous control.
Caine was busy hunting juicy, plump young tourists when he was distracted by the scent of fear and pain from Michael. Unable to resist, he appeared to the young human and, instantly curious, began a conversation that is becoming more interesting by the minute. It appears young Michael was bitten - but has she turned, and by whom?!
It seems Iran has even more secrets. The full-blooded childe of Marek Tenebroso (R.I.P., eldest and most beloved son of Cade Tenebroso) her turning was unsanctioned. As such, Vasille (R.I.P.) took an interest and gave her into the custody of Maceo (R.I.P.) the former Prince of France. It seems that Vasille had every intention of revealing Iran's bloodline to her grandsire, but the letters containing the information were intercepted by Maceo and buried. Iran flounders without protection. First it was Vasille, then Maceo, then the Queen, all of whom are no longer in positions to help her. Now it turns out the Prince of Sweden also has claim to Iran. If the Elder refuses to claim the woman (they have a somewhat acrimonious relationship due to the fact that Iran renounced Marek's bloodline upon their first meeting) then her care defaults to Sweden...along with all of Marek's personal property and monies.
Dante has been called from his mission in Asia by the Regent. Tasked with finding out what exactly is going on in Europe, he made a stop in the UK before returning to New Orleans. He find's his family without a King and Queen. His childe and protege, Cassiel the Lead Enforcer has been left out of all the security matters, and the Regent and Elder are running the clan. There are too many pieces of this puzzle but Dante is slowly putting them all together to figure out what the hell happened in his absence. Oh and he's been promoted...to Duke, a title he has no idea what to do with, his previous position having been Lead Enforcer. He'll have to take up politics rather than the gun this time.
The Princes met in Spain shortly after Eris' execution at Nathaniel's behest. He has refused to allow the Regent into his borders and urged the others to do the same, only to be shot down. He further stated his intention to have Braylen removed from his power and someone better suited to represent Europe placed as Prince of France. None of the Princes supported his bid, so Nathaniel has given Braylen an ultimatum. Leave Paris and his title, or risk war.
Fiona's contempt of the other Princes as well-known and well-voiced as Nathaniel's, the UK Advisor stood with her Maker on both the issue of the Regent and Braylen's removal. She expressed her scathing disdain before departing with Nathaniel, the two of them no strangers to working alone. She returned alone to England to prepare for possible war.
Rayen and Constantine left Spain for New Orleans originally because Rayen wanted to try her hand at New Orleans politics. Instead of doing politics, she got herself embroiled with Iran's family lineage issue. That has not gone well. She's closed the Bond on Constantine numerous times, leading him to believe that she is hiding things and is now dangerous to his unlife, prosperity and potentially the rest of his family.
October/November 2011 Updates:
Overview:
King Matteo spent the initial part of the evening meeting with Masayuki Toritama and Velvette Velour - where Masa introduced Velvette to the King. The two were still there when Lisette made her presence known via her boots and the bold opening of doors. It was a rude interruption, but the King took it in stride. After all, he had requested the Blackguard's presence. A large entrance was to be expected. After a few brief words between Lisette and Matteo, Matteo dismissed Masa and Velvette.
Carolina is back in town at the Golden Serpent after a two day "vacation" due to her sudden removal of her position. The announcement came as a shock to both Carolina and the rest of the clan, and there was some concern as to where she had gone. Unfortunately, wherever she had gone wasn't relaying information to anyone else in the clan, so her arrival back in town was equally surprising. Most vampires in New Orleans are unaware of her newly arrived presence. Cade and Shadow woke to the press of business. Within an hour of waking both were embroiled in meetings. Cade departed to a meeting with the assassin Yvaine. Shadow placed calls to every Prince in Europe and scheduling meetings for those who were still in New Orleans. She also messaged Matteo to set up a time for their meeting. Unbeknownst to her, her Bonded had done the exact same thing. The meeting premise - the European tithes. Unfortunately, neither vampire met with Matteo. Circumstances would prevent that meeting yet again.
Shadow met with Braylen and Victoria, spoke briefly with Gebhardt and called Eris into an impromptu meeting at Eris' request. Upon being asked if she had met the new Prince of Romania, Eris attacked the Regent. The assault caused a chaotic scene in Cade's office with both vampires ending up in bloody heaps on the floor. The plantation guards took complete quick control of the situation, along with the help of Prince Gebhard. Cade returned to the Plantation and instructed Geb to inform the King of what had happened. Eris was taken into the Plantation's dungeons. Lisette started her night off in the French quarter where she not so discretely fed in an ally then tossed dead bodies at tourists. The commotion received a 911 call and soon police were on their way, but instead of heeding clan law to kill discretely and leave no evidence, she threw a body onto the windshield of the news channel 10 van which briefly stalled the human interference while the Blackguards erupted into cheers. Shortly after she was called into a meeting with Matteo to discuss the future of the Blackguards...
Cassiel has been speaking with Xian all night. Early in the night he took control of Cassiel's mind to invoke a dream that revolved around becoming a more accomplished fighter. After several rounds of practice, Xian was pleased with her progress and woke her up. Now, the only question is what is she going to do with this new found knowledge. Can she transform what she learned in her mind to the abilities of her body? Yvaine spent the night delivering a bloody painting (the remains of Piers, whom she had been hired to kill by Sebastien) and speaking with Cade over her sudden bite to his neck on the night of the Blackguard revolt. Unfortunately, their meeting was cut short due to Eris' attack on the Regent.
Caine hasn't been seen since the fashion show. Is he just MIA or MIA and plotting with the Blackguards? Does he know what the King has in mind for them? Masayuki took the time to meet with the King and introduce Velvette and briefly stood in on the conversation between Lisette and Matteo. Will he take the information back to Joost, and if he does, what will Joost do with it? Aiden spent the evening meeting with Iran over the state of her family lineage. Aiden is reluctant to help as helping her might impact his relationship with his Sire. However, he’s agreed to try and bridge the gap providing Iran can behave. Iran is still trying to figure out her family lineage. She's claimed Vasille, Marek, and Maceo as Sire's, or has she? All the vampire men who've helped her throughout the years are dead, and since her arrival in New Orleans, she's spent countless nights trying to integrate herself with Cade's lineage by talking to Carolina, Matteo, Vittorio, Jacques, Kollin and Aiden. All of them have suggested that she talk to the Elder directly, but thus far, she's refused. Her only hope at having the gap bridged for her is Aiden, and though he's agreed, we can only imagine that he's reluctant to help with such a personal and private matter. Jaq is out of the loop. He's been reclusive since the end of the vampire plague. He was spotted briefly at an occult bookstore, but he was alone. And why exactly is the head of the LeSombre in New Orleans? He hasn't said nor has he made any attempts to reconnect with the only other unliving member of his bloodline. Faith was in the midst of the street chaos with Lisette, the Blackguards and finally the NOPD. Much to Faith's annoyance she was made to submit to Mad Max - albeit briefly. Shortly after, she found a cigar and began puffing away while contemplating if firefighters tasted better than cops. Eventually, the Blackguards scattered, Lisette went to the Tenebroso mansion to meet with Matteo, and discuss the next steps of the Blackguard transformation.
Nathaniel and Fiona have had a rough couple of nights. Lavinia instigated a rift fight between the Sire/Childe and lover duo after attempting to take Fiona from Nathaniel and install her as Italy's Advisor, by force or by death if necessary. They attended the fashion show, where, after reconciliation, returned to England.
Camille awoke hungry. It wasn't surprising given the fact that she had taken an unknown vampire drug the night prior. Kollin had carried her to a room in the Tenebroso estate. Camille walked downstairs and immediately ran into Sebastien, who was less than cordial in her opinion. However, she remained ever the gracious guest, found her own food and entered into a conversation with the New Orleans Tenebroso. It ended when he had to leave on business. Ulrika arrived in New Orleans for the Fashion show, but didn't attend. Instead, she chose to keep to herself. She has plans to reconnect with her Sire at some point.
Kollin awoke with drink and debauchery on his mind. Upon finding nothing to do in the Tenebroso estate, he meandered over to the riverboat casino where he proceeded to drink himself into oblivion and gamble until the sun rose. Once the sun had risen, he purchased one of the most expensive suites on the ship with him winnings. Lavinia met with the King during the fashion show explaining that she had no confidence in the Regent, and not so courteously asking for her removal. She reminded the King that she along with most of the Europeans were responsible for giving him his crown, a state of affairs he would do well to remember. Rayen recently moved to New Orleans from Europe. Could this be the start of a second wave of European immigration into New Orleans? She spent the night in the Tenebroso mansion, but slipped out before she could introduce herself to the King. The curious part about this is that she didn't bring her Bonded, Constantine, with her. Instead of talking to the King, Rayen went to the casino boat and ordered a drink. She seems to have an aversion to being around a lot of Tenebroso including the European Princes and specifically the Princes of France and Spain. Curious.
Julian Vitali was woken early in the morning by Franco. The Vitali warehouses had been broken into by the Russian's. Specifically the Russians Julian had just paid off to avoid any further hassles in a distribution problem. Julian ordered the cleanup while instructing Franco to gather as much information about the Russian's as possible. Franco Vitali (no longer played) and Julian met with Alexsandr and Yekaterina prior to the lingerie show hosted by Darice. After the show Franco went to go take care of some business at the Vitali warehouses. During his visit, he was attacked by the Russian's - Yekaterina specifically, under orders from Aleksandr - and nearly killed, and he knows as well as Julian that a further escalation in the problem could result in an Italian Russian street war in New Orleans. Of course, open war is not an option for the highly secretive and PR astute Vitalis. They'll find another way.
Michael spent the night in Le Chat Noir talking with a waitress named Claudia. They chatted about the benefits of dancing verses the gym. The two seemed to hit it off well. Perhaps Michael has made a new friend in New Orleans?
Romeo appeared in town with his Harley a few months back, but he was just as quickly gone on another adventure. Rumor has it that he’s about to return. Though, what he has in mind for New Orleans is completely up in the air. After all, he's a Blackguard, and what's more unpredictable than a Blackguard?
April 2011 Updates On the heels of the tragedy that the Believer-born virus wrought on the Tenebroso, the Blackguards ( the meat of the Clan, so to speak) staged a violent break from the main bulk of the Tenebroso Dynasty, led by Lisette Tenebroso, their undisputed alpha. Almost every Royal, including The Queen, the Regent, and the Financier was attacked and wounded in a display that showed the Royal's how vulnerable they were to the Blackguards. The King, newly returned, in an attempt to keep the Clan from dissolving into a total war largely brought on by the decisions of the Queen of the Clan, Carolina, made the trip into the Blackguard stronghold with only the company of a few enforcers.
Feb 2011 Updates After the tragedy of the virus that left a dozen humans dead, several more infected, and a good number of vampires either dead or still infected, the Believers were prepared to make a move for further territory using UV bullets recently obtained from contacts in Europe. Instead their ruling council called them all, citing the need for more testing of the virus in Europe. New Orleans was the only Chapter familiar with widespread usage and they wanted them to spearhead.
The Virus released by the Believers into the cities water systems threw the Tenebroso Clan into chaos, incapacitating its highest ranking member at the time - the Queen. As well, Aiden, childe of Cade, was also stricken, cutting short the visit to Europe the Elder and Regent were on. Eventually, with the violently combined forces of the Blackguards led by Lisette, and Xian-Lee Gevaudan, a cure was found and administered. But not before the Clan could descend into even more severe factions. The Blackguards are out of control, the Royal's are floundering, and into this chaos has stepped Jaq. The Le Sombre lord managed to keep the Clan functioning for the duration, and long enough for the King to return from his mysterious sojourn in Europe.
Now, with the Queen and Aiden cured, it remains to be seen just what will come of the Tenebroso Dynasty. As well, in Europe the Princes have gathered to discuss and determine their continued allegiance to the American Cabal, with no decisions as of yet made.
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