Setting the Stage…
The Ventrue hold a firm grip over the northern stretches of the Holy Roman Empire but fight amongst themselves, even as they seek to spread their influence east towards the Tzimisce Voivodate in Hungary - which itself is looking west.
As Christianity is adopted as the national religion by many countries, the reach of the ‘Sea of Shadows’ Lasombra broadens from the Italian City-States to the south. And with the many monasteries erected in recent centuries numerous Cappadocians have been drawn further from their Byzantine homeland.
The Toreador politick across Francia where they hold court and seed new ideals which seek to change the power balance in their lands, while powerful Brujah brood in the alps, warriors looking out across nearby domains and looking for any opportunity to reclaim their glory of old.
Amidst all of this, the lower Clans fight for scraps and status where they may. Diminished, but no less dangerous for it.
Story Scope
Our story will be focused primarily on the Bavarian East March and the capital of Vienna, a land which will one day be called Österreich, or Austria.
The wider scope of the game includes the surrounding areas; the Duchy of Bavaria itself, the Duchy of Carinthia to the South, the Kingdom of Hungary to the East and the Duchy of Bohemia to the north. This forms the basis for then including a wider set of clans at the table and some of our sessions may well take place in some of these other Duchies and Countries.
It is our intent that characters will reside primarily throughout the Bavarian East March, with a few in the Duchy of Bavaria proper, or potentially on the edge of neighbouring lands. Sessions will represent gatherings significant enough that Princes and other high-ranking dignitaries have gathered to discuss some matter, with other vampires clustering around them seeking patronage, scraps, or opportunity.
