Mind's Eye Theatre - Vampire The Requiem.pdf - RoseRed

the Middle Ages, that God stepped in and ensured that victory went to the righteous party. Other
members simply wanted a means whereby elders could settle personal issues without dragging
pawns and even entire domains into the confl ict. By the modern nights, the Invictus has largely
abandoned its claims of divine right — even the most devout souls have diffi culty believing that
God takes a direct hand in duels — but it is still practiced by the staunchest supporters of the
First Estate when a just cause arises.
Titles and Duties
Kindred who don’t fully understand the Invictus are often surprised to discover that the
covenant actually has relatively few offi cial titles and positions. What these outsiders don’t
realize is that the Invictus doesn’t need many new titles, because it considers the standard
offi ces described previously to be its own creations. Most offi cers hold the same approximate
rank in the local Invictus as they do in the domain’s government. That is, an Invictus Prince
is likely the leader of the local Invictus, as well. Invictus Primogen and Prisci hold power in
the city and covenant. An Invictus Sheriff likely enforces order in the local Invictus as well
as in the domain as a whole.
In fact, only two titles that do not correspond to political positions are commonly found
in Invictus domains.
Inner Circle
In some domains where the Invictus is not fully in control, or at least where many domain
offi ces are held by members of other covenants, the covenant needs a body of leadership that
does not consist entirely of offi cers of the city government. This is called the Inner Circle. Its
members can be anyone, from the Prince and some of the Primogen to Kindred who hold no offi
cial position in the city at all. They set policy for the local Invictus and are always on the lookout
for opportunities to advance their own positions. Strongly Invictus-dominant cities rarely have
an Inner Circle. An Inner Circle exists only where the city government and the faction power
structure are not one and the same. Further, this Invictus-specifi c “sub-Primogen” is possible
only in the largest domains, where the Kindred population can support such a gathering.
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Trustworthy but
sanctimonious
Refuse to
accept their
place
chapter one: society of the damned
No respect for tradition
Cults of
the self
Disciplined
but deluded