The Primogen

Title: Prince

Clan: Giovanni

Embraced: 1499

Generation: 6th

Position since: 2000

Quote: "Don't cross me. You'll end up in financial ruin or worse, buried under one."

Prince Giovanni is a centuries old vampire from Italy. He is polite and listens well. His mastery of Necromancy is only out shinned by his ability to navigate vampire politics. Well respected outside of his clan, Ambrogino is also fantastically wealthy. His Princedom is so successful because of his vast network of contacts. He doesn't show weakness and is measured in his approached to all things. He is aware of the greater war that rages around him (the Methuselahs) but = believed that he was out of their reach-until recently.

Ambrogino has realized that San Fransisco draws power and trouble from all corners of the globe and is just now realizing the strain of running the city. As such, he has doubled down on his Primogen adding legendary figures to its ranks.

Title: Vice-Regent

Clan: Tremere

Embraced: 1640

Generation: 7th

Position since: 1910

Quote: "People love to believe in stereotypes. It makes them make sense of the world to some degree. I will play the boogieman, the master mage or the dilettante if need be. But, it all serves a purpose."

Lazo is the longest serving Primogen member in the Bay Area and has lived in San Fran since 1910. He has worked his way to being the "second in command" and holds more arcane knowledge than anyone else in the city. He naturally has a strong command presence which underlies his ruthlessness. He served under Prince Kent and it is said that he holds more secrets than anyone in the city-a fact that haunts him.

Lazo has had a series of betrayals recently and this has caused him to become rather withdrawn of late. He has also shut off the chantry in San Fran from most kindred (and certainly all non tremere.)

Title: Director of the Masquerade

Clan: Old Clan Tzimisce 

Embraced: 388 BC

Generation: 5th

Position Since: 2025

Quote: "You can tell me nothing of the Masquerade. I wrote the book on it. Literally. Rules. Without them, we'd live with the animals."

Arias is the newly "appointed" Director of the Masquerade in San Fransisco. Rumors abound that he appointed himself rather than the Prince asking, but one thing is clear, he knows everything about keeping Kindred hidden from the mortal world.

Kindred are conflicted about his seat on the Primogen but there is literally no one that could call him on it. Time will tell how he runs the position. 

Prince Ambrogino needed a strong kindred for this position after Peter Takin manipulated this post. Arias would have been content by sitting on the sidelines but recent events forced him to get involved in Kindred Politics once again.

"Basileus" Is not only one of the original old school Tzimisce, but a kindred who has ruled three different cities as a Prince.

Title: Director of Information

Clan: Nosferatu

Embraced:1810

Generation: 7th

Position Since: 2021

Quote: "I've been subjugated by the Sabbat and was saved by the Camarilla. I don't have time for the politics but it seems my wish doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. I've seen the truth and its frightening."

Graf took over reluctantly as the Nosferatu Primogen member when Vangard died in the Purge. He has no desire to lead and finds the vampire politics exhausting. He has been chronicling, secretly, the most powerful kindred on the planet and has written 49 accounts thus far, including NATHAN KENT. Graf can be short with those he does not know but is loyal, articulate and very smart. He prefers to spend his nights alone, writing and researching. Some say he was the kindred who started The SchreckNET.

Title: Director of Communications

Clan: Malkavian

Embraced: 1880

Generation: 7th

Position Since: 2025

Quote: "Our clan gets a bad rap as kooks and crazies. I am neither. I have crystal clear clarity and have my finger on the pulse of the city."

Isabel has made San Fransisco her home for over 100 years. She is a well respected kindred who doesn't show any "sign" of the Malcav curse.In fact, she's quite normal and this confuses most kindred.

Isabel was chosen as the Director of Communications as she has been involved in "media" since the 1920s. In fact, she still has a pirate radio program that is still going strong (after 101 years) called "Forever Night." 

Title: Director of Finance

Clan: Toreador

Embraced: 1805

Generation: 7th

Position since: 1939

Quote: "If you've had a good time in  San Fran, its because of me. Your favourite nightclub, bar, coffee shop, art gallery or theatre-that all me. Its amazing how much you hear when you are everywhere."

Graham appears to be your typical Toreador, some say he is the template for all modern ones. He currently owns 80% of all clubs, bars and entertainment within the city. His influence has skyrocketed since serving on this Primogen (he was also serving on Kent's Primogen as well). Graham is everything a Toreador strives to be and more...so much more. He's much more complex than he appears.

He recently lost one of his main clubs, CORE, to Amelia Crimson, when the  Prince offered her the space because of her role in vanquishing Cyrano.

Title: Director of War

Clan: Ventrue

Embraced: 1805

Generation:  7th

Position Since: 2025

Quote: "My character and good name are my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. I am here to enact a new vision."

Admiral Nelson couldn't be a better choice for the Director of War position. After Vicar Kraus was found aiding Cyrano, this position became open. Nelson's position on the Primogen strengthens it 10 fold. He is, by all accounts, one of the greatest military minds the modern world has seen.

Not only is Nelson a tactical genius, he's also a child of the Legendary Nathan Kent. Nelson's position as the Director of War will certainly help in the upcoming years as Prince Ambrogino wants to make San Fransisco a fortress.

Title: Director of Security

Clan: Brujah

Embraced: 1815

Generation: 7th

Position Since: 2002

Quote: "Freedom comes in many forms but financial freedom is the best. You come at me or my allies with your guns, you'll be facing attack helicopters and warships. Do. Not. Cross. Me. Thank you sweetie."

Also part of the War Tribe, Felicia serves as the Primogen's security specialist. She controls numerous military and weapons contractors in California and has the ability to procure anything she needs at a moments notice. A capable fighter, Felicia is wealthy and powerful and really not your typical Brujah.  She is articulate and has amassed favours from almost every kindred in the Bay Area. Who knows what would happen if she cashed those in?

Title: Director of Spec Operations

Clan: Gangrel

Embraced: 1701

Generation: 6th

Position Since: 2002

Quote: "I come from a line of Gangrel that are much different that the one's found in the new world. Ferocity is what I bring. You will die."

Gunner was born in Norway 300 years ago and has viking blood surging through his veins. He is part of the War Tribe which is employed by the Prince to keep order in the city  when force is necessary. Stern with a dry sense of humour, Gunnar is a capable killer with vast military knowledge. He claims that he has fought in every major war for the past 300 years. The only thing Gunner likes more than war is the taste of his enemies blood, perhaps the worst kept secret in the city. No-one likes it but he is the single most savage and capable fighter the city has.