At the heart of the Sabbat's success are its familial bonds cemented through the Vaulderie. No diocese is complete without packs guiding its way. In the Diocese of Centropolis, four packs currently exist, each occupying a piece of the trident that will cleave the unworthy corpses of the sect's enemies. Three are like the piercing tines of the weapon, while the Bishop's pack is like the shaft of the trident.
Regardless, none of these packs are more important than the other. Each carries the same primary task: gather information about the sect's foes in Centropolis. However, each pack also specializes in other areas of vampiric expertise.
OOC: None of the packs' set-up below is written in stone and unchangeable. It is subject to change either OOC or IC, as appropriate. Please note also that information such as ignoblis ritae and characters' clans is OOC information only until learned IC.
Black Sword Leader: Captain Winston Simons, Assamite antitribu Priest: Counselor Ramona Fé, Clan Lasombra Brothers: Scout Grace Andrews, City Gangrel antitribu; Scout Ralph Nolan, Pander; Scout Juan Rivera, Country Gangrel antitribu Pack Specialty: Combat & Hunting Pack Symbols: Onyx Steel (every packmate is issued a matte black broad sword used in rituals or combat); Separation of Church & State (pack uses secular titles and customs only) Ignoblis Ritae: Brother of the Blade (a new initiate must deliver the coup de grace to any true enemy of the sect with his issued black sword); Sunrise Service (Rite of Bravery: every full moon, vampires each recite their greatest accomplishments, reassert their loyalty to the Sabbat with vows explaining why they're members, then all sit together outside at dawn to see who can withstand the sun the longest); Vaulderie
Shield of Skulls Leader: Chief Sidney Barnes, Nosferatu antitribu Priest: Priestess Lanesse Fil, Serpent of Light Brothers: Sister Suzette Exauria, Malkavian antitribu; Brother Calin Martinek, Ravnos antitribu, Brother Vincent Tyrel, Clan Tzimisce Pack Specialty: Diocese Management Pack Symbols: Nod to Noddism (packmates each bear a silver medallion
depicting a ring of vampire skulls as pack symbol); Offspring (packmates end every declaration with "…Caine willing") Ignoblis Ritae: Beastmatch (Acceptance Rite: initiate must wrestle with and subdue, not slay, ferocious ghouled animals, such as wolves, bears, a horde of bloated rats, or even alligators, thereby demonstrating strength of will over lesser creatures); Brother's Keeper (packmates can name and identify every other Sabbat's name and pack and public pack rituals/customs in the diocese); True Sabbat's Memory (Rite of Cunning: (every last day of the month, each packmate is challenged to recite as much as he knows of sect laws and ritual practices); Vaulderie
"Friendship is one mind in two bodies."
- Mencius
Other Positions
There are a few diocese-wide positions in the Sabbat of Centropolis. Currently, no Archbishop rules, and ultimate authority lies with the single Bishop.
