Faction: The Baron
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Up next, our third of five revealed Factions of Seattle, The Baron. No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter who you’re running from; the Baron has a job for you. Promotion and power comes quickly in his organization - if you can stomach the work.
It’s hard to know just how many vampires swear allegiance to The Baron of Aurora. In parts, that’s because very few of Seattle’s Kindred have actually met him. Acting through his lieutenants, he has taken in the city’s destitute, defiant and desperate, turning them into a ruthlessly disciplined force with hands in every shady deal.
It’s said that every Kindred faction had to turn to the Baron at one time or another to carry out some unsavory business. This has turned him into one of the best-insured and simultaneously most dangerous vampires in the Emerald City. Where a less prudent man might turn such capital into a bid for Princedom, he has so far been content to stay in the back-alleys of his turf, hoard favors, and brutally defend his business interests.
Other Kindred often sneer at the Baron’s operation, which employs humans, ghouls, Thinbloods and vampires; thugs, drifters, smugglers, hitmen and gang members. Only the foolish mistake this for weakness: The people who bend the knee to the Baron may be the most dangerous force the city has to offer.
Nobody likes the Baron and his people - until they need something done or procured quietly and quickly. Someone will play this part, in any city. Many of Seattle’s powerful tell themselves that it’s just as well to further indebt yourself to the Devil you know.
The Baron’s operation thrives among the criminal element. Ironically, this has allowed his people to get away with things the other factions would have to treat as a Masquerade breach: Which beat cop truly thinks twice about some low-life ex-con meeting an especially grisly end in a turf war? On the flip side, unlife is often much shorter for the Baron’s people.
The Baron has no illusions about his own security: While seemingly unassailable now, his strength will remain only as long as he stays ahead of all competitors. If he ever shows weakness or becomes unreliable, his whole operation is going to fall, beginning with him.
Up next, our third of five revealed Factions of Seattle, The Baron. No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter who you’re running from; the Baron has a job for you. Promotion and power comes quickly in his organization - if you can stomach the work.
The Baron
“You’re in the game now son. Ever since the night you got bit. That’s just how it is now.” - Josephine, lieutenant of the BaronIt’s hard to know just how many vampires swear allegiance to The Baron of Aurora. In parts, that’s because very few of Seattle’s Kindred have actually met him. Acting through his lieutenants, he has taken in the city’s destitute, defiant and desperate, turning them into a ruthlessly disciplined force with hands in every shady deal.
It’s said that every Kindred faction had to turn to the Baron at one time or another to carry out some unsavory business. This has turned him into one of the best-insured and simultaneously most dangerous vampires in the Emerald City. Where a less prudent man might turn such capital into a bid for Princedom, he has so far been content to stay in the back-alleys of his turf, hoard favors, and brutally defend his business interests.
Other Kindred often sneer at the Baron’s operation, which employs humans, ghouls, Thinbloods and vampires; thugs, drifters, smugglers, hitmen and gang members. Only the foolish mistake this for weakness: The people who bend the knee to the Baron may be the most dangerous force the city has to offer.
Necessary Evil
Nobody likes the Baron and his people - until they need something done or procured quietly and quickly. Someone will play this part, in any city. Many of Seattle’s powerful tell themselves that it’s just as well to further indebt yourself to the Devil you know.
Off the Grid
The Baron’s operation thrives among the criminal element. Ironically, this has allowed his people to get away with things the other factions would have to treat as a Masquerade breach: Which beat cop truly thinks twice about some low-life ex-con meeting an especially grisly end in a turf war? On the flip side, unlife is often much shorter for the Baron’s people.
Kingpin
The Baron has no illusions about his own security: While seemingly unassailable now, his strength will remain only as long as he stays ahead of all competitors. If he ever shows weakness or becomes unreliable, his whole operation is going to fall, beginning with him.