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Riccardo Giovani (back left: white suit)

Born 1776, Serene Republic of Venice.
By adulthood, was actively resisting/disrupting governance of the Provinz Venedig.
Death and Embrace (following street fight) in 1802 (sire: Iago Giovani).
Married and Embraced Luciana Giovani in 1866.
Relocated to USA in 1901: via Giovani holding companies, provided funds and security for the establishment of Venice, CA.
Currently owns and operates (via proxies) property development and funeral businesses, held in the name of Richard St. John.
Predator Type: Cleaver


Luciana Giovani (centre)

Born 1828, Königreich Lombardo–Venetien. Records of parentage lost, believed Giovani "single blood". From childhood, "afflicted with a wasting sickness" (congenital muscular dystrophy, co-morbid SMA syndrome, tumour necrosis) and confined as invalid within Palazzo Ca'Giovani. Between direct access to elder tuition and considerable intellect, confirmed necromantic prodigy. Granted Proxy Kiss 1845, arresting her physical decline: death and Embrace 1866 following marriage to Riccardo Giovani.
Relocated (against her will) to USA in 1901.
Patron of Santino Giovani since 1992: successfully petitioned for his Proxy Kiss and Embrace.
Predator Type: Consensualist


Santino Giovani (front left)

Born 7th September 1970, Oakland (CA).
Educated Los Angeles Valley College (majored in music).
Founding member of Driftback (guitar, keys and vocals), active 1991-1998.
Proxy Kiss (and maiming) 4th April 1999.
Founding member of Shroud (lead guitar, backing vocal, primary songwriter), active 2000-2004, 2007-2009.
Death and Embrace 4th April 2009 (sire: Riccardo Giovani).
Released "posthumous" solo album ηλεκτρικά βασιλεύει ('Electra Reigns') in 2013.
Current public status: presumed suicide - rumours of continued survival boosted by occasional scratch gigs in south-western USA and Mexico. A handful of fans know the truth, and when word gets out where Santino lives, some of them try to find him.
Predator Type: Osiris


Alistair Roderick William Dunsirn (back right: grey suit)

Born 23rd May 1940.
Educated St. Aloysius' College 1945-1958.
Imprisoned HMP Barlinnie 1959-1964 (violent disorder; assault with intention to resist arrest).
Educated St. Andrew's University 1964-1968 (MA International Relations).
Employed Dunsirn Import/Export 1969-1976.
Married Helena McCann 1974.
Sabbatical 1976-1980 - heavily involved with Scottish Labour Party.
Imprisoned HMP Barlinnie 1980-1992 (possession of shotgun without licence; shortening of shotgun; riot; prison mutiny [sentence extension]).
Death of Helena McCann 1985.
Employed Dunsirn Ectopic Consultants 1992-1998.
Death and Embrace 5th November 1998 (sire: Luciana Giovanni).
Seconded to Giovani Holdings LLC (Los Angeles and New York) 2005-2009.
Unofficial position adjacent to Alexandra, Prince of Edinburgh 2010-2017.
Economic instability, partial dissolution of Dunsirn assets and Inquisition activity in Scotland have led to the collapse of the Edinburgh Camarilla and Alistair's withdrawal to Glasgow; he is currently preparing to leave the country.
Predator Type: Bagger


Sorcha Dunsirn (front right)

Born 10th June 1999 to Alistair Roderick William Dunsirn (Motherwell) and Ilaria Rossellini (Venice).

Educated Scuola Elementare Armando Diaz 2005-2010, Erskine Stewart School 2010-2016 (suspended 2015).
Gap year: six months' voluntary humanitarian work in Anatolia, one month in Los Angeles, began side career as underground party planner and minor social media icon, posting as #sorchamidnite.
Educated University of Glasgow 2018-2019 (MSci Chemistry, to include year abroad).
Death and Embrace 10th June 2019 (sire: Alistair Dunsirn).
Sorcha is currently travelling through the Midwest; credit card traces link her to a series of murders in backroad motels.

Predator Type: Thinblood Blood Leech


Art by emoslasher (commission 'em, they're good!)
Yeah, they're for VtM. I know, I know, I'm an antifan now. I still like these characters and I've still had good times playing the game. And Predator Type is so close to being a good mechanic, and I don't hate what I've seen of the Hecata material (still salty about not getting to write it, but I don't have fifteen grand to burn on becoming mates with the dev team, so I'll just have to live with that). I find myself not wanting to walk away, even though most of the IP holders and quite a few of the social-media fans make me sick. This thing is still a vehicle for something I hope is worth doing.