Kindred
Lineages - Brule

Etienne Brule – Gangrel/Circle of the Crone

The figure of Etienne Brule has become more myth than man as the centuries have passed. After he led the English forces against the French at Quebec City, Brule was captured by the Iroquois who attempted to torture him to death. Escaping his captors he is said to have returned to the Huron, to warn them of the dark masters who lead both the English and the French forces. Enraged that he had betrayed the tribes agreements with the French, records suggest that the Huron gathered together and tore Brule to pieces. Yet vampiric scholars point to numerous eye witness accounts depicting Brule’s continued movement before the French and English expansion further into the continent after the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye; always remaining on the peripheral of kindred society. Further they point to Gangrel across Canada who claim to be a descendent of Brule as proof that he had survived the attack by the Huron tribe and had continued to migrate west before European expansion. Unfortunately none of these kindred have been able to confirm their progenitor’s continued existence, and those found always belong to Covenants other than the Circle of the Crone. The inability of any to meet with a native member of the Circle of the Crone has been suggested as a result of Brule’s resentment towards the Invictus, and his continued campaign against their presence in North America.

Bangii Gekek – Gangrel/Unbound

Embraced shortly after the Prince Braun’s dealings with the Mississauga tribe, many believed that Bangii had been embraced intentionally to send a message to the burgeoning Invictus court. Her presence within the domain is something of fixture. Kindred have had run ins with her over the last two centuries; though she often seems disinclined to engage combatively, her posture always conveys the sense that she has decided to let the intruding kindred continue unmolested. Some have attempted to locate her in hopes of questioning Bangii regarding Brule, but those would be investigators find it extremely difficult to track her down; the few who have claimed success always say she gave them a quiet smile, leaving without a word.

Anne Vernet - Gangrel/Carthian (Head of the Carthian Covenant - Montreal 1875 through to present)

In the early year of the 1800s, Anne Vernet arrived out of the north demanding the whereabouts of her sire Etienne Brule. Concerned with the looming threat from the south, Anne was kindly informed her sire had not been seen in years, and that her presence would not be tolerated long. A few nights later she disappeared from the domain, only to return 70 years later making the same demand. It was during this return that she turned her attention to Montreal, becoming a fixture for the next 130 years; during which she spent intermittent periods of time in torpor.

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