Kindred
Lineages - Quentin

Geoffroy Quentin - Daeva/Invictus

As the French established their presence in the New World, the lineage of Quentin rose relentlessly. Geoffroy Quentin seemed poised to control Invictus affairs not only in France, but also in the new colonies and trading posts being established in a yet tamed continent. For near a hundred years after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye they monopolized on the reversal of fortunes proclaiming the momentary loss of Quebec City before its return under the treaty as a minor set back. Unfortunately the prolonged competition with the English Invictus caused the Invictus of France to rethink their allegiance to the House of Quentin. Luckily the push by rival factions within the Invictus of France and the decision by the Quentin lineage to offset their dwindling power in France by shifting their attention to Canada meant that much of the line survived the Carthian seizure of power, and were much removed from the chaos of France as the Carthians much like the mortal population of France put many of the Invictus to death. Those kindred capable of claiming relation to Quentin tend to following in their progenitor’s footsteps, joining the Invictus. Perhaps it is a trait of the blood that these kindred take great pleasure in the machinations of politics.

Yvonne Dorat – Daeva/Invictus (Childer of Geoffrey Quentin; Prince of Montreal 1809 – Present)

Yvonne Dorat saw her stationing in Montreal as an opportunity to claim equal standing in Kindred society. With the ocean separating her from Europe, the new Prince established her presence as the ultimate authority in Quebec, and forced the other covenants to abide by her alliance with the English Invictus. The ancestral hate which had plagued interactions previously were forced aside in what Dorat saw as a gambit to consolidate Canada under the leadership of the Invictus. It is because of this success that the Invictus have been able to marshal their combined forces against the American Carthians, which descendents of the Dorat line have reasoned allows claim to preeminence amongst the Invictus of the country, and they never forget to remind their brethren of the thanks owed to their founder.

“You must learn to follow before you can truly understand how to lead.”

Francois Vanier – Daeva/Invictus (Childer of Yvonne Dorat; Prince of Quebec City 1845 – Present)

The eldest of her children, Francois was part of Dorat’s entourage making the trip from France when she was first ordered to the New World to bulwark the failing family fortunes overseas. In the midst of the various forces moving through Quebec, Francois has remained within the shadows, directing the city and its hand in mortal politics. Some wonder whether he willingly allowed the capital status of Quebec City to be transferred to Ottawa in 1865. Educated in part by his grandsire, Geoffrey Quentin, many have suggested this as the reason that this kindred does not strike one as cut from the same cloth as other members of the family. The seriousness which he applies to all aspects of his life seems severe as compared with some of the frivolous behavior often attributed to the Quentins.