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| − | '''''"You're the king, the king of your world. Abandoned and alone, <br> your kingdom burnt up long ago and tomorrow you'll already be forgotten."'''''
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| − | ~Blutengel, König (English translation)<br><br>
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| − | OOC: For any ties: just go here and I will get back to you!
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| − | [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kH_ldnI8NLpxn8OvV-eNIX4fSGjRL1EetpYFnSZzZWs/ Grifo ties form (to help organize it!)]
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| − | __TOC__ [[File:2_RedShirt.jpg|right|400px|Grifo's attire]]
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| − | ==Physical appearance & characteristics==
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| − | Grifo Martel cuts a stunning figure, standing just over 6' tall and is usually well-groomed. <br>
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| − | As usual for Ventrue, he is seen in dark-colored suits of black and grey with stark red shirts. <br>
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| − | He is Appearance Focused and carries himself accordingly, with an aristocratic air, fitting for the Frankish Noble. <br>
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| − | Grifo is known to be a staunch supporter of the Camarilla and the Traditions, in particular, <br>
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| − | especially since he is a Luminary Elder Architect.<br>
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| − | Grifo also has a strong dislike for organized religion in general and Anarchs in particular, <br>
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| − | having a strong dislike for Assamites. <br>
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| − | ==Birth and rebellion in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia Francia]==
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| − | (Known to characters with appropriate Academics spec such as Dark Ages European history) <br>
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| − | Grifo was born in the venerable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merovingian_dynasty Merovingian dynasty] in Northern France, 726 AD the third born son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel Charles Martel]. <br>
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| − | In mortal life, Grifo was nothing more than barely a footnote, Grifo disappearing from mortal history long before he could make any of it.
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| − | [[File:Young Grifo.jpg|left|Grifo as a young mortal.]] <br>
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| − | ==Embrace into the Clan of Kings==
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| − | (Known to those with Camarilla Lore and/or Ventrue Lore) <br>
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| − | -750- <br>
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| − | Grifo was embraced in the mid 700's by [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Julia_Antasia Julia Antasia] somewhere in Mideastern parts of Francia(later known as France).<br>
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| − | What followed was four centuries of Dark Ages politicking and warfare, led by Julia's acumen and Grifo's battlefield insights.<br>
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| − | -850 ~ 1000 AD - <br>
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| − | The two eventually settled in what would become Frankfurt-am-Main, in then East Frankia, and eventually, Julia would become Prince of Frankfurt. <br>
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| − | Grifo supported his sire in this, and in the later years when Julia went into Torpor, he would rule in her stead as Regent, but '''''never''''' with the word "Prince". <br>
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| − | - 1000 ~ 1204 - <br>
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| − | When Julia was awake, she would send Grifo on to missions to other Prince's domains as an Ambassador of sorts. <br>
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| − | ==[https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/War_of_Princes The War of Princes]==
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| − | -1200's- <br>
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| − | Grifo, during times when his Sire was awake at the beginning of the 12th Century, [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/War_of_Princes spoke out vehemently against the War of Princes].<br>
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| − | Grifo viewed it as a gross abuse of the then fifth tradition, stating that if they wished to take it over, there are better ways. <br>
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| − | ==[https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Burning_Times The Inquisition and the Burning Times]==
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| − | -1200's to 1350's-<br>
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| − | In a way Grifo was right, as the War of Princes led into the Burning Times. Grifo, seeing the coming trouble was able to weather out the fire storm <br>
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| − | by hiding away in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laon_Cathedral very same Monastery] that his brothers stuck him in, all those centuries ago. <br>
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| − | Grifo was hiding right under the witch hunter's noses. Always a master manipulator, Grifo built himself a tidy little domain. <br>
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| − | Sadly, even this wasn't to last. <br>
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| − | In 1394, while Grifo was visiting with Hardestadt, the Anarchs struck, and Grifo was forced to flee for his unlife. <br>
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| − | Grifo lost a newly made childe in the fighting, a mighty King snuffed out before his time who sacrifced his heart's blood to save Grifo. <br>
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| − | ==[https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Anarch_Revolt#First_Anarch_Revolt The First Anarch Revolt]==
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| − | - 1395 ~ 1495 - <br>
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| − | Eventually, the witch hunters gave way to rebellious childer. Having been betrayed by jealous great grandchilder, Grifo was forced to go on the run. <br>
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| − | He had long been a creature of the Frankish forests and with more cities that had sprung up, he was able to sneak his way back to Frankfurt. <br>
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| − | This was when Grifo [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Banu_Haqim#Dark_Ages developed his intolerance for the Assamite clan], watching his fellows and equals die to their thirsty fangs. <br>
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| − | However, Grifo knew the forests and backroads of Northern France like the back of his hands and was able to avoid the raging Saracen led horde. <br>
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| − | It was during this time that Grifo was informed about The Founders, who proposed an organized coterie to fight back against the madness. <br>
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| − | This sect eventually would become the Camarilla, and seeing how effective it was in combat, Grifo agreed to join, even if his rival Hardestadt was the founder. <br>
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| − | After decades of fighting, Grifo was in the room that eventually became the [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Convention_of_Thorns Convention of Thorns].
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| − | <approvals go here>
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| − | ==Camarilla ascendant and Formation of the House==
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| − | - 1510 ~ 1753 - <br>
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| − | After the Anarch wars, Grifo fought against the nascent Sabbat but quickly returned to Frankfurt-am-Main to discover his sire in Torpor. <br>
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| − | [[File:Frankfurt CoA.png|250px|frameless|The Coat of Arms for the City of Frankfurt-am-main]]<br>
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| − | Grifo was also the Prince of Frankfurt when his sire, Julia was in Torpor. With the new Camarilla sect at his beck and call, <br>
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| − | he reorganized the city into a Camarilla Domain, with Primogen and Harpies and the works. <br>
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| − | While he was at it, he also semi-organized his childer, many elders in their own right, [https://wiki2020.modernenigmasociety.org/wiki/Category:House_of_the_Griffon into a proper house] and lineage.<br>
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| − | - 1528 AD - <br>
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| − | Grifo was on hand to bargain with the Giovanni and [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Promise_of_1528 signed the Promise], the written agreement to keep the Giovanni out of the Jyhad.<br>
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| − | - 1753 AD - <br>
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| − | For the first 150 years of the house he was the head of the house, but Grifo stepped down on his 1,000th-year death-night, the centuries having began to weigh upon him. <br>
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| − | ===Torpor 1753 - 1918===
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| − | ==Reawakening==
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| − | - 1918 - <br>
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| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr_uprising A great disturbance awoke him from slumber] thanks to the [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_Great_Maelstrom deaths of millions of souls] (and the spilling of rivers of French blood) stirred him awake. <br>
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| − | - 1944 - <br>
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| − | An [http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/mshwm24.htm allied air raid] destroyed Grifo's haven; however, he was already deep in the earth in torpor when this happened. <br>
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| − | Trapped, Grifo's torpid form remained so until recovered by his Housemates in the middle of the 2010's. <br>
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| − | ==The Beckoning==
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| − | [[File:1_Grifo_tonight.jpg|300px|left|Grifo tonight]]
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| − | [[File:Grifo_Tonight1.jpg| 250px|left center| Grifo tonight]]<br>
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| − | Grifo in incognito clothing.
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| − | <br>
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| − | - 2011 - <br>
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| − | Grifo is deep in the earth in Torpor and is unaffected by the Beckoning at this time. <br>
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| − | '''''"But life goes on day by day, And all the faults will remain."''''' <br> ~Blutengel, You walk away
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| − | - 2016 - <br>
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| − | Awoken in late 2016 by members of his house, Grifo is stunned to learn of the recent developments going on in the shell of his House and within Tower. <br>
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| − | - 2018 - <br>
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| − | Grifo has remained hidden within the house as he slowly recovered from his Torpor since 1944.
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| − | During the grand ball of 2018 in Reims, France which was just an hour south of the old monastery Grifo hid away in all those centuries ago, <br>
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| − | Grifo came back to the world of the unliving, ready to engage in the Jyhad once again. <br>
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| − | =Current Known Lineage:=
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| − | Ancestors:
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| − | *Founder: [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Ventrue_Antediluvian [Ventru] ]
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| − | **Grandsire: [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Tinia Trinia]
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| − | ***Sire: [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Julia_Antasia Julia Antasia] <br>
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| − | Descendants:
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| − | *NPC (Beckoned)
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| − | *NPC (Sabbat traitor)
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| − | *[[Adrian M. Stuart]]
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| − | *Ivonne Katrina Martel
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| − | *Frederick de Gorizia
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| − | **Maxwell Burk
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| − | **NPC (Killed by Sabbat)
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| − | ***Jeanne Batiste-LaFayette / Jaydah Sagomah
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| − | ****Charles Hakstege, MD
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| − | *****Ezekiel Levens
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| − | *****Ahau Cadmael
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| − | *****Chauncey Deleon <br>
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| − | *****Jefferson Franklin Brewer
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| − | *****Leuford Von Drake
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| − | =Known Statuses=
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| − | *As an Elder of the Camarilla
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| − | **Confirmed
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| − | **Established
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| − | **Privileged
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| − | *Due to his presence at the [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Convention_of_Thorns Convention of Thorns]
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| − | **Architect <approvals go here>
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| − | **Loyal <Innate; approvals will go here>
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| − | *As a childe and vassal of Julia Antasia:
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| − | **Favored of [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Julia_Antasia Julia Antasia];
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| − | **Acclaimed by House;
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| − | **Honorable by the Praxis of the City of William Pitts, Sr. (Prince of Pittsburgh);
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| − | *Others:
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| − | '''''Quotes:''''' <br>
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| − | Place them here!<br>
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| − | *"Pippin -- Lord Martel -- is among the finest kindred I have known: cunning, subtle, ruthless, endlessly resourceful, and stylish, too! In sum, he is a model for all who aspire to be nobility of the night." -- [[Zoltan Vancura]]<br>
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| − | *"Worked for him for a decade after World War I. Definition of ruthless with flair. Let's just say it was a good decade." - [[Zeke Wylde]]
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| − | Rumors: Place them here!<br>
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| − | ==OOC Info==
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| − | Roleplaying inspirations:<br>
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| − | [https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/The_Merovingian The Merovingian] from the Matrix Saga. <br>
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| − | [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Q This pompous jerk]. <br>
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| − | And some of this [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trelane even more pompous windbag]. <br>
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| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elim_Garak Plain, simple Grifo. Especially the lies.]
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| − | '''Leitmotifs:'''<br>
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| − | [https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/wafpuu/relic/ Relic] by Seraphim Shock.<br>
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| − | Creepy lyrics that hate religion, a sinister beat, and Seraphim Shock. What more needs said?<br>
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5gnOliBjQ/ König] by Blutengel. <br>
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| − | Sure, it's all in German, but once translated, it's lyrically bleak and spooky.<br>
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| − | Lost glories, self-absorption, and how it's all gone.<br>
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| − | "~Your kingdom has long been burned, And tomorrow you will be forgotten~" <br>
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKEpIHCyFAI/ Born to be Hated], by Hocico. <br>
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| − | Grifo has made a few dozen enemies bu virtue of his existence.<br>
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| − | Sabbat, Anarchs, Brujah, Neonates - all of them hate Grifo (and he's more than happy to return the favor!).<br>
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelhLppPSxY/ Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold] (the band's name is a Caine reference, BTW). <br>
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| − | At his core, Grifo is an Elder Ventrue Architect - and he knows it.
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| − | <!--INFO BOX-->
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| − | <div align="left" style="float: left>
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| − | '''Grifo Léon Pippen Martel'''<br>
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| − | Clan: Ventrue<br>
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| − | Sect: Camarilla<br>
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| − | Position: Luminary Elder & Architect of the Tower<br>
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| − | Domain: [https://wiki2017.mindseyesociety.org/wiki/Little_Rock,_AR_Masquerade_-_VSS Little Rock, AR] <br>
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| − | Player: [mailto:jamessteelhaven@gmail.com Scott Boyd] - US2018010052<br>
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| − | Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/SteelhavenGM Click here] <br>
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| − | VST: [mailto:camanarch.vst.ar012d@gmail.com LR AR VST]<br>
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| − | [[file:OnyxPathVentrue.png]] [[file:OnyxPathCamarilla.png]]
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| − | </div>
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| − | [[Category:Masquerade PC]]
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| − | [[Category:Little Rock, AR]]
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| − | [[Category:South Central Region]]
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| − | [[Category:House of the Griffon]]
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| − | [[Category:Ventrue]]
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| − | [[Category:Camarilla]]
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