Lancea Sanctum

I am God's Holy Monster, the drinker of mankind. For so long, I could not see the role I would play because I looked for it with human, mortal eyes. So I put forth the truth in these pages, for you who seek as I have sought. I am not some godless beast who stalks beneath the dark grandeur of sanctity. I am the grandeur. I am Sanctified.

~Testament of Longinus

The Lancea Sanctum follows the teachings of Longinus, the soldier who pierced the side of Christ on the cross. His act of damnation cursed him with the unlife of a vampire. But Longinus became a spiritual lead for the Damned, a Dark Prophet. He spoke of a special divine mission for the Damned. He gave them the Testament of Longinus, within contained the Commandments of Longinus.

The Commandments of Longinus

One: That though you are Damned, your Damnation has purpose. It is the will of God that you are what you are, and the will of God is that the Damned exist to show the evils of turning from Him. The evil become Damned; God has taken those worthy of His love to His own side.

Two: That what you once were is not what you now are. As a mortal is a sheep, so are the Damned wolves among them. That role is defined by nature — wolves feed on their prey, but they are not cruel to them. The role of predator is natural, even if the predator himself is not.

Three: That an ordained hierarchy exists. As man is above beasts, so are the Damned above men. Our numbers are fewer so that our purpose is better effected.

Four: That with the power of Damnation comes limitation. The Damned hide among those who still enjoy God's love, making themselves known only to exemplify fear. The Damned shall make none of their own, for such is a judgment of soul that is the purview only of God. The Damned shall suffer yet more should they slay a fellow to take his soul from him.

Five: That our bodies are not our own. Our purpose is to serve, and when we stray from that purpose, we are to be chastened. The light of the sun excoriates; the flames of a fire purify fleshly evil. The taste of all sustenance other than Vitae is as ash upon the tongue.

Cale Hartigan - Gangrel

Elizabeth Felsen - Ventrue

Bishop - Nosferatu

Gunter VonMunchen - Nosferatu

Jesse Stein - Professed Bishop of the Lancea Sanctum

Nicola Ivanova - Archivist of the Lancea Sanctum

Inactive or Otherwise Engaged

603 - Ventrue, On the 309

Abraham Gustafson - Former Regent of the Southwest.

Adalbert - Master of Cemeteries

Eamon Pryce - Former Bishop of the Lancea Sanctum, former Regent of the Southwest - NPC

Sherman Barnes - Bishop of the Lancea Sanctum, Rumored to be dead

Silatious Ciarro - Former Reeve of Chicago - Currently incarcerated