Father Samuel was a 7th generation Toreador, the abbot of the Abbey of Sacred Crown near Thorns, and the prince of Southampton during the Dark Ages.
Biography[]
A rather meditative Toreador who found beauty in simpleness, he retained a group of ghouled monks and a small army to protect himself from the depredations of his time. He retained power and influence in Cainite society through offering his services as a diplomat and his abbey as a safe haven for the area’s Cainites.
He offered to host the gathering because, while he ostensibly follows the principles of the Masquerade, he is not officially affiliated with either the Camarilla or the Anarchs. His neutrality during the conflict made it possible for him to offer a safe place for the convention and he intended to make to make certain that nothing happened to violate the truce. Given that the Anarch Tyler attacked Hardestadt during the proceedings, he appears to have failed.
Realizing that England was neutral territory, Father Samuel offered his monastery as the site for holding the Convention of Thorns. In the wake of the conclave, when the proto-Sabbat slaughtered the people of Silchester, Father Samuel felt that he failed in his duties. Blaming himself for the bloodbath, Samuel left the monastery and disappeared. No one knows if he survived beyond this time.
Description[]
Samuel is a tall, gaunt man who appears to be in his late 40s. His pallor accentuates the ascetic features of his face- thin lips, piercing black eyes, and high cheekbones. His dark hair is styled in the monk's tonsure. He wears dark brown robes secured by a braided rope belt.
Despite his deliberately understated appearance, Samuel's fine bones and aristocratic bearing give him a handsome, almost regal look. While his clothing suits a monk, it is made of fine materials and his rope belt is actually made of twisted strands of fine linen.
References[]
VTM: Transylvania Chronicles II: Son of the Dragon, p. 60-61