HOLY LEGION

By Perry Lyons (tikibun@epix.net)

Nickname

God's Army (Dark Ages), Fundies (New)

History

The origin of the holy is shrouded in mystery. It is most often believed that the Holy Legion came into being during the Crusades. This is true to an extent: the Holy Legion came into being when a knight on the Crusades who was secretly having an affair with an Arabic mistress heard a voice during the night stating that "For your crimes and disrespect you are hereby punished to stalk the true evils for all eternity." It is unknown if this was a kindred or a true manifestation of the divine, but the knight took up his mission with religious zeal. The line quickly spread, and surprisingly many knoights who discovered the existence of the Holy Legion asked to be enbraced into the line to better serve God. The line thinned during the final years of the Crusades and did not resurface till the Great Awakening, when the line Embraced a number of Evangelist preachers to "Help spread the word," yet when the religious zeal faded, so did the line, but with the modern televangelism, the line is spreading again.

Nature/Demeanor

Almost any demeanor is possible, but the nature is always fanatic or martyr.

Concept

Televangelist Fire and Brimstone Priest, relatively any Christian religous concept.

Creation

Physical attributes are usually primary, with mental usually following, with social being third. Skills are primary, followed by knowleges and finally talents. It is quite rare to see a Legionaire without Theology.

Appearance

The legionaires look quite like normal humans, but most have a battle-tested look about them, as if they had just survived a war, which in truth most are still continuing.

Disciplines

Potence, Fortitude, Deus

Preferred Path

Most modern Legionaires use Humanity, but there is a small group of ancient members and revivalists who follow the Road of Heaven.

Weakness

A legionaire must always have a humanity/path rating above eight or the will take one health level per point lost at the time of its loss, these wounds will not heal untill the points are regained , and the the wounds heal at a rate of one per night. All Legionaires must have a Humanity or Road of Heaven score of at leas eight.

Quote

"You are an abomination in the eyes of god! Prepare to return to hell!"

Stereotypes

Assamite: The Arabs still are an enemy, but are at least less pressing, time will tell if we should stand with them.

"We bear no grudge against them for the strike at enemies of Allah."

-- Umar, 9th Generation Assamite

Brujah: If they would only turn their zeal twoards religion...

"They hate the Lasombra and that's good enough for me."

-- Jess, 8th Generation Brujah

Followers of Set: Vile!

"They shall be the first to fall."

-- Aron, 7th Generation Settite

Gangrel: Man is supposed to dominate the beasts.

"But is not man just another animal?"

-- Alana, 10th Generation Gangrel

Giovanni: Fools, don't they know of heaven and hell.

"What if I told you that there is neither?"

Alonzo, 7th Generation Giovanni

Lasombra: The Church is corrupted by their influence; they are our foe and they shall know God's anger!

"Fools"

-- Maria, 5th Generation Lasombra

Malkavians: God has touched them, but for good or ill is still unknown to us.

"I thought I was an angel once..."

-- Jacko, 12th Generation Malkavian

Nosferatu: Although it is distasteful, they are good informants.

"They know much about the World and would make good allies, if it were not for their single mindedness."

-- Morgan, 7th Generation Nosferatu

Ravnos: Thieving dogs, you flount the commandments!

"Thbbbbttt!"

-- Gregor, 10th Generation Ravnos

Toreador: Their chapels are some of the most inspiring things I have ever seen.

"They aprreciate us."

-- Erin, 6th Generation Toreador

Tremere: Magic is of the devil and you with it! "Remain entwined in your petty beliefs..."

-- Vincent, 9th Generation Tremere

Tzimisce: A corruption of god's likeness!

"I prefer to think of it as an improvement."

-- Jo, 9th Generation Tzimisce

Ventrue: They financed our Crusade and for that we thank them.

"They owe us much."

-- David, 6th Generation Ventrue

Baali: They will be destroyed.

"They are fools if they think they can rival our strength."

-- Margoe, 8th Generation Baali