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=House of Romanov= [[Image:Russia.gif]] Positive Stereotype: Noble survivor. Negative Stereotype: Obsolete dreamer and student of curses. Symbol: Double-headed eagle. Signature Spell: Weaken Blood. “The Sickness on your Blood” Magical Style: Medieval Russian. The House of Romanov is a House in exile. They held the monarchy of Russia once but when the revolution came, they were thrown out of power and barely escaped with their lives. The survivors are scattered around the world but are numerous enough and cunning enough to remain formidable. They still dream of turning the clock back and taking power in a monarchical Russia. As that dream drifts further away, and grow increasingly desperate. Romanovs are known for taking gambles and aren’t much inclined to follow other people’s rules. They are also known for their universal hemophilia. The House of Romanov has a controlling interest in the American International Group. The House of Romanov first became a major power when it seized the crown of Russia in the 16th century. Romanov held the crown until overthrown by the Russian Revolution. While it ruled, it suffered from incessant internal squabbling as well as periodic warfare with the House of Hapsburg to the West and the innumerable small independent Houses to the East. After the revolution, Romanov went into exile, one step ahead of extinction. Different branches of the House met with different fates. Those who fled to the Hapsburgs, for instance, were turned over to their pursuers for execution, a betrayal the Romanovs have never forgotten. Those who fled to North America did much better and it was from the US that they plotted the overthrow of the communist state and restoration of the Russian monarchy. In the early years of Nazi rule in Germany, there was some Romanov support for the Nazis, on the grounds that they might weaken the Russian state. However, the Romanov ultimately finally fought on the side of the Allies, not wishing to commit political suicide in the countries that had offered them refuge. They declined to support the movement for democracy in Russia, preferring instead for their agents to try to sell the public on monarchy. When Russian democracy came, the Romanovs tried to retake old territory, but were as unwelcome as ever and today are an underground House where they used to rule. The Romanovs have worked hard in the United States to establish a new power base for themselves. They have heavy investments in precious metals, jewelry, and artworks. On the darker side, they have been heavily involved in organized crime, particularly drugs, prostitution and extortion. This has brought them into frequently conflict with the Medici criminal organizations and there is a cold rivalry between the two Houses. Mortal Politics: If we cannot be the government, then the less power and control the government has, the better. Taxes, social services and military spending should all be slashed to the bone and corporations should be barred from donating money to political parties. The war in the middle east only takes money from taxes and gives it to politicians via fat contracts. Cost: Being a mage of the House of Romanov is a disadvantage worth 8 points. Advantages: Language (Russian, Broken) Disadvantages: Hemophilia (30 points). The House calls this “the curse of thin blood” and say that it was laid on them when they exterminated the vampires of Russia. Quirks: Blood of the Hunter. Mages of the House of Romanov cannot cast Healing spells except those that recover fatigue. Any spell cast on a horse is cast at +3 to skill. Skills: Fencing (Saber), Folklore (Russian), Guns (Rifle), History (Medieval Russia), Occultism, Riding (Horse), Savoir-Faire, Symbol Drawing (Slavic), Tracking. Spells: Healing: Lend Energy, Lend Vitality, Minor Healing, Recover Energy. Necromantic: Steal Energy, Steal Vitality, Weaken Blood. Water: Create Water, Freeze, Purify Water, Seek Water, Shape Water. Relations The Houses House of Anjou: An enemy of the Stuarts must be a friend of ours. House of Cain: They are precise killers, but not particularly effective ones, destroying one life at a time and taking a long time to do it. House of Capet: We must help each other to restore monarchy to its rightful place in the world. House of Carolus: They could use their power base in Western Europe to help us regain Russia, but they must be convinced that it is their best interests. House of Flavii: Hatching plots without a Flavii advisor is like hunting without a gun. House of Hapsburg: They want Russia for themselves and oppose us at every turn. House of Julii: Firm of purpose and with courage like a lion. They are formidable and always will be. House of Lancaster: They would be wonderful allies, but are lapdogs of the Stuarts. Order of Lilith: They stand for no-one and nothing. Only the amusing fact that they take pride in this makes them bearable. House of Medici: They have always been too small-minded to see the profit in backing us. We will not forget their neutrality. House of Stuart: Did the mighty ones so much as lift a finger to help us when we faced annihilation? No, not they. We shall never forget. House of Trastámara: They are strong and always endure, even when the world unites against them. House of Ummayad: Their will has been broken by defeat. They are pathetic. House of Warwick: They would rather live safely as fawning flunkies than stand on their own two feet. House of York: Bulldogs of the Stuarts and the secret of their power. If only we could steal them away. The Rebellion Order of Boudicca: Misguided, but not without a sense of loyalty. Order of Copernicus: What the hell is so interesting up there? Order of Darwin: Humanity is more than a bag of chemicals. Order of Eve: Completely incomprehensible. Watch them. Order of Jesus: They know many, many secrets and have powers that few guess. Order of Judas: Enemies of the law and agents of chaos. Order of Siddhartha: How mysterious! They are worth watching. Order of Solon: They seek to destroy their betters. They must be destroyed first. Order of Spartacus: Killing is all that they know and all that they understand. Order of Thales: How can they be so blind as to know that magic exists, yet keep themselves bound my logic? Order of Utnapishtim: Let their patience and persistence be a lesson to us.
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