We, the Militant Orders, exist as God's sword arm.
As the Church is known as the Cloth, being as they are, like a secure blanket
against the cold breath of Sin, so are the Knights of Christ called the Sword -
the tool used by the hand of God to administer his Righteous wrath.
Site is made on behalf of Church. This page exists for the members of
Society of Leopold in the modern world.
Players and writers are not desirable here. Only God Warriors and Church Knights,
who are ready to give their life for the Holy Mission, laid on them by God. Only
the members of Society of Leopold and priests can write me with any
request or question. I do not diffuse secret age-old mystic information to usual
people. I can send to the members of Society of Leopold the
modern scientific technologies and chemical achievements in a fight against
cainites, which is developed by me. For example:
biological weapon, explosive mixtures, air weapon, nanotechnology, infrared
properties... If you are the member of
Society of Leopold (NOT RPG PLAYER!)
- I can send you more detail information about new weapons. All actual
members of Society of Leopold have a right to send me the methods of
editing of this page. My request: at sending the letter - specify in him
the purpose of writing, your name and country, which your office of
Society of Leopold is situated in. If I will be sure, that you are
member of Society of Leopold - then I promise to send the answer to you. All
contacts will be secret.
We must Win this War! We must be together! All members of Society
of Leopold! God believes in you and blesses your mission.
Faith
Hunters- these hunters are chosen by God and use their faith to combat the
darkness. Most work for the church and are priests or various men and women who
believe they are the right hand of God. They can be Gladius Dei, Exorcists, or
something
else entirely. Most belong to the Vatican or Society of Leopold or both.
It is
generally acknowledge that the Roman Catholic Church learned of the Kindred
during the Inquisition. Instituted in 1229, the Inquisition concerned itself
with the suppression of various heresies spreading through Europe. Partially in
response to the rise of the Catharist heresy in the south of France and northern
Italy, Pope Innocent IV approved the use of torture in 1252.
The
Militant Orders refused to take part in the Crusades against the Cathars, and
were aware of the Kindred at least 20 years earlier than the Church. There are
tales that Catharist beliefs were supported by many Kindred in the south of
France. The knights Templar also supported the Cathars both overtly and covertly.
Later, Cathars became an important part of the Templars French preceptories.
Some
Kindred fell into the hands of the Inquisition when their brethren were forced
to confess their heresy. This came as a major shock to the Church, and it
overreacted. Ignoring the advice of the Militant Orders, the Church authorised
the Inquisition to take extraordinary measures to eradicate the "Cainite
Plague". Working independently of each other, the Church Knights and the
Inquisition caused the death of many Cainites - prompting the Masquerade.
The
Church remains aware of, and concerned about, the existence of vampires. The
Inquisition continues still - though the Militant Orders have as little to do
with this organisation as possible.
Today
the Inquisition is an organisation of scholars and researchers of the occult, as
well as a gathering place for many of the greatest vampire hunters. Many
freebooting hunters have been trained or equipped under the Inquisitors
instruction, and many more are being brought into the fold each year.
Though
no longer officially supported or sanctioned by the Church, most of its members
are Catholic. Under their new name, the Society of Leopold, they claim to be
scholars interested only in research. They are well aware of the best ways to
immobilise and kill vampires, and have access to the Vatican's massive library
of occult records.
Among
the most influential members of the Society are the Dominicans, who can trace
their involvement back to the first Inquisition, which they partially oversaw.
The exact interest and concerns of the Dominicans remain unclear today.
The
Jesuits, linked to a group called the Assassins of Christ, are currently in
dispute with the Holy Office. Rumors persist that they are taking vampire
slaying to an extreme, even killing innocent and implicated Church members in
the process.