The Van Cortlandts

Territory

• Bronx, Van Cortlandt Park

Members

Ductus

Rikhart Van Cortlandt, the Patriarch

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: Ductus
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Colonel)
• Status: 3 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)
• Background: Though he currently lays in Torpor, Rikhart is the true patriarch and leader of the Van Cortlandt family for he is the first. Born under Frankish kings in what would only later be called the lower Netherlands, Rikhart was born into a line of kings, descending from the Frankish regent Theuderic I. This noble birthright would have been enough for any son; however, Rikhart was born with kingly ambition but, unfortunately for him, also as the youngest son. He was raised to equal his brothers—for if they were to die before him, he would take their place—but the right to be firstborn never became Rikhart’s. Rikhart was doomed to always be beneath his brothers, something the young man could never abide. So, Rikhart set off for war

Pack Priest

Katrien Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: Pack Priest
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Sergeant)
• Status: 3 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)

Abbott

Jacob Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: Abbott
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Sergeant)
• Status: 3 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)

Other Members

Skylar Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: True Sabbat
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Lieutenant)
• Status: 3 (Reputational), 5 (Reputational)

Jonas Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: Paladin to Cardinal Francisco Domingo de Polonia
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Lieutenant)
• Status: 5 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)
• Background: A former Bishop of New York City, Jonas Van Cortlandt comes from a long line of Dutch aristocracy and a line of Sabbat royalty. From the famous Dutch family, the Van Cortlandt’s, Jonas was raised in life to be the closest thing to nobility that the New World could offer. The elder of his (mortal) siblings, Jonas has always behaved as an older brother should, with grace and honor. Nevertheless, he was also an astute politician, highly clever and (at times) even ruthless. As such, it was natural that he was chosen from the line to join the “other” line of Van Cortlandt’s. In 1532, Jonas was embraced by his ancestor, Skylar Van Cortlandt, an elder Lasombra (but by no means the first of the Van Cortlandt’s to be embraced Lasombra).

Falk Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: True Sabbat
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Sergeant)
• Status: 2 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)

Lisbeth Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: True Sabbat
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Sergeant)
• Status: 2 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)

Pieter Van Cortlandt

• Clan: Lasombra
• Position: True Sabbat
• Faction: Ultra-Conservatives (Sergeant)
• Status: 2 (Positional), 5 (Reputational)