Decimus

Decimus
Concept:	Ancient Warrior/ Protector
Clan:	Gangrel
Covenant:	Legio Mortum
City:	Southern Cross
Title:	The 10th
Sire:	Unknown
Bloodline:	[[:Category:Children of the Morrigan CofD|Children of the Morrigan]]
Group:
Embraced:	1200?
Player:	[mailto: Braddles]
Storyteller:	[mailto: Southern Cross VST]

[[Category:Children of the Morrigan CofD]]

                                                     I am the wolf that stands as sentinel over the house of Horkus, I stand vigil for them

Personal Information

Appearance

Decimus stands at 6'2, broad chested with large powerful arms.In life he had dark blue eyes, in unlife bright amber eyes glisten out into the darkness of the night small scars mark around his temples and lead along under his eyes. Face Long dirty blonde/brown hair hangs to his shoulder, with mess of facial hair he seems wild as if the moon its self is causing static electricity to gather around him causing his hair to stand on end. A large black tattooed "X" sits on his neck

Wolf Form Mottled Dark grey bushy fur, with patches of white swathes make up his coloring with amber eyes and large powerful legs he stands at roughly 85cm tall and weighs 50kgs.

Mortal World

Name in life: Decimus
Born: around 1200
no records exist of their birth, death, or even name.

Past Timeline

1314-1336

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1336 Accompanies his liege Horkus to the Island of Corsica to verify tales of an Oracle there. Horkus wants the girl Selene (Delphi) for his own, so that his armies can be lead by visions from the gods. They find the girl in the Temple of the Moon and she refuses to speak with Horkus due to his arrogance. Decimus is secretely impressed with her defiance of the terrifying Horkus. They return to the temple the next night and she gives a reading, which confirms her gift. Horkus orders him to stay and guard his prize while he leaves to seek permission to embrace Selene. Decimus stays and takes over the wolf pack in the forest behind tghe Temple. A few months later, He and his pack rescue Selene from a sentence of death. The pack kill the soldiers and return her to the Temple. Before Horkus can return, she is once again taken from the temple by a self entitled noble man. They charge her with witchcraft and sentence her to burn at the stake. Horkus arrives and together, they save her once again. Horkus takes the girl with them, but does not embrace her. He tells Decimus she has said she must remain pure to keep her gifts.

Decimus loyal to Horkus, does as he is bidden and holds off touching the young woman Seline as he smirks at her fierceness towards Horkus.

1337-1400

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1340 Horkus embraces Selene (Delphi)
1352Delphi as she is now called, and Decimus are left in the Citadel in Bonifacio while Horkus attends a summit elsewhere. Their friendship develops.
1375 The battle of the Longest nights. Tensions between the Invictus of Bonifiacio have been gaining momentum for the past year. In a series of coordinated offensive manoeuvres, the opponents movement attacks holdings of the Invictus in the city, bringing it to flame. Fortunately for them, Delphi has seen it coming and they had made some plans. The rioting and fighting spills over to the streets and lasts for 3 nights before the Invictus bring the city back under control. The Prince is gravely injured as are many on both sides.
Decimus and Horkus reclaim the city in the name of the Prince.

1401-1500

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1482 Signore, first childe of Horkus is killed on the words of Delphi. Ljónynja has been fully bound and broken by Signore, and fights to defend him even through her hate of him. Ljónynja and Decimus enter combat during the encounter, and the older Gangrel Decimus is more than a match for the Lioness. Seeking only to keep her distracted while his liege deals with Signore, he nonetheless defeats her in combat. Ljónynja is spared final death by the words of Delphi.

Decimus stands over the broken lioness body, covered in his own blood shaking with rage. Once he is calm he takes the lioness out into the rain of the cold night and sits in silence as the lioness feeds off a broken guardsmen. Decimus and Ljónynja reform their bond through their battle.

1501-1600

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''1507 - Suffering a major defeat in battle Decimus in a bout of irrecoverable depression, enters torpor to apologize to Horkus. Craftsman commission a large grey and white wolf statue which lives in Horkus's Haven. Decimus sleeps inside the statue his presence missed by Delphi. In Horkus's cruelty he tells Delphi that no one will protect her while Decimus sleeps he proceeds to make Delphi's unlife hard, and pressures them to perform tasks that she refuses to do. 1581 - Delphi Prays to Decimus statue to the ancient gods to wake her friend. 1583 - Decimus awakens from Torpor, he returns immediately to protecting the Ancient Horkus and serving his will. 1590 - Horkus Enters Torpor. Decimus promises to stay by Delphi’s side and protect her.

1601-1700

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1601 Beginning of the Hundred Years War. Political and physical incursions between Delphi's house, Casa di Temperance and a rival House lead by Valentinian and his Childe Licinia Eudoxia. It starts with a fairly slight insult at court which snowballs into covert and overt sniping at each other. The sides engage in petty moves to undermine each other in court, which escalates to trying to seduce members to the other side, sabotage political aspirations and Moves to undermining holdings and resources.
1610 The war with House Valentinian escalates, with Licinia kidnapping a Neonate of Casa di Temperance. Delphi undertakes hostage negotiations and Decimus travels with them to ensure their safety. The neonate is returned and boons and resources are exchanged. The war of political sabotage and covert physical attack continues through the century
1622 Recieving a prophesy, Delphi and Decimus travel to the Holy Roman empire. There they fiind a girl fighting in disguise, the caravan ambushed. Delphi recognising the signs from the gods, takes the girl Margarete Wulfhild and makes her a ghoul to serve the house.
1689The war escalates again this time Delphi is seen as a high value target. Decimus is distracted on a hunt and the enemy forces who arranged it execute their plans to kidnap Dephi. Decimus and Ljónynja bring the Valentian House to ruins.

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1701-1800

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Decimus Sleeps from 1701 -1810 He takes his place in his stone statue in Delphi's haven to sleep as time passes them by.

1801-1900

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1810- 1900 In conjunction with Margatete, Decimus guards Delphi as they sleep in torpor.
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1901-2000

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1900 Upon waking from Torpor, and longing for something new to connect them to the world, delphi decides to travel to America. Decimus accompanies them. There they discover Sundae Rest, circus performer and runaway whom Delphi eventually embraces in 1907 before returning to Europe before the war. 1945 Delphi Moves to Australia with her newly torpoerd Childe Margarete. Their travel is facilitated by Gaspar.
1973 Travels back to Europe with Delphi where they meet Jakob roe and Delphi becomes the young Daeva's mentor. 2000 Feeling the weight of centuries, Delphi enters voluntary torpor. Once again, Decimus guards her sleeping body.

2001-2016

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Information Known by Kindred Society

The Pack of 10

Decimus has a coterie of 10 kindred warriors old and young that worked as a mercenary coterie perform solider work, security, protection, transport, combat & of course conquest. There members left and changed over the centuries but there was always only 10, One would die a new would find its way into the group. Decimus treated them as his brothers and sisters, his roaming pack. While never announced as a leader his presence and age gave him command over the group. They were brothers and sisters in this pack, a savage and wild family. He would die to protect them, he would give anything for them.

The glory of the 10, was recounted through out the centuries. The Massacare at Aesepus Bridge. The Conquest of the Village of Moltifao. Their deeds and gruesome legacy was that of legend.

Until the tragedy stuck.

The 10 gathered, after the battle. Lord Delphi had come out in a gown soaked in the blood of their attackers, she blamed the 10 for allowing the intruders to get so close to them, that they had to do it them selves. Merick and Persephone turned at first onto Delphi screaming in out rage at their lack of gratitude. Merick struck Delphi.

Decimus does not recount what happened next, he only remembers the screams in his head as his rage washed over him head to toe. There were no more songs sung of the victories of the 10 from that night on. The songs and legend of the 10 faded into time, as do all tragedies.

OOC Information

Member Information
Player:	Braddles
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Domain:	Southern Cross