Invictus



To follow the history of the Invictus in New Manchester is to follow the history of New Manchester itself, as the two are intertwined. The first Invictus came to the fledgling city to profit from the coal mining business. The First Estate came to dominate all mining concerns: you were either employed by the Estate, or you didn't work with coal.

It isn't hard to imagine how badly the Invictus were affected when the coal ran out. The more experienced elders had been planning to jump ship for a long time coming, and their subordinates suddenly found themselves bankrupt. In a desperate bid to hold onto their territory, they convinced the other covenants to aid them in a battle with the Lupines.

However, they had underestimated both the number and ingenuity of the Lupines in New Manchester. Though initial skirmishes were successful, the Lupines displayed savage prowess in battle, fighting off the charges of the Kindred and forcing them to retreat. Soon, news of Kindred being followed to their homes and staked out for the sun were the norm, and all feared the end until the bloody arrival of the Shrike.

In the aftermath, the Invictus were happy to step down from power and let the Ordo Dracul take over. After all, they had taken massive losses like everyone else, and with a different covenant running the city, they could recuperate and restore their estates without the distraction of keeping order.

Peace reigned in the Invictus until 1993, with the arrival of the Russian Invictus. They were tight-lipped about their background, but they are believed to have had ties to the KGB, considering their extensive control over the Russian Mafia in Massachusetts. Never fully accepted by the old guard, the Invictus are unofficially divided into two factions according to background: the 'Pounds', the original Invictus, and the 'Rubles', the newcomers to the city. Despite their disagreements, it can be observed that the presence of the Rubles has been beneficial for the First Estate, as the Invictus now control business legitimate and illegitimate.

As of recent, the Rubles are the dominant faction of the Invictus, just as they are for every other Kindred in the domain. At Elysium, Mariya Saburov and her allies presented the Primogen of the Ordo Dracul with a gift: the ashes of the Prince. With that, she announced to New Manchester at large that she had murdered several leading Kindred and that she would be appointing herself as the new Prince.