The Volthström family is one of the oldest, wealthiest, and most storied families in history. With roots in banking, the family has continued to grow its wealth in a variety of businesses over the centuries, continuing to wield significant power and money. The Volthström family has featured heavily in conspiracy Read more
A family of old aristocratic blood and great familial wealth, the kind of fortune amassed from the bowed backs of others. They have raised their children in the Di Inferi tradition for centuries, being one of the founding families to immortalise their teachings by expanding into the sanctuary of the Read more
After Nox asked Sage to set up security systems at the Vega estate, Sage began a company in which he started selling similar security measures under the company facade of Durante Securities. When the Atharim came knocking around Kallisti Nox asked for very specific setup Sage has begun calling Dauntless. Read more
A software company created by Sage Parker in honor of Aurora Durante and the software they began creating in their teenage years. Sage has modified the program over the years. Cruz Vega is using the software as the premise of his new scanners in the R&D department at Jivana. Aurora’s Read more
The first historical references to the Khlysty were found in the writings of the Old Believers, a Christian community that resisted the 17th century reforms of the Russian State Church. The Old Believers condemned the Khlysty as heretics, and warnings about them can be found in letters dating from around the Read more
The Edenokōji-gumi established themselves in 2040 in Moscow and slowly collected Tokyo expats into their organization. By 2045 they had approximately 500 members in the society and are growing steadily to their present number of approximately 800. Since there are a limited number of Japanese in Moscow, they recruit heavily. Read more
Permanent Location: Moscow, south of the Red Light District near the river. The Carnival set up a permanent location when Dominick Vas started showing signs of the sickness. His sister Roza also displayed the sickness around the same time. Both children got better, but by then they had already erected Read more
Cyberpoint was owned and operated by Sage Parker’s parents a holding in Alexandria, VA. Cyberpoint was recently dissolved when the Parker’s died in an car crash on their way home from work. Cyberpoint was influential in cybernetic implants. Their most notable success was an computer processor implanted into the young Read more
The Vasilievs are a rich and prestigious crime family in Moscow who maintain the veneer of respectability. Their boom to power and affluence was sped by the collapse of the Soviet Union, when organised crime in Russia reached a fever pitch of strength and influence due to an unstable government. Read more
The native organised crime groups in Moscow largely fall under two types; the Bratva, or Russian mafia; and the gopniks, or street gangs. Since the 1980s, the Russian mafia has been among the most powerful, dangerous and feared criminal organisations in the world, and today it remains among the world’s Read more