Who's Who Among the Tremere

Head of the Clan and the House, Tremere reportedly spends most of his time in torpor, awakening occasionally to issue orders or silently roam the corridors of the ancient Vienna chantry. Tall, dark-browed and foreboding, it is said that no move is made within Tremere's clan without this fearsome undead knowing about it. His interwoven system of spies and agents, who report to him through the chain of command, is said to be implemented by clairvoyant spells cast by the magus before he slips into torpor. Others say he uses magic to see and hear through the eyes and ears of his seven Inner Councilors. Others think that he physically possesses their bodies, impersonating the Councilors and acting in their stead. The worst rumors, of course, state that the vampire Tremere has somehow changed into something entirely different.

Of Swedish descent, Etrius is one of Tremere's most loyal followers, and was an apprentice of the magus in the earliest days of the Order of Hermes. As one of the seven Inner Councilors, his territory now covers most of Eastern Europe. He dwells in the Vienna chantry where he is held responsible for the safekeeping of the often unconscious leader of the clan, Tremere himself. As a long-standing loyal advisor to Tremere, Etrius feared the possible results of Goratrix's experiment the most, and he advised Tremere against it in the strongest of terms. Failing to sway his mentor, Etrius willingly accompanied Tremere to the chantry and, along with the others, imbibed the mixture. Etrius's loyalty continues, despite the loathing and terror he experiences as a vampire.

Perhaps Etrius's greatest accomplishment was his hand in establishing the Camarilla. He was the Tremere representative to the earliest councils on the subject and, advised by Meerlinda, help draft the original Code.

Etrius has a long standing rivalry with Goratrix, now a member of the Sabbat. Both were early favorites of Tremere (when he was still human), and both competed for his attention. Goratrix was the more daring of the two, always ready to take a risk, while Etrius was always the more cautious. Similar to their disagreement over the wisdom of attempting Goratrix's immortality experiment, they argued opposing sides when Tremere began contemplating the diablerie that was to climax in the death of Saulot, founder of the Salubri line. Etrius had advised against it, and worries about the fact to this day.

The morose Grimgroth is responsible for most of Western Europe, including the British Isles and Australia. Not an original Councilor, he was named to replace the renegade Goratrix after the Templars incident. His original Realm was France and the surrounding territories, but this was expanded to all of Western Europe when the New World was opened.

He seems a loyal, if somewhat pedantic, follower. Seemingly dissatisfied and restless, he has made a habit of moving his chantry comparatively often, as frequently as every century or so. His current chantry is in Rome.

Although he appears to display unquestionable loyalty, a rumor is spreading that one of the magi harbored in his Rome chantry is the secret leader of the banned and outlawed Order of Quaesitori. Of course, those who spread this rumor are the same ones who say Grimgroth met with Goratrix several times before the latter joined the Sabbat.