Know your crypt: Aisling Sturbridge

Clan: Tremere
Generation: 10th
Embrace: 1911
Sire: Lucien De Maupassant (who disappeared in 1948)
Haven: New York
Childer: None known.

• The “Regenta Prima of the Chantry of the Five Boroughs” since November of 1996. This makes her the Tremere leader of New York - boroughs are the five parts that make up New York City – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx.

• Aisling was born in 1890 and had a catholic upbringing. She got interested in mysticism in her teens, learned herself Latin and Greek and started attending séances. In her early 20´s she traveled to London in her search for occult secrets, where she met Alistair Crowley and her Sire, who whisked her away to be Embraced in Vienna.

• During the 30´s and 40´s she and her Sire served the Tremere Inner Council in Europe, moving between different chantries, in particular Nuremberg, Warsaw, Krakow and Dresden. Her Sire suddenly disappeared in 1948 – Aisling is still searching for him in modern nights.

• Inner Councilor Meerlinda sent Aisling to America in the 50´s. After spending time in various locations, she was field-promoted to her current position after someone spread her predecessor´s ashes across Sheepshead Bay.

• Aisling is a natural linguist. She can speak, read and write Arabic, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romany, Sanskrit, Spanish and Yiddish. That is a lot of languages, but you have time when you don´t die of age.

• Unlike many other Tremere in her position, Aisling is not completely blood bound to the clan´s Inner Council.

• Special power: Locked doors and gateways tend to open at her touch.

• “Recently, some of the higher ranks have begun to watch her with growing concern. She is one of the most dynamic and popular regents, and she has a number of high placed friends in and out of the clan. She has shown no qualms about making deals with other Kindred for assistance, eschewing much of the traditional Tremere insularity.”

Remarkable statistics:
Attributes: Dexterity, Stamina, Charisma, Perception and Intelligence.
Abilities: Alertness, Dodge, Subterfuge, Academics, Investigation, Linguistics and Occult.
Disciplines: Auspex and Thaumaturgy, with lesser Celerity, Dominate, Fortitude and Obfuscate.
Thaumaturgical paths: Movement of the Mind, Path of Blood and Lure of Flames.
Backgrounds: Allies, Mentor and Resources.

Sources:
“A World of Darkness 2nd ed” (WW 2226)
“Children of the Night” (WW 2023)
“New York by Night” (WW 2411)
“Encyclopaedia Vampyrica” (WW 2440) Aisling is credited as one of the authors!
… plus Aisling is the main character in “Clan Novel: Tremere” and also appears in “Clan Novel: Brujah” and “Clan Novel: Anthology”.