De Polonia

Born in Spain but eager for adventure (and profit), Polonia volunteered for military duty in the New World. The only son of a minor- and impoverished -noble family, Francisco spent the last of his inheritance to secure an officer’s commission before boarding ship, and he arrived in Mexico a captain. While Mexico itself didn’t offer much in the way of opportunity for an ambitious young man, the various expeditions heading north to find treasure and territory did. Polonia attached himself to de Onate’s expedition, which had as its goal the foundation of a permanent outpost in what is now New Mexico. The expedition was a failure, but one officer in particular distinguished himself by his conduct: Polonia. Such bravery and competence drew attention from several of the Lasombra elders already established on the continent, and the young captain was rewarded for his efforts with the Embrace and a new assignment. Officially, Polonia’s orders were to march north again with de Peralta in an attempt to succeed where de Onate failed. Unofficially, Polonia was to serve as a stalking horse. His presence in the unspoiled lands to the north would be sure to draw whatever enemies lurked there particularly the region’s savage Lupines into the open. Polonia himself probably wouldn’t survive the assault, Then again, he wasn’t supposed to. It tookuntil1680for Francisco to accomplishwhat he unwittingly setout todo. In that year, the local werewolve: and their Pueblo kinfolk burned de Peralta’s settlement 01 Santa Fe to the ground. Polonia was one of the feR survivors, and he made his way back south with a full report of enemy strength, tactics and resources. Salvaging such useful information ti-om utter defeat impressed even more of Polonia’s superiors, and they took an interest in training him properly for use in the long nights ahead. The next three centuries were a whirlwind of espionage, murder and subversion. Under the tutelage of no les: a personage than the legendary Medina, Polonia learned tactics and strategies, then put them to use in the field. He operated primarily on the North American continent and went whither his superiors ordered him to work their will with impressive efficiency. Asthecenturieshavepassed, hehasriseninbthrankand generation through merit in the former instance and through skillful application ofthe Lasombra Courts of Blood in the latter. At this point, Polonia has earned command over all ofthe Sabbat’s operations on the East Coast. Ofcourse, succes only rarely meets with approval, while failure earns vast attention; the loss of New York City to the Camarilla‘s desperate counteroffensive tends to overshadow the fact that Poloniah managed to acquire control over Atlanta, northern Florida, the Carolinas and indeed, most ofthe Mid-Atlanticseaboard. Still, New York is the richest prize of all, and until Poloniacan retake it assuming he is allowed time and resources with which to do so there will be whispers in the shadows abut him.