House Ardisi
The Ardisi bloodline’s ancestral home is near Tbilisi, Georgia. Aside from the Karpati, it is the oldest surviving bloodline. Prestigious, but not as influential as it used to be, it is considered to be a waning power, with its comparatively weak military strength drawing hungry eyes in its direction. House Ardisi is considered by the other Houses to be treacherous and untrustworthy. The members of House Ardisi tend to be stealthier than vampires of other clans, with every vampire having some mutations for The Dark Within.
Lady Tamar Ardisi is a Spider who contracted vampirism in the 10th century, making her the second oldest living vampire after her hated nemesis: Julianna Karpati.
Tamar and Julianna have been trying to murder each other for more than a millennium, Julianna using brute force and Tamar using more subtle means.
Luka Sidamoni, Eristavt-Eristavi of the Ardisi, manages the day-to-day affairs of the House while his liege lady sleeps.
He was raised to his august post by Tamar after she ripped out the throat of his predecessor – a devious Manipulator named Ketevan – for some unnamed sin.
Commander Ana Kvaratskhelia is a Captain who is one of the most effective soldiers and tacticians that the Ardisi possess. Her lover, Tomaz Tugushi, is an Assassin who is always at her side.
Marianna Kapanadze is a Warrior and member of Ana’s squad. She has been a sniper for almost two centuries, and her focus and determination when on scope are matched only by her impudence and mischievous wit when her finger isn’t resting on a trigger.
Janek Vadász is another soldier under Ana’s command. Considered young and inexperienced amongst the Ardisi, he has been a vampire for barely a century and a half.
Janek is a Shadow Hunter, and his lack of charisma or understanding of chain-of-command are only slightly outweighed by his vast talents as a hunter and killer.
Lady Maia Vachnadze is a Touch, possessing mutations for The Coercion and The Reason Of Madness.
No-one who looks at her could deny that she is both a Seducer and a Manipulator. Beautiful and deadly, she has also proven to be a very able administrator and coven leader.