Gustav
Prince Gustav Breidenstein (a.k.a. the Iron Fist)
Gustav Breidenstein and his sire, Ilse Reinegger, have been around Berlin since 1244. Breidenstein diablerized his sire when the Inquisition was at its peak and ruled Berlin as the sole prince from there on. Unlife under his rule was strict and harsh, as he forced his Kindred subjects to submit to a Blood Bond with him and was the sole inheritor to the Right of Progeny.
His practice of staking vampires who didn't introduce themselves and letting them to die in the sun caused major problems in 1575 when he killed a Tremere in that way, earning the ire of the Clan in form of a stern note from Justicar Karl Schreckt. Breidenstein responded by staking Schreckt and sending him back to Vienna with his regards, resulting in very stressed relations between him and the Tremere. Relations detoriated further after the Thirty-Years war, when he accused the Clan of conspiring against him.
During this time, Breidenstein concentrated on making Berlin one of the leading cities among the Germanic states. His hopes came to fruition when Berlin became the capital of Prussia. Using his newfound influence, he encouraged conflicts with Austria in his vendetta against the Tremere and began driving the Lupines out of the city by fetching other Kindred from other Clans into his city. It was there that he earned another enmity with another Clan, the Toreador, for staking and burning three visiting Clan members. The two began various conflicts during the Napoleonic era, that resulted in the French occupation of Berlin, infuriating Breidenstein to no end.
After a series of campaign against Anarchs and Sabbat packs around his domain, he began his revenge by aiding Bismarck (whom he even proposed the Embrace, although Bismarck declined) in creating of a unified Germany as a means of combating his French enemies.
Mental characteristics
Failures & Embarrassments
There was a young woman of striking beauty, many desired her, even Wilhelm, hearing of this Gustav was intrigued and when he went to see her he decided that she must be his, so in the fashion of the times he approached her farther for her hand. He refused. Gustav attempted to dominate the man into compliance, but he was a strong willed individual and Gustav failed. Angered by this Gustav flew into a rage and slaughtered the farther and mother. the next night he came for the children, the next for the rest of the family. eventually there was just the girl left and then Gustav took her and turned her, she was his until he grew board of her. She is still in Berlin, you may bump into her one of these nights. She goes by the name Teresa.
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