The Invictus

History in the Southland
During the early 1800s Los Angeles experienced an exponential growth in industry and even the Sanctified found it hard not to glorify in this newfound wealth and the power that came with it. Their hold on Los Angeles, and through it Southern California, was strong. In fact, Lancea’s leader in L.A., Antonio Huarez, was able to claim the title of Archbishop in 1844, making him the undisputed master of all Kindred within L.A. proper.

Cattle and oranges and gold were amongst the resources that made Los Angeles what it is today. And around the mid-1800s the Invictus began to catch word of a few of their peers gaining a substantial amount of power in the fledgling city. Around this time it is believe they sent scouts to cultivate the Invictus presence in the city. This would not bode well with the Invictus, as soon their power would be questioned in the Southland.

As American screamed of Manifest Destiny, a wave of American Kindred challenged the Kindred of New Spain. It was not a control that they were willing to surrender lightly, especially to these arrogant American vampires. The First Estate had other plans, however, and both the will and the means to implement them.

As the Sanctified drew upon, and strengthened, their connections to leaders and religious figures within the Spanish speaking community, the Invictus continued to strengthen its grip on the power structure, co-opting businessmen and lawmakers. Using this power, they pushed Sanctified retainers and pawns from power, culminating in the Land Act of 1852, in which all of the remaining old land grants around Los Angeles were wrested from the original ranchero families and given to American families. It is a testament to this silent warfare, and the tensions that both sides tried to stir up, that L.A.’s murder rate climbed dramatically in 1854 and that numerous protests, marches, riots, and guerrilla battles were conducted by former Mexican citizens.

But with their big guns rapidly removed, the entire conflict proved to be academic for the Sanctified. By 1876, with the completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Pico Canyon Oil Field, Californian wealth and American industrial might had won the night for the First Estate. Los Angeles was now tied to American interests and Invictus-backed secularization, anti-Catholicism, and racism shattered Sanctified praxis. While still a force to be reckoned with, the Lance would take many years to rebuild its support base. By 1879 Archbishop Huarez was forced from power, and a new Prince in the form of Alexander Hunt, and Invictus Elder with the help of his forebears, sat on the throne of L.A

The Inner Circle
Lord Rothstein

Prince LaCroix

Lord Jacob Marin

Adrien de Schanel