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The Sanctified trace their origin to a passage in the Bible when a Roman soldier stabbed Jesus Christ with his spear while the Savior was being crucified. Thus the name of the covenant, Lancea Sanctum, or "sanctuary of the lance" (though in actual Latin it is ''lancea sancta'', the corruption having come from memory loss and conscription of ignorant neonates). What the Bible doesn't say is that some of the blood of Christ fell into the mouth of the soldier, whose name was [[Longinus]], and thus he became a vampire. In mortal life, Longinus celebrated every sin to its fullest extent. He was violent, arrogant, lazy and cruel. He would gamble away his mother's earnings, insult her in public and, on one occasion, rape her. As a Roman soldier, he disobeyed orders, abused his authority and even killed a superior. It was only through the Hand of God that he was able to keep his position so he could fulfil his destiny. | The Sanctified trace their origin to a passage in the Bible when a Roman soldier stabbed Jesus Christ with his spear while the Savior was being crucified. Thus the name of the covenant, Lancea Sanctum, or "sanctuary of the lance" (though in actual Latin it is ''lancea sancta'', the corruption having come from memory loss and conscription of ignorant neonates). What the Bible doesn't say is that some of the blood of Christ fell into the mouth of the soldier, whose name was [[Longinus]], and thus he became a vampire. In mortal life, Longinus celebrated every sin to its fullest extent. He was violent, arrogant, lazy and cruel. He would gamble away his mother's earnings, insult her in public and, on one occasion, rape her. As a Roman soldier, he disobeyed orders, abused his authority and even killed a superior. It was only through the Hand of God that he was able to keep his position so he could fulfil his destiny. | ||
| − | After his transformation and a 33 year long "sabbatical," Longinus visited the tomb of Christ to confirm that the body was no longer there. Upon this verification, the Archangel [[Vahishtael]] appeared before him and told him his role in God's plan. Longinus would then later [[ | + | After his transformation and a 33 year long "sabbatical," Longinus visited the tomb of Christ to confirm that the body was no longer there. Upon this verification, the Archangel [[Vahishtael]] appeared before him and told him his role in God's plan. Longinus would then later [[Embrace]] at least one mortal, [[Monachus]], who gave the founder an education. The two oversaw that others accepted Longinus's words with equal devotion; the first five would later give their unlives to the cause and become known as the [[Five Martyrs]]. One of them, [[St. Daniel]] would perish as he rained down the powers of [[Theban Sorcery]] upon some particularly evil Romans. It is this Discipline that the young covenant discovered in [[Thebes]] that became the signature power of the organization and a great asset in the centuries ahead. |
In [[335 (WOD)|335]], Longinus and Monachus founded the [[Black Abbey]]. It acted as the first place that the covenant claimed as its own to accept new converts. It also housed important relics, such as the [[Spear of Destiny]], the very same weapon Longinus used to enter damnation, and the [[Testament of Longinus]], five books of history, laws and prophecy the founder wrote over the centuries. Presumably, the Sanctified also researched Theban Sorcery there. In [[947 (WOD)|947]], the Abbey witnessed a betrayal that ended with it destroyed, the Spear missing and Monachus a victim of [[Amaranth]]. The [[Night of One Hundred Martyrs]] was the last time anyone ever saw the Spear. | In [[335 (WOD)|335]], Longinus and Monachus founded the [[Black Abbey]]. It acted as the first place that the covenant claimed as its own to accept new converts. It also housed important relics, such as the [[Spear of Destiny]], the very same weapon Longinus used to enter damnation, and the [[Testament of Longinus]], five books of history, laws and prophecy the founder wrote over the centuries. Presumably, the Sanctified also researched Theban Sorcery there. In [[947 (WOD)|947]], the Abbey witnessed a betrayal that ended with it destroyed, the Spear missing and Monachus a victim of [[Amaranth]]. The [[Night of One Hundred Martyrs]] was the last time anyone ever saw the Spear. | ||
