Every recognized member of the Camarilla bows to the Senex, the formidable influential ruling body of Kindred elites. It is a proxy body representing the will of the eldest of all vampires, composed of philosopher aristocrats and celebrity-seeking politicians. The noble legislators of the Kindred raise their many-timbered voices in the Necropolis Fora, determining the course of Roman vampire law for all. None rise against these legislators, because they represent everyone. If vampire cannot find support in Senex, he is not of the Camarilla.
Members
The Senex is largely composed of the most prestigious vampires of the Camarilla and their honorable descendants. Age and demonstrated wisdom are highly valued qualities in the membership, as are the credentials of a politically prominent lineage and respectable records of achievement. Numerous younger Kindred fill the outer seats of the Ancient Wing, serving as public speakers, messengers and scholars, politicking in fierce competition to distinguish themselves and move closer to the enviable positions in the center of the organization.
Titles and Duties
Quaestor
Just as their mortal counterparts, Quaestors are elected designates, responsible for the organization and distribution of resources within the Camarilla. Technically, since blood is the currency of Kindred, the designation of feeding grounds falls within the purview of the Quaestors.
Kindred seeking access to the treasury of the Senex or petitioning to redraw the borders of their territories must seek the approval of a Quaestor. Quaestors are shrewd negotiators and careful diplomats, forever brokering the tenuous arrangements that form the foundation of the Camarilla’s ongoing internal accord.
Current Quaestors in Rome:
- Gaius Junius Moranius, Consul of the Camarilla and Quaestor of the Esquiline
- Invictus Julius Magnus, Quaestor of the Forum Romanum, Capitoline and Palatine
- Invictus Octavius Magnus, Quaestor of Quirinal and Viminal
- Invictus Primus Licinius Veranius, Quaestor of the Vatican Hill
- Primus Julius Pamphilus, Quaestor of the Aventine
- Julia Domina, Quaestor of the Trans Tiberim
- Julia Sabina, Quaestor of the Caelian Hill
- Julius Pontus Romulus, Quaestor of the Campus Martius
Aedile
Aediles are officials responsible for the maintenance of Necropolis and the conducting of public festivals and assemblies. These Kindred oversee the arrangement of security with the cooperation of the Legio Mortuum, and organize the blessings and auguries that precede every official gathering of the Camarilla, with the assistance of the Cult of Augurs. Most Aediles are highly educated and expert in a wide range of affairs, from religious requirement to the details of security and law. Newsreaders and public speakers are officially under the purview of the Aediles.
Consul
The Consuls of Necropolis are executive witnesses to the legislative procedure of the Senex. Any time a policy decision is enacted, no matter how trivial, at least
one Consul must be present to oversee any debate and acknowledge the voted passage of law. Without the nod from a Consul, no law may be entered into the Camarilla’s roster. Consuls are not technically empowered to veto a decision: once they stand as witness, a legal vote must be allowed to pass. It’s the choice to stand that empowers them; they can refuse, begging off because of more important duties. Traditionally, Consuls are patrician Kindred of high Status. They are almost always chosen from the ranks of those Embraced into the Senex (as opposed to elected Magistrates), and once named, they typically hold their positions for the remainder of their Requiems.
Magistrate
Magistrates of the Camarilla are high-Status members of the lower Wings, elected to represent them on the Senex. Each Wing is allowed a number of Magisterial representatives in proportion to the total number in the Wing of Ancients, and is allowed to conduct their elections internally. Magistrates must have at least two
dots of Wing Status in their original organization to gain the first dot of Wing Status (Senex) and thereby earn the right to speak before the Forum assembly.
Magistrates of the Collegia:
- Tulius Marcellus Rutilla, Tribune of the Aventine Collegium
- Anok Sabe, Tribune of the Egyptian Collegium
- Aulus Menecius Cato, Tribune of the Band of the Pugnator
- Duonemus, Tribune of the Esquilinus Lupus
- Hyperion, Tribune of the Acroama Collegium
- Scipia Plutonia, Tribune of the Necropolis Fossor
- Valerius Jovius, Tribune of the Penuarius Band
- Αλέξανδρος, Tribune of the Graecus Collegium
- Μήδεια, Tribune of the Autis et Oculus
Magistrates of the Lancea et Sanctum:
- Thascius Hostilinus Numida (Pestilens), Magistrate of the Convent of the Suburra
- Sulpicia Mater, Magistrate of the Sanctified Band of the Aventine
- Gaius Spurius, Bishop of the Vatican Hill
The Invictus
The powerful Inner Circle of the Senex is referred to, officially as the Invictus. Although not strictly a legal body in its own right, the Invictus is, in practical terms, the rudder that steers the Senex. The Invictus’s membership is composed exclusively of revered, elder patrician Kindred with unassailably high Status, and most vampires are loath to oppose the Invictus in assembly.