Prince Steven Hubbard, Ventrue elder

Steven died in April 1725 in New Orleans , Louisiana . He was a slave at that time and remained thus as a kindred. He had to serve is sire under a vinculum that lasted decades. Once freed he hid and left Louisiana to try to reach a new place where to live free. He ventured from town to town until he found a place, in 1779, in Massachusetts , where he could live with a Nosferatu, Harrison G. Otis , another black kindred, who was less lucky than Hubbard and was embraced by a Nosferatu.

When he reached the Quebec province in 1970, he was already a strong member of the Invictus in New York . He came to Montreal and became prince in 2000 after a small war between Carthians on one side and Invictus and Sanctified on the other. Hubbard stayed away from those fighting, observed and once the Invictus prince was killed, he quickly moved In and took the position of Prince with support from elder Invictus, Lancea Sanctum and unofficial support by a handful of preeminent Carthian members who saw in him a chance for peace and to eventually instigate a democracy in California .

Hubbard is a strong believer in respect, order and forgiveness. The only reason he is not a Sanctified is because he saw a strong amount of manipulation and attempt at disrupting the balance by members of the Lancea Sanctum while he was in NY.

His thoughts are relatively open and he would make a very strong Carthian member if he ever wished to defect. But since he believes so much in honor, personal accomplishment, the Invictus ranking system and his rightful place in the order of things, he always stayed with the Invictus even if he was not always in agreement with their entire policies. Hubbard is a hard and inquisitive person; he will always try to go at the bottom of things when he sees something is amiss. This is considered a flaw among his fellow Invictus since it is as if he does not trust the rankings and let the Sheriff take care of these things. The truth is that Hubbard is fascinated by problems and finding ways to deal with them.

His close relationship with Melanie Roy of the Carthians is at the core of an assassination plot against him by some members of the Invictus and Lancea Sanctum. Both the Ordo Dracul and the Circle of the Crone respect him more for the kindred he is rather than his clan or political affiliations.

The prince determined that the police is part of those who are not attackable. Aline Barnsdale is currently managing his own personal domain.

Clan : Ventrue
Covenant : Invictus
Embrace : 1725
Apparent age : 44
Mental attributes : Intelligence 4, Wits 5, Resolve 5
Physical attributes : Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 4
Social attributes : Presence 6, Manipulation 4, Composure 6
Mental skills : Investigation 3, Occult 3, Politics 5
Physical skills : Brawl 2, Weaponry 2
Social skills : Empathy 3, Expression 2, Intimidation 2, Persuasion 5, Socialize 3, Subterfuge 4
Merits : Haven Location 3, Haven Size 4, Haven Security 5, Herd 3, Allies 3 (News groups), Allies 3 (Banks), Allies 3 (High society), Contacts 3, Status 5 (Prince), Language 1 (French), Resources 5
Willpower : 11
Humanity : 4 (Megalomania)
Virtue : Fortitude
Vice : Sloth
Health : 9
Initiative : 10
Defense : 4
Speed : 12
Blood potency : 6
Disciplines : Dominate 5, Majesty 3, Animalism 2, Resilience 5, Auspex 2, Celerity 3, Vigor 3, Protean 3
Devotions: Verdical tongue
Vitae/per turn: 15/3

Secret(s) : Hubbard has a defacto alliance with the current elected leader of the Carthian Move-ment. The alliance is more based on the fact that Hubbard wants to loosen up a bit the Invictus and Roy wishes to harden her rule a little bit with Hubbard's support. Hubbard has a royal family which he covers for all the time. These are all Neonates and Anciliea that Hubbard embraced himself or were embraced by his children.

Influences and Investments: Hubbard's main influence is all part of show business. He has in-fluences in TV show productions, some news papers and news TV networks. All of these were developed before becoming Prince. Hubbard is an information freak but since the reporters of these news papers can be a danger to the Masquerade, he maintains a simple low influence through proxy ghouls. Hubbard also maintains cameras in all the buildings under his influence and these cameras are constantly manned by a Ghoul named Mirador.

Hubbard has a lot of money in different kinds; Gems, gold, jewels, hard currency and investments in news corporations around the world via Bahamas accounts.

Allies: Melanie Roy, Miss Opal, Donovan, Jimmy Dane, Stephane Gendrons, The blood sisters
Enemies: Ethan Vanfleek