Camarilla Game ~ Dimitri. Camarilla Game ~ Dimitri.
What can be said about Dimitri that hasn&'39t already been said? The longest reigning Prince the city had, the Kindred who seemed to know everything and have a finger in every pie, Dimitri was all of these and more.
Dimitri possesses considerable knowledge on a wide variety of subjects; his intellect is never doubted (those Kindred who try rarely get to do so a second time). For a long period it was believed by many that Dimitri was reliant upon the officers of the court for personnel protection, but those that have seen him in battle attest otherwise. That keen, tactical mind becomes focussed upon bringing his considerable talents to bear upon his enemies. Few survive the onslaught.
The list of Dimitri's triumphs within the political arena is almost as impressive as his intellect. For a long period he was content to be Primogen and it was during this period that he cut his teeth within the Court. He was instrumental in the removal of Alicia Devereux from Prince, held office within the Court under no less than four successive Princes (indeed, in at least half of those instances he was instrumental in the Kindred seizing Praxis) before assuming the mantle of Prince himself. Even when he was temporarily ousted from power by an elder Ventrue the Kindred of the city backed him until he was able to return.
Dimitri was also rumoured to be one of the figureheads behind the infamous ’Night of the long knives“, which saw the Nosferatu in Europe decimated by a purge of its members in an effort to restore order within the Clan. Of course, Dimitri never confirmed nor denied this action, but many saw it as a turning point in his political career. Outside of the realm of politics, Dimitri excels within the occult. Indeed amongst Kindred his understanding of the realms of the dead is probably only surpassed by a few Giovanni. He has also garnered a reputation of being able to detect Infernalists, although the methodology he employs is not understood by any others. In addition it is rumoured that not a single aspect of the Kine is outside of his influence within the city.
Recently, Dimitri has begun to return to the fold of the Nosferatu after years within the political wilderness within the clan. The spate apparently arose out of disagreements regarding the validity of the Clan Head's reasoning. With his return to the Clan, the trinity of Clan, Court and Personal power is now complete for Dimitri. Indeed, it is rumoured that it was a desire to strengthen the standing of his Clan that led to his decision to step down from the position of Prince and accept a post within Europe, although as with all things surrounding Dimitri, even the reasons for his abdication remain a mystery.
