Camarilla Game ~ The Geheime Fragments. Camarilla Game ~ The Geheime Fragments.AD Summer to his “friends”, a Toreador Antitribu of 10th generation. He was almost certainly the brains behind the Sabbat occupation of Birmingham for many years, as well as their overall battle strategy throughout the Midlands.
A consummate politician and general, his style was far more in line with the Camarilla than the Sabbat. He eschewed the Sabbat distain for mortals, and used them well, striking at human influence and control structures. He was successful in isolating the Camarilla Court from their greatest advantages, and the methods of the latest Sabbat leader in the area indicates that he possible served under Summer.
His final defeat was due to a number of factors - had he been given sole control over Birmingham, it is likely he would have lead them to victory. His “equal” – the Tzimisce, Rodanovich – was more traditional, and insisted on more immediate and rash tactics. Also, the rumours of a casket emerging which could have vast implications to the Sect's structure began. There were many theories over what the casket held, but regardless, the Sabbat of Birmingham threw all else aside to find it. A campaign headed by Alicia and Dimitri caused the two rival factions to split and accuse each other of possessing the casket. As planned, they fell upon each other in a bloodbath. As Pack slew Pack, they two Camarilla manipulators revealed their deception – the casket was a fake “or was it? those present for it's opening claim it was empty, yet grow silent and ashen at the memory of the event...”.
In still greater fury, many Sabbat dashed headlong to Stoke to slay the heretics. Again, if they had heeded Summer they may have had more success, but instead ran into a trap. Caught between Scarab, an Archon and the Tphenis, they too died. One night later, Summer's reign was over, as an army of Camarilla Kindred gathered in Stoke and struck south to finish the battle–plan. The disorganised resistance they encountered indicates that Summer played no part in the final defence and may have been removed during the daylight hours before the attack.
A rarity among Sabbat, Summer was eloquent, charming and well read. He held his foes in high esteem and relished pitting his skills against equals. His trademark possession was a silver chain that he constantly toyed with (although since his death it is now apparently lost), and put down before using disciplines, or having such used on him. Did it actually block disciplines, or was it another of his many deceptions?
It is fortunate for the Camarilla of England that, for all his brilliance, he forgot one golden rule: don't play the shell game with a Nosferatu.
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