Isaac Knox

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St. Isaac Knox
Concept:	Mad Saint
Covenant:	Lancea Sanctum
Title:	Sainted Archbishop
Clan:	Daeva
Creed:	Monachal
City:	Ireland
Player:	Will Sample
Storyteller:
Apparent Age:	40

Common Aliases: The Somnambulent Saint
Quotes"Many a man's knowledge is a torch to light him to hell. Thou who hast knowledge of God's will, but doth not do it, wherein dost thou excel the devil, who transforms himself into an angel of light."

"The mass of mankind has been born with saddles on their backs; a favored few, born booted and spurred, ready to ride them by the Grace of God." St. Knox

"Screw the truth into men's minds." - Richard Baxter, on the use of torture for conversion.

"God dwells as glorious in a saint when he is in the dark, as when he is in light, for darkness is His secret place, and His pavilion round about Him are dark waters."

"How soon are we broken on the soft pillow of ease! Adam in paradise was overcome, when Job on the dunghill was a conqueror."

"Afflictions add to the Saints' glory. The more the diamond is cut, the more it sparkles; the heavier the Saints' cross is, the heavier will be their crown."

"Any cloth may cover our sores, but the finest silk will not cover our sins."

[edit] Public Information

There are a precious few among the Sanctified who pry into the depths of their history; the Monsters of the past are usually left to lay in torpor, Leviathans in the murky depths of Sanctified theology. Some Monsters refuse to lurk quietly beyond the prying eyes of the Damned; they are walking, waking enigmas of the Sin of Longinus. How many dare ask questions of such creatures? How many pry into the secrets of the Saints?

What is known of the waking horror, is that his residence of Dublin is relatively recently acquired, as is his See and Harpyship; Knox has referred to a recent, prolonged torpor that might serve to explain his prolonged silence in Sanctified affairs, but few have dared inquire further. The alien nature of Knox's thoughts are readily apparent to those who attend him, including the servile ghoul Micola ; there are times when others ask if there is anything left of the man, inside the Monster. Those who spend time in his company describe Knox as detached-- whether from reality, sanity, or from being a sociable companion, the opinion varies. He has a strong and well-known affinity for stoning criminals and for the partnership between the First and Second Estates. It is a whispered concern among the Damned of Ireland that he may have to prey upon them for sustenance, though none will admit submitting to his fangs. For his part Knox makes no contention about his status as a predator-- and no commentary upon his prey.

[edit] Rumors

• Saint Knox is fond of Biblical punishments.
• Saint Knox often subjects other vampires to Stoning for sins committed in self-indulgence.
• Saint Knox destroyed his own sire.
• Saint Knox is a slave-trader.
• Saint Knox is actually a Ventrue, gone mad with the Wear of Ages.
• Saint Knox regularly practices child sacrifice.
• Saint Knox is the foremost practitioner of Theban Sorcery in Western Europe.
• Saint Knox collects religious relics.
• Archbishop Knox is building a bridge of failed Sanctified to go from Ireland to the New World...it's rumored to be a race between himself and Cardinal DuMont to see who makes it across the Atlantic first.
• There are rumors that Saint Knox and Cardinal DuMont are related, which is why the two of them are often seen plotting and scheming together over some lost miracle.
• Exodus Celestine claims it was Saint Knox that pulled him back from the darkness and prevented him from becoming the Unholy.
• Those he has kept as slaves have an uncanny habit of turning up later as the Damned.
• Knox has reached an accord with the Circle of the Crone that provides him with the vitae of those Crone deemed unworthy of continued existence; in return, he refrains from persecution of the Crone.
• Knox has expressed a sympathy for the plight of Carthians in Ireland.
• Knox has led the purge of Carthian influence from Ireland
• Knox was involved with the Ordo Dracul during the 19th Century.

[edit] Quotes

• "When the time of choice came, Saint Knox stood his ground and prevented us from tearing each other apart. It is those like him, that give me faith to tread the narrow path. he is the light that my soul hungers to follow." - Vrai

• "Saint Knox is a soft spoken man of great wisdom, and one whom I much admire. I only wish to one day find the tranquility and presence of mind which seems to come to him so easily." Aidan Callaghan

• "St. Knox is one of the more pious kindred I have had the privelige of knowing or serving. The fact that he has concerned himself with a mere ghoul shows his devotion to God's work and care for the sheep. Micola

• "I will not say that I have fond memories of St. Knox, one such as I was does not have the privilege of an opinion on that subject. However I will say that I am immensely grateful for the lessons he had to teach me." - Former Ghoul

• "Saint Issac is a paragon that those of our church should aspire to emulate." Cardinal Tiernan Callaghan

• "When you told the Bishop about your experience with the squirrel there was a very cordial and unassumingly dressed man in a button-down shirt. That was St. Knox." Augustine Hastings