Holy Crusaders or religious bigots? It is hard to say what exactly the Society of Leopold are. One thing is for sure; religious conviction and vampire hunting are a deadly combination. The Society of Leopold is one of the biggest threats facing the Kindred and many other supernaturals.
The Inquisition started some time in the 13th century when Leopold of Murnau received direct proof of supernaturals. Leopold created the society and was ordered to keep it a secret. So the Society of Leopold was created and continued to hunt supernaturals along with other heretics of the Catholic Church through out the centuries.
Today they remain a secret from humanity and The Catholic Church. They are a separate entity though the church has a major influence on the society. Many members are chosen straight from the Catholic Church though they do except members with no Catholic background. The non Catholic members are treated with less respect and probably many of the secrets of the society are kept from them.
Though the Society of Leopold plans on ridding the world of all supernaturals their major war is with the Kindred. Of all the organizations they know the most and they know how to kill them (The movie Vampires by John Carpenter is a good example of how the Inquisition works.) They are willing to march through anyone to make all blood suckers extinct. If a person dies in the process of a vampire hunt then he was a casualty of war. Many members of the society have strong faith in God and their mission which vampires react to making it easier for the society to weed out and destroy vampires.
Most PCs of the society are going to be Catholics though it is not necessary.
A PC will probably start out with some combat skills (firearms, melee), a point
in Linguistics (latin) and a couple points in occult and/or vampire lore. Remember
that most of the society has a bias against vampires so the character knowledge
should reflect that, there is no such thing as a good vampire.
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