Grails Covenant Trilogy 1: To Sift Through Bitter Ashes is a fiction novel for Vampire: The Dark Ages.
Summary[]
From the Back Cover:
- Obsessed with the acquiring the Holy Grail for the Lasombra clan, the vampire Montrovant sets out on a quest that leads him through the establishment of the Knights Templar, the lair of an ancient Egyptian evil, and the deserts of the Holy Land. Dark forces are pitted against him, and each ally must be watched in turn, as treachery leads to deceit and back again in a race against time, the Church, and the mysterious Kli Kodesh, who is more ancient, even than Montrovant's sire.
- Only persistence, luck, and the power of his own will can see him through to his goal, and any mistake could mean his destruction.
- This novel is the first book of The Grails Covenant, a trilogy set in the world ofVampire: The Dark Ages. While complete unto itself, the trilogy includes characters and plots that continue into The Trilogy of the Blood Curse, a trilogy for Vampire: The Masquerade that begins with The Devil's Advocate, to be released in October 1997.
Contents[]
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One - Twenty-One
- Epilogue
Background Information[]
- Ads at the back of the book include: Trilogy of the Blood Curse: The Devil's Advocate (Oct.), The Essential World of Darkness (Sept. 1997) and a Free Book Mail Offer from White Wolf Publishing.
Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
- Claudius Eugenio, "Thomas," "Gino"
- Montrovant, "Solomon"
- Kli Kodesh - Ancient Nosferatu
- de Bouillon
- Father Bernard - Human Ally to Montrovant, Priest, De Payen's Cousin
- King Baldwin II - Human, King of Jerusalem
- Hugues de Payen - Human, Lord and Knight of the Temple of Solomon
- Montclaire - Human, de Payen's Steward
- Madeline
- Monique - Human, Died
- Miguel - Human Priest
- Philippe - Human, Priest
- Ferdinand de Montfort - Human, Bernaard and de Payen's Cousin, Died
- Daimbert - Human, Patriarch, Former Bishop of Pisa
- Baldwin I - Human, Baldwin's Cousin
- Father Santos - Cabiri Mummy, Priest
- Antoine - Human, De Payen's Nephew
- Urban II
- Pierre Cardin - Human, Knight
- Jeanne Le Duc - Human, Knight, Montrovant's Servant
- Phillip - Human, Servant
- Barnabas - Human, Servant
- Christ - Jesus Christ
- Hermes - Created Father Santos
- Emir - Santos' Companion
- Louis de Moyer - Human, French Noble, Knight
- Louis le Chance - Human, Knight, Died
- Antoine le Puy Doc - Human, Knight
- Cabiri - Egyptian Mage
- Robert de Craon - Human, Knight
- Kessel
- Gustav Monterey - Nosferatu, Knight, Order of the Bitter Ash
- Pasqual - Human, Knight, Killed by Montrovant
- Mordecai - Nosferatu leader and follower of Kli Kodesh
- Samuel - Nosferatu follower of Kli Kodesh
Terminology[]
al Aqsa Mosque, Amulet, Ankh, Artifact, Cabiri, Capadocians, Clan, Crusades, Damned, Death Sight, Egypt, Europe, Faith, Final Death, France, Ghoul, Golgotha, Holy Grail, Holy Talismans, Hunger, Jerusalem, Ka, Kindred, Knights of the Temple of Solomon, Lilith, Mage, Magic, Nosferatu, Order of the Bitter Ash, Pisa, The Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon, Prince, Progeny, Relic, Relic of the Cross, Ren, Rite of Rebirth, Ritual, Rome, Sanctuary, Shadowlands, Shroud, Sire, Sorcerer, Soul, Spirit, Talismans, Temple of the Holy Sepulcher, Temple of Solomon, True Names, Undead, Underworld, Vampire, Vampyr, Vatican, Ventrue, Wyrm,
External Links[]
Crossroads Press by David Niall Wilson
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