The Ventrue Schism of Clan Ventrue occurred during the decline of Rome and the split between the Western and Eastern Empire. Some, led by Antonius the Gaul, wandered to Constantinople to participate in the Dream. Others remained, facing the rise of the Catholic Church and the slow ascendance of the Holy Roman Empire. The two disparate branches of the clan went about their own plans, largely ignorant of each other for some time until the War of Princes erupted.
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