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Description Another tribute to Vampire:The Masquerade.

JUSTICARS, the true authorities in Camarilla society. There are only seven, one from each Clan. Justicars are extremely powerful and the presence for one in a city is generally a bad sign.
The Inner Circle is forbidden to pass any judgement directed upon any member of the Camarilla. This limits the abuse
of power by the Inner Circle. Therefore, their only avenue of control lies in these judges whom they appoint to pass sentences for
them. And the Justicars have the only authority, which they hold over all the Camarilla,
and indeed over all Kindred, except those that sit on the Inner Circle. These decisions of judgments from any one Justicar can ONLY
be challenged by another Justicar.
Justicars often have coteries of other Kindred who help them in their duties; these Kindred are known as Archons. These are often the
brood of the Justicar and are always willingly Blood Bound to them. They enforce the Justicar's will and report breaches of the
Traditions to them. Thus, the Archons are the eyes and ears of the Justicars.


The Traditions are the rules the Kindred live by, and they go like this:

The First Tradition: The Masquerade
Thou shalt not reveal thy true nature to those not of the Blood. Doing so shall renounce thy claims of Blood.

The Second Tradition: The Domain
Thy domain is thine concern. All others owe thee respect while in it. None may challenge thy word while in thy domain.

The Third Tradition: The Progeny
Thou shalt sire another only with the permission of thine elder. If thou createst another without thine elder's leave, both thee and thy progeny shall be slain.

The Fourth Tradition: The Accounting
Those thou create are thine own childer. Until thy progeny shall be released, thou shall command them in all things. Their sins are thine to endure.

The Fifth Tradition: Hospitality
Honor one another's domain. When thou comest to a foreign city, thou shall present thyself to the one who ruleth there. Without the word of acceptance, thou art nothing.

The Sixth Tradition: Destruction
Thou art forbidden to destroy another of thy kind. The right of destruction belongeth only to thine elder. Only the eldest among thee shall call the blood hunt.
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This particular Justicar, from the Brujah clan, has arrived in the city to take care of some serious business In the background you can spot one of his Archons. (lol, sorry about the badge, I couldn't resist ) I'm not too happy about this piece, I'm not sure why. I just feel it lacks something. Or maybe it's the background that bothers me. *shrugs* I had a really hard time coming up with a fitting background. Oh well. Maybe I'll find a better one later

credits:
The Justicar: [link] Cool stock!
The Archon: Another cool stock!
The background is a mix of 2 different cityscapes from stock.xchng [link]
Starbrushes:
Textures:
Vampire:The Masquerade is Β©White Wolf
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Comments: 61

ArchievalTome [2008-10-08 11:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Why Brujah why????

Do you have a Gangrel Justicar project???

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Kyaris [2007-02-24 16:08:48 +0000 UTC]

What would be cool is if you added the other Clans' Justicars

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eliz-neko [2006-10-17 16:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool... And the Justicar actually reminds me of one person I know. Here is a photo of one great artist and photographer, [link] find out it yourself!

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The-Tortured-Soul [2006-01-07 03:22:12 +0000 UTC]

God damn camarilla puppets...

as you might guess... i play in a sabbat game... coz ya know, ya gotta be ready... GEHENNA IS COMMING!!!

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wycked In reply to The-Tortured-Soul [2006-01-07 07:19:20 +0000 UTC]

hehehe

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poorsally [2005-11-01 20:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Never heard of Justicar...

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michellemariesuan [2005-10-07 02:33:01 +0000 UTC]

you mean there are only 7 Justicars?? but there are 12 clans...
The Ventrue, Ravnos, Followers of Set, Lasombra, Cappadocians, Tremere, Nosferatu, Toreador, Brujah, Malkavian, Tzimisce and Gangrel...
What are the clans that have Justicars..and what are those that don't??

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wycked In reply to michellemariesuan [2005-10-07 06:25:34 +0000 UTC]

Actually, there are 13 clans, you forgot the Assamites (and a variety of Bloodlines as well)
Have you heard of the Camarilla? They are the largest organization of vampires. There are seven Major Clans that founded and comprise the Camarilla (Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere and Ventrue) The Camarilla are the upholders of the Traditions, the Vampire Laws, but they consider all Clans to be part of the Camarilla and thus "bound" by it's Laws. At the very top is the Inner Circle, the Eldest of each clan, and their primary power is to appoint Justicars, which they do every 13th year. 7 justicars are appointed, -one for each of the seven recognized clans of the Camarilla.
Hope that answers your question

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michellemariesuan In reply to wycked [2005-10-10 02:16:41 +0000 UTC]

ah i see...thanks for the information...now that makes everything so much clear now...So the other clans were just established lately...but they are only probably minor ones..

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wycked In reply to michellemariesuan [2005-10-10 05:34:20 +0000 UTC]

No, they weren't established later than the 7 clans of the Camarilla, they just didn't agree with their views and would have no part of their politics so they formed their own little sect called the Sabbat. They have this "if you're not with us, you're against us" mentality so they are constantly at war with the Camarilla clans. And then there a few clans that wanted to be independent, -like Ravnos and Assamites. They belong to no sect. Sorry, I should have mentioned this (There is also something called Bloodlines, which are offshoots of the main 13 clans. Daughters of Cacophony, Kiasyd, Samedi, Blood Brothers etc. etc... It's all very complex, lol)

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michellemariesuan In reply to wycked [2005-10-10 05:47:45 +0000 UTC]

yup...i really do think so...but I'm happy that the Malkavians were part of the major Camarilla clans..

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evileyes13 [2005-06-06 07:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Love that look in his eyes

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thevampiredio [2005-05-12 04:02:19 +0000 UTC]

JUSTICARS? are they like the sheriff of the prince in bloodlines? please enlighten this poor fledgling's mind.^^

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wycked In reply to thevampiredio [2005-05-12 19:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Justicars are much more than sheriffs, they are just about their clan's ultimate power. The clans of the Camarilla all have their Justicar. These mighty vampires are the judges appointed by the Inner Circle to be the Camarilla's eyes, hands and, if necessary, executioners. Justicars have the only authority across the Camailla and all Kindred, with the exception of the Inner Circle. They alone have the ultimate power to adjudicate matters regarding the Traditions. No one is considered to be above them in this. Not even the Princes. It is Justicars who decide the punishment for those who have violated the traditions on a widespread level; the one being judged may not expect mercy. Also, a Justicar's decisions may only be challenged by another Justicar.
Hope that answers your question

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thevampiredio In reply to wycked [2005-05-13 07:30:53 +0000 UTC]

wow!! their even above a prince?!? thats damn cool! so the inner circle is the circle of primogen yes?
u got to do some more justicar then. of each clan!!

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wycked In reply to thevampiredio [2005-05-13 08:39:28 +0000 UTC]

lol! Do you know how hard it is to find a stock suitable for a justicar here? He has to look very tough, powerful and merciless =elffinarts has that look about him in this pic, but then again, he's an adult. Most stockartists here seem to be teens :/

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thevampiredio In reply to wycked [2005-05-16 02:20:12 +0000 UTC]

hmm.. true. well. have to keep seaching then.^^ how bout this guy? he got some vampiric look to him. [link]

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wycked In reply to thevampiredio [2005-05-16 04:31:47 +0000 UTC]

yeah he has. That's why I've already downloaded half his gallery, lol. He is the one in the back in my Justicar pic But thanks. He is definately the type of guy I'm looking for to do this sort of pics Gah, I spend more time searching for stock than actually making art =/

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thevampiredio In reply to wycked [2005-05-17 02:30:32 +0000 UTC]

oh he's the one at the back? haha! i'll help you look for some too. u want all guys right? guys are harder to find....

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wycked In reply to thevampiredio [2005-05-17 10:38:46 +0000 UTC]

Lol, yeah he's an Archon They are pretty powerful aswell
I'm not so sure if making a justicar for each clan is a good idea though, as I don't think I'll be able to make each and everyone of them original enough to be very interesting. But if you find stock suitable for vamps I'd appreaciate if you'd note me, I'm always on a lookout for more people to embrace, lol. That means guys and girls with an attitude I guess. People who look sure of themselves. Good stock pics are rare. Many try to look their best in the pics, -totally forgetting that it's supposed to be stock, not pics for family albums *rollseyes* Others try desperately to look sexy or just stand/sit there like a sack of potatoes

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thevampiredio In reply to wycked [2005-05-18 04:40:51 +0000 UTC]

sack of potatoes?? well i guess the best pics are from the celebrities then. but the bad thing is they're easly recognized.... oh well.. i'll keep my eyes open.

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wycked In reply to thevampiredio [2005-05-18 09:12:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Altug [2004-12-19 19:25:41 +0000 UTC]

Great Job! You're so talented!!

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wycked In reply to Altug [2004-12-19 22:29:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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viewfinder [2004-12-10 06:28:45 +0000 UTC]

awesome work!

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wycked In reply to viewfinder [2004-12-10 06:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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3AspectsOfFate [2004-12-09 08:43:30 +0000 UTC]

i adore vtm and you did an amzing job capturing the feel of the game.

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wycked In reply to 3AspectsOfFate [2004-12-09 08:58:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much
And I'm always happy to meat more VTM fans

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AfterDeath [2004-12-09 07:45:26 +0000 UTC]

wonderful work, would be a cool movie poster

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wycked In reply to AfterDeath [2004-12-09 07:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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teatoo [2004-12-07 22:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Very skillfully handled as always

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wycked In reply to teatoo [2004-12-08 05:30:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you And thanks for the fav too!

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golconda [2004-12-07 17:20:47 +0000 UTC]

im using him for my brujah too, small world with too little good brujah stock, luckily its not the same pic, good work it will get posted soon

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wycked In reply to golconda [2004-12-07 18:55:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Yes, there is very little stock suitable for a Brujah here

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ZanarkandAbe [2004-12-07 09:12:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work!

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wycked In reply to ZanarkandAbe [2004-12-07 18:56:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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fabfriends [2004-12-07 08:35:52 +0000 UTC]

He looks scary! But a really nice piece of work. Totally show his anger out! Well Done! I love your works

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wycked In reply to fabfriends [2004-12-07 18:56:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Yes he is supposed to look scary

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fabfriends In reply to wycked [2004-12-09 08:52:04 +0000 UTC]

ahhh! that's why!

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MarkGreenmantle [2004-12-07 04:58:37 +0000 UTC]

damn, this has to be the best use of my stock anywhere!! Great work..... I wish I really looked like that! mwahahahahaahaha

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wycked In reply to MarkGreenmantle [2004-12-07 19:00:12 +0000 UTC]

I suppose it would have come in handy every now and then
Thanks

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DreamingLizard [2004-12-07 02:34:12 +0000 UTC]

ooooooooo that turned out great!!

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wycked In reply to DreamingLizard [2004-12-07 05:58:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you think so, I almost put it in scraps as I was very unsure about it myself

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Luna-Mora-stock [2004-12-07 00:16:25 +0000 UTC]

I was just gonna say, this reminds me of something you'd find in Vampire:The Masquerade books

Really excellent manip and I just love how you've done the guys face

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wycked In reply to Luna-Mora-stock [2004-12-07 06:01:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Hehe, I wanted him to look powerful and merciless

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larsem8 [2004-12-06 22:17:17 +0000 UTC]

du imponerer alltid! beundrer ditt talent

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wycked In reply to larsem8 [2004-12-07 06:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Takk skal du ha Lars!

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Koodwatch [2004-12-06 21:06:16 +0000 UTC]

uuuuhuhuuuuu

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wycked In reply to Koodwatch [2004-12-06 21:32:38 +0000 UTC]

Lol

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comagirl [2004-12-06 18:02:31 +0000 UTC]

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