Common Knowledge about the Invictus


 * The former prince was a Ventrue Invictus Elder.
 * The former prince was overthrown by the Jarl when the Prince went completely insane.
 * The former prince is in torpor somewhere in the city.
 * The former prince is still alive and all the former Invictus members who left are his spies, preparing the way for his return to power.
 * The former prince has been seen in Mexico City, recruiting soldiers to recapture his domain.
 * The former prince was slain or diablarized by the Jarl or the current Invictus Elder.
 * The former prince became so insane that he went through some sort of supernatural metamorphosis or apothiosis.
 * When the former prince disappeared, the Invictus effectively imploded- old feuds boiled to the surface and erupeted into violence and exile.
 * Many members of the Invictus followed the former prince from the city and are in hiding helping with whatever he plans.
 * The Invictus stabilized as it did because they blood bound themselves to one another.
 * The Invictus stabilized as it did because they swore a series of blood oaths and will die if they leave the covenant.
 * The Invictus stabilized as it did because the remaining members have nowhere else to go and are simply scared into cooperation. Most will jump ship given a good enough offer.
 * There is a Gangrel elder in the city who Nightwolf torpored. This gangrel was the head of a group who killed those who protected members of the Invictus.
 * There was a previous Gangrel Elder who was Invictus, but he killed the upstart Nightwolf and assumed his identity to free himself of the Invictus.
 * The current Invictus "elder" is actually a neonate used by the real elder to do buisness.
 * The current Invictus elder used to be mistaken for an unaligned mekhet who had gained "protection" from the Ventrue clan.
 * The current Invictus elder spends one out of every 3 nights without rising.
 * The current Invictus elder is the member of a secretive bloodline that can control the movement of the city and its inhabitants. The proof is in a seal that hangs behind the desk in his private office (though no one can confirm having been in such a private office themselves.)
 * The current Invictus elder has been seen to have died at least once (though no one can confirm having seen this event themselves).
 * The Invictus are all blood slaves of the Invictus elder who rules them as an unyielding tyrant.
 * The Invictus are lead by an elected body.
 * The Invictus are lead by an elite body which garentees loyalty through the use of dark arts. (Given last game, this theory seems to be especially popular among the Carthians.)
 * The Invictus have been leasing their ability to perform contracts out. Some clan or clans have used various contracts to ensure the loyalty of members.