RABBI MICHALIS BASARAS
Nihilistic Theologian
“Shamayim is a place without feeling. The wisest scholars and theologians have all taught us to embrace oblivion.”
Facts at a Glance
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Vulnerability(1)
Knowledge(1)
Michalis claims to be the childe of Giangaleazzo, the Prince of Milan.
Asset(1)
He has Influence over various religious communities in Chicago.
Threat(1)
Alliance(2)
Alan Sovereign manages the synagogue's finances for a commission.
Michalis uses Adze to find impressionable young Kindred.
Goal(2)
He uses coded letters to Milan to communicate with fellow cultists.
Michalis aims to build a suicidal army of disaffected Kindred and mortals.
Quirk(1)
He almost never blinks and wears a pendant of a hollow man.
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The Secret Letters
Michalis has done his best to keep his head down in polite society. He continues to write letters to "Giangaleazzo of Milan" and will occasionally boast to anyone who encounters him of his heritage as the scion of a Prince. His letters are both in Hebrew and written in code to befuddle anyone trying to intercept the messages, actually intended for the Cult of Shalim. His messages inform others of the political situation in Chicago, but he also wishes to draw the eyes of his fellow cultists to the gaping spiritual void at Chicago's heart and bring them to his side. Were fellow mystics to arrive he would lead the pogrom, annihilating those unworthy of life.
Unite in Emptiness
Michalis is regarded as a powerful cantor and highly progressive mensch in his community. He preaches the values of unity and oneness among all and points to the teachings of various scholars urging all mankind to come together. Beneath that veil lurks the truth of his nihilistic intent. In emptiness, all are equal and all are one. He seeks to recruit a cult of mortals, disaffected Anarchs, and abandoned fledglings who might join in his philosophy. By acting as a leveler of hierarchy and counselor to others, he wishes to get into the heads of his cultists and form a loyal, suicidal army.
Alan Sovereign is one of the few Kindred who has reached out to Michalis and they maintain a friendly relationship. Michalis sees him as a key to the more important Kindred of the city, Alan simply enjoys investing the earnings of the synagogue for a healthy commission.
Michalis enjoys the company of Adze, for both the tidbits of information and the access to young, impressionable Kindred it brings.