You may not realize it, but you probably work for us—the Executive Board—controllers of the world’s finances. Whether it’s a hot dog purchase at Navy Pier or a fish sale in Kuala Lumpur, money always finds its way to us. In our hands, it flows, grows, and serves as a sword, shield, and fortress. We have silently orchestrated the rise and fall of empires, bankrupting kings and elevating commoners to royalty.
In the world of Vampire the Masquerade and Darkness Emergent, the Ventrue clan is synonymous with the Executive Board, embodying power, wealth, and influence. Their mastery over financial systems and their strategic acumen make them the backbone of this faction. The Giovanni (now known as the Hecata) clan also fits within the Executive Board due to their historical ties to wealth, finance, and death, providing an edge in manipulating both mortal and Kindred economies.
As the Executive Board turns its focus to expanding networks and opportunities in Las Vegas, they invite the most powerful and ambitious Kindred to join them. With an eternity to live, why be anything less than wealthy?
The Executive Board
The Executive Board Trade is the engine that drives progress. Throughout history, it financed exploration, funded new technology, and enabled equitable relations between rival nations. In the modern era, it is both a unifying and a pacifying force, connecting allies across the globe, and punishing the unjust with crippling sanctions. We ask you, with mortal society structured entirely around trade, why should Kindred society neglect something so fundamental? Speed and strength may build a house or overcome a foe, but industry, commerce, and finance grow cities and build armies. We of the Executive Board wield those mortal forces for the preservation of our domains, the betterment of all Kindred, and toward our mutual enrichment. Our membership includes the most brilliant financial minds throughout history, spanning across clans, continents, and centuries. Our wealth surged with the industrial revolution, soared with the information age, and is filled with the fortunes of dynasties long-forgotten. The innovations of Smith, Keynes, and Friedman – all luminaries of their time – were nearly a century behind our Kindred financiers. As civilization’s great wealthy families have come and gone – the DiMedicis and the Fuggers, and soon the Astors, the Rockefellers, and the Waltons – we will endure, our fortunes secured, fortified, and diversified. We of the Executive Board invite you to join us in San Antonio for an exclusive 60-minute executive info session. You’ll meet like-minded Kindred composed of some of the foremost minds in finance, operations, and strategy. Join us, and build your legacy. Legacy from San Antonio In a boardroom high atop the downtown district of San Antonio, the Executive Board gathered to discuss an opportunity. A member of the Hecate clan sought their help in brokering the sale of a special Ceremony, one that could only be cast during The Day of the Dead. This ritual would summon a ghost to carry a message to someone who died, and return with their reply. The Hecate needed help finding the right buyer, and was certain one could be found at the weekend’s gathering. The board members discussed the opportunity and organized. Finding a buyer was not entirely straightforward. The ghost demanded payment for its services depending on two things: the length of time since the death of the recipient, and whether or not the departed had led a virtuous life. A wealthy buyer was of little profit if they sought a tyrant or a criminal. The board called their contact and introduced him to their buyer, a Ministry member who would write to his mortal husband. The ghost appeared and bade them show the princely sum they had negotiated. But when the messenger learned of the letter’s recipient, he demanded only a single coin. The husband was a good man and a good father to their children. It was his honor to carry the letter. With the transaction concluded and their mastery of commerce established, the board members were left to split the profits.
Chicago – The Executive Board
You may not know it, but you probably work for us. When you control the world’s finances, nearly everyone does. It doesn’t matter whether you’re buying a hot dog at Navy Pier, or selling fish at a marketplace in Kuala Lampur, money is a river that always finds its way to us. In our hands, it is flowing, growing, living. It is a sword that never dulls and an durable shield; a shelter and a fortress; the ultimate tool to command the power of the kine. We have quietly been behind the rise and collapse of some of the greatest fortunes in history. We have bankrupted kings and empires, made commoners into royalty, and in San Antonio, we brokered a deal beyond the veil of life and death. To join our company is to rub elbows with the most powerful and influential of our kind. But do not mistake us for nepotists and trust fund babies; we are kindred from all walks of life who share common interests, united by our talent and our ambition. We are not fooled by a country club demeanor or an expensive handbag. Game recognizes game, as they say in the streets. As we focus our attention on Chicago, we will once again meet to expand our networks, our opportunities, and to discuss matters of mutual interest. Do you have what it takes to join us in a world where you’re only as good as your last deal? We’re the Executive Board, and you should ask yourself, if you have an eternity to live, why would you choose to be anything less than wealthy?