The Cardinals: Cardinals oversee Sabbat affairs in grand geographical regions. As the superiors of the archbishops, cardinals coordinate the Sabbat in their cities and direct them in the Great Jyhad. Cardinals wield immense amounts of power as their influences cross great distances. Yet, even if they have no direct influence in a particular arena, their underlings generally do. The office of cardinal is far more than simply regional management, however. The cardinals bear the responsibility of the crusades--it is their direct duty to bring cities with their diocese under the Sabbat's sway. Of course, doing so is quite difficult: The fall of a city takes years to plan and execute. Additionally, sweeping in and taking over requires finesse. Simply firebombing an entire town leaves nothing within the town to be desired. Obviously, the responsibilities of the cardinals are vast. On one end of the spectrum, cardinals must appease their political peers and betters, proving their worth as cardinals and maintaining the great Jyhad. On the other end, they must exercise caution and restraint, as turning their cities into hellholes diminishes their worth. Most Sabbat see their cardinals no more than once per year, if at all, as the duties of the office keep them in constant communication with bishops, archbishops, prisci and of course, the regent herself. When the lower echelons of the sect do see their cardinals, it is often during various sect rituals or honorific festivals. Cardinals vary widely in style--some are bellicose warlords, leaeding their crusades at the front of the collumns and destroying those who stand against them with frightening powers. Others are clever tacticians, carefully orchestrating every move the vampires they lead make. Still others are charismatic firebrands, whipping their charges into frenzies and turning them loose on the unsuspecting, soft Camarilla "Kindred." Almost all cardinals are feared by those beneath them, as their tremendous physical and political power makes them terrible foes, in whose good graces one must remain, lest one meet Final Death.