Ostiary
(No Covenant Status Required)
The Ostiary, or “Keeper of the Door,” is a martial position in the larger cities where The Lancea Sanctum is legitimately dominant. The role concerns itself not with offensive maneuvers against enemies, but defense against outside influence. The Ostiary and his coterie keep a vigilant watch over routes of ingress into the city — airports, train stations, highways, even underground tunnels. If anyone who could threaten the covenant’s hold on the region comes into the city, they are sent packing — sometimes with their heads in a bag. Of course, some outsiders slip through the cracks, but the Ostiary does his level best to track down these exceptions and determine the level of threat they present, if any. Usually, an Ostiary is a young (but promising) ancilla promoted to the position. He reports directly to either the Sheriff or a single Bishop who directs the Ostiary in protecting the routes into the city.