DaVinci's Lady With An Ermine (c. 1483-1490). House Cosca's tastes for pleasure and luxury are rooted in Renaissance nobility.

The first of four profiles of the vampire houses that rule the City of Eternals.

House Cosca, descended from Italians that trace their heritage back through the mafia to the renaissance, has always led vampire society in their ability to drive social trends in the mortal world. Over hundreds of years, its past as a hard-charging band of brilliant thieves has been replaced by a taste for setting trends and enjoying the fruits of the human world.

Maya Charise, the house’s young Matriarch, was turned only fifty years ago. Once the kind of heiress/socialite who spent summers in Monaco and winters skiing the alps, she has brought continued glamour to the house. She was the favored protégée of the previous Matriarch, who died mysteriously and passed the title on. While some other Houses have a wavering confidence in her ability to lead, there’s no question that she is House Cosca’s most talented and intuitive forecaster of social change.

Members of House Cosca embody elite nighttime cool. They can recall intoxicants that were cutting-edge at the turn of the century, know what’s worth stealing in every world capital, wear finely tailored clothing and generally live the life of rock stars. They maintain a very profitable sideline creating new cultural trends among mortals. An invitation to any event thrown by House Cosca is a rare opportunity to experience the finest pleasures of either the mortal or immortal world.

House Cosca makes its headquarters in Club Hypnotique located in New Valencia’s Midtown district.