Clan Ventrue
Walker Smithson quickly moved up the ladder in the Ventrue clan. Although most coteries consist of only one clan, Walker was the leader of a mixed-clan coterie "The Round Table" in New Orleans. In January of 1998 Walker disappeared; many believed he was a victim of a Lupine attack or Sabbat pack.
In mid-February, just after a conclave was held by Justicar Xaviar announcing the commencement of peace talks with the lupine, the Round Table coterie was implicated in a series of bank robberies in which several policemen were killed. The same night the robberies took place, Walker Smithson reappeared in New Orleans. That night, Walker reunited with the coterie and had a meeting with Prince Mancini.
With the exception of a warm welcome from the Malkavian's, Walker's return to the Round Table coterie was received with a silent atmosphere of confusion and distrust. Nevertheless, the group reunited in a joint effort to absolve themselves of the crimes and reestablish their coterie strength and credibility. Some believe Walker Smithson and Andrey Rozhkov are the same person -- Andrey appeared in the city after Walker disappeared; Andrey disappeared the night Walker reappeared; Walker has been spending a lot of time at Andrey's home.
