Mortal Population: 250,000 to 300,000<br/>Anarch Overlord: None as Yet<br/>Mayor: Karen Ortiz (played by Vandren)<br/>Police Chief: Eric Turner<br/>Founded: 1721 C.E.<br/><br/>Appearance/Feel: In terms of size, Sanctuary is within the top 80 cities in the U.S.  While not a large city, it is not particularly small either.  According to nearly all other statistics, the city is roughly average for the nation.  The two exceptions are that it is a surprisingly racially integrated community and appears to be a sort of Mecca for occultists for some reason.  Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, the native population was absorbed into the town, rather than being sent to a reservation.  Sanctuary was also a mildly popular place for escaped slaves to gravitate toward.  On the supernatural side, Sanctuary is a sort of Casablanca, sans Nazis and Bogart.<br/><br/>History: Sometime around 1700, two Nosferatu in NYX decided they wanted to retreat from the Camarilla-Sabbat war.  Over the next twenty years they pulled strings, gathered resources, and called in favours.  In 1721, the Gangrel Tom and one of Claudius’ ghouls, James C. Walker, founded the town of Sanctuary on the Virginia-Maryland-Pennsylvania border.  Later, that part of Virginia became West Virginia.  In the early 1750s, the Nosferatu moved out to the town and set themselves up.  By the turn of the century, the now bustling city was given to them by their respective sects.  Officially, James Walker, the first town leader, died in 1763.  Today, his birthday is still celebrated in the city.  Sanctuary laid low during the American Revolution and the Civil War, both leaders played off their sects.  Over time, the city kept growing and other supernaturals came to settle, or were absorbed by the growth.