House of Tremere also has a number of Americans in the guild, and especially as you would like to have an Umbra lore style guild, we'd welcome the opportunity to sit and talk with you sometime (or at least I'll make our AGM Jade Bastet do so
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And I remember what it's like to have to deal with the time differences, although I've ahem.. remedied that situation.. since I am also an American... I just happen to be living in Europe now....