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Information | Vampires
Jun. 19th, 2024 04:59 pmVAMPIRES
BASICS
KINDRED
The Vampire Government™, your friendly neighborhood Camarilla, writes to inform you that using the word 'vampire' is actually quite a faux-pas. They prefer the term 'kindred,' a term meant to obfuscate the existence of undead blood-suckers. After all, the first rule of vampire club is no one talks about vampire club.
Sorry, kindred club.
In the World of Darkness, vampires/kindred can agree on one rule and one rule only: keep our existence secret. WEAKNESSES TO THE SUN, FIRE, DECAPITATION, A WELL PLACED STAKE, AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE HEART betray their ill-gained immortality. Safety through obscurity is the preferred method to live miserably for as many centuries as one can.
Another rule makes itself undeniable - feed. Kindred MUST DRINK BLOOD TO SUSTAIN THEIR LIFELESS BODIES. Luckily, typical vampire feeding is PLEASANT FOR THE VICTIM, and most don't drink enough to kill.
THE BEAST
FRENZIES
Even the most well-adjusted vampire can fall victim to their BEAST. There is no agreed upon way to understand the impulses of the blood, but all kindred are aware of its influence. Go without feeding, and the beast drinks and kills until it is fulfilled. Face destruction, and the beast tears through anything and anyone to preserve its host. Suffer an embarrassment or lose something that is yours to another, and the beast rages until its anger is sated.Only the most fanatical vampires lean in to this, the DAMNING LOSS OF SELF too severe a consequence for unpredictable and wild power.
BANES
Most vampires do not shudder when they witness a cross, nor worry about how to cross a flowing river. Garlic is simply produce, and silver is a shiny trinket. What kindred do suffer are the vices of their predecessors - a bane varies from bloodline to bloodline, but there does not exist a vampire without at least one.Daan is thrice cursed, suffering from BOUTS OF THIRST FOR THE BLOOD OF HIS OWN KIND, THE SPORADIC NEED TO BE CONSOLED BY AN INNOCENT, and OCCASIONAL DEAFENING RINGING IN HIS EARS..
THE BLOOD
CLANS
Like any good TTRPG, your terrible night-creature is sorted into one of several 'categories.' Clan is a succinct way to refer to the differing bloodlines that tie back to Big Daddy Caine - the original vampire. Whether or not a kindred believes in the legend of their progenerater, all acknowledge that different blood brings different powers, different curses.Daan is a MALKAVIAN, a clan beguiled by lapses in reality and indecipherable visions. More often, Daan is affected by the former - he is not prone to prophecy. This is the clan of the insane, and if you meet one of them who seems to dodge that label, you just haven't discovered their particular brand of bonkers yet.
DIABLERIE
A vampire's most basic need - blood - can be met by feeding on mortals or other supernatural beings. While killing in the act of feeding leaves a kindred feeling especially sated, there is yet another damning form of consumption.Diablerie can only be committed against other vampires, and is the act of consuming not only the blood but the soul of the victim. This act offers a successful diablerist power that would normally be beyond their grasp, but it CORRODES THEIR SOUL at best and CAN BE CORRUPTED BY THE VICTIM TO POSSESS THE DIABLERIST'S BODY at worst. It is a dangerous practice, and frowned up on by any Good Upstanding Vampire.
Anyone with the ability to OBSERVE AURAS WILL NOTICE DAAN'S IS STREAKED WITH BLACK VEINS. The mark of a diablerist expands from his body outward in a tangled, ugly mess of the corruption he's inflicted on himself.
ABILITIES
BLOOD SORCERY
Created by mages who lost their power upon becoming vampires, Blood Sorcery is a versatile art with limitless potential. Difficult to learn and harder to master, the wide array of possibilities this ability offers are spread between its users. Those new to the practice may be able to track down someone's location or place a basic ward on an object. Masters can manipulate land, space, and the blood of others.
Daan prioritizes this pursuit over his other natural abilities, and his repertoire reflects his dedication. He is able to step through walls, create a shield from his blood, track someone's location, store blood for consumption at any time, create solid objects from his blood, and use his blood as a corrosive substance. Compared to some, this may be a humble list, but he is always trying to learn more. That could be through study or devouring a soul and inheriting the victim's abilities - whatever works.
Daan prioritizes this pursuit over his other natural abilities, and his repertoire reflects his dedication. He is able to step through walls, create a shield from his blood, track someone's location, store blood for consumption at any time, create solid objects from his blood, and use his blood as a corrosive substance. Compared to some, this may be a humble list, but he is always trying to learn more. That could be through study or devouring a soul and inheriting the victim's abilities - whatever works.
FORTITUDE
Users of Fortitude gain supernatural resilience - both mental and physical. Those with a weak grasp of the ability may be able to grant themselves a sense of calm or stand back up after taking a bone shattering blow. Masters of this discipline are unreachable by supernatural intrusion into their minds and can become indestructible. So they say, at least.
Daan's command over fortitude is basic and purely physical. He is sturdier than the average vampire, but can be downed with enough tenacity.
Daan's command over fortitude is basic and purely physical. He is sturdier than the average vampire, but can be downed with enough tenacity.
CELERITY
The Celerity user moves with supernatural grace and speed. This ability grants perfect balance, split-second reaction time, and allows the vampire's body to act faster than a human's ever could. Novices with this discipline may be able to tread a tightrope without teetering or dodge a well-aimed punch. Those possessing honed Celerity can close great distances seemingly instantly, or react to surprises as if they knew what was coming.
Daan's ability to avoid a hit is strengthened by this discipline, as is his ability to multi-task in a fight. Quick hands can reload a gun while he finds cover. A dodge can turn into a grapple before his opponent's momentum has stopped. He's an average user of this power, so others who specialize in 'speed' based powers are surely able to outpace him.
Daan's ability to avoid a hit is strengthened by this discipline, as is his ability to multi-task in a fight. Quick hands can reload a gun while he finds cover. A dodge can turn into a grapple before his opponent's momentum has stopped. He's an average user of this power, so others who specialize in 'speed' based powers are surely able to outpace him.
OBFUSCATE
Vampires hide their existence, and obfuscate users have perfected this art. Users of this ability can disguises their faces to possess true anonymity or move unseen and unheard. While an inexperienced obfuscate user may simply make no noise when they walk, an expert can vanish from plain sight or disguise an entire home as an empty lot.
With a natural inclination towards this discipline, Daan has a good understanding of its uses. He can move without a sound, invisible to those without the means to see the supernatural. This disappearing act can be done regardless of whether someone is looking at him or not. He has not yet, however, learned to extend this ability to anything or anyone else.Maybe eating another vampire will help him learn?
With a natural inclination towards this discipline, Daan has a good understanding of its uses. He can move without a sound, invisible to those without the means to see the supernatural. This disappearing act can be done regardless of whether someone is looking at him or not. He has not yet, however, learned to extend this ability to anything or anyone else.