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 Sorcery, Thaumaturgy, Blood Magic, W itchcraft,
Dur-an-ki, Quietus, Akhu, Koldunism,
W ill-working, Magic

- I ntr oduction - L evel 3

- A Magical Myster y Tour - L evel 5
- T haumaturgy and the T remere - Certàmen
- Dur-an-ki, Quietus and the Banu Haqim - K oldunic Sor cer y
- Koldunism and the Old Clan - K oldunic Rites
- Akhu and T he Ministry - T he Way of Earth
- H ouses of the Unholy - T he Way of Wind
- House T remere - T he Way of Water
- House Carna - T he Way of Fire
- House I psissimus - T he Way of Spirit
- House Goratrix - Akhu: Sor cer y Within the Nest of Viper s
- Take the Power Back: Accessibility and Sor cer y - L evel 1
- T he Many Paths of Blood Sor cer y - L evel 2
- Path of Conjuring - L evel 3
- Path of Curses - Path of Corruption
- Path of Elemental Mastery - Mer its and Flaws
- Path of the Fathers Vengeance - A Selection of Sor cer er s
- Path of the L evinbolt - George J. Williams
- Gift of Morpheus - Jonah Sanford
- Movement of the Mind - Jørn
- Ogham - Maeve Delaney
- Sielanic Sorcery - Francoise Gianni
- Path of Technomancy - L or esheets
- T haumaturgical Countermagic - Koldunic Sorcerer
- Weather Control - House I psissimus
- Assor ted Rituals - T he Book of Going Forth by Night
- L evel 1 - Scions of the Amr
- L evel 2
 - Who are the many sorcerer s?
I ntr oduction - Sorcer y - how to stop it taking over your
game
- Updating the many paths of Sorcer y
Thaumatur gy, Sorcer y, Blood magic, Koldunism -
- More sorcerous Rituals
whatever your prefered ter m, it?s fair to say that
- The Ways of Koldunism
magic has played a long and impor tant role in the
- The ar t of Setite Sorcer y
World of Darkness. While occasionally it veered
- Dark Sorcer y
too close to making Blood Magic a catch all
- Example SPCs for your Chronicle
replacement for the other disciplines, or for
- Loresheets
making magicians the Swiss Ar my knife of the
coter ie, it still offered a lot of interesting options
Do all these Paths and Rituals need to exist?
and some phenomenal visions. With the 5th
Probably not. Should they all exist in the World of
edition making Blood Sorcer y a much leaner and
Darkness at the same time? Maybe, maybe not,
r itualistic set of power s, I?ve attempted to br ing
however there are plenty of groups that enjoy the
over a number of the older options in a way I
sorcerous aspects of this game, and ultimately it all
believe is consistent with the design philosophy.
comes down to inspir ation and what you can pull
This is in no way a complete compendium of what
into your games. Each and ever yone of these r ituals
existed, nor is it a tr ue attempt to br ing back
can be used in any manner of circumstances, and
paths, however hopefully some of these options
not just by player char acter s - Stor yteller char acter s
will add a little inspir ation to your games and
are just as likely to come across these r ituals and
expand how you see the new Blood mages in the
the stor y implications with each of these could
World of Darkness. In this document I will cover :
ser ve to cover any number of stor ies.

A Magical Myster y Tour
The gifts of Caine are many and impressive and the
12 disciplines cover a massive r ange of nightly
situations to assist the vampires with their nightly
hunt. There will always be those for whom that
power just isn?t enough, for those that feel the need
to delve into the other myr iad possibilities of the
blood. These are the Sorcerer s.
There are conflicting legends of the beginnings of
sorcer y among the Kindred. For those invested in
the Caine myth, Lilith is often held up as an
example- not only did she help educate Caine in
the mer its of his blood and kickstar t the discover y
of Disciplines, she was also a master sorcerer
her self. Other vampires point to the legends of the
Banu Haqim as the or iginal magic weaver s of all
the Clans, while the Setites would swear that it was
their God that fir st wielded that power and had
that legacy stolen. Str angely, the Old Clan r arely
make the case for their owner ship of Sorcer y, but
their pr actice of Koldunism is as old as the land
they descend from.
Thaumatur gy and the Tr emer e
Ar guably the most well known (or infamous) out of
all the Sorcerer s, the Tremere seemingly came out
of nowhere and succeeded against all the odds - to
use a more moder n ter m, they ver y much cor nered
the market and removed all their competition.
There are a great many reasons why this happened
as it did, but one of the contr ibuting factor s is most
likely due to the style of their sorcer y and the
flexibility of the Her metic techniques used as the
underlying philosophy. Other s might ar gue that
the Tremere were late to the game, that many of
their r ituals had existed for centur ies or even that
there were other more power ful blood sorcerer s in
existence. However you?d likely find your self with a
ver y poor ar gument were you to suggest that the
Tremere hadn?t adapted their style with
phenomenal speed and reliability, or that they
hadn?t done that in the face of great adver sity.
Thaumatur gy may be seen by some as attempting to
usur p the power that other s have wielded for
millennia, but this is a complaint the Tremere are
used to and the type of adver sar ial position they
thr ive against. With Car na and her group of rebels
attempting to expand the discipline and see how
much fur ther sorcer y can be pushed, now may
really be the time for the Tremere to again make
real advances in the field of magic.
Dur - an- ki, Quietus and the Banu
Haqim
There are few that doubt that the oldest blood
mages in existence hail from the Banu Haqim, or
that they have many potent sorcerer s within their
r anks. In the moder n age however, plenty outside
the clan perhaps don?t have a full appreciation of
their ar ts and exactly how potent and adaptable they
were. When most of the stor ies they were told were
of bloodthir sty diabler ists, it perhaps became too
easy to see their Blood Sorcer y as just another
application of the blood in the same vein as other
disciplines. The fact that a great many in the Banu
Haqim were happy to let other s leave with that
impression is quite telling as to how the clan
perceived outsider s as well - that they can?t always
be tr usted to know ever ything.
Banu Haqim sorcer y focuses on a number of
pr inciples, with different sorcerer s approaching
with different mindsets - even within the Clan it has
a number of different names, with Quietus being
perhaps the most well known, but Dur- an- ki being
older and more tr aditional. There is often a focus on
dr ugs, hallucinogens or other wise tr ying to shift the
natur al per spectives of the mind, with feeding on
the blood of those under the influence of specific
dr ugs often seen as a gateway to higher
under standings. Other s feel that r ather than gazing
inwards, that they stand to gain more from looking
to the heavens. These vampires have a deep
under standing of their places within creation, and
see the star s and planets as having a divine
significance to their magic. Other s within the clan
have a ver y different goal in mind when they look
to the heavens, and instead rely on pacts with the
old gods. Whether these recipients of wor ship tr uly
are gods, or something ver y different is a much
debated subject, but the results they achieve
speaks for themselves.
Koldunism and the Old Clan
It can be easy to for get it sometimes, but more so
than their fiendish reputation would lead you to
believe, fir st and foremost the Old Clan are
scholar s. This inquisitive and exper imental streak
is a thread that binds ever y member of the clan
together, and more than any discipline could ever
do, really defines the core of the clan. It is this
quest for deeper under standing that sowed the
fir st seed of what would become Koldunic Sorcer y.
By stretching out their bodies and minds and
attempting to attune it to the lands they hold so
dear, the Old Clan discovered something? else.
The combination of sleeping in the spir itually r ich
soil and bloody exper imentation eventually
collided into a somewhat unique for m of Blood
Sorcer y.
Koldunism never went away, but it cer tainly had a
per iod of obscur ity. The rebellion of the clan?s
younger member s dur ing the Anarch Revolt and
their subsequent rejection of their elder s?legacy
meant that for many centur ies it was just the
member s of the Or adea league and their childer
that kept up the pr actice. Over time, that same
inquisitive nature that inspired the fir st Kolduns
drew the young of the clan to rediscover their roots
and br ing back this ancient pr actice. From the
wilds of the Car pathian homelands to the concrete
jungles of Los Angeles, from high tech Tokyo to the
favelas of São Paulo, the night listens to the call of
the Koldun once more - the elemental spir its of the
land were once again called upon with the blood of
vampires.
Akhu and the Ministr y
When other vampires gather and tell stor ies of how
the Banu Haqim were the fir st to pr actice Blood
Sorcer y, it?s possible that later on they may find
themselves approached by a Setite to be educated as
to one of the real and hidden tr uths of the world. It
was Set in all his divine glor y that was the fir st to
tur n his blood to the sorcerous ar ts. Coming as he
did from a divine lineage, Set was no str anger to
magic, and it was common among his family. It was
this magic that led to the fir st resur rection of Set as
well as that of his brother Osir is. It was also because
of Set wielding this magic that directly led to the
creation of the other clan founder s, and by
extension the entire r ace of vampires. So say the
Setites, and if you accept the divinity of Set then you
must also accept that Set and his childer were the
fir st and greatest vampire sorcerer s ever to exist.
Magic may not always be the focus of the aver age
follower, but it is still one of the greatest of Sets
legacies to his follower s and a tr ibute to his divinity.
Ever y spell cast is calling upon a little bit of his
godliness, and br inging the follower just a little
closer to their god.
Both the Church or Set and the Ministr y are avid
pr actitioner s of sorcer y due to this connection to
their god. It is not uncommon to find those fur ther
along the Hour s to have picked up some
r udimentar y under standing of Blood Sorcer y, but
with the greatest of secrets reser ved for those who
have tr uly shown their devotion to Set. The shar ing
of knowledge is gener ally done within individual
blood cults or sire and childe relationships,
therefore the texts available to lear n from tend to be
siloed and even specialised within these smaller
groups. Due to the religious nature of the clan,
r ituals are often given great impor tance and dressed
up in all manner of tr appings appropr iate to the
par ticular faith espoused by that Minister. While
you probably don?t need to attend that many after all, isn?t that what the Pyr amid is all about?
different Setite r ituals to see a snake or Egyptian House Tremere intends to r ise above all the recent
iconogr aphy used, the vast major ity will instead changes, pick the elements that work, and destroy
lean towards more moder n and less obvious ways those that have
to dress up these events. Ministr y magic tends ser ved their
toward styles that elevate their follower s or show pur pose. As they
the divine her itage of the caster - r aw displays of have always done,
power are fine, but when you wield the tools of the they will pr une
gods, some respect should be shown. any weakness
from
their
Houses of the Unholy r anks.

Until recently. The Tremere were considered a

monolith. Those outside saw them working with
almost per fect unity, and when splinter groups did
pop up in the Anarchs or the Sabbat, they were
quickly and r uthlessly dealt with. The clan doesn?t
even have any known bloodlines that other s might
point at as a sign of var iation. No, to those outside,
the Tremere seemingly oper ated like a machine -
all working together towards a common goal.

House Tremere
Despite r umour s to the contr ar y, the Pyr amid is as
strong as ever. Vienna may have fallen, but the clan House Car na
was always more than just its Pr ime Chantr y -
The rebels of House Car na seek to refor m the
indeed it?s for reasons like this that the clan had
Tremere from within. While they have slaved away
the pyr amid str ucture. By ensur ing they had strong
for year s under the yoke of the shared blood bond
foundations, the clan can and will weather any
all Tremere felt, now they pur sue freedom to tr y
stor m. It also wouldn?t be the fir st time that house
things their own way. This somewhat liber al attitude
Tremere moved its base of oper ations - for many
leads many to wrongly paint the Car na as par t of the
year s the Pr ime Chantr y was located in the for tress
Anarchs, however this is ver y much not the case and
at Ceor is before they upgr aded their base of
almost all of Car na?s devotees are loyal to the Ivor y
oper ations to For tschr itt. The only result of this
Tower - they just seek a way to redefine their
recent trouble is that the clan is ready for another
position within it on their own ter ms.
upgr ade.

Many within the Pyr amid underestimate the broad

The Pyr amid has thr ived because of its str ucture.
appeal of Car na?s rebellion. Many see the house as
Ever ything has its place and ever y member of the
made up of militant feminists or pagans and
clan ser ves to make the Pyr amid stronger. Whether
witches. While it?s tr ue that this contingent exists,
they realise it or not, these other so called Houses
they would be shocked to find out exactly how many
still ser ve the Pyr amid. They may think they?re
other member s of the clan are sick to the eye teeth
working towards their own goals, but ultimately
with how they?ve been treated and wish to vent their
they will end up strengthening Clan Tremere - and
fr ustr ation. A per fect example is the small but
r ising faction of technomancer s that had their
research r idiculed and quashed by their Regents,
and have now made the wholesale move to Car na?s
side. With the Camar illa?s concer n regarding the
use of technology, these Tremere feel they have a
way to police this and find out exactly how much
the SI tr uly know about the Kindred, while proving
the value of Car na?s innovative approach.
House Ippsissimus
To call those Tremere in House
Ipsissimus a tr ue House is a bit
misleading, however those Tremere
that have decamped to the Anarchs
have one underlying feature in common: a lust for
per sonal power through sorcer y. This need is what
typically dr ives them away from House Tremere or
Car na, but it is also what stops them from unifying
and becoming a tr ue house. For the Ipsissimus, to
submit to the limitations that ser ving with or
under another would br ing are unconscionable -
while they may have fr iends, allies and even
research par tner s, for them to tr uly rely on another
would be like giving up.
The typical Ipsissimus is dr iven, obsessive and
follows their own mor al code. It?s not always the
case that they?re willing to break any law or taboo to
achieve their ends, but to an outsider it may
cer tainly appear that way. There are of cour se a few
that suppor t the Anarch agenda, but more often
than not, those are the ones with an axe to gr ind
and a specific issue to confront- typically with
the Pyr amid itself r ather than the Camar illa.
Most Anarch Ipsissimus would prefer to be left
alone by their clan and the Camar illa; for them,
per fecting their ar t free from the pr ying eyes of
other s and with no one to tell them what to do are
the main appeal of going Anarch.
House Gor atr ix
Ver y little is known about the bur geoning House
Gor atr ix outside of the elder s of clan Tremere and
even to them their goals and even number s are
shrouded in myster y. Like House Tremere they are
or ganised and follow a str ict str ucture, like House
Car na they seek freedom from those ancient
power s that would control them, and like House
Ipsissimus they are willing to push through
boundar ies - sometimes painfully - to achieve
their goals.
The name Gor atr ix is familiar to any student of the
Tremere. A favoured student of Tremere in life, it
was Gor atr ix that was behind many of the events
that shaped the clan - including being the one that
allegedly created the potion that tur ned them to
vampir ism in the fir st place. Gor atr ix is also known
to have fled to the Sabbat in the 1700?s, and then
per ished with the rest of the Tremere antitribu at
the tur n of the millennium. Whether this is tr uly
Gor atr ix retur ned, an imposter capitalising on his
name or something else even more sinister, the
only tr uly known fact is that the elder s of the clan
respect the power that this House possesses.
Take the Power Back:
Accessibility and Sor cer y
When looking over all the many examples of sorcer y
in the World of Darkness, it would be easy to think
that magic was ever ywhere and accessible to all.
You?d be for given for consider ing that any Tremere
in their chantr y could find any of these pr actices or
r ituals in dusty tomes, or that the Banu Haqim with
all those many centur ies of exper ience could just
choose to mimic the r arefied pr actices of
Koldunism. The reality is that even among those
that make this the focus of their unlife, most of
these methods remain hidden and restr icted. Even
though the blood has the capability to twist itself to
any of these var iants, the methodology and
str ucture behind it often feels too alien to them -
like a br ain sur geon switching to homeopathy to
find a cure.
The most impor tant point to consider is the
availability of this knowledge - plenty of these
examples are only wr itten down in a single place, if
indeed it even exists at all outside of the mind of its
creator s at all. The image of a secretive and
par anoid mage hoarding all their knowledge to
themselves is not only common but tr ue in many
cases - once a secret gets out it loses all the power it
once held, and those that pr actice sorcer y are
nothing if not power hungr y. Don?t expect all but the
most well infor med and non judgemental vampire
to have even heard a r umour about most of these
power s, let alone know how they could lear n them.
Gaining access to any of these could easily for m a
major stor y arc and ver y likely come at a significant
cost to the budding sorcerer. A mawla can be a good
place to star t, but it?s unlikely that they are the be all
and end all as far as tuition goes.
There are some pr actices here that are aligned with
cer tain clans, groups or cults. In many cases these
are even more jealously guarded, with some
considered a divine blessing, and other s so
seemingly tied to cer tain sects that many wouldn?t
touch them even if they could - the social stigma
would just be too much. Outside of the clans that
for mally pr actice sorcer y, it?s unlikely that many
vampires will have access or even under standing of
magic. It?s common knowledge that the Tremere
are warlocks without peer, but the problem is often
that the pro Tremere propaganda machine has
done too good a job - many vampires have
for gotten that other groups filled this niche for
centur ies before any of the Tremere were even
bor n. This is changing with the Banu Haqim
spreading themselves out, but progress is slow.
In shor t, while there's no mechanical reason why
almost all of these options can?t be lear nt by any
Sorcerer, you should absolutely feel free to restr ict
access to any of this without a ver y good stor y
reason.
Blood Sor cer y Paths
From the earliest days of the vampire r ace, the ver y
fir st blood sorcerer s star ted to push the
boundar ies of what their blood could achieve, and
by going fur ther and fur ther, eventually star ted to
define the fundamentals of this ar t for the fir st
time. Rather than limit themselves to the
regimented disciplines that were common to the
bur geoning Clans, the vampires that would
become known as the Banu Haqim for ged their
own path. By twisting the blood to their will and by
combining it with esoter ic substances and
ingredients with a sympathetic resonance, they
found themselves able to achieve great and
hither to unpar alleled results. There were many
things that cowed and unner ved their
contempor ar ies, but such is the way of magic - it
defies explanation and expands the boundar ies of
what many would think possible. While perhaps
not as well known for it as their latter day peer s
would come to be, the Banu Haqim were no less
creative and prodigious with their magics, and the
histor ies of the Cainite r ace are marked by some of
the legendar y sorcer ies they per for med - without
their acts of sorcer y the path taken by kindred
would be different indeed. .
The Tremere have prospered as well as they have
for many reasons, but a significant contr ibutor to
their success is the or ganisation and efficiency they
apply when it comes to cataloguing and detailing
their sorcerous achievements. Many in the clan have
histor ically approached Thaumaturgy in a ver y
diligent and methodical manner, each advancement
is codified, logged and tested - the only thing that
separ ates it from the moder n scientific process is
the lack of peer review - although this is likely due
to the jealous and backstabbing nature of the clan
r ather than their lack of scientific pr inciples.
Perhaps with Car na?s rebellion, things will change,
but for now the way things were is the way things
are.
It?s not unusual for a tr uly creative sorcerer to
follow their own interests and peculiar ities, with
many spending centur ies following a cer tain line of
research to explore ever y possible avenue or build
upon pr inciples they?ve already explored. Another
common occur rence is for someone high up within
their clan to come across a niche that needs filling
and tasking multiple acolytes to explore options -
each of them coming up with a different var iation
on that theme. Because of this many r ituals have
grown around a common theme or need, and even
when two r ituals have been developed by different
Kindred, it may be that the two r ituals get grouped
together later on by an over enthusiastic libr ar ian.
When this happens, these focused areas typically get
refer red to as Paths, with some having enough
popular ity or infamy to be recognised by other
ter ms - such as the Church of Caine?s br utal Lure of
Flames. Included below are a few of the more
notable var iations that have been developed over
the year s. While there are some that are more
common among cer tain groups, a good percentage
are r are and even restr icted in some way by the
elder s of the groups. .
A great many of these paths have a histor ical
precedent and have been adapted (or in some cases
stolen wholesale) from other sorcerer s. Many of the
below use the naming conventions the Tremere
have given them, but plenty of Banu Haqim
under stand the fundamentals of the Gift of
Mor pheus and likely were the fir st pr actitioner s of
the Path of the Father s Vengeance. Even the most
generous Koldun would never agree that the
Tremere or iginated control over the Weather?
While the below are for matted and grouped
together under the banner ter m of ?Paths?, they are
in fact just Rituals and all use the standard r itual
activation rolls and processes. Individual sorcerer s
can lear n these in any order and do not need to
have lower level r ituals to progress. The ter m ?Path?
is purely for how sorcerer s have or ganised and
logically sor ted them, not a restr iction in how they
can be acquired. As with the lear ning of any r itual,
char acter s need to have access to an instr uctor, and
it?s entirely possible that even with these grouped
sets of r ituals, that all the var iants do not exist in
the same place at the same time.
Finally, many of these paths and options might
seem ver y much against the themes of vampires in
gener al, and to a degree it?s impossible to avoid the
feeling of high magic with cer tain paths - the same
goes with anything related to Fire - there are games
where it just doesn?t fit in or where it changes the
tone too much. What is presented here is meant as
an update on previous lore and an inspir ation, not
necessar ily a list of ever ything that could possibly be
attained. In these situations it?s highly
recommended that what is available or even exists
in univer se is highly cur ated, and that whatever
options exist fit your game.
Path of Conjur ing
The Path of Conjur ing goes by many names, as it is
an ancient path that has existed far longer than
many existing blood sorcerer s can remember. By
using specially constr ucted summoning chamber s,
the sorcerer may pull items from the ether and
seemingly get whatever their hear t desires. These
chamber s var y in for m a great deal and are highly
influenced by the style of magic the caster follows -
a well known Koldun uses the ear th itself as their
summoning chamber, bur ying things beneath the
land before digging them up in a gr im ceremony,
there are plenty of chamber s that are reminiscent
of the sor t of contr aption Dr Fr ankenstein would
have used, while some of the moder n
Technomancer s have elabor ate, computer dr iven
setups that wouldn't look out of place in a science
fiction film. Known as Conjurer s by their peer s, the
cost and toll on the pr actitioner can be great, but
the results are spectacular.
Level 2
Pr estidigitation
The image of a magician pulling a r abbit from a
hat, or always having the r ight card in their sealed
wallet is a quaint, if endur ing image. This r itual
allows the sorcerer to prepare items in advance so
that they might later retr ieve them with little more
than a thought.
- Ingr edients: A summoning chamber, an
empty pocket, sleeve, pur se or similar.
- Pr ocess: The conjurer spends time cleaning
each object, ensur ing they are utterly
pr istine. Once prepared, they anoint it with
tr ace amounts of their Vitae and place it
carefully in the chamber. This process has
to be repeated for each object that is to be
stored, however each individual
prepar ation counts as a separ ate r itual
casting for the pur poses of time. This is
often the fir st exper ience the sorcerer will
have with the unique summoning chamber s
so pr ized by this path. At this stage, they are
ver y small - roughly the size of an aver age
suitcase - but many are nonetheless or nate
and intr icate. Once sealed shut, any attempt
to open them or obser ve their inner
workings resets the r itual process.
- System: The process is followed and the
objects are placed into the chamber. When
the sorcerer wishes to conjure up one of the
objects, only then do they make the r itual
roll and rouse check. A success ensures the
object appear s within the receptacle of
choice - as long as one of the dimensions
would allow it to be removed from the
pocket, then it can be claimed (for example a
sword could come from a pur se as the
handle is not too wide to come from the
opening - even though the length would
nor mally stop it from fitting). If the chamber
is ever opened, all r itual effects are lost until
repeated again. The conjurer may store as
many objects in the chamber at one time as
their r ating in Blood Sorcer y
Level 3
Exchange with the Gods
For those conjurer s that have studied the pr inciples
of the path and it?s evolution, they now find
themselves capable of more than just cheap tr icks.
This r itual allows the conjurer to summon for th any
inanimate item or object they can conceive of.
However as is tr ue with the nor mal laws of physics,
something can not come from nothing. Cer tain
items are outside of the realm of this power -
Radioactive mater ials, items reliant on complex
computing components or biological reactions all
fail to mater ialise in the fashion requested.
Ever ything must be paid for with a sacr ifice as
objects summoned must be exchanged for
something of equal value or impor tance - the more
one tr ies to cheat the forces of creation, the more
unstable the results can be. Many of the more
philosophically minded sorcerer s that study this
path wonder what becomes of the or iginal
sacr ifice?
- Ingr edients: A specially prepared of the sacr ifice directly influences the
summoning chamber, an item to exchange, results. Stor yteller s should consider
hydrogen gas, a spark. increasing or decreasing the difficulty by
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer prepares the anything between - 2 to +2 depending on the
summoning chamber and ensures it is quality and similar ity of the sacr ifice to the
utterly pr istine. The chamber itself var ies desired object, bear ing in mind that cer tain
from sorcerer to sorcerer in ter ms of its positive qualities may counter act cer tain
design, size and the mater ials it is built negative ones, and vice ver sa. The following
from. Some chamber s are giant br ass char t offer s some example options for
spheres with accur ate mappings of the modifier s.
cosmos orbiting around them, other s look
like windowless hyperbar ic chamber s, and
other s resemble nothing more than a steel
box. The only commonality is that once
sealed they are air and light tight and with
no way of obser ving the inner workings of
the contr aption. The item being exchanged
is placed inside, and the chamber is filled
with Hydrogen gas - the fir st element
present at the dawn of creation. Finally, the
spark is introduced, consuming the
hydrogen and revealing the conjur ation.
- System: The chamber is prepared and
activated by introducing the hydrogen and
setting it off with a spark. At this point the
caster makes the r itual roll, and on a
success the conjured item appear s in the
smoke of the chamber. A Messy Cr itical on Level 4
the roll, means the object is conjured, but
that it will also only tempor ar ily remain on Life fr om Life
this plane - it will only exist for one hour By leaning into the earlier pr inciples of this path,
per success rolled. A Cr itical Success the conjurer is now capable of br inging for th life
creates a super ior ver sion of the desired from their chamber s. Conjurer s use this to create
object - typically this means it adds +1 to tempor ar y ser vants, ?upgr ade?or create freakish
any attempt to use it, but stor yteller s may hybr ids from their existing retainer s or even create
decide on more suitable options depending doppelganger s to aid in their schemes. This can be a
on the object. This super ior ity comes at a gr im and messy process, and at this point the
pr ice - any Messy Cr itical or Bestial Failure question of what happens to the or iginal donation
rolled when using it will destroy the can begin to weigh heavily on the soul of the
conjur ation as well as any other conjurer.
complications that would nor mally come
- Ingr edients: A specially prepared
from that result. There is however, more to
summoning chamber, a living subject to
a conjur ation than a simple roll. The
exchange, amniotic fluid, an electr ical
conjur ation becomes harder and harder
cur rent.
without a suitable exchange and the quality
- Pr ocess: As with the earlier r ituals in the
 Path of Conjur ing, this r itual requires a
summoning chamber, this one specially
prepared for summoning a living for m.
With the exception of it being filled with
fluid r ather than gas, the chamber s are
other wise ver y similar - but each must be
unique. The subject is placed in the
chamber (often under sedation, although
their mental condition isn?t impor tant to
the result of the r itual) and this is then
flooded with the amniotic fluid, before
having the electr ical cur rent passed
through it. The chamber is then opened and
the new life is bir thed into the world.
- System: The r itual follows a ver y similar
path to Exchange with the Gods (although it
does not require knowledge of that r itual to
lear n this one) and requires a separ ate
summoning chamber. The amniotic fluids
and the subject need not be of the same
species as the desired result, although this
does help. A successful activation bir ths the
live subject in the condition dictated by the
conjurer, and as before, the difficulty is
modified as per the below table. Messy
Cr iticals on the activation roll bir th strong
but twisted ver sions of what was supposed
to be summoned. This might not manifest
physically, or indeed str aight away, but it
will eventually sur face. A cr itical success
creates a per fect specimen - this might
manifest as higher attr ibutes, specialties,
mer its or something more applicable that is
agreed between Player and Stor yteller. A
standard success will result in the creation
slowly becoming sick and dying unless
exper ience points are invested to retain
them as a background, they were an
exchange of an existing advantage or the
stor yteller deems it unnecessar y - for
example when the new being is not used as
an advantage. Created follower s are sentient
and will star t off loyal to their creator - treat
them as if they had a level 3 blood bond that
decays at a r ate of one level per day. As with
Exchange with the Gods, the quality of the
offer ing directly affects the difficulty of the
conjur ing: the difficulty may increase or
decrease by anything between - 2 to +2
depending on the quality and similar ity of
the sacr ifice to the desired object, bear ing in
mind that cer tain positive qualities may
counter act cer tain negative ones.

Path of Cur ses

An ancient path that tends to go in and out of
fashion, most credit the creation of these r ituals
to the Banu Haqim. In more restr icted circles,
some Noddist scholar s point out that the Baali
are often credited with issuing the fir st and most
endur ing of the blood cur ses. The Setites
whisper a different stor y - what if both of those
or igins are tr ue?
Students looking to find out more about the
secrets of this path often find a sur pr ising
dear th of infor mation on the subject.
Consider ing some of the famous applications of
this r itual throughout histor y, one would expect
volumes of detail and even smaller, more
tar geted ver sions of these gr and r ituals. As it is,
students find themselves with access to just a
few scr aps, enough to tease them as to what it
could be, but not enough to really build upon.
Level 1
Evil Eye
This r itual causes a quick flash of bad luck to
overcome a tar get.
- Ingr edients: Chalk
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer dr aws a chalk
outline of an eye on their hand and then
touches thier palm to the tar get - leaving
a chalk tr ace of the patter n on them.
Within a few moments a stroke of bad
luck will befall them.
- System: On a successful r itual activation,
the victims Hunger Dice pool increases
by +1 for a single roll within the next
scene that is dictated by the caster - on a
cr itical win the hunger pool instead
increases by +2 dice. As mor tals do not
have a hunger pool, this cur se replicates
the results of it as bad luck and
circumstance plague their actions - if the
roll would be a Cr itical or Failure then the
result is the same as if it were Messy or
Bestial.
Level 2
Bad Penny
It has never been wise to cross a vampire, but for
those on the receiving end of this cur se, the
anger that the kindred feels for them is reflected
back at them from ever y passerby. They find
themselves treated aggressively by ever yone they
meet and unable to say the r ight thing in even
the most simple of situations.
- Ingr edients: A penny stolen from one that
tr uly needs it, a high denomination
banknote
- Pr ocess: The mor tal tar get must be
present when the r itual is cast, but need
not be aware of it. The vampire sets fire to
the banknote and holds the coin over the
flames. The penny is then placed
somewhere on the victim's body.
- System: The fire from the bank note only
bur ns for a shor t while and is small
enough to not provoke a Frenzy check.
Once cast, the r itual affects the mor tal by
giving - 1 success to ever y Char isma based
roll for the rest of the night. On a Cr itical
Success, ever y failure is treated as a Total
Failure.
Level 4
Cur sed Fate
This r itual causes a mor tal tar get to exper ience a
hor r ific and tr aumatic accident. While the
sorcerer can't know what or when the accident
will happen, the result is all but guar anteed.
- Ingr edients: A photo of the tar get, blood
from the tar get, a blade used in a suicide,
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer coats the blade in
the victim's blood and then proceeds to
deface the picture - the eyes are gouged
out, the throat is slit, the body is stabbed
and other marks are made upon the
image. Once the photo is utterly
destroyed, the r itual commences its
countdown.
- System: On a successful r itual casting, a
ticking clock star ts for the mor tal victim.
Within 24 hour s of the Ritual?s casting,
the tar get will somehow acquire a
Cr ippling Injur y. How this injur y is
gained and what for m it takes is up to
fate (and the Stor yteller) to decide. The
number of successes rolled on the r itual
casting are halved and then added to the
result of the single dice roll and the total
compared to the below injur y char t.
Unless a Cr itical Success is rolled on the
casting, the tar get may exper ience a
slight premonition of their fate. The
victim can make a Wits + Occult roll
(Difficulty 3) when the r itual is cast. A
success gives them a small window in
which to avoid their fate - gener ally with
a dodge roll, although the Stor yteller may
decide another pool is more appropr iate.
Elemental Master y
There are many r ituals and pr actices that are
grouped together under the aegis of Elemental
Master y, but often only a key subset of r ituals are
considered the most impor tant to becoming a
master of this Path. Only the Koldun seem to
avoid this path wholesale, perhaps because of
the way they feel about the super ior capabilities
of Koldunism. Indeed, many of these r ites could
be seen as attempts to recreate what the Old
Clan have achieved, or perhaps even an
imper fect lear ning of their ways. It?s diver sions
like this that really dr ive home how despite each
sorcerer having the same potential to lear n these
r ituals and effects, that the jealous nature of
magic leads to the hoarding of resources.
Level 1
Eyes of the Sea
The vampire can stare into a body of water and
exper ience what it has seen. Whilst these visions
are clear, it doesn't extend the senses beyond
sight, nor allow the per spective to move beyond
the body of water.
- Ingr edients: A living eyeless sea creature,
a body of water
- Pr ocess: The creature is held down and
immer sed in the water while incantations
are said by the caster. At the culmination
of the r itual the creature is cr ushed and
any fluids that come out - along with
tr aces of the water - are ingested by the
vampire.
 - System: A success on the activation roll
allows the sorcerer to see events from
the point of view of the body of water.
This is roughly an hour 's wor th of visions
from any point in the last 24 hour s, while
a cr itical win extends this up to a week.
They may only witness events that
happen when the sun is set in either
case.
Level 2
Elemental Str ength
By looking to the Her metic qualities of the four
classic elements, the sorcerer is able to dr aw
something of their essence into themselves and
absorb their qualities - both good and bad.
- Ingr edients: Natur al sponge, one of either -
Soil (Ear th), wind (Air), charcoal (Fire), pur ified
water (Water),
- Pr ocess: The sponge is fir st soaked in the
vitae and then bur ied or exposed to the element
that the sorcerer wishes to emulate. The blood
is then squeezed from the sponge into their
mouth.
- System: On a successful r itual activation, the
caster gains the below modifier s to dice pools
for the cor responding element. This lasts a full
night and cannot be ended early.
Earth: +1 Strength, - 1 Intelligence
Air: +1 Wits, - 1 Composure
Fire: +1 Resolve, - 1 Charisma.
Water: +1 Dexterity, - 1 Manipulation
Level 3
Animate the Unmoving
This r itual allows a single object to gain mobility
and an echo of life. The object is not sentient, but
obeys its master whatever the cost to its for m.
Chair s tear themselves apar t to better gr apple an
opponent, statues shed their forever poses and
r ugs wr ithe and flail to tr ip unwar y opponents.
- Ingr edients: The object being animated,
gold dust, hear t of small mammal
- Pr ocess: The hear t is gilded in gold dust
and then cr ushed against the object the
caster wishes to enchant.
- System: A success on the r itual br ings the
object to life for a scene. It has no real
consciousness so is unaffected by any
social or mental power s, however it obeys
the commands of the sorcerer with no
regard for its safety. The animated object
has a physical pool equal to the caster s
r ating in Blood Sorcer y, with a cr itical win
adding + 2 to the dice pool. The object
deals super ficial damage unless it?s
natur al for m would be other wise
considered lethal. Animated objects still
can only move within the limits of their
for m, so cannot float, fly or other wise
balance themselves in ways that would
seem impossible.
Level 4
Elemental Chains
This r itual makes the r aw elements attempt to
restr ain the enemies of the sorcerer. The most
common element used is water, but loose ear th
and even wood can be bent to the caster s' will
with just as much ease.
- Ingr edients: Water, wood or ear th,
threads of a rope that has restr ained a
 mor tal against their will, deadly
nightshade.
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer mixes the threads
and nightshade with their Vitae and
mutter s an incantation. When this is
complete, the bloody concoction is
mixed or spread over or into the mater ial
they wish to enchant.
- System: The enchantment takes hold in
the mater ial upon the r itual's success.
Once enchanted it remains dor mant
until it touches any sentient being other
than the caster - at which point it
spr ings to action and attempts to
restr ain its tar get in any way possible.
The mater ial used will twist, tur n,
stretch and climb up the tar get but is
only mobile when in contact with anyone
but the caster. The restr aints have a dice
pool of 6 to be used for gr appling
pur poses only, but each tur n they
maintain the gr apple, they increase their
pool by +1, to a maximum of a dice pool
of 10. The mater ial retains the enhanced
qualities for an hour but can be extended
by ?feeding?it another rouse checks
wor th of the caster ?s Vitae.
Path of the Father 's Vengeance
Most students of Noddist histor y would
probably agree that the earliest pr actitioner s of
this path were the Banu Haqim, positioned as
they are as the judges of the vampire r ace. They
car r ied this path over to the Sabbat, and
eventually House Gor atr ix picked up enough of
the basics to put the penalties into effect.
The Path of the Father ?s Vengeance also became
known to a few member s of Clan Tremere, but
gener ally saw ver y little uptake - the focus on
the mythical Caine and the nature of the cur ses
didn't sit well with the scientifically minded
member s of the clan. The secular nature of the
early Camar illa also set the scene for what was
deemed acceptable and at that point,
punishments were less creative. With the recent
change in the Camar illa?s attitude to religion, the
inclusion of the Banu Haqim and the tightening
of the tr aditions, the need to mete out divine
punishments has seen a resur gence, Caine?s
retr ibution r ings out once more.
Level 2
Baby Teeth
This r itual prevents a vampire from extending
their fangs, causing difficulties with feeding and
any attacks they might choose to make.
- Ingr edients: A baby?s tooth, fresh mor tal
blood.
- Pr ocess: The tooth is soaked in blood,
where it takes on a reddish hue and
magical proper ties.
- System: The r itual roll is made, and then
the tooth takes within it the nullifying
qualities required to stop the use of
Vampire fangs. Any vampire with the
tooth on their per son (including the
sorcerer before they pass it off) gains the
equivalent of the Thin Blood flaw ?Baby
Teeth?and is unable to grow their fangs
for any pur poses. This lasts for the rest of
the night, or until they remove the tooth
from their per son.
Feast of Ashes
Typically used a punishment, the use of this
r itual forces a vampire to feed upon ashes to
feed their unholy hunger.
- Ingr edients: The tongue of a vampire,
mor tal flesh, a br azier
- Pr ocess: The tongue and the flesh are
 rousing themselves. This r itual imposes this
effect on a vampire, regardless of the time of day.
- Ingr edients: A mor tal that has been fed
- Pr ocess: The mor tal or ghoul is pumped
bur ned upon the br azier until they are
ashes. The tongue can come from any
- System: Once the r itual is activated, the
kindred, but is usually from the victim or
the sorcerer themselves.
- System: The vampire rolls to activate the
r itual and feeds the tar get the ashes. For
the rest of the week, they gain no
sustenance from blood and must instead
feed upon cold ashes. They must
consume huge volumes of ash to satiate a
level of hunger, with each hunger level
requir ing a solid two hour s of eating to
fulfil. The ashes cannot reduce their
hunger level below their Blood Potency
minimum.
Level 3
Weight of the Sun
When the Sun is in the sky, vampires become
liter ally dead to the world and barely able to
function even when they can manage the feat of
upon by the tar get or one of their Ghouls,
Stimulants, a ver y br ight source of light
full of the stimulant of choice ensur ing
that despite their level of tiredness,
they?re unable to fall asleep. Typically
they?re restr ained, however this isn?t
necessar y for the success of the Ritual,
and many sorcerer s go one step for ward
and use clamps to force the victims eyes
open for the dur ation. The br ight light is
then shone directly in their face which
needless to say, eventually causes them
great discomfor t and pain. The tar get
vampire feels the effects at the r itual
culmination, however the victim must
often be kept in this sor r y state for a great
while longer than the casting.
sorcerer makes their roll and rouses their
blood. On a success the tar geted vampire
suddenly feels incredibly tired and
exhausted. As with the standard r ules for
oper ating in daylight, they can make a
Humanity roll (Difficulty 3) to remain
awake - a win per mits an additional
scene. A cr itical win lets them stay awake
for as long as needed. If the sorcerer
rolled a cr itical success on their r itual
casting roll, the tar get vampire falls into
an immediate slumber. They can still be
awakened as per the standard daylight
waking r ules - Awakening dur ing the day
requires a Humanity roll at a Difficulty
depending on the level of cr isis. A fire or
other life- threatening situation is
Difficulty 3; an ur gent message or
decision is Difficulty 4; an inconvenience
to deal with is Difficulty 5 or higher. In all
 situations, the vampire affected can only
have a maximum dice pool equal to their
Humanity r ating. The effects of this
r itual last until the mor tal or ghoul
victim falls asleep, ceases to be fully in
the spotlight or when the sun gets close
to the hor izon - this ensures the tar get
has at least 20 minutes to reach safety
before the sun fully r ises.
The Wither ing of Ages
This punishing r ite causes a vampire to
tempor ar ily assume their tr ue age. While they
remain just as physically capable as usual, the
psychological impact this has can be
devastating to the wrong vampire, tied as they
are to never changing and being creatures of
stasis. Unsur pr isingly, this has little impact on
the Nosfer atu.
- Ingr edients: Ashes from a dead vampire,
the nose and ear of a fledgling vampire, a
mor tal over 50 year s old.
- Pr ocess: The ashes and vampir ic body
par ts are ground into a paste. This paste
is then fed to the mor tal whereupon
their blood takes on the qualities of the
cur se. The sorcerer can then choose to
extr act this blood into a vial, or leave it in
place to be consumed by their tar get.
Leaving the blood in the mor tal has no ill
effects, although Sense the Unseen may
reveal slight tr aces of magic about them.
- System: A successful activation on the
r itual cur ses the blood - this can be in a
vial, or still within the living mor tal to be
consumed fresh - the vial retains its
potency for one night, while if contained
within a living subject it remains fresh for
a week. Any vampire that consumes the
blood is hit by the full effects of the r itual
and the tar get vampire assumes
something close to what would be their
tr ue age - this tempor ar ily gives them the
Ugly or Repulsive flaw (depending on
their tr ue age - gener ally ever ything over
100 should be considered Repulsive). As
this is a mystical cur se, even attempts to
get around this by using methods such as
Mask of a Thousand Faces or cer tain
Protean power s will still be subject to this
restr iction. The only way to tempor ar ily
circumvent this is a tempor ar y act of
force from the victim - They can make a
rouse check and roll Composure + Blood
Potency (Difficulty 3) to tempor ar ily ?fix?
the cur se for a scene. This r itual lasts for
a week once tr iggered.
Level 5
Quenching the Lambent Flame
This fear some punishment is not meted out
lightly and is often considered the ultimate
punishment for any ser ial diabler ist that would
ser ve a better example by being left alive. With
the Banu Haqim?s recent entr y to the Camar illa,
this r itual has seen an uptake in usage, and it?s
said that the Anarch Agatha Starek is considered
the number one tar get for this r ite. This r itual
per manently str ips away gener ation and Blood
Potency, leaving the victim with the power of a
fledgling.
- Ingr edients: A black Basalt slab, 13
assistants, a bur nt child, a mor tal victim
- Pr ocess: The victim is restr ained on the
slab by the 13 assistants - although they
can be staked as well, many sorcerer s feel
 this is bad luck to do so, The child?s body
is presented as a judge of the r itual and
given a pr ime location over seeing the
r itual. When a litany of the victims sins
has been read aloud, the throat of the
vampire is slit open and the mor tal
proceeds to symbolically diabler ise the
vampire. When they have dr ained all the
Vitae, the mor tal is murdered where they
stand - the stolen blood falling to the
floor, wasted.
- System: The sorcerer activates the r itual
as nor mal, and assuming they succeed
on the over all r itual roll, the victim may
then make a Resolve + Blood Potency
roll. If they score more successes than
the caster, then they fully resist the
r itual, however for any point of mar gin
the caster wins by, the victim drops one
level of Gener ation down to a minimum
of 13th. Blood Potency drops in line with
the gener ational limits, however if the
caster still has mar gin left when they
reach the 13th gener ation, they may
continue to attack Blood Potency until
they r un out of mar gin or it reaches a
score of 1. This change is per manent and
does not alter any of the other effects of
diabler ie, nor does the victim need to be
a diabler ist for this to be effective. The
ingredients alone are often enough to
cause stains.
Path of the Levinbolt
Vampires and electr icity might not seem an
obvious pair ing on fir st impressions, however
magic has often sought to control the forces of
nature and har ness them for their own use, and
vampir ic sorcerer s are no different. The Banu
Haqim and the Koldun use their connection to
spir its as the lever age they need, while the
Tremere lean on their old Her metic pr inciples to
tar get and direct this ener gy. While this path is
more common among elder sorcerer s, there are
adherents in many schools of study. Some
vampires consider this an offshoot of the Path of
Elemental Master y, but in essence, the
distinction means ver y little.
Many of these r ituals call for sanguine resonant
blood to be used as an ingredient- for the
pur poses of this r ite, the freshness of the blood
is less impor tant- while the resonance is lost as
far as a vampire is concer ned after 15 minutes,
the r itual is capable of activating on tr ace
elements. As long as it was har vested within the
hour, it will suffice.
Level 1
Lodestone
This r itual tur ns the sorcerer into an unliving
magnetic field detector, capable of tr acing
circuits to their source, detecting where a weak
point may be and even being able to sense the
magnetic field of the planet to deter mine the
direction of the poles.
- Ingr edients: A chunk of Iron, sanguine
resonant blood
- Pr ocess: The iron is coated in the blood
while being passed from hand to hand
and tur ned over and over. From that point
onwards, they can use their palms to
detect these cur rents.
- System: A successful r itual activation
allows the caster to detect and follow
electr ical cur rents as well as gauge their
relative strength and distance from the
caster. A stor yteller may request an
Resolve + Investigation roll if the cur rents
are sufficiently weak or hidden behind
mater ials meant to obscure their signal.
In addition when this r itual is activated
 they can always detect which direction is
Nor th. This r itual lasts one scene.
Illuminate
This r itual allows the sorcerer to mystically
create light. Now that torches are
commonplace, its use has deter ior ated
dr amatically, but there are still some that value
it?s use.
- Ingr edients: A lightbulb or cr ystal, a
drop of sanguine resonant blood
- Pr ocess: The caster closes their eyes to
symbolically shut out any light and dips
the cr ystal or lightbulb into a mixture of
the resonant blood and their Vitae. At
the culmination the object
begins to glow.
- System: Success on the
r itual causes the item to
light up, giving off enough
light to illuminate a
medium sized room. This
light lasts a scene.
Level 2
Taser
This r itual has a number of similar ities with the
wards that are common among Blood
Sorcerer s, but is more shor t lived and less
lethal. It gives out a shor t, shar p shock to any
that would touch the protected object, and
leaves them for the vampire to find later.
- Ingr edients: Iron filings, sanguine
resonant blood, metal object to apply the
mixture to
- Pr ocess: The iron filings are mixed with
the blood and Vitae, and then applied to
the tar get object. Once applied, the
mixture can be cleaned off leaving no
visible tr ace. Only metal objects can be
protected with this r itual.
- System: Like with a ward, the Ritual roll is
only made when any living creature
touches the object. On a success, the
victim suffer s an electr ic shock and must
make a Stamina + Composure roll
(difficulty 3) or be par alysed for the rest of
the scene. A cr itical win allows the spark
to arc to a second victim within close
distance. Once tr iggered, the object loses
its char ge and needs a new application of
the r itual to function again. The effect
only functions when actively touched -
forced contact will not cause it to tr igger.
Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect
this effect with a contest of
Intelligence + Auspex vs the
caster ?s Intelligence + Blood
Sorcer y.
Level 3
Electr o- Magnet
This r itual allows for the
caster to make a victim the tar get
of bolts of electr icity and lightning.
When activated, electr icity arcs from power
outlets, electr ical objects, wires, cables and even
calls down lightning directly from the sky. While
electr icity doesn?t gener ally affect Kindred, this
can devastate groups of mor tals.
- Ingr edients: Char ged magnet, electr icity,
sanguine resonant blood
- Pr ocess: The magnet is placed in a pool of
blood while the electr ical cur rent is r un
through it. When the magnet has
absorbed the blood, the r itual is complete.
The magnet becomes a char red and
melted lump of iron when the r itual has
fully r un its cour se.
- System: The r itual is enacted, after
Level 4
which the magnet maintains its ?char ge?
for the oddly specific next 1.21 hour s. Ride the Lightning
The magnet must then be placed on the Often refer red to as Mercur y?s Path by older
tar get (which may require a Dexter ity + pr actitioner s of the ar ts, this r itual allows the
Athletics or Stealth roll), at which point sorcerer to tr anspor t themselves from location to
the activation roll is made - once location by disappear ing and reappear ing in a
activated the location of the magnet is flash of lighting.
ir relevant and they can still be str uck if
- Ingr edients: A power cable or lightning
they dispose of it. For the rest of the
rod, sanguine resonant blood
scene, the Sorcerer can call upon bolts
- Pr ocess: The electr ical conduit is coated in
of electr icity to str ike the tar get with a
the blood while they focus on their
Wits + Science roll. This can be dodged
destination. At the culmination they bite
as nor mal and is treated as a
down or other wise electrocute
Firear ms attack. If the
themselves and vanish in a flash of
attack hits, the mor tal
light and sparks. A bolt of lightning
must succeed in a
or arc of power from an outlet
Stamina + Composure
marks their ar r ival.
roll (difficulty 3) or be
- System: The sorcerer
par alysed for the rest
makes the casting roll and on a
of the scene, as well
success they may
as taking mar gin in
instantaneously tr avel to any
super ficial damage.
location they know of or can see
While the r itual can
live (including over camer a or
only affect one tar get
other mediums). The maximum
per tur n, once the
distance they can tr avel is
fir st tar get is
anywhere within a 10 mile
par alysed the vampire
r adius, although each success
can cause electr icity
over the initial difficulty doubles
to arc from their
that distance. Only what they can car r y
pr imar y tar get to other mor tal
in their pockets can be taken with
tar gets with the same roll, but
them. When they ar r ive and leave, massive
with - 1 to their dice pool. When this
amounts of electr icity is disper sed, which
happens, the pr imar y tar get absorbs all
shor ts out electronic devices within the
the super ficial damage. Technology that
same room and stuns mor tals for 3 tur ns.
can be shor t circuited is typically
destroyed when it comes into contact
with this amount of electr icity.
Vampires are unaffected, although it Gift of Mor pheus
can of cour se destroy any technology As creatures of the night, vampires spend much of
they have on them. their unlives around sleeping mor tals. The Path of
Mor pheus is the sorcerer 's attempt to capitalise
on this vast untapped resource. The Vampire as a
recur r ing figure in the dreams of their victims
is common, and that is reflected by how each
type of sorcerer has adapted this path to their
own skills. This was never a common path, but
it is widespread among the groups of sorcer y
styles.
As with the path of the Levinbolt, many of these
r ituals call for blood of a set resonance to be
used as an ingredient- for the pur poses of this
r ite, the freshness of the blood is less
impor tant- while the resonance is lost as far as
a vampire is concer ned after 15 minutes, the
r itual is capable of activating on tr ace elements.
As long as it was har vested within the hour, it
will suffice.
Level 1
Into the Ar ms of Sleep
This r itual causes a mor tal to fall into a deep
sleep from which they will str uggle to be
awoken from.
- Ingr edients: A dreamcatcher, phlegmatic
resonant blood
- Pr ocess: The dreamcatcher is soaked in
the blood and then displayed in the same
room as the mor tal being tar geted. The
vampire then obser ves the victim until
they fall asleep.
- System: The vampire must be able to see
the tar get as the r itual is per for med. The
sorcerer then makes the r itual roll and
the tar get mor tal falls into a deep
slumber as if dr ugged. They can be
awakened, but will str uggle to remain
conscious for any reasonable amount of
time - a Stamina + Resolve roll (difficulty
3) is required to stay awake for more than
a scene. They will awaken other wise as
nor mal in the mor ning.
Level 3
Haunted Dr eams
The Vampire can enter the dreams of their
tar get, liter ally haunting their dreams. While
dreams can be unreliable as a method of
unr aveling secrets, they can offer enough insight
to shine a light on what makes a per son tick. As
with all dreams, both the tar get and the caster
fail to recall the dreams in per fect detail, but a
linger ing feeling remains. Some vampires have
enough strength of will to even steer the dreams
into memor able events, and ter r ifying
nightmares.
- Ingr edients: An object belonging to the
tar get, phlegmatic resonant blood
- Pr ocess: The object is submer ged in a
mixture of the phlegmatic blood and
Vitae. Clutching the object to their chest,
the vampire then lays down as if to go to
sleep.
- System: The tar get needs to be asleep for
this r itual to work. The caster makes the
r itual roll and on a success, gains a bonus
success to any single Insight roll of their
choice against the tar get. On a cr itical
win, the tar get subconsciously
remember s the vampire and is
predisposed to treat them in a cer tain
manner. In this instance, they also gain a
bonus success to any single Per suasion or
Intimidation roll - this is not tr ue
recognition, just a subtle tr ick of the
mind. This can be used against vampires,
however it does require the sorcerer to be
awake dur ing the day and subject to any
restr ictions this places upon them.
Level 4
Dr eam Feeder
The vampire may feed from a tar get via their
dreams, dr awing out their essence and filling
their dreams with tr aumatic visions of the
vampire.

- Ingr edients: A set of clothing the tar get

has slept in, a bed, phlegmatic resonant
blood
- Pr ocess: The vampire lays the sleepwear
out on a bed and dr ips the blood over it.
Once the blood is disper sed, the vampire
lays upon it and enter s a tr ance
- System: The tar get needs to be asleep for
this r itual to work. A success on the
r itual roll reduces the hunger dice rolled
by 2 for the rest of the night - the actual
hunger doesn?t change so they still have
the same chance to Frenzy and available
blood to rouse. A cr itical success reduces
the actual hunger by 1 as well, as if they
had fed directly. The tar get suffer s the Level 1
full effects of being fed upon and the The Mobile Home
nightmares will cause them to vaguely
The sorcerer enchants their own haven to br ing
remember the vampire - they gain +2
aspects of it to life. Door s open by themselves,
dice to all Intimidation checks, but also
books float into the owner s hands when needed
suffer - 2 dice to any attempts to
and objects are always where they need to be.
positively influence them.
- Ingr edients: An object from each room in
the house, a feather for each object.
Movement of the Mind - Pr ocess: Each feather is soaked in vitae
Another of the classic paths pr acticed by and br ushed across each of the objects.
sorcerer s of all str ipes, the path commonly The feather s are then bur nt, with the
known as Movement of the Mind is a staple smoke left to filter through the house.
among many that would bend the blood to their - System: On a success, this r itual animates
will. It is so well liked often because of the many of the possessions in the haven of
theatr icality it presents, for the ability to amaze the sorcerer for the next month. While
outsider s with over t demonstr ations of power. this is mostly cosmetic, it does add a
When their ver y homes and sur roundings obey bonus die to any attempt to awaken
them without even so much as a word, people dur ing the day, as the house war ns them
take note and star t to wonder how else the of impending danger and attempts to stir
sorcerer might be able to help them. These them. Creative Player s and Stor yteller s
seemingly small beginnings can end up having can likely come up with other situations
an influence all of their own. where this could be a benefit.

Level 3
The Living For tr ess
This r itual is an extension of The Mobile Home,
and builds upon the same pr inciples - although
the sorcerer does not need to know that r itual
to lear n this one. The effect of this r itual is to
tur n their haven into a living weapon, with
objects flying off the wall to repel intr uder s and
slow any progress they might make.
- Ingr edients: An object from each room
in the house, mor tal blood
- Pr ocess: The vampire spills mor tal blood
on each of the objects before violently
destroying them in tur n.
- System: On a successful activation roll,
the vampire may make a free attack
against any intr uder to their haven. This
has a dice pool equal to the vampires
r ating in Blood Sorcer y and deals
super ficial damage. While the vampire
does not need to be awake or even
present for these attacks to occur, the
intr uder does need to have bad
intentions - a visitor or guest will never
be tar geted. The sorcerer can call off the
attacks at any time, but must be aware of
them to do so. The effects of this r itual
last a full month.
Level 4
Repulsion
When cor nered, attacker s find themselves flung
away from the vampire by an ir resistible force.
- Ingr edients: Olive Oil, water, a spoon
made from rowan wood.
- Pr ocess: The oil and water are put into a
bowl and stir red with the wooden spoon.
Against all logic, the two substances mix
together. This mixture is then massaged
into the skin of the vampire.
- System: The r itual can be cast up to an
hour before it is needed but can
thereafter be activated with a thought.
The r itual activation roll is only made at
this point, and if the roll is successful
ever yone within 5 metres/yards must
make a Wits + Athletics roll (Difficulty 4).
Those that fail are thrown far away from
the caster, breaking any engaged combat
and inflicting +2 levels of super ficial
damage. Anyone that fails the roll also
loses two dice from their following action
as they attempt to r ight themselves, and
anyone gr appling the vampire has the
clinch broken. This includes allies,
however they gain an automatic +2
successes to the roll if they were
expecting it.
Ogham
Before the for mation of the Camar illa or the
Sabbat, there existed a small bloodline of
vampires called the Lhiannan. These mystics
consisted of dr uids and witches, and each
pr acticed a unique type of Blood Sorcer y that
tied them to the land and the old places of
power. When the last of the Lhiannan died in the
Middle Ages, the few kindred that remembered
the bloodline thought these magics lost forever,
however a coven of self proclaimed witches that
have followed the lead of Car na have discovered
these old ways and have just star ted to build
upon what they?ve lear nt. Named after the fir st
scr ipt used in ancient Ireland, Ogham bases
itself on these ancient celtic pr actices.
Level 2
Cr imson Woad
This r itual allows the witch to emulate the
forebearer s of this path and utilise the
markings that were sacred to them. By
inscr ibing r unes and markings upon
themselves, they ensure that when their Beast
takes over, that their fur y lends its consider able
power to their attacks.
- Ingr edients: Dye from a Woad plant,
blood that was once choler ic
- Pr ocess: The Woad dye is mixed with the
blood and then applied as markings to
the body. The markings
are extensive and will
always at least par tially
cover the face, making
this not especially subtle
for those that know what
to look for. Thankfully,
this is a ver y small group
of people.
- System: On a successful
casting, the war paint
remains usable until it is
either activated, cleaned
off or the sun r ises. The
fir st time the caster
enter s Fur y Frenzy while
marked with the paint,
they must roll to activate
the Ritual (the Rouse
check is made when the
woad is applied). A success gr ants them
an additional +1 damage to all hand to
hand attacks. Note, this does not include
attacks made with Fangs.
Level 3
Follow the Ley Line
There are many places of power in the ear th for
the one that knows where to look. These lines
are constantly moving and the points at which
they cross changes from night to night. This
r itual allows a witch to follow Ley Lines to these
spir itually r ich places in order to tap into their
power and boost the effects of their other
magics.
- Ingr edients: A divining rod, cr ystal or
other ar tifact that is used to sense the
lines of power, a live animal
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer uses their
divination method of choice to follow
these hidden lines of power to a
nexus point. Once they reach this
point they per for m the r itual
proper and sacr ifice the live
animal, spilling its blood over
both their hands and the ground.
This blood is incor por ated into
the subsequent r itual they
per for m.
- System: Once the caster
has followed the Ley Line to its
source and followed the process,
the r itual roll can be made. A
success adds +1 dice to any
subsequent Ritual that is
immediately per for med in this
location, while a Cr itical Success
adds +2 die as they tap into the
power of the location. Regardless
of the result in the initial casting,
attempts to tap into this power without
using this r itual fir st will result in failure
as the lines fluctuate and move.
Level 4
Mhallacht of the Cyoer aeth
By slowly and painfully car ving words of hatred
and suffer ing into the flesh of a mor tal victim,
the witch calls down a cur se upon a vampire that
witnesses these wounds.
- Ingr edients: A ceremonial dagger that
has only ever tasted mor tal blood, salt,
tiny amount of Vitae from the tar get
vampire.
- Pr ocess: The caster spends time car ving
wounds and markings into the flesh of
the mor tal and r ubbing a mixture of the
salt and Vitae into each of the wounds.
These wounds can be anywhere on the
body, but are often prominent enough
that they can be easily seen, or hidden
enough that an embedded command is
used to reveal them at just the r ight
moment.
- System: The car ving of the r unes and
markings into the mor tal victim inflicts
at least one level of Aggr avated Damage
(see below), but also activates the r itual -
however in the same manner as a ward,
the r itual casting roll is only made when
the scr ipt is seen by the tar get vampire.
On a success, the vampire tar get gains a
level of Hunger. If the r itual activation is
a Cr itical Success, the victim will also
have to make a number of rouse checks
equal to the amount of aggr avated
damage inflicted by the caster - these
ser ve no other pur pose than to make
them hungr ier. Each additional level of
damage beyond the fir st adds 5 minutes to
the casting time. Only one cur se can be
active at any one time, and the mor tal
needs to still be alive for the words to
have any effect. Needless to say, the often
excessive amount tor ture is a likely source
of stains.
Sielanic Sorcer y
The par ticular s of this path were thought to have
died out many centur ies ago with the pogrom of
the Telyavelic bloodline of the Tremere. Only a
handful of kindred in the clan had even a small
chance to lear n its secrets - Tremere and his
or iginal council of Seven were the only other
vampires known to have any memor y of it. With
the recent ascendancy of House Gor atr ix, a
bastardised and br utal ver sion of these old spells
is making a comeback, the pagan ways of its core
being modified and moder nised to reflect the
outlook of the House.
Level 2 Way thr ough the Stone

Consecr ate the Foundation Stone Another r itual that House Gor atr ix has updated
based upon old Telyavelic pr inciples. The earlier
When House Tremere was still a cabal of mor tal
incar nation of this power tr ansfor med the
mages, it was tr aditional to consecr ate a new
sorcerer into stone, however even then there
Chantr y with a bodily sacr ifice from one of the
were whisper s of times where the r itual went
founding mages, and it is said that Gor atr ix
wrong, leaving a not insignificant amount of
himself was responsible for the founding of the
Telyavelic statues that per sist to this day. This
fir st Pr ime Chantr y of Ceor is. The Telyavelics
new var iation is sometimes refer red to as
combined this pr actice with an ability to
Shawshanking by the younger member s of the
communicate with the stones of the ear th and
House as it allows them to somewhat bond with
an intense connection to their havens.
stone as they pass through these bar r ier s to
- Ingr edients: Body par t of the caster them.
(tr aditionally this was the genitals), Stone
- Ingr edients: A 3 inch stone Spike,
used in the constr uction of the Haven,
Hammer
small fire
- Pr ocess: The caster pour s their vitae
- Pr ocess: A small fire is lit and the
slowly over the stone spike until it has
foundation stone is placed upon it. The
absorbed it all. When this is complete, the
caster then mutilates themselves by
caster proceeds to hammer the spike into
chopping off a par t of their bodies.
their chest, as if dr iving a stake through
Throughout histor y this was typically the
their own hear t.
genitals, but hands or feet have also been
- System: On a r itual success, the caster is
used as a replacement. The severed
able to pass through stone, br ick and
appendage is then placed on the fire
cement walls (as well as other similar
where the caster can perceive images
mater ials at the Stor yteller 's discretion),
from within the smoke.
however walls that are reinforced with
- System: If the sorcerer moves into a new
steel or the like still present a bar r ier to
haven, then this r itual must be cast on
the caster. Passing through stone is
the ver y fir st night they move in to fir st
simple, however it is a slow process and
bond themselves to the foundations of
counts as a minor action for the pur poses
the building. When the r itual is recast
of dice pool impact. The effects of this
within the Haven, a success allows the
Ritual last for one scene and can be used
caster to be able to witness any event
at will dur ing this time, although it will
that occur red within its walls dur ing the
stop the moment the spike is removed
last 24 hour s as if they were standing
from their body. Retur ning to the mater ial
there - Obfuscate will only be pierced if
while inside solid matter can result in
the vampire can succeed at a standard
anything from destr uction to
Sense the Unseen roll. Only one haven
entombment to minor inconvenience; the
may be consecr ated at any time and this
Stor yteller decides the precise outcome.
will only work in a haven with advantage
dots invested.
 Level 3
Ser vants of the Black Gr ove

This or iginal pur pose of this r itual as conceived
by the Telyavelic, was to allow the sorcerer to
mer ge their body with the trees and forests
around them, protecting them from danger.
The Cainites of House Gor atr ix have
repur posed it as a way to both punish mor tals
that have offended them, but also protect
themselves from danger. The fir st known use of
this r itual was in the Sabbat stronghold of
Montreal and the or iginal black grove was
situated there. This tur ns a mor tal into a
twisted and gnarled tree, but one with a vestige
- System: On a success, the caster manages
of sentience and utterly dedicated to the safety
of the one responsible for its tor tured for m.
- Ingr edients: A br anch from any Black
Grove tree, a mor tal victim
- Pr ocess: The mor tal victim of this r itual
does not have to be restr ained, but no one
has so far volunteered for this painful and
hor r ifying r itual. The r itual star ts with a
solemn chant and a slow dir ge. At the
culmination of this chant, the mor tal is
stabbed in the gut with the br anch, which
takes root within them and star ts the slow
change to their bodies. They are rooted to
the spot where they stand and become
bound to their tor mentor.
to change the tar get mor tal into a tree
along with all their car r ied belongings.
This happens wherever they stand,
however the mor tal must be present when
 the r itual is cast. Once cast, the r itual is
per manent and they are
indistinguishable from a real tree,
however if the caster is ever threatened
while in the presence of the trees, they
will actively attempt to defend them by
gr appling at any and all enemies. The
trees have a dice pool of 4 and can only
gr apple.

Path of Technomancy
This path was the biggest new development in
Blood Sorcer y for centur ies, and yet until ver y
recently it was barely known outside of a core
group of pr actitioner s. When the Tremere
apprentice Masika St John developed this path
and presented it to her Regent, she expected it
to make waves due to what it could br ing to the
clan. Instead of being feted for her creation, she
found her self relegated to another chantr y and
given a not so subtle request to abandon this
path. The technophobic elder s of the clan
str uck her idea down before it could even take
root or be fully explored. For year s she toiled
thanklessly on menial tasks in one of the
smaller New York chantr ies, bitter at the hand
that had been dealt to her by incompetent and
jealous super ior s within the Pyr amid. When
Car na launched her rebellion and reached out
with a message of inclusion, exper imentation
and freedom from the constr aints of the
Pyr amid, Masika and a number of her allies
jumped at the chance. Now the Technomancer s
are free to pr actice their unique talents, and
look to br ing their findings to the Inner Circle
of the Camar illa as soon as they have per fected
the ar t. If the mor tals are going to use
technology against the Kindred, they reason a
reliable and untr aceable way to defend
themselves can only be a benefit?
Level 1
ipconfig

One of the fir st things any budding Each Technom ancer carri es a uni que
Technomancer lear ns is how they can devi ce w i th them at all ti m es, referred
under stand any given device - what good is to as the CDD (Custom Di agnosti c
controlling them if you can?t use them Devi ce). These electroni c devi ces
per fectly? This r itual allows a caster to gain skill allow the sorcerers to i nterface w i th
in any device as they intuitively under stand the technology they?re targeti ng and
exactly how to get the best from it. focus thei r energi es. These devi ces
are alw ays uni que and m ust be
- Ingr edients: Custom diagnostic device,
constructed by the Technom ancer
Headphones
them selves. Each devi ce vari es
- Pr ocess: The Technomancer spends a
greatly i n form - from adapted phones,
shor t while in concentr ation while using
tablets, tri corder-esque devi ces,
their CDD. The headphones help them
raspberry pi s, and even steam punk
focus, with some using them to restr ict
style goggles. Thei r only com m onali ty
noise from the outside world, and other s
i s that they are all sm all enough to be
swear ing they can hear instr uctions over
handheld, and that w i thout thei r CDD,
the static. Regardless, these devices do
the Technom ancer i s lost w i thout a
not act as any more of a distr action than
w ay to practi ce thei r art. Creati ng the
nor mal.
CDD i sn?t a ri tual, but takes at least a
- System: A success on the r itual roll
ni ght of soli d constructi on and
gr ants an automatic success on any
requi res a roll of Resolve + Technology
subsequent Technology roll against the
(Di ffi culty 4) to construct correctly.
device analysed, while a Cr itical Win
gr ants an additional bonus dice as well.

Level 2 Button and the device is cleared.

for mat c
More so now than ever, the ability to remove all
data from a device is cr itical. This r itual allows
the Technomancer to flawlessly remove ever y
scr ap of data from any device they can
physically touch.
- Ingr edients: Custom diagnostic device,
Big Red Button
- Pr ocess: The Technomancer must
maintain physical contact with their
CCD and the device to be er ased until
the r itual has been completed, when the
time has passed, they press the Big Red
- System: On a success, the sorcerer can
er ase all data from any device they can
physically touch. A Cr itical Success on the
roll allows them to be selective with what
data is er ased - of cour se they can still
choose to er ase the whole device. Once
the data is er ased it cannot be recovered
by any means - although it does not er ase
exter nal backups, it will er ase snapshots
if it is a vir tual device. As long as they
maintain physical contact with the device
at all times, they can still car r y out other
actions, however they suffer a - 2 dice
penalty due to the distr action.

Level 3
Blue Scr een
Technology is present in almost ever y cor ner of
life and unlife, and even the technophobic
Camar illa can?t escape their increasing reliance
on it. This r itual causes a piece of moder n
technology to fail. Utterly and forever. Anything
with circuitr y involved is a fair tar get for the
Technomancer, which in this day and age gives
them a wide canvas to work with.
- Ingr edients: Custom diagnostic device,
functioning electronic device
- Pr ocess: The Technomancer must be in
close proximity to the device and be able
to see it, although this need not be
directly and live video feed will suffice.
As they look at the tar get device they
scan it with their CDD and then proceed
to take apar t the other functioning
device they have, before reassembling it.
All this done without taking their gaze
off the tar get device. Once it is
assembled, the other device stops
working. The functioning device is also
r uined in the process.
- System: The r itual roll and rouse check
is made as usual, and on a success the
tar get device stops working completely.
It can only be repaired with a total
replacement of any and all circuitr y in
the device. This r itual will work on any
bit of technology that contains a circuit
board or microchip. Any par ts of the
device that are not reliant on this
technology will still function as nor mal.
Level 4
r dp
Remote access to machines is nothing new, but
the ways and means this is achieved by the
Technomancer s goes far beyond anything that
could be dreamed up by mor tals. With just a
steady gaze, the sorcerer can take control of an
electronic device and even wor m their way
across networks if there is connectivity. While
their minds can?t hope to process events at the
same speed as a computer does, they find that
their thoughts ensure these devices do all the
hard work for them and obey any whim they
might have. As with earlier r ituals, anything with
a circuit board allows them entr y - many
Technomancer s are greatly looking for ward to
self dr iving car s becoming more and more
mainstream?
- Ingr edients: Custom diagnostic device,
Wifi router
- Pr ocess: The Technomancer must fir st
spend 10 minutes appr aising their tar get
device with their CCD - under standing all
of its ins and outs, secur ity back door s
and unique tr aits. This requires
unfettered visual access to the device they
wish to control. When they have finished
scoping the device, they place their hands
on the router and enter a tr ance whilst
they remotely pilot the device. Once they
break the tr ance and end that control,
they find the circuits of the router are
completely bur nt out.
- System: On a successful r itual roll, the
vampire can access and control any
machine they can see, or that has a direct,
cabled connection to a device they can
see. Standard secur ity procedures mean
ver y little and only an air- gapped
environment and no visual access is
enough to keep a Technomancer out.
Once on the machine, Resolve +
Technology rolls are required to affect the
device, however rdp satisfies earlier path
requirements for physical touch and
 visibility. A Cr itical Success on the
activation roll gr ants a bonus dice for all
technology rolls while networked with
the device. Visual access must be
maintained at all times, although a live
sur veillance feed is sufficient. If the
visual connection is over sur veillance
feed, or the tar get device is only
accessible via a cabled connection to a
device they can see, then increase the
casting difficulty by +1 for each of these
par ameter s.
Thaumatur gical Counter magic
Believed by the Tremere to be a unique talent
that is only wielded by the most tr usted
ser vants of the Council of Seven, instead
var iations on this have been known to select
blood sorcerer s of many types for many
centur ies. What is tr ue however is that the
Tremere have weaponised its use, and in the
early days of the clan, it allowed them to disr upt
and discredit the actions of many r ival
sorcerer s, thus giving a somewhat false
impression that the Tremere were the only truly
capable Blood Sorcerer s available to help.
Level 1
Thaumatur gical For ensics
The fir st step in counter ing magic is
under standing what has been used and what it
does. This r itual allows the sorcerer to identify if
magic has been used, and what its effect is.
- Ingr edients: Forensic detection
equipment such as a magnifying glass,
microscope or finger pr inting dust.
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer spends time
investigating the area using their forensic
mater ial of choice, but requires utter
silence and concentr ation.
- System: A success on the r itual casting
roll reveals the name and effects of the
Sorcer y power, r itual or ceremony that
has been used dur ing the cour se of that
evening, or the night immediately
preceding it. Scor ing a cr itical success
extends this window to a week. If the
r itual used has not yet been tr iggered

In the moder n age, the Tremere clan heavily

regulates its teachings, and many believe that
the r ituals have been constr ucted in a way that
keeps the sorcerer dependent upon the
pyr amid. Sorcerer s from other methodologies
hint that they can achieve the same results in a
similar way, but few have ever been able to have
a long enough conver sation to ascer tain what
differences they might make. One thing is for
sure no matter what str ipe of magic they
pr actice; any sorcerer with the ability to fox the
power s of their peer s guards their secrets ver y
closely.
 (such as a ward) or has a long ter m or
per manent effect, then the time per iod
in which it was cast counts as that night,
but the r itual will allow them to pinpoint
when it was or iginally cast as well. In
game ter ms this qualifies as sufficient
knowledge to satisfy the bonus die in
Nullify.
Nullify
Whilst seemingly easy to lear n, this r itual can be
sur pr isingly difficult to master. This allows the
caster to remove an existing enchantment
placed by a r itual.
- Ingr edients: Hydrochlor ic acid, lavender
petals
- Pr ocess: The vampire dissolved the
petals and their vitae in the acid. This
mixture is then applied to the area
believed to be subjected to blood sorcer y.
Note: the acid is neutr alised for more
standard effects.
- System: While the difficulty for the r itual
remains the same, the likelihood of
success scales against the level of the
r itual being nullified. If the caster knows
the r itual being nullified, or has gained
super natur al under standing of it
beforehand (see Thaumatur gical
Forensics), then they gain a bonus die in
the casting. The caster must roll mar gin
successes equal to the level of the r itual
being nullified.
Example: To nullify a level 1 ritual requires 4
successes (Normal difficulty of the ritual level +2,
with one extra need as its a level 1 ritual being
countered), whereas to counter a level 5 ritual
would require 8 successes.
Level 4
Counter magic
One of the r arest and most restr icted r ituals
within the ar senal of the Tremere, this capability
is known only to the most tr usted ser vants of the
Pyr amid. When this r itual is in effect, sorcerous
power s and r ites have a habit of just failing when
tar geted at the r itual caster.
- Ingr edients: A gold r ing that has been
wor n for a week by a vampire with higher
Blood Potency, a candle made in the
Vienna chantr y.
- Pr ocess: The r ing is placed upon the
finger of the vampire, and then passed
back and for th directly over the flame of
the candle. This prompts a fear frenzy
check (difficult 2) due to the proximity of
the flame and the increasing heat of the
r ing.
- System: A success on the r itual activation
roll star ts the counter magic - the effects
of which last for the rest of the night or
rest of the week on a cr itical success. A
Bestial Failure destroys the r ing before it
can be used, while a messy cr itical at least
allows it to be used before it melts away to
nothing. When the r ing is wor n, the caster
gains +2 dice to resist any Blood Sorcer y
power s or r itual effects if they offer a
resistance roll (in addition to those
nor mally provided by Blood Potency), if
they do not, it adds +1 to the difficulty of
any Sorcer y power or Ritual directly
tar geted at them. Indirect or area effects
such as Weather or Creatio Ignis are
unaffected, as are effects which gr ant a
bonus to the usage of an enchanted item
that is used against them, such as the
bonus dice gr anted by One with the Blade.
This also cover s beneficial power s and
r ituals, although they can take the r ing off
 for the dur ation of the benefit at the
expense of no counter magical protection
- cr ucially the effects only work when
the r ing is wor n on the r ing finger of
either hand.
Weather Control
The path of Weather Control was one of the
earliest developed by the Tremere when they
fir st tr anslated their magics into Blood Sorcer y,
however these abilities had existed within the
other schools of sorcer y for a long time as well -
The Setites wor shipping the God of Stor ms
were not going to miss out on the oppor tunity
to summon his namesake to impress the
cultists, the Banu Haqim appreciated the ar t of
a good distr action, and the Koldun, well the
Koldun laugh at what they see as a weak and
limited inter pretation of their br and of
sorcer y...
Level 2
Imper ium Nubibus
This simple r itual allows the caster to control
the local cloud cover. From summoning thick
clouds that obscure the sun, pulling down a fog
to cover their tr acks or even ensur ing a clear
night sky for maximum visibility, the sorcerer
can change it according to their whims and
needs.
- Ingr edients: Pan of water, open flame,
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer takes the pan of
water and puts it over the open flame.
When it boils, they waft the plumes of
steam over their face and inhale a lar ge
dr aught of it. While they hold their face
over the boiling water, they can summon
and control the clouds
- System: A success on the r itual roll
allows the caster to control local cloud
cover - this can create or disper se cloud
or fog. Fog cover can aid in hiding and
obscur ing view by providing par tial cover,
and on a Cr itical Success can even
obscure sunlight enough to reduce the
r ate of damage to ever y other tur n or less.
Level 5
Par tum Tempestus
This r itual har nesses the power of the stor m and
oper ates in the same manner as the Koldunic
r itual ?Lightning Crashes?. Koldun tend to get
quite salty when other sorcerer s use a r ite that
they see as mor ally their s.
Assor ted Rituals
Level 1
A Rush of Blood
This r itual can be a r isky prospect to use, but has
saved many a vampire from killing a mor tal due
to overbear ing hunger. This r itual creates the
feeling of satiety within the vampire and soothes
the savage beast.
- Ingr edients: The tooth of a predator y
animal that star ved to death.
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer uses the fang to
create two puncture marks somewhere on
their body representing the same marks
they leave on mor tals when feeding.
- System: The caster must be at Hunger 4 to
benefit from this r itual - if it is per for med
at lower levels of hunger, they still get the
pleasur able feelings, but none of the other
benefits. On a successful casting the
caster automatically passes their next
Hunger Frenzy check. This r itual lasts
 until either they next taste blood of any
kind or the sun r ises.
Reset the Flesh
For many vampires, the static nature of their
bodies is just a fact of unlife, with the only time
change ever really impacts them being when
their bodies sustain enough damage to not be
able to regener ate the flesh in time, which can
lead to bullets, detr itus or other r andom
fr agments of objects getting lodged within them
when they are bur ied too deep to be removed by
their bodies natur al healing process. This r itual
allows the caster to rest their bodies, fir st by
cleansing their flesh of any impur ities, and then
making any necessar y changes.
- Ingr edients: 13 shar p stones, shar pened
iron spike
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer sur rounds
themselves or their willing tar get in a
circle of shar pened stones, while the iron
spike is slowly forced through their
hear t. As the spike punctures and er upts
from the back of the vampire, other
embedded objects within the vampire are
also dr awn out as if an invisible bar r ier
had passed through them taking
ever ything not of the vampire with it -
this includes any and all foreign mater ial
in their body regardless of whether it was
acquired before or after the embr ace -
this includes tattoos, piercings and
anything lodged within the body. This is
often a painful and tr aumatic exper ience,
and may require helper s to hold the
tar get down, or even to dr ive the spike
through their chest. When the spike
reaches the halfway mark, all
contaminants will be pur ged and they can
then work on rebuilding their new for m.
Until the spike is fully passed through
them, any sur gical procedures, piercings,
tattoos, br anding or similar will become
par t of the body's genetic memor y.
- System: Once the process has been
 followed, the caster makes a r itual roll.
On a success all substances foreign to
the body of the vampire (including dir t,
alcohol, dr ugs and poison, but not any
implications of the blood bond) are
forcibly and painfully removed from the
body. Before the r itual is completed, the
subject may choose to have
modifications made - any cosmetic
changes made will now become
per manent and the vampire will now
r ise this way after a day's rest. Note, this
only cover s changes that can be made
with standard mor tal processes.
Haircuts, br ands and tattoos will remain,
whereas sur ger y will heal without any
scar s.
Level 3
Mir r or of Second Sight
There are far str anger creatures in the night
than just vampires, and enough of them know
how to hide themselves and blend in with the
kine. This r itual enchants a mir ror that will
reveal them for what they are.
- Ingr edients: A Mir ror, the blood of a
shapeshifter, fae or mage, a paintbr ush
- Pr ocess: The Mir ror is rested in the
bloody mix while incantations are
recited over it. While they do this, the
sorcerer uses the br ush to paint images
onto the mir ror of str ange and mystical
creatures.
- System: The mir ror takes on
super natur al qualities on a successful
roll. These qualities per sist for a week on
a standard success or are per manent on
a Cr itical. Typically only the caster can
use this mir ror for it?s tr ue pur pose, but
if another vampire donated blood at the
r itual?s casting then they can benefit
from its use. Once so enchanted, the
Mir ror reflects the tr ue for m of any
Mage, Fae or Were- beast that is
reflected in it, as well as revealing
vampires that have taken on animal
for ms via Protean. It does not break
invisibility, illusions or reveal the
presence of magic, nor will it uncover
per manent changes such as those
achieved via Profane Hieros Gamos or
what the Old Clan refer to as
?Vicissitude?, but it will flawlessly reveal
the tr ue for m of any tempor ar ily altered
creature. Whether the caster recognises
what it sees is a different matter
entirely.
Pavis of Foul Pr esence
Presence is one of the most subtle
disciplines in any vampire?s ar senal, and
it is said that this r itual was fir st created
by a Tremere that was jealous of the
effor tless way his Ventr ue compatr iots
rolled it out time and time again, as well
as suspicious as to what they may have
done under its effects. The tr uth of this
stor y is unknown, but the fr uits of it are
not. The Tremere claim that no one
outside of their clan knows of even the
existence of this r itual, and were clans
such as the Ventr ue to find out about it,
as well as the sheer amount of broken
mir ror s that were removed from
Tremere chantr ies, that there would
need to be some ver y ser ious questions
asked. This r itual not only aids with the
resistance of Presence, but in cer tain
cases for its effects to be rever sed on its owner.
- Ingr edients: A mir ror, The Blood of a
vampire that possesses Presence, a length
of blue cord
- Pr ocess: The Tremere coats the mir ror in
 the discipline infused blood, all the while
star ing into it and complimenting
themselves in the most glowing ter ms
possible. As the r itual completes, the
caster breaks the mir ror and ties the
silken cord around one of the shards.
This necklace is then placed around their
neck, although it needn?t be visible to the
outside world.
- System: On a success, the caster can add
+1 dice to resist any Presence Power at
Level 4 or below, this is increased to +2
dice if theitual succeeds with a Cr itical
Success. If the caster ?s resistance roll
beats the Presence user by a mar gin
equal to the level of the power being
used, then the effect is rever sed against
the vampire that activated it. This r itual
lasts until the caster fails to resist an
application of Presence or until the
sunr ise after it is enacted.
Sanguine Assistant
Good help is so hard to find, so when the going
gets tough, the resourceful sorcerer tur ns to
themselves to get the job done. By using a
mixture of their Vitae and whatever else the
sorcerer happens to have lying around - tins,
electronics, pens, paper s, candles, rocks, gems
and cabling - they can for ge a bloody ser vant,
created purely from their blood and the scr ap
around them. This ser vant is entirely loyal to
the caster and excels at menial tasks and
assisting with other r ituals. Cer tain sorcerer s
can grow unner vingly attached to these
ser vants - often speaking to these bloody
monstrosities with str angely affectionate ter ms
- and often re- use the same objects in the
creation in order to conjure for th the same
assistant.
- Ingr edients: Casting circle dr awn out
with Mercur y, lar ge olive wood bowl, an
additional Rouse check?s wor th of the
caster s Vitae, enough odds and ends to fill
the bowl
- Pr ocess: The casting circle can be up to 6
meter s/yards in diameter and is inscr ibed
using a vial of Mercur y. Once this is
complete, the objects are emptied into the
bowl - these can be anything, but it is this
?junk?that is used to build the fr ame of
the bloody ser vant. Some sorcerer s are
quite par ticular in how they want these
assistants to appear, and may even reuse
components over and over again as they
feel the creature gains more and more
per sonality each time it is summoned.
Vitae is then poured freely into the bowl
and the words of summoning spoken
aloud - when complete, the creature r ises
up from the bowl leaving no tr ace of
blood where it spr ings from or where it
walks. When the spell reaches its
conclusion, it retur ns to the bowl and the
blood used to hold it together tur ns to
dust.
- System: Once the rouse?s wor thy of Vitae
and the objects are emptied into the bowl,
the sorcerer makes the casting roll and
makes a second Rouse check. If the
activation roll is successful the Sanguine
assistant spr ings to life. It has Physical
and Social dice pools of one, however is
resistant to all for,a of mental control and
has per fect balance and dexter ity when it
comes to assisting r ituals - it will never
spill, drop or other wise r uin a r itual due
to its physical shor tcomings shor t of
outside influence. It has mental pools
equal to the caster and can use these to
assist in the casting of any r itual known to
the caster. When assisting with a r itual,
the assistant rolls Intelligence + Occult
(Difficulty equal to the Ritual level being
cast +2). A success lower s the difficulty for
 the caster by one, while a Cr itical lower s clear of any impur ities. All par ticipating
it by two. Sanguine assistants do not par ties (including Mor tals) must then
have Hunger pools. This assistant can bleed out a Rouse Check?s wor th of blood
only exist within the casting circle and is into the chalice - regardless of how much
unable to cross its boundar ies, blood is put into the chalice, it will never
cr umbling to a pile of its composite over flow. Each par ty then joins hands
pieces are forced out, it will also expire around the chalice and the sorcerer
moments after the following sunr ise intones the secret that must be kept.
unless it is refreshed with another Rouse Ever yone present must then agree to the
check?s wor th of Vitae from the caster. It ter ms and be made aware of their fate
is unable to speak, but can wr ite in a should they break the pact. Once the final
r udimentar y way (it?s for m is not built member has agreed, the blood in the
for gr aceful handwr iting). chalice catches alight, bur ning with a
pur ple flame and leaving no tr ace of the
blood it once contained. Once the r itual is
Level 5 cast, it can only be broken when the
sur viving par ty meets as one and
Chalice of Accor d for mally agrees to rescind
For many vampires, the oath, or the caster
their greatest fear is dies.
the betr ayal of a - System: The
secret. This r itual Rouse check is made
creates an r itually dur ing the initial
enforced agreement casting, however the
between those roll for success comes
par ties that agree to later. All par ties that
submit to it, punishable donated blood to the r itual
with a ter r ible, agonising - including the caster - are
death should they break this bound to keep the secrets
swor n oath. THe caster uttered dur ing the casting.
suffer s the same fate as any While they may freely discuss
other that joins in with this the secret between the
r itual, giving many people an other s that shared in the
illusion of secur ity. r itual, if they ever share it
outside of the circle, the
- Ingr edients: A golden
effects of the r itual come
chalice, a rouse
cr ashing down on them. If
checks wor th of blood
the secret is told to an
from all par ties in the
outsider, the Ritual casting
agreement
roll is made - if the r itual is a
- Pr ocess: The golden
success then the oath
chalice is cleaned and
breaker rolls to resist with
polished to ensure it is
Composure + Occult
 (Vampires with For titude may resist with
Composure + For titude.) Each point of
mar gin on the sorcerer 's side causes one
point of Aggr avated damage, with any
affected Mor tal that takes any damage
suffer ing a hor r ific and painful death.
Vampire victims add 1 Hunger per point
of damage inflicted as their blood
catches fire and bur ns with a familiar
pur ple flame. Once a member has
broken the oath once, they are free from
the r itual and no longer covered by it -
however they may not know this.
- System: Unlike most r ituals, the process
Enchanted Talisman
The image of a wizard with their staff is as old
as the tales of wizards themselves. In ever y
culture, there are ver sions of this stor y, and
different sorcerer s have used different ar tefacts
as methods to focus their magic, each
appropr iate to their field of study and per sonal
taste. This r itual allows the sorcerer to create
an enchanted item of their own in order to lend
greater strength to all their magics. In some
ways it is the culmination of ever ything they?ve
lear nt, and the ultimate act of hubr is as they
invest an item with so much of themselves.
- Ingr edients: Vitae, fresh resonant,
mor tal blood (one sample of each main
resonance), the object to be made into
the talisman, light- proof room,
leak- proof receptacle as big as the
talisman.
- Pr ocess: This process begins long before
the casting as the sorcerer selects what
they will choose to use for their talisman.
This can be many things, however must
be a r igid object close to 2 foot/60 cms in
length. Once selected, the r itual begins
in ear nest at the next new moon. The
talisman- to- be is immer sed in a pool of
the sorcerer 's blood and kept away from
all light sources for the next full month.
Each night the caster must spend at least
an hour with their hands immer sed in the
bloody mixture while they recite an
incantation over and over. The caster
must keep the talisman immer sed in their
Vitae, however must also feed it with a
sample of the 4 resonances - once per
week a new resonance r ich blood must be
fed to the talisman, and it must be fresh.
Once the month has finished and the new
moon has r isen again, the r itual is
complete and the sorcerer has their
talisman.
to imbue the talisman is lengthy and
expensive. This r itual takes a full month
of prepar ation and work r ather than the
standard casting time. At weekly inter vals,
a different humour of fresh mor tal blood
must be fed to the talisman by the
sorcerer - Sanguine, Choler ic, Phlegmatic
and Melancholy. This is in addition to
requir ing an additional 4 Rouse check?s
wor th of Vitae to be spent over the cour se
of this per iod at a r ate of no less than one
per week. Finally , the caster must make
the final Rouse check that goes with the
casting roll.
- Upon a successful Ritual casting
the caster gains a number of
benefits and dr awbacks - each of
the benefits only apply when the
Sorcerer has the talisman in their
hands, whereas the dr awbacks
occur when it is handled and used
as a focal point by another.
- When in possession of their
Talisman, the following benefits
apply:
- When tar geted by another
vampire?s Blood Sorcer y Power or
Ritual, the sorcerer gains +1
 resistance die if it offer s a of another individual, it gives that
resistance pool. individual +2 additional dice to roll
- The vampire receives +1 die when when using any for m of magic -
activating Blood Sorcer y Power s. Power or Ritual - against the
- Any Wards known by the caster talisman?s owner.
are considered active on the - Each sorcerer must create their
talisman. own talisman on their own, and
- The sorcerer is always aware of may only have one at any one time.
the location of their talisman and
can sense it?s rough location with
a successful Wits + Occult roll
(Difficulty 3). Similarly, by using
the sympathetic magical qualities
of the enchanted object, any other
sorcerer in possession of the
Talisman can locate its owner by
using it as a r itual component and
rolling Wits + Blood Sorcer y
(Difficulty 3). In both situations,
the searching char acter can
pinpoint their tar get down to a
roughly 20 square metre/yard
area.
- If a talisman is in the possession

Cer tàmen
Level 4
The Wizards?duel is a mainstay within magical
cultures for good reason, it allows a method for
each sorcerer to settle their disputes in a
for malised manner, as well as show off their
magical prowess. The pr actice of settling
differences in this way is a holdover from the
days in which Clan Tremere tr ansitioned from
being a house of mor tal mages and it is
tr adition that has stuck with them throughout
thick and thin. When a Tremere feels they have
something to prove, a gr udge to settle or a title
to fight for when they?ve been unfairly held back,
they may request that an elder of the Clan
over sees this ancient r itual. Among the Clan,
Cer tàmen is the ultimate in Ritual combat,
The use of protective casting circles is used to
amplify and extend the natur al capabilities of the
combatants, as well as ensure a slightly more
level playing field. This is as much a test of the
sorcerer ?s knowledge and skill as it is their
ability to fight or r aw power, however while
standing within these r itual circles, the two
sorcerer s feel magic cour sing through their
veins like never before, as if the power in their
Vitae has become fully tangible. The effects of
the r itual do not end there either ; When the
r ituals activate, the results are far more
spectacular than nor mal, with results
manifesting visually for all to see and lear n
from. Visions of mythical creatures, str ange
glowing symbols in the air, pillar s of flame or
ghostly ar mies have all been witnessed in these
duels. Even the most simple of r ituals offer s up
a feast for the senses, and a wise sorcerer will
capitalise on what they can obser ve. Knowledge
is power, and when wizards duel, those with a
tr ue under standing of the forces wielded
against them can use that knowledge to counter
any attack levelled against them.
In most wizard duels, each par ty agrees to a set
of r ules that all should adhere to in order to be
considered the winner. Common r ules are that
any vampire that enter s frenzy for feits the duel,
or that the combat is lost when one par ty enter s
Tor por. It is exceedingly r are for these matches
to be fought to the death, but not unheard of.
- Ingr edients: Two casting circles dr awn
in chalk, each 2 paces wide - these are
contained within a lar ger protective
circle.
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer spends the
r itual casting time inscr ibing the
circles to the meticulous
specifications required for this
r itual. Once they are complete, the
duel itself can continue when each
of the fighting par ties are ready.
While the combatants themselves
may define cer tain r ules and
guidelines that all should adhere
to, only the caster can end the
r itual due to a breach of protocol..
- System: The r itual has a number of r ules
and effects, all of which are enforced by
the magic inherent in this r itual. Both
contender s must accept the r ules of
Cer tàmen willingly for the r itual to be
effective, however once the r itual has
commenced in proper, they cannot
change their minds. If they leave the
casting circle, the r itual ends, however
they cannot accidentally leave - only by
choice or force. The caster can also
choose to end the r itual at any time they
wish. The casting circles can be used once
at any time on the same night they were
dr awn out, but only become active when
both par ties agree.
- All Discipline power s - including
 tr aditional Blood Sorcer y - are
unavailable to the vampire while
inside the casting circles,
although all other vampir ic
benefits such as Blood Sur ges are
still maintained. Blood Potency
among contestants becomes the
same for the dur ation of the r itual
- it is equal to either the highest
or lowest potency of the vampires
involved and the caster has final
say.
- At the star t of each round of
Cer tàmen, the two combatants
get to activate a Blood Sorcer y
Ritual. The impor tant difference
is that while within the circles of
power, the r ituals have no
meaningful casting time so
activate in the same tur n they are
cast (in the same way as
Discipline Power s do) and also
require only a single r itual
ingredient to use as a focal point.
This component is lar gely
symbolic, but where the
ingredient becomes enchanted in
some way before becoming
usable, it is necessar y for success.
As the contender s are physically
separ ated, distance and touch
requirements are no longer
required.
- Each r itual can only be used once,
although its effects may last for the
entirety of the challenge. The r itual
is rolled independently as a single
action r ather than a contested roll
and each contender rolls
simultaneously. The difficulty can
var y from what it would nor mally
be (see below) as the r itual takes a
shor t while to build itself up and
the effects of it become visible
before the tr ue power is unleashed.
- These visuals make the opposing
r ituals easier to recognise for what
they are. Opponents can make a
Wits + Occult roll (difficulty 3) to
identify and counter the r itual
being used against them. They
receive a bonus die if they already
know the r itual themselves. Each
point of mar gin over the base
difficulty adds 1 to the difficulty of
casting the opposing r itual. The
Ritual activation test is only rolled
once the check to identify has been
made as this can contr ibute to the
difficulty.

Koldunic Sor cer y
When the Gangrel depar ted the Camar illa, it
was with tales of sleeping Antediluvians
dwelling within the land, eldr itch creatures
reaching out their consciousnesses and seeking
to subsume the minds of vampires seeking
sanctuar y within the soil. Kolduns over the
world heard these stor ies and quietly smiled to
themselves - it seemed that after thousands of
year s of bonding with the ear th, the Gangrel
had finally discovered something the Tzimisce
had known for longer than any unliving
creature could remember. Yes, the things that
dwelled within the land had voices, but these
voices were not those of the founder s! These
whisper s came from spir its, elementals and
other other entities that defied definition.
Cer tainly, they could be intimidating and even
lethal to the unprepared, but to those willing to
listen to them, to heed their call and follow
their example, they could be the key to
unlocking secrets of the blood that other s could
only dream of. There are many that wonder why
the Tzimisce are so linked to their home soil.
What is it about the land that means so much to
them and why do they feel the need to rest
within it? Whilst these whisper s only happen
behind closed door s, none that wonder this
have voiced their concer n to a Koldun?
takes the inherent power of vampir ic vitae and
exter nalises that in a pr acticed and predictable
effect. While the methods used to instr uct new
conver ts differ greatly from the coldly logical
methods of Her metic Thaumatur gy, they both
tap into the same vein of power. The difference
is that where other Blood Sorcerer s lean on the
sympathetic bond between themselves and their
own blood, the Koldun offer their blood to the
spir its of the land in retur n for control.
It is possible for any vampire to lear n Koldunism
given the r ight set of circumstances. Like all
vampir ic power s, all that it needs is the r ight
catalyst to awaken it. Kolduns find that spark
within the ear th as they meld with the soil, not
only do they gain shelter, they also put
themselves in close proximity to the spir its that
are bound to it. Not always, but sometimes these
spir its whisper in the ear s of these sleeper s.
They share secrets and ur ge the vampires to help
free them. Something about the blood of the Old
Clan is highly attuned to this, and if and when
they star t to lear n the wonder s of Blood Sorcer y,
something within them often just clicks, but
despite this proclivity, Koldunism isn?t restr icted
to the Tzimisce, and nor are the Tzimisce
restr icted to Koldunism.

The scholarly elder s of the Old Clan have always

been open to exper imentation, often pushing
the boundar ies of their bodies and blood to
their limits. As these vampires slept within the
ear th, the spir its that were bound within it
whispered their secrets. In exchange for power
over the elements, the Kolduns would in tur n
help free these spir its from their pr isons.

Like all types of a Blood Sorcer y, Koldunism

New Power s
Blood Sor cer y
Char acter istics
Koldunism functions identically to standard
Blood Sorcer y, with the Power s and Rituals
being interchangeable assuming you can find
the r ight teacher. The only difference is the set
of power s listed below are Amalgams that
require a cer tain mutation in the blood to
manifest. Not all Koldun choose to lear n these
power s, and often will mix these up with more
tr aditional approaches when they can find a
teacher.
Note: If you?d prefer to not gate these behind an
Amalgam, then it doesn?t break the Power s,
however the intended feel here is a closeness to
the land kick star ting this process, and by
dr awing on an aspect that is so tied to the
Tzimisce.
- Type: Sorcer y
- Masquer ade Thr eat: Low- High.
- Blood Resonance: Sanguine.
Level 1
Whisper s on the Wind
- Amalgam: Protean 3
- Pr er equisite: Ear th Meld
When they unlock the magic inherent in their
blood, the fir st thing a Koldun realises is that
the voices that they?d fir st heard within the
ear th are in fact present ever ywhere - only
they?d not been listening hard enough.
Wherever they go they now hear whisper s on
the wind of spir its that also call this plane
home. Most of the time the voices are no more
than a gentle mur mur, but when focused upon a
distinct patter n emer ges, and occasionally they
can even make out a little more from them, to
the point of hear ing distinct voices with secrets
layered within their words. Wise Koldun are
aware that these spir its are not always
benevolent and that the advice can be?
misleading. Once they?ve heard the voices, it?s a
simple step to add their own voice to the
whisper s, the spir its of the air car r ying its
message to its intended destination.
- Cost: Free
- Dice Pools: Composure + Blood Sorcer y
- System: When looking to communicate
with a distant tar get, the vampire needs
only whisper what they wish to say. The
Koldun can automatically tr ansmit a
message to anyone that has tasted their
blood, and assuming the tar get answer s
the Koldun can hear any replies. If they
wish to communicate with someone
without that blood tie, then they must
either have sight of them, or know exactly
where they are. The voices are always
heard as whisper, so loud noises can and
will drown them out. This also does not
negate the need for eye contact if
attempting to use Dominate. If looking to
hear the spir its on the wind, they roll
Composure + Blood Sorcer y - success on
the roll allows a bonus dice to a
subsequent Occult roll, while a cr itical
gr ants two dice. A Messy Cr itical or a
Bestial failure result on the initiation roll
taints the subsequent Occult roll as the
voices give misleading whisper s. .
- Dur ation: Passive or one roll.
Level 2
Awaken the Spir its
- Amalgam: Protean 3
- Pr er equisite: Ear th Meld
By spilling their precious vitae and spr aying it
around themselves as a libation, the Koldun
summons the spir its that sur round them to r ise
up in anger and attack their enemies. The
ground splits open to swallow them up, r ailings
flail and entwine, cables snake out and ensnare,
statues come to a semblance of life and objects
move in ways their mater ials should not allow.
However the spir its decide to behave, this is a
disconcer ting sight and almost impossible to
pass off as anything less than super natur al.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Char isma + Blood Sorcer y
- System: If the Koldun has been in a
haven where they have dots invested,
then they can automatically add their
Blood Sorcer y r ating to any Awaken rolls
while resting there. To summon the
spir its and br ing the land to life, the user
makes a Rouse check and then spills
blood all around themselves. Objects
made of predominantly natur al mater ials
and the land itself will then come to life
and attack the enemies of the Koldun.
The r ange in which the elementals
spread their control is equal to twice the
r ating in the user s Blood Sorcer y in
yards/meter s. Spr aying the blood and
summoning the spir its takes one full
tur n of concentr ation and whilst they are
?alive?, the Koldun can take no other
action - if they do the elementals cease
to act until concentr ation is reinforced.
The vampire can use these objects to
gr apple and attack a tar get, or split their
dice pool in order to engage multiple
opponents. (see Vampire: The
Masquer ade p. 125). The attacks use the
vampire?s Char isma + Blood Sorcer y to
gr apple or attack, dealing Super ficial
damage. This can be used for basic
actions (such as clear ing a way of
obstacles or opening door s) but anything
advanced is beyond the capacity of the
spir its - attacking and moving small
distances are the extent of this power.
Objects can and will break themselves
with this power, but cannot exceed the
limits of their physical for ms. Where
there are not breakages, the objects rever t
back to their nor mal shape (but not
necessar ily location) when this power
finishes.
- Dur ation: One Scene
Level 3
Call the Rain
- Amalgam: Protean 3
- Pr er equisite: Ear th Meld
Vampires have long been connected to the forces
of nature, with many stor ies linking them to the
weather. This power might be the source of
those stor ies. Whether it is concealing fog, heavy
r ains, howling winds or even just a cloudless
night, the power to change the natur al
environment on a whim is a tempting one. The
Elementals of water guide the way to
manipulating the ver y weather itself and the
Kolduns' connection to the elemental spir its has
now gr aduated to the point that they can
beseech them to gener ate wide r anging effects
outside of the body of the vampire themselves.
Different Koldun use different methods to call
upon the spir its - ever ything from solemn
chanting to a full on dance has been obser ved as
each Koldun br ings a little of themselves to the
process, and r ather than spilling their blood on
the ground like earlier Power s, the vampire
typically spr ays it into the air as a fine mist or
lacer ates themselves to let the blood dr ip
upwards to the sky. With this stolen power, the
elementals become willing to do the bidding of
the Koldun for a shor t while.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Composure + Blood Sorcer y
- System: Following a Rouse Check, the proper ty damage, Decrease in
Koldun spends a full tur n in hunting pools as prey hide from
concentr ation before immediately the stor m.
changing the weather to one of their - Dur ation: One Scene
choice. Only the wind and r ain can be
influenced, however this cover s many
weather types - fog, clear skies, r ain,
Level 4
stor ms and all manner of winds are all Body of the Ear th
well within the pur view of this power. - Amalgam: Protean 3
This results as - 2 dice to the appropr iate - Pr er equisite: Ear th Meld
pool for ever yone in the area but the
When a vampire melds with the ear th, it is
caster and their allies. This can of cour se
liter ally mer ged with the soil. Here the vampire
have effects not directly related to dice
rever ses the exper ience of being within the
when used creatively, however some
bosom of the ear th, and instead makes the land a
suggestions are included below.
par t of themselves. By implor ing the sacred
- Clear skies: Can remove lighting
spir its of the land to aid them, they become one
penalties when outside or clear
with the ver y land they stand upon. While this
clouds dur ing day time
power is active, the flesh of the vampire takes on
- Fog or Heavy Cloud: Dice
the appear ance of the local ter r ain, often bear ing
penalties to perception checks
the marks of ear th and stone: a cr agged mess of
and halved damage from sunlight
the elements. This appear ance is subtle enough
- Heavy Wind and Rain: Dice
to be missed by those not paying attention, but is
penalties to Dexter ity dice pools
ver y much a masquer ade breach when obser ved
and mandator y Athletics checks
directly.
for those in precar ious positions
- Heavy stor ms: Widespread - Cost: One Rouse check
 - Dice Pools: Stamina + Blood Sorcer y
- System: A success on the activation roll
gr ants the sorcerer additional dots in
Stamina equal to half their Blood Sorcer y
r ating, rounded up. These of cour se add
to the maximum Health levels the
vampire possesses - any damage
inflicted dur ing the use of this power
falls into these boxes initially, with
aggr avated damage filling them fir st.
When the power finished these boxes
disappear, taking that damage with
them. In addition they can ear th meld at
will with no Rouse check while this
power is active. This meld is tempor ar y
with it only lasting a maximum of two
tur ns unless a fur ther Rouse check is
made. Whilst melded they can move
freely within the ear th and emer ge at any
point within their nor mal movement
r ange. Nor mal conditions for melding
still apply with regard to mater ials..
- Dur ation: One scene
Level 5
Heat Haze
- Amalgam: Protean 3
- Pr er equisite: Ear th Meld
The fire elementals are notor iously difficult to
command in addition to being highly volatile.
Those that attempt to har ness them too early
usually find themselves overcome and bur nt
beyond recognition , but those with patience
and a great level of master y find that they are
able to reign them in somewhat. The r isks are
great, but the rewards are exceedingly potent
for those with a strong will.
Through bitter exper ience, the Koldun have
realised that conjur ing the fire spir its directly is
just too dangerous, but the minor elementals
that cannot manifest are suitably power ful whilst
being easier to control. When they appear,
temper atures spike dr amatically; wood war ps
and singe, paper s curl and bur n, pipes bur st,
water valves explode from pressure and even the
air becomes too hot to breath. What this ability
lacks in finesse, it more than makes up for in
destr uctive capabilities.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Manipulation + Blood Sorcer y
Vs Stamina + Sur vival
- System: The Koldun must be able to see
with their own eyes and with clar ity the
area they wish to effect and while this
power is active they can take no other
action. Once the rouse check is paid the
vampire can dr amatically increase the
temper ature in the area of focus for as
long as they maintain this control. Whilst
the rouse check allows the effects to last
all scene, the Koldun must roll each tur n
to maintain the temper ature - living and
unliving creatures can resist the roll, but
mar gin is applied as unhalved super ficial
damage to all in a 10 square metre/yard
area which cannot be moved once
initiated, only called off. This also affects
mater ials in the area, and given time they
can and will combust. This last effect is
ver y much dependent on the scenar io so
is left up to stor yteller discretion.
- Dur ation: One scene
Koldunic Rites
Like all sorcerer s, the Koldun are able to take the
pr inciples of their blood magic and apply it in
ways that create other effects. Unlike power s,
these are not spontaneous and require
additional ingredients to enhance the qualities of
the blood. Koldun often group these r ites
together with other similar concepts. They refer
to these groupings as Ways, and while it?s not
uncommon for individual Koldun to focus on a
specific Way and attempt to master it, it is not a
requirement.
These Rituals are r are and mostly unheard of
outside of the Koldunic community. The Ways
are as much a method of conjur ing spir its as
they are a magical effect and great respect is
given to the master s of each. These are often
passed along bloodlines, or taught by spir it
mentor s. As with all r ituals, all that is needed to
lear n it is the r ight teacher, but many from
outside the r anks of the Koldun find that the
different mindset required here is r ather off
putting so instead repur pose it to fit in their
own par adigm. Sorcerer s of other castes may
decide to alter the methods or ingredients used
while keeping the same effects if they attempt
to lear n them. In all ways, these Koldunic r ites
follow nor mal Ritual r ules.
Way of Ear th
Often the fir st Way lear ned by an aspir ing
Koldun due to their initial and inherent
connection to the ear th. This Way focuses ver y
much on the physical and is often subject to a
more r igid methodology and lear ning process
compared to the other Ways. The spir its of the
land answer to the voice of the Koldun as they
master the ver y soil they walk upon, and it?s not
uncommon for those on this way to tr y and
make themselves as endur ing as the land.
Level 2
Pulse of the Land
All living things dr aw sustenance from the ear th
in one shape or for m. Ever ything spr ings from
the land, and eventually ever ything will retur n
their essence to the soil and disper se their
ener gies to sustain yet more life. Even the
par asitic vampires star ted off existence in this
way and all blood they consume still contains
this essence. This r itual allows the Koldun to
dr aw that healing ener gy from the ear th and
tempor ar ily inter r upt the natur al cycle.
- Ingr edients: A fresh plot of fer tile land that has
been growing Rosemar y.
- Pr ocess: After a shor t ceremony blessing the
land and calling to the spir its of Mother Ear th for
their assistance, the caster must dig a hole big
enough to house the body and as deep as the
roots of the Rosemar y. The Vitae is spilled in the
fresh gr ave and then the tar get is bur ied. There
is no physical r isk of suffocation for mor tals -
the land provides. They must remain under the
ear th until the following sunset.
- System: The Koldun makes a rouse check and
bleeds onto the land. They then proceed to have
either themselves or another tar get bur ied.
Mor tals will gener ally need to roll Resolve +
Composure to keep calm, and even some
vampires may find their beasts r ise up with the
stor yteller 's discretion. The Koldun can add their
Blood Sorcer y r ating to any medicine rolls to
heal mor tals, and while bur ied their healing r ate
is doubled - ghouls gain this benefit on top of
their nor mal boost. If the caster bur ies
themselves, they can also double their r ate of
healing of aggr avated damage - each level healed
in daysleep heals another for free.
Level 3
The Hungr y Ear th
Since the earliest days of humankind, the
tr adition of bur ying the dead has existed as a
sacred and revered act. The Old Clan see this
behaviour reflected in themselves and their
common pr actice of sleeping with the soil of
their homeland. Unlike the mor tals however, a
vampire will r ise from this gr ave
- Ingr edients: Gr ave soil from a recent bur ial, a
wreath of flower s from a gr ave.
- Pr ocess: The flower s are left to soak in Vitae
for 6 minutes, and then the remaking blood is
poured over the gr ave dir t. A single flower is
then removed from the wreath and bur ied
within the soil. Finally the flower s are either
laid at the door way or another appropr iate
location of the proposed tar get. When the
victim next passes over bare ear th, they find
themselves being swallowed by it, quickly
bur ied alive. This might appear as a sinkhole,
quicksand or a crevice suddenly opening up for
a moment before closing up again.
- System: The caster rolls the r itual roll only
when the victim stands on ear th. The tar get
gets to make a Composure + Athletics roll at a
difficulty equal to the amount of successes
rolled on the casting, a failure indicating they
are swallowed up by the ear th. This is a ver y
r apid process but not so quick that ver y close
bystander s might not be able to assist, but they
r un the r isk of being taken down as well.
Level 5
Awaken Kupala
The demon Kupala resides under neath the
ancestr al homelands of the Tzimisce, and some
even whisper that it's the voice that the Koldun
hear when they fir st enter the ear th. Whether or
not it is Kupala that reaches out to them and
inspires their magics, it is cer tainly a focus for a
great many of the effects they use, and in
par ticular those associated with the ear th. By
implor ing it to r ise up, they can call for th the
wr ath of the land and r ain devastation down on
all.
- Ingr edients: Rubble that has killed a mor tal
dur ing an Ear thquake, enough Tr ansylvanian
soil to bur y the r ubble
- Pr ocess: The r ubble is bur ied within the soil
and the Koldun then proceeds to dance
themselves into a tr ance state while calling out
to Kupala while bleeding freely from self
inflicted wounds over the bur ial mound. When
they?ve finished they cr umble into an exhausted
heap before the ear th beneath them star ts to
shake. The exhaustion suffered is akin to a
conscious tor por that lasts until they have fully
rested for the day, so most Koldun have ser vants
on hand to remove them and keep them safe.
The r ubble is swallowed up by the ear th, never to
be seen again.
- System: The Koldun makes a rouse check and
rolls for success on the r itual. Once the r itual is
complete, an ear thquake slowly builds up in a 5
mile r adius centred on the spot that the r itual
was per for med and will commence within half
an hour of the r itual's completion. Ever y building
in the area sustains damage equal to the mar gin,
with an aver age house having the equivalent of
three health levels, and a heavy duty building
having five for the pur poses of this power.
Consider ing the potential for collater al damage,
Stor yteller s are encour aged to consider Stains.
Way of Wind
The spir its of the air and wind are some of the
most common, and for the major ity of Koldun
cer tainly the most noisy. They constantly move
and chatter, br inging a ner vous ener gy to
ever ything they touch. Students of the wind
often embody this nature and are just as quick
witted and mercur ial and the air spir its they
ser ve.
Level 1
Winter ?s Br eath
The winter has always been a source of fear for
mor tals, but nothing but an inconvenience to
Caine?s children. By calling on the spir its of
winter, the Koldun reminds mor tals what
awaits them and chills them to the bone.
- Ingr edients: A shard of purest ice
- Pr ocess: The Koldun calls out to the many
spir its of winter and dr ives the shard into their
palm. The damage caused is inconsequential
and is healed dur ing the r itual. For the rest of
that night, mor tals that attack them feel the
cold gr ip of death about them
- System: The ice is dr iven in the palm and then
a rouse check is made. This heals the damage
made dur ing the r itual but nothing else. For the
rest of the night, any mor tal that wishes to
attack them must succeed on a Stamina +
Composure roll at a difficulty equal to the
mar gin on the activation roll. If they fail they
won?t attack, but will defend as nor mal.
Level 3
Restful br eeze
The Koldun brews a special tea made from pure
water, Vitae and Lavender that ensures a tar get
is rendered sleepy, lethar gic and potentially
almost comatose for the rest of the night.
- Ingr edients: Lavender grown with Vitae, a
cauldron used for no other pur pose but this
r itual, spr ing water
- Pr ocess: Using a cauldron that has never been
used for anything else, a Lavender tea is brewed
and poured. The Koldun then beseeches the
spir its of the wester n winds to car r y the sleep
inducing steam to its tar get. As long as the wind
can reach the victim before the tea cools, they
fall into a deep slumber.
- System: One a successful r itual activation the
tar get must make a Stamina + Resolve roll at a
difficulty of 3. Mor tals can only remain awake on
a cr itical win, with even a win sending them to
sleep and giving a minus 2 dice to any attempt to
awaken. Vampires do not fall asleep dur ing the
night, but suffer a minus 2 dice on all attempts to
awaken dur ing daysleep the following day.
Level 4
Ride the Tempest
The ar r ival of a monster preceded by the
shutter s being loudly blown open by a strong
wind is an endur ing one, and is quite possibly
inspired by this r itual. The vampire proves that
none can escape or hide from them, and that
with nothing more than a breeze to her ald their
ar r ival, they can be anywhere.
- Ingr edients: A weather vane, a high up,
outdoor space, a second rouse check
- Pr ocess: By exposing themselves to the
elements, the Koldun calls out to the spir its of
the stor m and makes a number of cuts on their
body. As the wind speed increases, the blood is
flung around by the small vor texes that are
star ting to for m. At the culmination of the r itual,
the wind for ms a small tor nado filled with blood
before disper sing. This strong wind then tr avels
quickly along the air cur rents to its final
destination where the vampire is left, windswept
and bloody. Neither the weather vane nor any
other object bigger than a pocket are tr anspor ted
with them.
- System: The vampire must star t the r itual in a
location that is open to the elements and is at
least sever al stor ies above ground level. Rooftops
and hills are common spots in which to per for m
this. Sever al cuts are made on the body so that
the blood may dr ip freely and a rouse check is
made. On a successful roll the vampire may
tr avel to any location they know of or can picture
within a hundred mile r adius - each success over
the initial difficulty double that distance.
Under standing of the location due to a mapIs
sufficient, but without detailed knowledge the
vampire might not end up in the exact spot they
wished to, although they are never deposited
somewhere immediately unsafe. The location
must also be accessible to a strong wind, but a
single, simple door or window may be blown
open for entr y.

Level 5
Lightning Cr ashes

The ultimate use of the way of air allows the

Koldun to call for th a magnificent stor m, but also
to summon deadly lightning to smite their
enemies. The stor m is exceptional, with strong
winds lashing at ever ything and the r ain falling
on the just and unjust alike. While the stor m is
reasonably consistent, many note that it also
follows the mood of the caster, with it becoming
par ticularly violent as the caster gets more
aggressive, and any that attack the caster that
night find themselves in for a nasty shock...

- Ingr edients: Creature killed by electr icity, iron

rods, an item that has been str uck by lightning

- Pr ocess: The Koldun entwines the dead

creature around the object and sticks the iron
rods into its flesh, all the while per for ming an
elabor ate ser ies of movements and gestures to
the sky. Once complete the stor m will quickly
for m above them and proceed to behave as a
nor mal stor m for the rest of the night, unless the
Kodun is attacked.

- System: The r itual roll is made and shor tly

after a stor m will for m. This stor m cover s a
roughly 20 square mile/kilometer area and will
batter anything in its path. The real power from
this comes into effect if and when the Koldun is
attacked or other wise makes physical contact
with anyone while the stor m is in effect. The
vampire may call down lightning str ikes equal
to half the success rolled in the activation roll to
anyone they touch. The str ike occur s the tur n
after and deals unhalved super ficial equal to the
activation successes to anyone it str ikes.
Impor tantly, lightning never str ikes a tar get
twice.

Way of Water
Water is ever changing and shifting, it erodes
and reshapes ever ything it comes into contact
with, often leaving the signs of its passing as it
moves on. Koldun that follow the Way of Water
take inspir ation from these qualities and find
that subtle and slow manipulation of a subject
leads to great things.

Level 1
Mir age

Many have claimed to have seen things that do

not exist while at sea, and the reflective sur faces
of any body of water can be deceiving. The
Koldun uses the capr icious nature of the water
spir its to conjure a single, visual illusion. This
illusion is other wise flawless to look at, but is
confined to the body of water it spr ang from.

- Ingr edients: A body of water, a mir rored

sur face

- Pr ocess: The Koldun spends the casting time

touching the water and star ing into the
reflective sur face until the caster sees a
glimpse of the spir it world reflected back at
them. When the r itual is complete, the mir ror is
smeared with vitae and then submer ged in the
water before the illusion comes to life.

- System: The vampire spends 5 minutes in

contemplation, looking into the mir ror and
touching the water that will house the illusion.
A success on the r itual roll allows an illusion to
appear on the water. This illusion can be
anything the caster can conceive, but only
affects the visual senses - it can also be pierced
with Sense the Unseen as usual. This illusion
cannot exceed the size of the water it is on, nor
be bigger than 10 square meter s/yards. The
illusion lasts until sunr ise or until dispelled.
Level 2
Water y Gr ave
This r itual allows the Koldun to meld their body
with a body of water lar ge enough to fully
submer ge themselves in. While resting this
way, they are incor poreal, with only a faint
outline visible, and immune to damage from
sunlight.
- Ingr edients: Weighted chains, enough water
to be fully submer ged in, the blood of a vampire
with Ear th Meld
- Pr ocess: The Koldun slowly winds the chains
around their body while communing with the
spir its of the sea, and consumes the Protean
enr iched blood (unless they already possess it
natur ally). When finished, they allow
themselves to sink to the bottom of the water at
which point they fade from view, leaving only a
slight tr ace of themselves visible and a pile of
chains on the seafloor.
- System: Once they are fully bound in chains,
the vampire makes the r itual roll and rouse
check. Success allows them to mer ge fully with
the water as per the r ules for Ear th meld.
Sunlight will not hur t them and only the most
significant disturbance of the water will awaken
them - a boat passing is fine, fishing with
dynamite less so. A successful Wits + Awareness
roll at difficulty 5 is required to notice detect
them, or Sense the Unseen at difficulty 3.
Walk on Water
In what can appear as totally mir aculous, the
Koldun can walk directly across the sur face of
any body of water. A thick mist r ises and tr avels
with them, obscur ing their footsteps as they
pass.
- Ingr edients: Bare feet, a puddle of blood from a
freshly drowned creature
- Pr ocess: The blood is spilled on the ground and
the caster removes any items from their feet.
The Koldun then stands in the pool of blood and
slowly washes their feet with it. As the r itual
progresses a mist r ises from the fresh blood that
proceeds to follow them as they walk across the
water..
- System: Following the successful r itual
activation, the vampire can move at walking pace
across any body of water. Only extremely heavy
waves will make tr avel impossible, with nor mal
conditions not impacting them. The r itual lasts
for one hour per mar gin of success rolled over
the difficulty.
Way of Fir e
The hardest and most dangerous of the Ways to
master, the resolve needed to keep tr ying with
this element often sets the master s apar t from
their peer s, often being dr iven and possessed of
an iron will. The results of this way are r arely
subtle, and pr actitioner s realise that cer tain
bar r ier s need to be cr ashed through whatever
the cost.
Level 1
Bur n out the Fear
Before a Koldun begins to consider any bar gains
with the elementals of fire, they must fir st
master their deep seated fear of it. By
challenging this fear directly, the vampire can
tempor ar ily strengthen their will against the
flame.
- Ingr edients: A Candle, small amount of
flammable liquid
- Pr ocess: The vampire coats their thumb and
forefinger in the flammable liquid, and then
snuffs out the candle with their finger tips.
- System: After succeeding on the Ritual roll,
the char acter gains +2 dice on all rolls related to
resisting Fear Frenzy, with a cr itical win
meaning they do not need to make ter ror frenzy
rolls at all. This r itual lasts until the end of the
scene.
Level 2
Soothing Balm
When you play with fire, you will get bur nt!
Anyone that deals with the spir its of fire for
even a shor t while will find themselves on the
wrong end of a bur n, so the Koldun created this
r itual to create an ointment that helps heal
wounds caused by flames.
- Ingr edients: Clay that has been untouched by
the hands of mankind
- Pr ocess: The clay is mixed together with the
Vitae of the Koldun and then applied to the
wounds. Only after the r itual has r un its cour se
can it be washed off.
- System: Success on the r itual roll creates
enough ointment for one dose, whereas a cr itical
win makes enough of the potion for a second
batch. Each dose of the ointment conver ts a
single aggr avated damage inflicted by fire into
super ficial damage. This super ficial damage can
then be healed nor mally, but not on the same
night the ointment was applied. Only the Koldun
can use this balm and the potion loses its
potency at sunr ise.
Level 4
Br eath of the Dr agon
There are many stor ies linking the Tzimisce
and Dr agons, some reaching far back into the
earliest days of the clan. This r itual allows them
to emulate their most famous ability - that of
breathing fire.
- Ingr edients: A lizard head, lamp oil
- Pr ocess: The lizard head and the lamp oil are
ground into a fine paste and then applied to the
face like war paint.
- System: Following a successful Ritual roll and
rouse check, the char acter exper iences a feeling
akin to hear tbur n. Until the end of the night,
the vampire can activate this fier y breath with a is placed in the direct center of the map before
Rouse check. Once star ted, it lasts until the end being lit. The Koldun stares into the flame until
of the scene. If ended prematurely or the
dur ation finishes it cannot be reactivated
without per for ming the r itual again. The flames
inflict two Aggr avated Health damage per tur n
and require a Composure + Athletics roll to hit
and have an approximate r ange of 5
yards/metres. The flames can and will ignite
their tar gets and sur roundings potentially
leading to fur ther fire damage. These flames
inflict no damage to the Koldun and require no
frenzy test while being breathed out, but suffer
the same r isks and dr awbacks as any other
vampire once the flames have caught the
environment alight.
Way of Spir it
The r arest of the Ways, the Koldun that
discover s the deeper secrets of the elementals
comes to realise that there is a lar ger force that
br ings ever ything together, and that the
vampire's own spir it can be added to this force.
A great wisdom and intellect is usually required
to reach this realisation, but when they do
break through to this higher under standing, they
find themselves at the star t of the path to
omniscience.
Level 2
Eyes of the Voivode
Many ser vants of the Old Clan have found that
wherever they go and whatever they do, they feel
their master is always watching them. This r itual
allows the Koldun to spread their senses out
across their domain and lear n it?s secrets
- Ingr edients: A map of the vampires?domain,
Beeswax candle
- Pr ocess: The lights are dimmed and the candle
the light is bur ned into their eyes.
- System: On a successful r itual activation roll,
the Koldun can add one to the r ating of either
their Lien or Por tillion r ating - they can choose
each time they cast the r itual. A cr itical success
gr ants two to the r ating. This expanded
under standing only applies to their own domain
and lasts until the following sunr ise.
Sap the Spir it
Within their havens, the Tzimisce are
undisputed lords of all, their presence felt
ever ywhere and ever ything existing only to ser ve
the Vampire. This r itual keeps their ser vants
meek, and the Voivode strong - just as things
should be.
- Ingr edients: A por tr ait of the vampire with
their Vitae mixed into the paint.
- Pr ocess: The Koldun spends the r itual time
touching up the por tr ait with tr aces of their
Vitae. The por tr ait is then hung in a centr al spot
in the haven for all to see - and for it to see all.
- System: On a successful Ritual roll, all mor tal
or kindred blood bound to the Koldun recover - Ingr edients: A blood bound ghoul, the vocal
one less Willpower than usual (for SPCs, this cords of Raven or Crow
should be reflected as them always missing one
- Pr ocess: The Ghoul and the Domitor lock eyes
super ficial Willpower from their pool). The
for the dur ation of the r itual. At the culmination,
Koldun recover s a point of super ficial
the ghoul swallows the vocal cords and dr inks a
Willpower when they rest for the day. This r itual
rouse check of vitae directly from the Koldun.
lasts a single night and day, however the
por tr ait can be reused. - System: On a successful activation roll, the
ghoul can use any Dominate power possessed by
their domitor once, with a cr itical gr anting a
Level 3 second use. The domitor pays any blood cost,
His Master 's Voice and also rolls their own dice pool for the
dominate attempt - for all intents and pur poses
Many ghouls claim to speak with the author ity
the Koldun is the one Dominating the tar get,
of their master s, but few speak with the full
even if they?re not physically there. This effect is
power and backing of them. The blood that
available until the end of the night, but can be
connects Thr all and Domitor together also joins
extended as long as they continue to consume
their spir its together, allowing the Koldun to
blood from their domitor each night.
project the full force of their vampir ic voice
through their ghoul.

Akhu - Sor cer y Within
the Nest of Viper s
Sorcer y within the Ministr y is often heavily
r itualised with even the smallest occasion often
marked by a r ite to celebr ate it. In addition to
the for malised r ituals, there are additional
ceremonies and sacr aments that each cult
obser ves, and it?s not uncommon for these to be
added on to the sorcerous r ituals - while their
magic need not take any longer than with any
other techniques, it ver y often does. In other
ways, Setite magic shares a common thread
with the Banu Haqim, perhaps because of their
shared histor y and ter r itor y. Ever the
oppor tunists, the clever Minister s have been
acquir ing obscure texts wherever possible and
from any source. These are often tr aded for
favour s, but not before the clan has lear nt all it
can from them. A number of r ituals pr acticed
by the other groups also exist within the vaults
of the Ministr y, and while they cer tainly don?t
have the same breadth as the sorcerer s that
have the quality endemic to their blood, the
oppor tunity exists for those willing to pay the
pr ice and achieve the r ight level of
enlightenment and freedom.
Level 1
Ushabti
The Ushabti star t off existence as simple statues
and sculptures that are given a spark of life via
this r itual. These creations have negligible
intelligence and can only per for m simple, single
or repetitive tasks. When not moving or exposed
to direct sunlight, they appear as statues.
- Ingr edients: A handmade model of a human
being that was made by the caster (with at least 3
successes on the Cr afts roll when created),
human blood, sweat and tear s
- Pr ocess: The ointment is gently applied to
points of the body with Egyptian funer ar y
significance, all the while the caster utter s
incantations. Once complete, the statues
shudder to a semblance of life. Regardless of the
mater ial they?re made from, they all gain roughly
the same dur ability and flexibility. These
mindless automatons can follow basic order s
from the caster, but anything more complex than
these simple commands is met with inaction.
They are typically used for keeping an area clean,
tr anspor ting mater ials or ver y repetitive and
monotonous tasks. The action requested can be
changed at any time
- System: The r itual is cast and on a success the
Ushabti is animated. A Total or Bestial Failure

Ushabti Ser vitor

Standar d Dice Pools: Physical 2, Social 0, Mental 0

Secondar y Attr ibutes: Health 4, Willpower 0

Exceptional Dice Pools: Stealth 4

Special: Ushabti take Super ficial and Aggr avated damage in the same way as vampires. Direct
sunlight makes them retur n to their or iginal, lifeless state until darkness comes again, however they
can other wise oper ate fine dur ing daylight hour s. They cannot heal or mend damage and must be
thoroughly destroyed to be stopped. They cannot be mentally dominated or influenced as they have
no mind to control. They react to no one and nothing but their creator.
r uins the model sufficiently that it cannot be Ser pentine Sense
used again in another attempt. The Ushabti will
More so than any other vampire, the Setites have
continue to move until the task set is complete
always been creatures of the darkness. By
whereupon it becomes totally stationar y,
looking to the ser pents the elder s of the clan so
looking like a statue to any mundane
greatly revere, the children of Set can sense their
obser vation. - Sense the Unseen reveals tr aces
of magical ener gy to them. Once activated they
will sur vive indefinitely, are unable to attack or
defend themselves and will only stop their task
with complete destr uction. A sorcerer can
maintain a number of Ushabti equal to their
r ating in Blood Sorcer y.

Level 2
The Reptile?s Tail

Just as the reptile can regrow lost limbs, this

r itual can bestow this phenomenal power of
healing upon a loyal ghoul, with this allowing
them to recover from almost any injur y. Where
the wounds heal, a telltale defor mity is always
left behind on the new flesh- this might be a
patch of scales, tufts of hair or other faint
animalistic tr aits.

- Ingr edients: The tails?s of 13 lizards, bandages

that are soaked in the blood of a vampire that
knows Protean

- Pr ocess: The lizard tails are bound to the

injur y with the bandages. The names of gods,
saints or other holy figures associated with
healing are called upon for their blessing.

- System: On a success the r itual heals any one

significant injur y the ghoul possesses
regardless of its age or condition. This includes
regrowing lost limbs, repair ing blindness or
restor ing the mobility of the disabled. If this
wound is fresh then a single aggr avated damage
is repaired with this process, however it?s
pr imar y use is to heal damage that would
other wise be unrepair able to a mor tal. Note,
this only works on ghouls.
way through the darkness with nothing more
than a flick of their tongue. This does not
involve sight at all, but an ability to inter pret the
vibr ations in the air.
- Ingr edients: The tongue of a reptile, a room
with no light
- Pr ocess: The Sorcerer begins by sealing
themselves in the darkness,and then offer s up
pr ayer s to the dead God Set, asking for his
guidance. At the culmination, they swallow the
Reptile?s tongue.
- System: Upon a successful r itual check, the
vampire gains a limited ability to sense their
way in the darkness. This isn?t sight, but a case
of sensing their way through vibr ations -
despite some implications or affectations by
cer tain or thodox Setites, they don?t need to use
their tongue to activate this ability. This reduces
any dice pool penalties due to darkness by two
and lasts for one night.
Level 3
Hands of the Divine
By using the laws of sympathetic magic to dr aw
on the bonds between things, the Sorcerer can
use a model of a building to inflict damage upon
from a distance.
- Ingr edients: A replica of the building being
tar geted that was handmade by the caster (with
at least 3 successes on the Cr afts roll when
created), tr ace elements of the building in
question (i.e. br ick dust, a splinter of wood)
- Pr ocess: The Sorcerer fir st ensures the
elements of the building are combined with the
replica somehow, and then proceeds to paint
the object with their Vitae. Dur ing this time
they quote religious texts related to destr uction
or apocalypse, before destroying the replica at
the culmination of the r itual.
- System: A success on the r itual roll means that
some tr agedy will befall the building within the
next lunar phase. This might be as simple as the
building becoming unsafe and par tially
collapsing, a health scare or public body
inter vention and all the way up to a death on the
premises requir ing it to be shut down dur ing the
investigation. This typically results in the
building being closed for about a week (although
lar ger buildings might just have an area closed
off, or be able to afford speedy renovations). This
damage is not anything per manent, but it could
impact its reputation. On a cr itical win the
damage done to the building is substantially
more severe and may require smaller buildings
being condemned or lar ger buildings to be
cleared out totally dur ing the repair s.
Apep's Tr ansfor mation
This r itual allows a pr actitioner to bestow their
shapeshifting abilities on a loyal ghoul, offer ing a
one way tr ip to becoming an animal. Most
or thodox member s of the Church of Set choose
snakes, Jackals or other animals connected with
the stor y of Set, whereas member s of the
Ministr y have used birds, hounds or other
beasts. While the r itual itself is fairly quick, most
sorcerer s make this as par t of a much longer
ceremony with much pomp, circumstance, and
heavy emphasis on the necessar y sacr ifice to Set
or other figureheads. While the sacr ifice need
not be willing, the blood bond required tends to
make any resistance nothing but a for mality.
- Ingr edients: A Ghoul that is blood bound to the
caster, vitae of a vampire that possesses Protean,
the freshly peeled skin of an animal (typically a
snake)
- Pr ocess: The ghoul is laid down on a flat, clean
sur face while incantations and pr aise of the
ghouls actions are said aloud. Half way through
the r itual, the animal skin is dr aped over the
ghoul and the vitae is poured over them,
causing the victim to wr ithe in pain as the
tr ansfor mation takes place.
- System: On a success, the ghoul is fully
tr ansfor med into the animal that?s skin was
used. The tr ansfor mation is per fect and ever y
test would show them altered down to the DNA
level. The ghoul takes on attr ibutes equal to the
animal in question, however retains full
cognisance and memor y of their human life,
and as such is able to follow complex
commands and repor t back detail that an
animal would be incapable of. Due to the blood
link the two share, the sorcerer is able to
under stand the animal with no other power
needed, and of cour se the ghoul under stands
any language they did while a mor tal. They are
still a blood bound ghoul in all other ways and
the process cannot be rever sed. If this creature
is to be kept as a retainer, the exper ience points
must be invested as nor mal (assuming they
aren?t already), if not, the ghoul dies as their
mind rejects the new body and it tear s itself
apar t in a fit of madness.
Medjay
The Medjay were par t of the elite royal guards of
the Egyptian Phar aohs, tasked with r aiding and
defending their char ges. In a manner similar to
the creation of the Ushabti, the sorcerer can
create fighting guards from specially prepared
statues.
- Ingr edients: A handmade model of a human
being that was made by the caster (with at least 3
successes on the Cr afts roll when created),
human blood, sweat and tear s, a sacr ificial blade
- Pr ocess: The ointment is applied aggressively
to points of the body with significance in
Egyptian funer ar y r ites, all the while speaking
the incantations. Finally the r itual is concluded
with the sacr ificial dagger being stabbed into
the place where the hear t would be (this is not
impacted by the mater ial used in constr uction).
Once complete, the statues shudder to a
semblance of life and regardless of the mater ial
they?re made from, will all gain roughly the
same dur ability and flexibility. These mindless
automatons can follow moder ately complex
order s and extended actions but will str uggle
with any task that isn?t violent or related to
guarding an area. Unlike the passive Ushabti,
the Medjay will attack anyone around unless
commanded to hold back by their master.
- System: The r itual is cast, and on a success
the Medjay is animated. A Total or Bestial
Failure r uins the model sufficiently that it
cannot be used again. The Medjay will always be
able and ready to fight for their creator, but will
appear as a statue to any mundane obser vation
when not in action - Sense the Unseen reveals
tr aces of magical ener gy to them. Once
activated they will sur vive indefinitely and will
only stop their task with their complete
destr uction. A sorcerer can maintain a number
of Medjay equal to their r ating in Blood Sorcer y,
however if they wish to keep them beyond the
end of the stor y they must invest Exper ience
Points like any other Background, else they
cr umble to dust.
The Path of Cor r uption
Level 2
All Hope is Gone
Failure is the greatest of teacher s, and without
the will to succeed these lessons are all but
guar anteed. This causes the tar get to slowly lose
their will to live, becoming disinterested and
depressed as they see all they want fall to the
wayside.
- Ingr edients: A noose made of hemp, an object
belonging to the tar get
- Pr ocess: The sorcerer slowly tightens the
noose around the tar get's belongings. While they
do this, they recite the names of people that have
failed spectacularly..
- System: Upon completion of the Ritual, the
tar get mor tal becomes unable to reclaim
willpower from any means. This effect lasts for a
week and in the r ight situation or when used for
long enough can easily result in impair ment, and
a ser ious mental breakdown.
Level 3
Raptur ous Visions
Almost ever y religion has a myth about their
ver sion of the end times, as well as prophets
who exper ience visions of this destr uction. This

Medjay Guar d

Standar d Dice Pools: Physical 4, Social 0, Mental 0

Secondar y Attr ibutes: Health 5, Willpower 0

Exceptional Dice Pools: Melee 6; Stealth 4

Special: Medjay take Super ficial and Aggr avated damage in the same way as vampires. Direct
sunlight makes them retur n to their or iginal, lifeless state until darkness comes again, however
they can other wise oper ate fine dur ing daylight hour s. They cannot heal or mend damage and must
be thoroughly destroyed to be stopped. They cannot be mentally dominated or influenced as they
have no mind to control. Created as they are without real sensor y or gans, the Medjay can sense
their sur roundings and do not require any visibility. Medjay attack with their ceremonial dagger s
(+2 Light Piercing weapon) or their fists.
r itual makes a tar get exper ience these
ter r ifying visions - whether fire and br imstone,
the cold void, vile ser pents or apocalyptic
floods.
- Ingr edients: Apocalyptic religious texts,
magnifying glass, something belonging to the
tar get
- Pr ocess: The vampire reads the appropr iate
text through the magnifying glass while calling
out the name of their tar get. The effects of the
r itual kick in once the victim fir st falls asleep
and continues to escalate, eventually bleeding
into real life hallucinations.
- System: After the r itual succeeds, the tar get
star ts to receive apocalyptic dreams and
visions, These visions are tr aumatic and give
the the equivalent of a willpower impair ment
(- 2 dice to social and mental dice pools). This
lasts for one week for mor tals, and one night
and one day for vampires.
Level 4
Shatter the Chains of the Aeons
One of the fir st steps necessar y to accept the
blessings of Set is to star t the process of
str ipping away for mer dependencies and the
power that these things hold over them. This
r itual causes that which once brought pleasure
and satisfaction to cause revulsion. These
subjects could be almost anything: dr ugs, food,
ar t, fr iendships, tr usted relationships, a job or
anything else impor tant to them.
- Ingr edients: Up to five items that represent
something of impor tance to the tar get, Donkey
dung
- Pr ocess: The caster takes each item in tur n
and smear s it with the dung, all while
descr ibing them in the most insulting ter ms.
- System: On a success, the tar get of this r itual
star ts to feel an intense dislike for the subjects
represented by the items. They suffer a - 1 dice
penalty to all rolls when in possession of, or
involving that subject, unless resisting it in any
way in which case they gain +1 to all attempts.
On a cr itical win, these dice modifier s are
increased by 1. No Willpower can be spent on
rolls involving these areas unless it is to resist it
and any roll involving the subject that fails
automatically gives one Super ficial Willpower
damage. The effects of this last a week, but have
no impact on the Blood Bond
Rebuild the Psyche
Where Shatter the Chains of the Aeons works to
impose bar r ier s between a subject and that
which they once loved, Rebuild the Psyche
comes from the opposite side and creates a
positive, almost euphor ic exper ience when
dealing with things the Ser pent wishes them to
focus upon
- Ingr edients: An item representative of the new
focus, gold leaf paint
- Pr ocess: The caster takes the item and gilds it
with gold leaf paint, all while descr ibing the
subject in the most glowing ter ms.
- System: On a success, the tar get of this r itual
star ts to feel an intense love for the subject
represented by the item. They gain a +1 dice to
all rolls involving that subject, unless they are
resisting it in any way in which case they gain - 1
to all attempts. On a cr itical win, these dice
modifier s are increased by 1. Any roll involving
the subject that scores a cr itical win
automatically heals one Super ficial Willpower
damage. The effects of this last a week, and are
cumulative with the Blood Bond
Mer its and Flaws

- In f er n al Tu t elage

This advantage gives the vampire the fir st dot of

Blood Sorcer y for free - a gift from their infer nal
master s. However each use of a Blood Sorcer y
Power hereafter car r ies a pr ice. A roll of a 1 or a
10 on the Rouse check gr ants a stain - the
infer nal tr aining has tainted your methodology.

- Tom e Of Secr et s

You have discovered an ancient Blood Sorcer y

tome that contains explicit detail about the inner
workings about one one of the Paths of sorcer y.
Not only do you not require a teacher to lear n
any of the r ituals in your selected path, but you
gain +1 dice to all r itual activation rolls for this
path as long as you have the tome with you.

- Flaw : (-) San gu in e Depen den cy

All disciplines are shaped and grow by the
unique resonances of mor tal blood and Blood
Sorcer y is no different. Your body has grown
accustomed to the r ush it gets when you
consume sanguine resonant blood, so much so
that when the last consumed blood had any
resonance but sanguine, you increase the
difficulty of all Blood Sorcer y Power rolls by 1

- Flaw : (-) San gu in ar y An im ism

You?ve become so used to decipher ing the

pushes and pulls of the blood you consume that
it now tr igger s ever y time you feed. Unless you
succeed on a Resolve + Awareness test at
Difficulty 3, you find your self over whelmed by
the flood of emotion, memor ies and resonance
in the blood - you lose 1 dice from all social and
mental pools for the rest of the night.
A Selection of Sor cer er s
The following char acter s are meant to be used
as inspir ation in any chronicle. While in some
cases cities are named, these can be swapped
out for whichever location your chronicle is
based in with ver y little upset to their backstor y.
These char acter s could just as easily be allies as
enemies, and their plots and interests span all
manner of chronicle concepts. Enjoy!
Epit aph : Lust for Glory
Qu ot e: ?Honestly, I?m sure they could do it. But
frankly, I?ll do it better?
Clan : Malkavian
M ORTAL DAYS: BORN FOR GLORY
George J. Williams was born the youngest
child of a minor aristocratic family in the latter
days of Victorian Britain. While has parents
had the trappings of wealth - land, titles, a
large stately home for George and his six
older brothers to charge about in, the family
were substantially poorer than someone on
the outside looking in would realise, and
managed to get by with a mixture of cashing
in on the British class system, and handouts
from his Father ?s mainly older brothers - most
of which had acquired larger amounts of the
inheritance his parents had squandered.
Being the youngest child of seven boys had a
number of advantages and drawbacks.
George found himself mercilessly bullied by
his older brothers, and eventually by his peers
who picked up on that he was an easy and
thin skinned target. He was also more or less
ignored by his parents, both of which felt it
was better initially to let the Nannies deal with
the behaviour, and then when the money ran
out to pay them, that this treatment was
character building - after all, his father was one
of seven boys as well and he?d turned out just
fine! The lack of any attention from his parents
did eventually turn out to be character
building, although perhaps not in the way
they?d have hoped. George grew up petty,
vindictive and with a chip on his shoulder as
large as the debts his parents had wracked up.
This freedom also meant he was able to do
more or less as he pleased with no oversight,
and as he reached his early twenties, he finally
left the family estate and decamped to
London.
The capital city of England was a very different
place than what he was expecting, and it
wasn?t long before he lost himself in drugs and
vice. Still, his family's political connections
meant that one such as him would only fall
upwards and despite his degeneracy, he found
himself invited to society parties, and
eventually secret societies such as the Golden
Dawn. London at the turn of the 1900s was
awash with mysticism and groups searching
for meaning in occult texts, and when George
first read these obscure texts, he finally saw a
way to achieve the respect and position that
he was owed and had been denied him by the
misfortunes of his birth. Never a man to
realise what he already had in life, George
constantly thirsted for more, and a
combination of luck and a natural intelligence
eventually brought him to the attention of his
Sire, a being obsessed with understanding
their place in the world who recognised a
kindred spirit in the young occultist.
KINDRED NIGHTS: REBORN FOR
POWER
The first few years of Williams?unlife were
educational and enjoyable. His sire took him
to many gatherings, both at mortal secret
societies and kindred Elysia. It was at one of
these soirées that he would meet the vampire
that would set him on the course that would
consume him - by coming face to face with
real magic, he realised at how much his sire
had limited his potential, and this realisation
turned all his thoughts to bitterness.
The Tremere James Treble was everything
George wanted to be. His control over the
mystical arts seemed unparalleled and to the
young and curious Malkavian, his knowledge
of Occult esoterica dramatically outmatched
his own. Despite his usual inferiority complex,
somehow George managed to strike up a
friendship with the older vampire and
attempted to learn his secrets. For more than
a decade this dance continued, and Williams
personality was almost unrecognisable for
most of this time. Gone was the petty and
vindictive nature as well as the feeling that he?d
been sold short in life. Finally he was getting
the attention that he so craved and stretching
his mind to the most obscure subjects. While
he?d not been able to master any of the
Sorcery of his mentor yet, he?d come to the
conclusion it was only a matter of time before
his third eye opened and all the hard work he?d
put in memorising volumes of rituals would
pay off.
Unfortunately all good things come to an end,
and Williams?sire finally decided to reclaim his
errant childe - he?d not cashed in that many
favours to lose his protégé to the Tremere
after all. He called Williams back and decided
to hit him with some hard truths. Treble never
intended to teach him any real Sorcery, the
Tremere was just stringing him along and using
him as a glorified lab partner. Williams wasn?t
the only one susceptible to flattery and
adoration, and it was clear to the elder
Malkavian that the reason the two got on so
well was because of how similar they were in
temperament. Unfortunately for his sire, the
method in which this hard truth was delivered
was lacking a certain subtlety and charm - the
harshness of his words sent Williams into a
frenzy that his Sire would not survive. Despite
this outburst of anger, he realised the truth in
his Sires final words, and he set out to claim
what James Treble had denied him for so long.
Flushed with the blood of his Sire flowing in his
veins and with Treble blind to the threat his
acolyte presented, it was a short and brutal
attack that ended with Williams claiming the
hearts blood of the vampire that had held him
back so much. Finally feeling the power he?d
long craved blossoming in his veins, he was
able to manifest the sorcery of his mentor and
dead friend.
Quickly realising the danger he?d put himself
in, he packed up the contents of Treble?s
library and fled for the Americas. There he
settled down in isolation while he practiced
what he?d memorised, eventually emerging a
number of years later as a competent
sorcerer and a force to be reckoned with. Now
he builds up his power base and searches for
any knowledge that can expand what he
already knows. He has a voracious appetite
for learning and despite his short temper and
small mindedness is an extremely
accomplished Sorcerer. If the local Tremere
didn?t have so much on their hands with the
destruction of a Vienna, they might have
decided he was worth quietly removing. As
things go, Williams plies his trade and
bargains for any advancement in his position.
DOM AIN AND HAVEN:
PLOTS AND SCHEM ES:
- Geor ge J. William s - Fir st of h is
Nam e: Williams is obsessed with his
own standing and legacy, as such he
wants to sire his own bloodline of
sorcerers - all of them answering to
him. He sees what the Tremere have
achieved and wants the same thing,
and while he doesn?t expect to be
picking up the mantle of Antediluvian
anytime soon, in his megalomania, the
thought has crossed his mind. Still, he?s
not stupid, and has enough patience to
bide his time.
- Cu t pr ice deals: He?s got the skills to
outmatch the other local Sorcerers,
what he doesn?t have yet is the
reputation. Taking a few lessons from
certain mortals he?s met over the years,
Williams is willing to offer good rates
on work needed, as long as it keeps
bringing people back and upping their
dependency on him.M ason ic or der s:
From his earliest days, Williams has
associated with the upper class secret
societies. The prestige, secrecy and
sheer difficulty to get in have always
appealed to his ego, and with what he
has become, he?s always found it easy to
rise to the tops of these groups and
create splinter cells of like minded
individuals. While he finds himself
having to work around other clans that
might have tried to get their claws
around such groups, he?s always
excelled at creating his own little
chapters.
- Th e M ezzo For t e (Ret ain er s 2, Haven
2, Her d 2, Resou r ces 3) This Jazz club
has closed down and reopened more
times than George can remember, with
a number of them having been subject
to arson attacks - although Williams will
swear blind these were the results of
jealous rivals and not attempts to
finagle the insurance money. The club
serves as his base of operations and
where he will often meet kindred guests
in order to impress them with his
wealth, utter control over the staff and
easy access to his herd. The club is
indeed opulent, the staff in his thrall and
the patrons easy pickings, but Williams
is known to make too much of a point of
demonstrating this.
- M ason ic Lodge of t h e Secr et M on it or
(Allies 3, Con t act s 3, Her d 1, In f lu en ce
2, Resou r ces 1, Ret ain er s 3): Williams
kept up with a lot of his old friends even
over the many years and locations. The
 current group he?s managed to work
his way into have fallen perfectly in line,
and the secrets and enlightenment he
WHISPERS:
offers is too tantalising to resist for
many of them.
- Par k er Est at e (Haven 3, Her d 1,
Ret ain er s 3): Williams has always been
used to the high life, and from that
perspective nothing has changed. This
gaudy mansion used to be owned by
one of the devotees of his secret order,
however one spell too many broke his
mind past even the point that Williams
was willing to accept. Now he spends
much of his downtime here, having
insinuated himself within the family
and enslaved them to his needs.
THRALLS AND TOOLS:
- Alex Lam ber t (M aw la 3, Resou r ces 2):
This normally mild mannered Gangrel
fell under Williams?sway a great many
years back, and now acts as personal
muscle to the Malkavian. Williams has
had him train himself to become a
formidable fighter and to be as tough
as nails, and now he?s rarely seen
without his shadow - the blood bond
keeps him as loyal as can be.
- Jak e II (Con t act s 2, Ret ain er s 2): Born
Simon O?Hare, the man now known as
Jake II works as a bouncer at the Mezzo
Forte. Williams called him Jake II after
his former bouncer and ghoul. No one
asks what happened to Jake I.
M ASK AND M IEN:
- Ch ar les Par k er (Con t act s 3,
Resou r ces 4): A Freemason from his
local order, Williams took a special
interest as he shared a surname with
his sire. Now he uses Charles as a
whipping boy and when alone, belittles
the blood bound mason.
- Secr et Ipsissim u s: The local Tremere
are very concerned about this man
moving in on their territory. While he
swears to be Malkavian, and certainly
acts the part, he?s quiet enough about
his heritage to make room for doubt.
Someone put up the theory he?s an
Ipsissimus that has decided to come
back to the Camarilla while keeping
separate from the clan - that theory has
since taken on a life of its own.
- Vet er an s Day: Whether it?s Williams?
typical boasting or an unlife lived to the
max, George has had a habit of being in
the wrong place at the wrong time. He
alleges he was in Chicago at the time of
the infamous Lupine attack and then
New York during the Sabbat war. Some
of this is certainly true, as he certainly
spent time in both cities, but to what
extent he was involved is anyone?s
guess.
- A Lor d Am on g M en : A lot of Williams is
bluster and exaggeration, making him
difficult to truly pin down. Still, Kindred
wonder exactly how much of what he
claims is true and how much is just in
his head. He often has the clout to back
it up, and if even half of what he says is
true, he?s in a very favourable position
- A brute of a man, Williams?cuts an
imposing figure and dresses and acts to
reinforce this image. He?s always
fashionable, but a few years behind
where he should be as if playing catch
 up on the trends. While he?s mostly
quite charismatic and friendly, he finds
it easy to get lost in himself, and has
not found a situation that he can?t turn
into being all about him.
- Ever the arrogant one, he decided a
few decades back that he needed to
update his identity; George Williams
Junior was what he settled on. (Mask 1)
- Williams is well known around town,
and can be a bit of a party animal. He?s
not above using his gifts to get what he
wants or to ensure he?s the centre of
attention. In occult circles he always
takes charge and demands absolute
obedience from his acolytes.
Sir e: William Parker
Em br aced: 1912 (Born 1878)
Am bit ion : Receive the acknowledgment that I
am owed
Con vict ion s: Never brook any disrespect;
Acquire power whatever the cost
Tou ch st on es: Jake/Simon- head barman at
the Mezzo Forte and ghoul, Charles Parker -
Freemason
Hu m an it y: 4
Gen er at ion: 11th
Blood Pot en cy: 3
At t r ibu t es: Strength 4, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3;
Charisma 3, Manipulation 4, Composure 2;
Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Resolve 4
Secon dar y At t r ibu t es: Health 6, Willpower 6
Sk ills: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 1, Firearms 2,
Melee 3 (Improvised weapons), Stealth 1;
Etiquette 2, Insight 2, Intimidation
(Domineering) 3, Leadership (Command) 3,
Performance (Jazz Piano) 1, Persuasion 4,
Streetwise 3, Subterfuge (Bullshitting) 4;
Academics (History) 3, Awareness 3, Finance 1,
Investigation 1, Medicine 1, Occult 4, Politics 2,
Science 1, Disciplin es: Auspex 3, Blood Sorcery
4, Celerity 1, Dominate 4, Obfuscate 2, Potence
1, Presence 2
Epit aph : God?s Chosen Son
Qu ot e: ?Don?t be so hard on yourself, this power
you hold within yourself deserves to be realised -
if that takes a few mortals to die so that you
might be elevated then so be it. It?s sad I know,
but you have so much potential that it would be a
crime to waste?
Clan : The Ministry
M ORTAL DAYS: THE SON AND THE
FATHER
By the time Jonathan was born, his Brothers
and Sisters had grown up enough to see him
as a bit of a burden and a bit immature. His
parents were either working or taking a holiday
in one of their country estates. All this left
young Jonathan to while away his youth with
very little attention from his family, running
around and exploring his parents palatial,
Boston estate with just himself and his books
for company. As he got older he was sent away
to the same boarding school his brothers,
father and grandfather had attended in their
younger days. Academically he excelled, but he
made very few friends of his own age. Not that
this bothered him - he?d found something else
at that school that made up for all that.
 Having finally realised his ambition and taken a
stand for something, the choice was easy for
Jonathan. While he was effectively disowned by
his family, Jonathan knew in his heart that this
was the right thing to do - if God chose this for
him, there must be a reason and his
reconciliation with his family would surely
come soon enough - surely God would reward
those who toiled on his behalf?

Half a world away, Jonathan?s new life at the

Mission was as deeply fulfilling as he?d hoped.
The people took to Jonathan - and his God -
Jonathan had found God. easily and he became a popular figure in the
towns he supported. As well as the townsfolk,
His growing faith took up more and more of
there were two other missionaries who worked
his time. In the catholic church he found
alongside him to help enrich the lives of those
something that he?d found lacking in
they served. With Peter he found a ready
everything else in his life, While his family
friend - the older missionary had the
showed him only coldness, the church gave
experience to help him settle in, and Jonathan?s
him love and acceptance. Where school gave
easy way with people meant their message
him loneliness and academic facts,
finally started to spread. With Mary he found
Catholicism gave him stories of wonder and
something he never expected - Love. while
tales with deeper meaning. Jonathan and
relationships were generally regarded as
religion went together so well that by the time
forbidden by his church, the lack of oversight
he graduated school, he could think of
and the long days and nights meant that it
nothing better to do with his life than to join
wasn?t long before their love flourished and
the priesthood and spread the word of God.
they had a child - Jonah.
When he returned from school with this new,
Jonathan doted on his child, here was one of
burning ambition, it was only then that
God?s miracles, and that miracle had happened
Jonathan?s family finally decided to take
just for Jonathan. Once again, he felt truly
notice. Until that point that thought of it as a
blessed. The years passed and the four of
phase, perhaps even a joke - sure, as a good,
them settled in as a sort of extended family.
Bostonion family they went to church on
Times were good and he felt that he?d truly
Sunday, took communion and had their
succeeded in life. All that changed in the
children Christened, but that didn?t mean they
course of a few hours.
wanted their youngest Son throwing away his
life on others. No scion of the Sanford family The attack on the Village was bloody and swift.
should have to do that, and after all, there They swept through with guns and fire and
was still the small matter of the family those that weren?t taken were shot or burned
business and his substantial inheritance to alive in the boarded up church. Jonathan was
consider - was Jonathan ready to give all that one of the first to be taken, and he was forced
up? to watch in vain as everything he?d built was
destroyed in front of his eyes. Friends he?d
known for years were executed, his beloved
church burned to the ground, and his family?
He didn?t feel the gunshots, by the time they
came to him, Jonathan was too numb to
notice. Left for dead he waited for the
darkness to claim him. He wondered what he
would say to God when they soon met, and
suddenly realised that there must be no God -
no deity worth it?s name could allow the
senseless slaughter that had just happened,
no supreme being could reward their most
faithful son with carnage and sorrow.
KINDRED NIGHTS: THE HOLY GHOST
His sire found him that night, just barely
clinging to life. Delilah has been watching
Jonathan for many years, fascinated by the
young Priest and the many small hypocrisies
he ignored and covered up. When she
witnessed his abrupt turn away from the god
he?d dedicated his life to, she knew that there
was potential in the man. Here was a
specimen with the capacity for faith, but
already brought to his lowest point and ready
to be rebuilt. And rebuild him she did.
Delilah did not embrace him immediately,
instead he joined her service as a ghoul, one
of her many devotees and students. With
each of them, she encouraged them to
explore their limits and will to break through.
While others fell to their own demons and
vices, Jonathan plumbed every possible depth,
and yet still found that these torments were
better than the hole in his soul left by the
simultaneous destruction of both his family
and his God. Sex, drugs, servitude and
violence only served to rebuild him in a way
the elder Setite came to respect. During his
extended ghouldom, Jonathan was introduced
to so,e of the many mysteries that the Setites
held, and just like his early discoveries with the
Bible, he found a fire lit inside him, a thirst to
understand the real inner workings of the
universe and the soul. He threw himself wholly
into the worship of the dark god Set and
became a most devoted student.
His dedication earned him the embrace, and
on the night that Jonathan finally died, he was
reborn as Jonah in honour of his son. The new
Jonah was as confident and faithful to his new
God as Jonathan had been to his old one, and
for many years, he and his sire traveled around
the continent eating with other vampires to
bring them the message of Set, and the
freedom he offered. Jonah met more and more
elder vampires and found out more and more
of the secrets of the world, and while he didn?t
realise it, he was slowly becoming more and
more jaded.
Everything changed for Jonah on one fateful
night. A convocation of loyal Setites had been
called and they were due to receive a sermon
from one of the eldest of the clan - allegedly
one of Set's own Childer. The sermon itself was
amazing, and perhaps it was just the residue of
the blood of the strong willed priest he?d fed
upon before the ceremony in his veins, but he
found himself unmoved. Worse, he found
himself doubting everything he?d heard. Here
in the presence of what should be a literal god,
he found himself coming to the realisation that
Set was no god. No, he was just a vampire-
albeit an old and powerful one - just like the
rest of the room. If this creature could claim to
be a god, then so could any vampire - each of
them possessed the same potential for
greatness within them. Once again, Jonah
found himself with his faith shattered, however
this time he had the tools needed to rebuild
himself.
Over the next few months, Jonah weighed up
his new realisation. If these elder beings could
be said to be gods, then why could he not?
Surely each and every vampire must have that
spark in them somewhere? Many would fail in
their divine purpose for sure, but that didn?t
mean it wasn?t there - it just required an
awakening. Jonah had all the tools he would
need to realise that ambition. The Church of
Set might be misguided in their worship, but
they knew how to foster belief and bring out
the faith in others.
In time he made his excuses to his sire and
left the nest. He decided that it was time for
the new Jonah to break out for himself, and so
he did what anyone would do - he went back
home. By calling in a few favours he had owed
to him, Jonah managed to have himself
transported back across the seas. Upon
arrival he found the local vampires fascinated
by this ?exotic?new kindred. None had met an
Ashirra vampire before, and knew next to
nothing about the Ministry. With his slick
patter, his catholic undertones and his
insistence that any vampire could be
worshipped, he quickly found himself with a
crowd of acolytes - in particular a local
Tremere. The two of them shared many
secrets and blood, and in time Jonah unlocked
the power in his blood to work real magic. It
was then that his time spent reading in the
libraries of the Setites and his fascination with
histories and legend paid itself off. Unknown
to him at the time, Jonah had uncovered
enough rituals in his time to elevate himself
above even his new teacher.
Now Jonah seeks out a true following to
support his delusions of divinity, others will
be elevated where possible, and his seemingly
helpful and flattering nature has won him a
few early converts, but the few that have
crossed him have found his style of
retribution to be very Old Testament.
PLOTS AND SCHEM ES:
- Th e Ch u r ch of Jon ah: Above all, Jonah
wishes to establish a cult of worship
with him at the centre. Ostensibly
Catholic in outlook, Jonah has an easy
going approach with his church and has
taken to giving midnight mass at his
local church, as well as taking over the
Alcoholics, Narcotics and Sexaholics
Anonymous sessions that run in the
adjoining church building. His
experiences while a Setite ghoul give
him ample stories to help him relate,
and his honeyed words have already
helped many of the attendees switch
one addiction for another.
- Kill t h em w it h Kin dn ess: Jonah?s
approach so far has been to help out
wherever he can, and ensure that those
who would accept the message have
heard his theories of inner divinity. Most
vampires would be deeply untrusting of
such behaviour, however Jonah is so
genuine in his desires and beliefs.
Indeed, so far, he?s asked for nothing,
and the city is beginning to wonder how
much they can get away with, and some
have even felt guilty enough to start
returning favours that are not even
asked for.
- Un leash t h eir Godlin ess: Central to
Jonah?s belief is that each vampire
carries a spark of the divine. Not every
vampire is ready for this message, and
there are some unworthy the blood
they?ve been given, but to anyone ready
to listen, Jonah is willing to help them
uncover their inner god. Of course, to
 reach this point, they come to depend
on Jonah as a mentor and figurehead,
but such is the price of godliness.
DOM AIN AND HAVEN:
- Ch u r ch of Ou r Lady of t h e Et er n al
Ligh t (Fam e 1, Her d 2, Haven 2): The
Catholic Church Jonathan attended in
life has now become a prime hunting
ground for him, as well as where he has
started to recruit willing mortals to his
cause. His midnight sermons have
caused quite a stir as the charismatic
young priest begins winning people
over to his cause. Jonah loves the
feeling of his flock hanging on his every
word and rarely resists sermonising to
his followers
- Addict s An on ym ou s M eet in g Space
(Con t act s 2, Fam e 1, Her d 2): Jonah?s
primary hunting territory as well as
where he has begun to recruit some up
and comers to his real cause. Jonah
leans into his own stories of addiction
and degradation from his decade long
tenure as a Setite ghoul. Of course he
leaves out some of the worse details...
- San f or d Fam ily (Allies 2, Resou r ces
3): When Jonathan returned as Jonah,
one of his first actions was to make
contact with his estranged family. With
his parents long dead, his now much
older brother had taken up the reins of
the family fortune. Believing that he
was indeed the son of the brother
they?d believed dead for nearly 20
years, he was given a modest
inheritance and one of the family's
apartments downtown.
- Dow n t ow n Apar t m en t (Haven 2):
while he grew up around wealth,
Jonah?s tastes are rather modest. He?s
used his inheritance to ensure he has a
good spot and a nice view, but his
apartment itself is decorated to a very
sparse pattern. A rack of almost
identical outfits, shrine, religious
sculptures and bed are almost all his
worldly possessions. The only thing out
of place is a tattered photo of a woman
with a small boy which is kept next to his
shrine.
THRALLS AND TOOLS:
- Fat h er Qu in n an d Car la Vasqu ez
(Allies 1, Her d 1, Ret ain er s 3): Father
Quinn was the Priest at Our Lady of
Eternal Light whereas Carla was a
church lgoer who helped out,cleaned up
and helped lay out coffee for everyone.
That all changed when Jonah breezed in,
and now they work as ghouled servants
and procurers for the vampire.
- Don ald Walt er s (Ret ain er s 2): The
doorman at Jonah?s apartment complex,
Donald quickly came under his sway. An
antisocial yet clever man, he has a way
with numbers and is hiding from a past
he?d rather not catch up with him.
- Dan iel Galvest on (In f lu en ce 2): Daniel
is a local up and coming politician, and
the sort of person willing to do anything
required to get where he needs to go.
Jonah admires his single minded
ruthlessness and drive to better himself,
as well as knowing a few skeletons in his
closet.
WHISPERS:
- Th e Book of Jon ah: Jonah really is a
holy man! People talk of of a book he
carries with him that acts as his own
personal bible, it appears to be very old,
but it?s prophesies and stories are so
 accurate about Jonah and the people
he meets
- Ash ir r a Exch an ge St u den t : He claims
to have spent many years with the
Ashirra and only now decided to ?come
home?. Is this true or is there more to
it? Why would the Ashirra send one of
this ?Ministry? here? Is he part of an
exchange program sent to learn about
the sect? Is he more than he seems?
- M ir acle Wor k er : Some of the help
Jonah has offered has been pretty
impressive, and well outside the realms
of what the locals have come to expect
from Blood Sorcery - could it be he is
what he claims?
- Too Helpf u l: Surely he can?t be doing
all this for free? What does he really
want and why does he insist other
vampires are creatures of divinity? Will
he really keep all those secrets and
cover up all those buried bodies? It
seems to good to be true.
M ASK AND M IEN:
- Jonah is an attractive if innocent
looking man of average height. He has
a slim frame with barely an ounce of fat
on his bones, but nonetheless knows
how to make an entrance and be
noticed. He dresses simply - often all in
black, and when the situation demands
it, he even wears his priestly collar. He
is polite to a fault and always appears
genuine in his concern and wish to help
out.
- The name of Jonah Sanford is a mask in
itself, the real Jonathan should be in his
60s by now, but his dead son would be
a similar age to how Jonah appears
now. Even his family have bought into
his lies, as they hadn?t seen Jonathan for
many years, and only had a few scrappy
photos of the young Jonah (Mask 2)
- Occasionally Jonah goes by the name of
Professor Jon Ford (Mask 1), an identity
he uses when researching and mixing in
academic circles. He took this up after
meeting with - and draining - a
professor of the same name on his way
to his current city. Jonah was amused by
the coincidence in names and stole his
identity.
Sir e: Delilah
Em br aced: 2009 (Born 1962)
Am bit ion : Be worshipped as the God I am
Con vict ion s: An eye for an eye, There is no
God but me
Tou ch st on es: Daniel Galveston - local
politician, Adam Sanford - older brother
Hu m an it y: 6
Gen er at ion : 12th
Blood Pot en cy: 2
At t r ibu t es: Strength 1, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2;
Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Composure 3;
Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 3
Secon dar y At t r ibu t es: Health 7, Willpower 9
Sk ills: Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Drive 1, Firearms 1,
Stealth 1; Etiquette 2 (The Faithful), Insight
(Empathy) 3, Intimidation 2, Leadership 2,
Performance 3 (Crowds), Persuasion 3
(Genuine), Streetwise 2, Subterfuge
(Convincing Lies) 3; Academics (Ancient
History) 2, Awareness 2, Occult 3, Politics 2
Disciplin es: Blood Sorcery 3, Dominate 2,
Fortitude 1, Obfuscate 2, Presence 3, Protean 3
 see and hear the spirits of the forest and took
to extending his worship to these ethereal
Epit aph : Everything for his Family creatures. It started small, but his small
Qu ot e: ?As it was, so shall it always be? ceremonies, offerings and sacrifices always got
him what he asked for - first it was a beautiful
Clan : Old Clan
wife and then healthy children - when his wife
got sick during a pregnancy, he went to the
M ORTAL DAYS: A FAM ILY M AN forests and bade the spirits help him as they
always had. Many times over the intervening
JJørn was born in what was once a small
years, a potential crisis would threaten what he
village outside of Bergen in Norway. While he
had built, and each time he would return and
struggles to recall much of his life, he still
seek power from the spirits of the land in order
remembers the faces of his family and to this
to save his family. Eventually the sacrifices
day, when he closes his eyes for the day, the
were not sufficient, so he made a promise to
last thought on his mind before his body dies
the voices. In return for the safety and
is their smiling faces. It kills him that he can?t
prosperity of his own family, he would offer up
remember any more than that, but were he to
all those not of his blood in return. The voice
know the truth, it would most likely break the
that answered him back from the darkness
elder vampire.
agreed to those terms.
Jørn spent his whole life in and around his
And finally, on the night of his 70th birthday,
village. These lands were his whole life, and as
the spirits demanded their payment. The
his family grew, they became the lands of his
creature that carried out their bidding let him
descendants as well. He fathered many
have his fun, it let him look upon the faces of
children, and in time, they bore him
his many family members one last time. And
grandchildren, further connecting him to the
then he felt the cold grasp of death as the cost
world. Among the villagers, many would talk
finally became due. That night, the village
in glowing terms about the strength and
population was removed of all but his blood.
vitality of his bloodline - at a time when life
was short and mortality was high, Jørn and his
family consistently prospered, and in time he
KINDRED NIGHTS: AT ANY COST
became the oldest man in the village. On his
70th birthday, the whole village came The next night Jørn awakened in a cavern,
together to celebrate the life of a man who his body wracked by a dull pain and the
had shaped the course of their growing scent of blood in his nostrils. In the
township and whose blood was now darkness he could see two glowing points
intermingled into almost every family there. of light, and as they got closer he realised
What no one in the town realised about Jørn they were the eyes of the creature that had
was that he was not what he appeared to be come for him. The Creature introduced
and had been living a lie his entire adult life. himself as Anders, and went on to explain
As a young man he worshipped the gods and
how they had watched what Jørn had
felt at peace when out among the land like
achieved in his village and had been
many of his kin, but unlike the rest, he could

pleased. Like Jørn, they too served the
land, and had observed how Jørn had
shepherded his people to prosperity and
ensured only a few families were not tied
to him by blood - thus extending his
protection to them. He?d watched in
amazement as the village had gone from
strength to strength and all under the
watchful eye of Jørn and his dedication to
the old ways. He?d decided that in the
older man he?d found a kindred spirit.
Jørn took well to his new condition, and
learnt how to truly awaken the spirits of
the land from his sire. While he?d had to
leave his mortal family behind due to the
carnage perpetrated by his sire, he could
still keep a watchful eye on them, and as
the decades passed, he managed to
insinuate himself back amongst his
younger grandchildren and resume his
position as head of the family.
Decades turned to centuries, and Jørn had
become an elder in his own right. By now
his talents with sorcery had developed to
the point that many local vampires looked
to him as a sort of spiritual mentor. His
focus on his family had resulted in a
network of mortals that were strong,
capable and ultimately loyal to the man
that had guided them to prosperity.
Between his family, his allies and his own
formidable power, he?d managed to secure
half the city under his own banner. His
sacrifice all those years ago had proved to
have been a worthwhile one and the
Tzimisce looked to be unstoppable.
That is until everything changed.
Christianity had existed in Bergen for many
years, but suddenly it seemed as if
everyone had moved on without him
overnight. While once his beliefs in the old
gods had put his people at the forefront of
society, now they found themselves shut
out and scorned. His influence shrunk
from night to night until the once powerful
Tzimisce found himself and his family on
the brink of destruction and obsolescence.
Once again Jørn found himself scared and
pushed to the brink - as before he used his
formidable skills to beseech the spirits of
the land to come to his aid - exactly what
he?d done all those many years ago, but
with so much more at stake. The deal was
the same as before, in return for the safety
and prosperity of his people, he would
offer all not of his blood as sacrifice. To an
outsider, the price might have seemed
steep, but to Jørn it made perfect sense.
Those that perished would go on to meet
the gods in the halls of Valhalla and it
would be a good and honourable death -
more than most could ask for.
His mind made up, Jørn put his plan into
action. All those that had pledged
themselves to his banner, and all that
carried his blood in their veins were called
upon. While his family had multiplied
considerably within the walls of Bergen,
he still had enough wit about him to
recognise when blood called to blood.
Each and every one was called to his side,
and the group made plans to survive the
coming carnage.
But even the best laid plans can fall to
hubris and for Jørn, that was assuming
every member of his family was as loyal to
him as he was to them; it was assuming
that blood would triumph over their
beliefs. The rest of the cities Cainites fell
upon the group of mortals, and while the
survivors fled into the night they attacked
Jørn in his own home. Even as potent as
he was, eventually he fell to their swords,
narrowly avoiding final death by sinking
beneath the soil. The cainites of Bergen
sealed up the earth in his dockyard haven,
ensuring he had no way to arise when his
torpor ended, thus ending his reign.
And so it remained for centuries; trapped
beneath the soil in a sleep that seemingly
never ended, Jørn waited until he could
rise again. That time came in the late
1990?s during a renovation of the old town
of Bergen. His resulting frenzy killed the
attendant digging crew and unleashed
him into a strange and unknown world.
Everything was changed and even the
people spoke differently. Gone was
everything he?d ever known, and instead it
was replaced with? this. The one thing
that hadn?t changed however were the
voices of the spirits - he could still hear
them on the wind and within the earth,
and their presence brought him a great
deal of comfort in the early days. In time
he began to adjust and slowly he came to
understand this new world enough to
break out a bit on his own. What?s more he
found his kin still lived and thrived in
Bergen - as well as even further afield.
Despite everything he?d lost, his family still
lived - although they?d fallen far from the
path he?d set before them, as well as
forgetting the old gods and the ways of the
land and the spirits.
Now Jørn spends his time finding each of
the many bloodlines of his family, reaching
out to see if they?re worth saving and
whether they still carry his spark within
them. As he?d never completed his bargain
with the spirits the deal he?d made was still
in play. And while the sacrifice was now
bigger, he knew in his unbeating heart that
a sacrifice as big as the city of Bergen
would grant him the power to reshape
anything he desired.
The spirits would honour him as they had
once done, and his land would return to
the way it should be. Once again Jørn and
his kin would rule the night.
PLOTS AND SCHEM ES:
- Follow Th e Fam ily Tr ee: One of his first
acts once he?d adjusted was to track
down his family within Bergen. He was
pleased to find out that enough still
lived and that his blood could still feel
their presence. While they had fallen far
from the true ways that they had
maintained during Jørn's time, it didn?t
 take the charismatic vampire long to
convince them what he could offer in
return for their service. Now he reaches
further afield, and has even taken to
travelling abroad where he can search
for any that share his blood. His
considerable magics mean that he can
avoid society and travel with his own
wind at his back, so to speak.
- Kill t h e Nosf er at u : Jørn?s memory is
sketchy at best and he tends to
remember images and feelings more
than the actual events. Still, he trusts
himself despite that handicap and
plows on with his plan regardless. One
detail he?s sure is right is that of the
Nosferatu. He knows without a doubt
that they played a part in his downfall
the first time, and he?s not willing to risk
defeat a second time. He?s even sure
that one of the surviving elders of the
clan was there that night - although
they haven?t seemed to recognise Jørn.
- St r en gt h en t h e Lan d: Since his
resurrection, Jørn has found it harder
to work his magic, as the spirits seem
sluggish and withdrawn. He knows the
potential is still there, he just needs to
find the best way to tap into the source.
The land and terrain has changed so
much since he last gazed upon it,
making him unable to locate his
previous places of power. He would
give a lot to trace them and bring
virtuality back to his domain.
DOM AIN AND HAVEN:
- Br yggen (Haven 1): At the height of his
power, Jørn controlled much of the city,
but his influence was strongest in the
area now known as the Bryggen. He
maintains a haven in the basement of
one of these historic dock buildings, as it
makes him feel close to his heritage.
- Opu s XVI Hot el (Haven 3, Her d 2,
Ret ain er s 3): Staffed by Martin, one of
his Kin, the Opus XVI hotel serves as a
base of operations for Jørn and he has
managed to bring many of the
employees under his sway
THRALLS AND TOOLS:
- M ar t in Dah l (Con t act s 3, Ret ain er s 2):
The first of his kin located was Martin
Dahl, and now this seemingly mild
mannered hotel manager serves his
relative faithfully, and his attitude
reflects that of Jørn.
- Ext en ded Fam ily (Allies 4, Con t act s 3,
Resou r ces 4): Jørn has traveled far and
wide and brought many of his blood
under his wing, and now they serve as
his eyes and ears into the world.
WHISPERS:
- Delicat e Palat e: Jørn has made himself
known to the local court, and while he
keeps to himself, it?s been noted he?s
often bargained for Vitae when dealing
with his fellow kindred. His taste in
mortals seems positively Ventrue like in
its specificity.
- Ser van t of t h e Old Gods: Not much has
been made of his history, and Jørn
certainly hasn?t volunteered any more
than necessary, however the cities
inhabitants have noted his antiquated
ways and his observance of the Old
Gods. While many ignore these
peculiarities, some in the city find him
fascinating and seek his wisdom on
what can be gained from these old
ways.
 - Car bon Foot pr in t : Since awakening, Con vict ion s: Domain must be respected
Jørn has taken to traveling extensively, above all else
and it?s not unlike him to leave town for
Tou ch st on es: Martin Dahl - Hotel Manager
a week or two at a time. Few know
Hu m an it y: 4
where he?s going, but the otherwise
territorial vampire has racked up a lot Gen er at ion : 7th
of travel time. Blood Pot en cy: 5
M ASK AND M IEN: At t r ibu t es: Strength 4, Dexterity 2, Stamina 4;
- Jørn could pass as a favourite Charisma 5, Manipulation 4, Composure 3;
grandfather, and when blushed with Intelligence 4, Wits 4, Resolve 5
life is jovial, vibrant and almost kindly Secon dar y At t r ibu t es: Health 7, Willpower 8
looking. On the rare occasion when he
Sk ills: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Craft 3, Larceny 1,
hasn?t roused his blood, he appears
Melee 4, Stealth 2, Survival 4; Animal Ken 4,
pallid, bloodshot and on death?s
Etiquette 4, Insight (Empathy) 5, Intimidation
doorstep. In person he is loud and
(Menacing) 3, Leadership (Inspirational ) 5,
personable, always ready with a
Performance 3, Persuasion 3, Streetwise 1
handshake or clap on the back. He
(Rumours), Subterfuge 4; Academics (Nordic
wears his heart on his sleeve, and while
Epics) 1, Awareness 3, Medicine (Traditional) 1,
capable of great subtlety, often
Occult 4, Politics 2Disciplin es: Animalism 4,
chooses honesty if his rage is too deep.
Auspex 3, Blood Sorcery 5, Dominate 4,
- Jørn is a people person, and can?t help
Presence 3, Protean 5
but attract groups into his orbit. It
doesn?t take long for these groups to
expand and become loyal, and it?s only
his habit of needing to be amongst his
Epit aph : Method in her madness
people and his hands on attitude that
Qu ot e: ?What do you mean you didn't hear that?
slows his inevitable expansion.
you need to open yourself up more?
Strangely, while he will use the blood
bond, it?s only for when loyalty needs to Clan : Tremere
be enforced, not earned.
- Jørn has no mask, he?s too old M ORTAL DAYS: LIFE IN OLD HAVANA
fashioned to see the need for one.
Born in Havana to former slaves, Maeve had a
Instead he stays below the radar and
tough but happy enough childhood. Her family
relies on his people to keep him secure.
were loving and the community they were a
So far it is a strategy that has paid off.
part of was tight knit, their shared poverty and
circumstances binding them closer than blood.
Sir e: Anders She grew up with this extended family of
Aunts, Uncles and Cousins all working together
Em br aced: 821 (Born 751)
and supporting each other through the
Am bit ion : Unleash the spirits of the land to hardships, and every single member of the
secure my legacy. community needed to pull together to make

sure everyone got by.
As Maeve got older, more responsibility was
placed on her shoulders and as well as her
chores and caring for her younger siblings,
she found herself becoming an important
asset to the local holy men and women as
they practiced Santeria.
In time, Maeve carved herself out a niche
within the religion and prospered. Always
blessed with a keen mind, she understood a
lot of the practices intuitively, and her gift for
performance endured her ceremonies were
always some of the best to entertain her
community and keep them enthralled. What?s
more, her curses and blessings had a high
rate of success, meaning she always benefited
from a steady stream of devotees, desperate
for her assistance. For a short while, life was
good for Maeve and she was happy with her
life and her faith - the Ocha had watched over
her.
As well as a Santerian priestess, she also
worked to care for the less fortunate in her
community. Life was unfair and brutal, and
there were always a few either born into frailty
or that couldn?t cope with the hardships.
Despite the strength of the community, this
fringe group got ignored and shunned. Some
had succumbed to madness, others struggled
to make their own way and others felt
themselves possessed by demons. The way in
which most everyone ignored this group or
among the wealthy elite of the island,
considered them beneath their notice
saddened Maeve, and she did what little was in
her power to help them out and ease their
suffering.
It was among this community that Maeve met
both her sire and her end. Calbularshi had
come to Cuba in pursuit of an occult tome, and
had been left angry after being outbid by a
local Setite. In his bitterness he?d decided that
slaking his hunger would take the edge off of
things, and had come to the slums in order to
find someone no one would miss. He?d have
likely been successful had Maeve not already
been there as well, and unwilling to let the
foreigner attack her friends. Dominating the
aggressive young woman into subservience, he
was surprised to find her not only throw off his
control, but also barring his passage to his
intended victim. Whichever way he turned, he
found himself unable to advance on the
mortals, and his attempts to control the
woman continued to fail. Growing tired of the
struggle, the vampire decided to call upon his
sorcery to end this - if he could not go to the
blood, then the blood would come to him, if
this woman continued to defy him, then she
must be the first to suffer. Her last agonising
moments of life were spent watching her
vessels burst open and her blood flowing
through the air to the strange man.
KINDRED NIGHTS: DEATH IN NEW
ORLEANS
In this blood, Calbulasrshi tasted something,
stronger than the normal Humors he could
detect in a mortal's blood, this blood tasted of
magic and power. Deciding this must be what
held him back, and that perhaps the woman
might hold some potential, he embraced here
where she lay. Not willing to risk a repeat of
her insubordination, he drove a slither of
wood between her ribs and took her
immobile body to his waiting ship.
The resulting journey was particularly painful
for Maeve, it only was she utterly unabated to
move or convey her emotions and fears, she
had all of that on top of adjusting to whatever
it was she?d been transformed into, unholy
pain from a splintered built of wood
embedded in her chest, and the most
inhuman hunger she?d ever experienced. Each
night, her captor would talk to her, explaining
little by little what she now was, feeding in
front of her and finally allowing her a few
drops of blood from his wrist. The torment
was almost enough to drive her crazy, but
finally after what felt like an eternity, the ship
docked in New Orleans.
As Calbularshi?s fledgling, Maeve found herself
with little to no voice and a forced blood bond
that left her with barely any opportunity to
think for herself. While he would roll her out
to court as his pet project, she found herself
unable to be herself or make any connection
with the kindred of New Orleans, whenever
she would try and reach out, her sire would
haul her back in and set her to some menial
task.
Maeve took to her studies well, and even
managed to create a few minor rituals as her
understanding of sorcery deepened. For every
step forward she took however, Calbularshi
would push her back two. The elder Tremere
became jealous of the speed at which she
learnt and still held resentment from their
initial meeting. He knew he was on thin ice
with his clan due to fully bonding her, and he
knew that there was only so long he could
keep her as a fledgling before needing to
release her. He decided drastic action was
needed to correct his obvious mistake - his first
action was to turn one of her own tricks back
against her, or rather try to. He warded the
chantry with protections that would bar her
entry, however in his haste he made the ward
too strong - now all women were denied entry.
It didn?t take Maeve long to figure out what had
been done and what had gone wrong- when
Calbularshi eventually surfaced, in a rare
moment of defiance she made it clear she
would be taking this up with his seniors in the
pyramid, as well as informing them of his
illegal bond. In a panic, he wiped these events
from her mind so he could start again - but
went perhaps a little too far. Ow faced with a
blank slate, he arranged to have Maeve
shipped out for the town by a contact of his.
He didn't know or care where she went or what
happened to her next, as long as she was gone
and out of his hair.
Maeve of course survived this, albeit not quite
as the Maeve she would have remembered.
Huge chunks of her life were gone but her
skills remained, and this led to decades of
confusion as to her identity and what she was.
Eventually she fell in with a coterie and made
some friends among them. One of them - a
Malkavian - tried to help her out by exploring
these wide gaps, and against all the odds
managed to crack something open. It wasn?t
perfect and there were still sections missing,
but the real Maeve started to creep back
through the holes. clan, she?s heard of what Carna has
done for the outsiders. She longs for a
With the door opened to her, she asked
community again, and thinks that House
around about what had befallen her old
Carna might allow her to flourish - as
tormenter. Hearing that the Tremere from her
well as helping her merge her
chantry had either all died or been called
knowledge of Caribbean mysticism and
away from the city meant she had little risk of
Thaumaturgy.
being recognised and called out. She took the
decision to return and find the old Chantry,
much of what was there was hers, and as a DOM AIN AND HAVEN:
Tremere this was her legacy. Still fearing what
- Algier s Apar t m en t (Haven 2,
others might have heard about her, she
Ret ain er s 1, Resou r ces 1): It?s not
decided to take on a new identity to draw
much, but it?s out of the way and it?s
away any attention from her former life. Now
secure. Maeve moved in here shortly
she masquerades as a Malkavian- just like in
after her arrival in town, and ensures no
life she finds many give the insane a wide
one sees her coming or going, and even
berth and ask fewer questions. She. It tracked
goes so far as take convoluted routes on
down the old chantry yet, and she?s no idea if
her return home each day.
Calbularshi?s ward still stands, but there must
- Gr ave of M ar ie Laveau , St Lou is
be significant riches to be had if she can
Cem et er y: In a trance, Maeve once
locate and enter this abandoned Chantry.
found herself at the grave of New
Orleans' most famous Voodoo priestess.
PLOTS AND SCHEM ES: Now she returns whenever she can in an
attempt to unravel what it must mean.
- Fin d t h e Ch an t r y: Calbularshi?s mind
tricks mean that despite her supposed
familiarity, the location of the Chantry THRALLS AND TOOLS:
is lost to her, and with all the local
- Car m elit a Ju ar ez (Allies 2, Con t act s 2):
Tremere beckoned or lost to infighting,
Carmelita reminds Maeve a lot of
there is no one left to help her locate it.
herself, and both exude a tough exterior
She knows it contains a wealth of
hiding a more spiritual centre. Carmelita
information, it?s just about locating it.
spent a number of years in prison,
- M ain t ain t h e M ask : Everyone ignores
however she confided in Maeve that she
the insane, and so it?s been this way for
was set up to take the fall for someone
Maeve. There was a brief moment
else. The time inside made her get back
when she felt the Lunatics might be on
in touch with her roots, and now she
to her, but then nothing happened.
runs one of the local temples.
Now she keeps up the pretence in
- M ar sh a Klien (Con t act s 2): An old
order to get closer to her goal.
person in a young woman?s body,
- Car n a?s Rebellion : Maeve has been
Marsha effortlessly manipulates her
out of the loop for a while now, but
marks, and uses others' opinions of her
even with her ambivalence towards the
mental well-being against them. Maeve
 has grown rather attached to the grifter
and watches out for her whenever she
can - many of her victims are those that
have tried to take advantage of Marsha.
WHISPERS:
- Depu t y M aeve: The Malkavian has
been seen getting very friendly with the
Sheriff, and has apparently helped
solve some long standing mysteries
and crimes. How long before this
relationship becomes official?
- Lon g Lost Sist er : None of the local
Hecata know of her, but for a
Malkavian she seems awfully spiritual,
and her midnight trips to Laveau?s
grave have not gone unnoticed. One of
the family swore they saw her with
ceremonial ingredients at one point as
well.
- On e of Us: The Malkavians have fully
embraced Maeve as one of their own,
and they intend to ensure her story is
the true story - indeed if she chooses to
be with the lunatics, she must be mad!
M ASK AND M IEN:
- Maeve poses as a member of Clan
Malkavian and has so far gotten away
with it. Whether the local Lunatics are
aware and prefer to stay silent on the
matter, or if perhaps the ruse has even
fooled them is unknown, however she?s
found that people tend to overlook and
underestimate her in this guise as well
as mistaking her true intentions. Her
friend posed as her sire giving her
enough of a history to pass the cursory
check?s run on her. Interestingly she?s
not changed her name.
- Maeve is short and slight of stature.
She?s pretty, but doesn?t tend to
emphasise any of this, instead dressing
to mislead and put others off the scent.
She?s built a few eccentricities into her
personality to try and complete her
mask, and pretends to be a fortune
teller when it suits her. Her long hair is
weaved into thick dreadlocks - a habit
she started in the 60s.
Sir e: Antonio Calbullarshi
Em br aced: 1870 (Born 1839)
Am bit ion : Reclaim that which was denied to
me
Con vict ion s: Answer every slight; Never let
them see you coming
Tou ch st on es: Carmelita Juarez - Ex Con and
Santeria Priestess; Marsha Klien - Homeless
con artist.
Hu m an it y: 6
Gen er at ion : 8th
Blood Pot en cy: 3
At t r ibu t es: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2;
Charisma 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 4;
Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 4
Secon dar y At t r ibu t es: Health 5, Willpower 8
Sk ills: Athletics 1, Drive 2, Firearms 1, Larceny
3, Stealth 3; Animal Ken 2, Etiquette 2, Insight
(Suspicions) 3, Intimidation (Off putting) 2,
Performance 3, Persuasion (Genuine) 3,
Streetwise 3, Subterfuge (Hidden Agendas) 4;
Academics 3, Awareness 3, Investigation
(Mysteries) 4, Occult (Carribean Religions) 4,
Politics 2, Science 2, Technology 1Disciplin es:
Auspex 3, Blood Sorcery 4, Dominate 3,
Fortitude 3, Obfuscate 2, Oblivion 2
Epit aph : The Napoleon of Crime Forensics
Qu ot e: ?You do realise that window was broken
from the inside right??
Clan : Banu Haqim
M ORTAL DAYS: UNRAVELING THE
M YSTERY
Everyone born in Corsica has their own
Napoleon story, and Françoise was no
different. While no relation to the islands
most famous son, a great grandparent many
times removed had served alongside the
Emperor and had remained loyal all the way
to the bitter end. This relative was one of the
few supporters that had accompanied
Napoleon to his final place of exile on the
small Atlantic island of St Helens, as well as
being one of his confidents in his final days.
The mystery of Napoleon's sudden death
captured the imagination of many
investigators, but none more so than the
distant relative He filled journal after journal
with encoded detail of his theories and
suspicions- however the key to this code was
lost when he died a few short years later.
Nearly 200 years after pen was put to paper,
Françoise discovered these diaries in the attic
of her parents house. In a box full of
heirlooms that had been passed down from
generation to generation, these journals
detailed all of the exploits and battles, all the
strategy and notes from during these
important events and a front row seat to one
of history's most successful military generals.
She devoured the books as quickly as the
fragile text would allow, but it was only when
she got to the last few that she encountered
the code that had been used to obscure his
findings and observations. Unable to crack it,
she put them aside and researched her long
dead relative in other ways. As well as a
growing sense of pride in what had been
accomplished and her family's place in history,
she came to the conclusion that whatever had
killed Napoleon had also killed her relation.
Her young age stopped any serious progress,
but it lit a spark within her that never went
away. She became consumed by these
unsolved mysteries and the science behind
unravelling them, eventually turning this
obsession into a career as a forensic scientist.
She flourished in this position and in time had
enough clout to petition for the exhumation of
her distant relative?s grave - her persistence at
his journals and newfound skill put her in a
prime position to solve a centuries old mystery
and discover if they were both poisoned -
Françoise would never got to answer that
burning question...
KINDRED NIGHTS: CLIM BING TO THE
TOP
As well as her mortal superiors, it turned out
something else had been following her swiftly
rising star. Wanting to expand upon what the
Banu Haqim could offer the Camarilla, the
elders of the Banu Haqim had tasked certain
of the younger members to reach out and
broaden the base - this is where Françoise
factored in. While en route to the Parisian
cemetery where the relation was interred, her
sire to-be picked her up. Shamra gave her the
illusion of choice, but it needn't have
mattered - as soon as Françoise caught wind
of the mysteries surrounding the stranger,
she was hooked - her damnation was a
foregone conclusion.
As with her mortal studies, Françoise excelled
at what her sire taught her, and quickly came
to understand the ways in which the blood
could be manipulated, as well as having an
almost intuitive grasp of how to use the
unique flavours in mortal blood to keep
herself at her peak. Hunting came easily to
her- her understanding of how a crime scene
worked meant she knew exactly how to cover
her tracks, but also the weak points that could
be exploited in her favour.
It wasn?t long before her sire felt it
appropriate to introduce her formally to the
Parisian courts - not only had she surpassed
any expectations her clan had of her, but an
opportunity had presented itself where
Françoise?s unique talents could be brought to
bear immediately.
London had not long been purged, and
understandably the courts of every Camarilla
city were on edge, but few as much as Paris -
the proximity to the city and the speed in
which one could travel back and forth put
them as a logical next step. During all this
tumult, the city found themselves with a serial
masquerade breather on their hands - so far
it was. O thing so serious that it couldn?t be
covered up, but every time the city squashed
a rumour, they risked exposing themselves, or
making it more difficult for them to repeat the
same process when it was absolutely
necessary. Villon was keen to move swiftly and
decisively, and when the young Banu Haqim
was presented and offered up as the solution
to this problem, he decided to take a chance
on the neonate - on the proviso that she was
shadowed by the visiting Archon Vidal
Jarbeaux.
Françoise attended each of the crime scenes
and perused the remaining evidence. In doing
so she quickly ascertained that these breaches
were committed on purpose - there were just
too many consistencies between the events
and situations that could have been avoided
with next to no effort. In the space of two
nights, she managed to not only collect a
significant amount of evidence that had been
missed by the sheriff and their crew, but also
put a name to the offender - and all without
even needing to use her vampiric gifts.
As he witnessed the process, Jarbeaux realised
that there were things even his team would
have missed, and that they?d grown
dangerously behind the times and reliant on
mortals to do this part of the work for them.
Once the perpetrator had been shown the sun
and Villon had lavished her and her sire with
praise, Jarbeaux quietly spirited her away from
the city for a meeting with the Justicar he
served. In Françoise he saw great potential and
a shot in the arm the team needed as they
faced more and more modern and human
threats. Jarbeaux successfully argued that with
the SI now a real and credible threat to the
Camarilla, they needed someone who spoke
the same language and knew how they worked
- the Banu Haqim had already proved herself
only a few short years into unlife.
Finding herself released into Kindred society,
praised by the parisian courts and finally
promoted to the first ever Archon of the Banu
Haqim within the space of little over a week,
she found herself taken aback by the speed of
the whole event. Thankfully her sire was there
to guide her, and shortly she found herself in
front of both Al-Ashrad and Tegyrius where
both pledged to throw whatever support was
needed behind her. Her success was of
paramount importance to the clan and its
new and still tenuous place in the Camarilla.
When she left for her first assignment, it was
with the support of two of the most ancient
creatures in the world.
Her clan needn't have worried, for Françoise
took to her role exactly as everyone had
hoped, and it wasn?t long before she?d
managed to set the SI back a number of steps,
and there are a few cities that owe their
unloved to her and her eye for detail.
Now, Françoise travels from domain to
domain as she is needed. She doesn?t have
the same name recognition as some of her
other Archon peers, but within the Banu
Haqim she is held up as a perfect example of
what they could be and what they bring to the
sect. So much so in fact that her success has
allowed for a number of other Banu Haqim to
be elevated to the position of Archon, making
them the foremost judges among the judges.
Tegyrius himself has tasked her with laying
the path for a full on Justicar for the clan, one
in which they can group the clan together into
the most productive and successful cell the
Ivory Tower has ever known.
PLOTS AND SCHEM ES:
- Elevat e t h e Clan : Françoise believes
wholeheartedly in the vision of the clan
and that that race of Kindred need
someone above them to judge them
and keep them in line. She?s witnessed
enough abuses of power and atrocities
to know that without law, the kindred
will run amok - and so far she doesn?t
feel the Camarilla goes far enough. With
a Banu Haqim Justicar, this wrong could
be righted, and they could start to steer
the sect to greatness. Until this has
happened, the Camarilla will always be
not as good as it could be, and why
accept mediocrity?
- Case of t h e Week : Jarbeaux has called
for her and said her plane ticket is
waiting for her - what needs fixing this
week?
- Tak e t h e Bait ?: A month ago a package
arrived at her secure home in Paris, and
in this box was evidence that damned
one of Tegyrius?most vocal opponents-
a Tremere Prince with a fair amount of
political sway. Françoise has
investigated it as thoroughly as she can
and found it to be false, however other
than presumably the sender themselves
and the Tremere, she can only see one
other Kindred that could disprove the
incendiary claims made against the
detractor. The question is who sent it,
and should she act on it?
DOM AIN AND HAVEN:
- La Déf en se Apar t m en t , Par is (Haven
2): The only place she truly feels at
home, this small apartment may not
look like much, but it is full of memories
from her Corsican home - a place she
knows she can never return too due to
the target she has painted on her back.
- Can n ar egio Apar t m en t , Ven ice:
(Haven 2, Her d 2): Like all the Archons
and Justicars, Françoise maintains a
 haven in Venice that is supplied and
maintained by the Giovanni family.
While she?s not there often, all her team
are called back here a few times a year
for debriefing and updates.
- Var iou s Apar t m en t s an d Hot els,
Wor ldw ide (Haven 2): For a lot of the
time, Françoise lives from a suitcase,
her job taking her from one side of the
planet to another. Still, the Camarilla
have a good network organised, and it?s
only ever the best laid on for her - a
recent stay in Chicago saw her with a
suite at the prestigious Diamond Yama
hotel. Regardless of where she ends
up, the Sect provides.
THRALLS AND TOOLS:
- ?Back u p? (Allies 5, Con t act s 3,
Resou r ces 5): Archons rarely work
alone, but even when not working
directly with other Kindred, a
contingent of mortals often accompany
them - jokingly referred to as ?Backup?.
WHISPERS:
They cover a variety of utilities and
often change each assignment,
although Françoise has managed to
keep a core group that stay with her
- Th e Am r an d t h e Vizier (M aw la 5). :
Both Al-Ashrad and Tegryrius have
taken a personal interest in Françoise
and it?s rare that a week goes by
without some form of contact between
at least two of them. While the advice
has gradually reduced over time, they
still keep a close eye on her, as their
success is tied to hers.
- Jacqu elin e Br illan t (Ret ain er s 2):
Jacqueline was one of the first mortals
assigned to Françoise when she was
given her first team to lead, and she has
ensured she?s been kept around ever
since. Dedicated and thorough, the
research assistant reminds her a lot of
herself.
- M an on For t u n e: By sheer
circumstance, Françoise found herself
running into the compassionate lawyer
at airports, hotels and courts all over the
world. While it took a few years to really
get the relationship going, they now
make sure that whenever they?re
passing close to each other, that they
make time for each other. Manon
believes François works in a similar line
of work to herself - albeit more on the
gathering of evidence side - and the two
male a sweet couple. François has
ensured this relationship is off the radar
of all of her work colleagues as she?s
unsure of how they?d react, however
Jarbeaux has been aware of it since
almost the first meeting.
- Sh e?s M ak in g u s Look Bad: Most of the
Archons and Justicars have been at this
for decades, if not centuries, and then
suddenly this newcomer is brought in
with just a few short years of unlife to
her name, and goes on to solve
everything that is put to her. They can?t
have this continue as people above are
starting to ask how come the rest of the
force isn?t acting as efficiently-
something must be done for the greater
good.
- A Disgr ace t o t h e Blood: The name
Françoise Gianni isn?t just famous
among the Camaarilla, even in the
 fortress of Alamut, her name has come
up, however in significantly less glowing
terms. This woman represents the
worst of the schismatics and should be
made an example of before too many
others get ideas above their station.
She has been judged unworthy of the
blood.
- Th e Lover of Tegyr iu s: The young
Archon can often be seen meeting with
the erstwhile Mr Victoria Ash in
between her assignments - could it be
the two of them have struck up a
relationship that is a little more than
?professional??
on the events rather than in pleasing
those she meets has rubbed a few
people up the wrong way.
Sir e: Shamra Nasri
Em br aced: 2009 (Born 1984)
Am bit ion : Pave the way for the first Justicar of
the Banu Haqim
Con vict ion s: Never concede an inch, A
mystery deserves to be unpicked
Tou ch st on es: Manon Fortune - Human rights
lawyer; Jacqueline Brillant - Research assistant
Hu m an it y: 6

Gen er at ion : 13th

M ASK AND M IEN: Blood Pot en cy: 1

- Françoise dresses for business and is At t r ibu t es: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2;
always smart if uninspiringly attired. Charisma 2, Manipulation 3, Composure 4;
She typically wears her glasses even if Intelligence 5, Wits 3, Resolve 4
they?re more of an affectation these Secon dar y At t r ibu t es: Health 5, Willpower 8
days, and is somewhat of a fidget, often
Sk ills: Athletics 2, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Larceny
seen chewing a pen or flicking through
2, Stealth 1;Etiquette 2, Insight (Motives) 3,
her notes.
Intimidation (Interrogation) 2, Leadership
- Françoise has been assigned a number
(Delegation, Strategy) 3, Persuasion 1,
of Masks and perks in order to allow
Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2; Academics
her to carry out her duties, even going
(Napoleon) 3, Awareness 4, Finance 2,
so far as to have a number of Zeroed
Investigation (Forensics) 5, Medicine 3, Occult
identities that she can call upon. Her
3, Politics 3, Science 4, Technology 3
knowledge of a great many languages
has allowed her to travel far and wide Disciplin es: Animalism 1, Auspex 2, Blood
and fit in quickly, however her thick Sorcery 3, Celerity 2, Dominate 1, Obfuscate 1
French accent is unmistakable in any
situation no matter how good her
vocabulary may be.
- Françoise is a serious, studious and
driven woman, and her demeanour
reflects that. While not exactly cold, she
is more interested in getting the facts
than making new friends, and her focus
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KOL DUNI C SORCERER

T he art of Koldunism is something bloody,
naturalistic and most of all rare, with the majority
of its practitioners being elders. This means that a
lot of its ways feel decidedly ancient and pagan, but
on top of that, due to the influence of its most populous
adherents - The Old Clan - it bears more than a few tics
and traits that have been absorbed from they?re shaping
of it. Of course, it is most common among the vampires
of the Old Clan, but it?s practice has spread to other clans
as well, a common factor often involving Tzimisce blood
or ties to the Carpathian region.
The Koldun are a secretive and isolated lot, and while
sire and childe relationships exist, and bands have
Koldun have grouped together in the past, it is common
to see a Koldun forging their own path and heeding the
voices of the spirits over all others.
While it?s not unheard of for the Fiends of the Sabbat to
have developed Koldunism, the Tzimisce that self
identify as Old Clan are more likely to follow its ways -
the deep respect for tradition and the land often reed a
different mentality. Koldun see their art as a way to
better themselves, a way to shape the world to their
image using just their will and raw power to do so.

- No Place like Home: While not
all Koldun are Tzimisce, all
Koldun share a deep connection
to the land they call home, and
territoriality becomes second
nature to them. As they settle
themselves in an area and start
to hear the unique voices of the
local spirits, the need for stability
takes them. The Koldun gains a
dot in the Haven Background
and can choose a free Haven
merit to go along with it
-- Master of the House: What is
a haven without a dedicated
servant to attend to it? Through
the discovery of an obscure
Koldunic enchantment, the
vampire has called into being a
spirit of the hearth. This spirit
looks and appears as a standard
mortal to normal eyes, but is tied
to any haven and it?s attendant
lands that are possessed by the
vampire, and it can travel freely
and instantly between each of
them. This Spirit acts as a three
dot retainer but is restricted to
Haven grounds.
--- Master of the Way: While
Koldunic Sorcery uses the same
principles as other blood magic in
order to extend its influence into
the world, the strains it creates
and the ways the Elementals
bond themselves to the sorcerers
can occasionally have a more
robust effect. In any scene where
you have used a Koldunic Power
or Ritual contained within the
Ways, you gain a bonus die to
any pools that use your attribute
of choice. This is decided by the
player when they choose this
merit and is typically aligned to
the Way they wish to master -
although not restricted by that.
Players may choose one of the
following: Air: Charisma, Earth:
Stamina, Fire: Resolve, Spirit:
Intelligence, Water: Manipulation
---- Daemon Teacher: During
one your many rests beneath the
earth you found a spirit among
the voices that had a particular
affinity for you. Having welcomed
this spirit into your corpse, you?ve
gained a preternatural
understanding of the way magic
twists your blood. You gain Blood
Sorcery as a fourth in clan
discipline.
----- Superior Sorcery: It?s not
that other methods of Sorcery
are weak per se, but that
spiritual pacts and general
energy involved just serve to
make Koldunism? better. So
say the Koldun at least, and
while most would put this down
to the arrogance of the Old Clan,
those that have been on the
receiving end sometimes wonder
if there is any truth to that brag,
perhaps it is stronger, perhaps
the entities they ally with have
lent a modicum of their own
power to the Koldun, perhaps
they?re just lucky. Those that do
speculate try to do it out of
earshot of the sorcerer - just in
case. You receive +1 die to any
Koldunic Blood Sorcery Power
roll as well as to your pools
when casting a Ritual that is
listed as one of the Koldunic
Ways. In addition, you can reroll
a failed Rouse check when
casting one of this type of Ritual.
Standard Blood Sorcery Powers
and Rituals do not receive either
bonus and are rolled as normal.
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HOUSE I PSI SSI MUS

T
hose that outright reject the safety and order of the
Pyramid, and even rebel against the idea of Carna?s
rebellion are a strange lot indeed. To the other
Houses of the clan, this isolation might seem
appealing at certain moments, but where is the structure
and purpose?So many of the clan are embraced with
such a closed minded attitude or groomed to feel that
way that they fail to see what it is that drives the
Ipsissimus and makes them go their own way, which is
ironic considering the spirit that drives each of this
House is the same attitude that drove Tremere and his
original canal of mages to seek immortality in the first
place.
Ipsissimus are often selfish beings first and foremost, for
many of them, they come both first and second in any
situation, and anything that doesn?t serve their
advancement is often left by the wayside. This means
that they are far more open to taking risks that the
average Tremere as the bigger the stake, the bigger the
reward in their eyes, sometimes these gamblers pay off,
and sometimes the sunrise is just a little brighter, but the
average Ipsissimus would have it no other way - they
want immortality and power on their own terms, or not
at all.

- Cult of Personality: It?s not
unheard of for an Ipsissimus to have
a touch of ego about themselves.
It?s common even, for them to have
a carefully cultivated group of
mortals dedicated to the vampire
and hanging onto their every word
or discovery. This merit shows that
dedication and gives the character
two dots in Herd, however you do
need to be the recognised ring
leader of this group.
-- Anarcholytes: High Clan? low
Clan? Who cares when you?re
Anarch! While you don?t want to
share your juiciest secrets, you see
no real harm in sharing a bit of what
you know, especially if they might
offer some magical defense if it
comes to it. You?ve recruited some
young Anarch students and shared
a bit of Blood sorcery with them. In
return you?ve gained a huge amount
of respect from your peers and have
four dots to split between Status,
Resources and Mawla, however
you?ve gained a one dot adversary
in the form of a Tremere loyalist,
angry that you?ve leaked property of
the Clan.
--- Early Reject: For a long time,
the idea of a Tremere Anarch was a
bit of a joke - no one left the
Pyramid and the Pyramid never left
you. No matter how far you ran, the
blood of the Council of Seven still
called you back. You were one of the
rare ones, against all the odds you
somehow overcame that bond and
left the Pyramid behind before
Vienna was destroyed and the bond
shattered. As well as being
something of a legend to your
Anarch kin (House Ipsissimus Status
+1), you can also reduce the
effective bond strength on any blood
bond you suffer under by your Bane
Severity rating - it seems that
Tremere blood has always had the
potential to rebel against the bond.
---- The Great Beast: Power is like
any other drug, and once tasted it
can be hard to give up. Not only
have you shared your sorcerous
secrets with some Anarchs, but they
like it, are good at it, and are willing
to fight for the right to keep learning
more. What loyalty you can?t
manifest with a bond, has come to
pass anyway, and you now find
yourself with access to a few kindred
that are willing (some would say
more than willing) to get into a fight
for you. Treat these acolytes as a
three-dot Mawla group with access
to sorcery. In addition, once per
story, due to somewhat expert
assistance or preparation, you gain
one automatic success on any
single ritual casting you make. This
small cell is known both in and out of
the Anarchs and your name is
inextricably tied to the group and
their reputation. So far the Pyramid
hasn?t taken direct action, but it?s
well known they don?t like to have
their secrets leaked outside of the
clan.
----- Breakthrough: A great many
of the Ipsissimus left the Pyramid
due to their research being ignored
or mocked by their clan. Why stick
around only to be ridiculed or given
menial tasks that are beneath you?
Greatness surely awaits those
willing to put themselves out there!
Well, now your gamble has started
to pay off and the fruits of your
labours are close to harvest. What?s
more, you?ve shown the basics of
what you?ve built to some powerful
people who see the same potential
in the project as you do! You?ve
created something new and potent,
it could be a new path, Ritual or
sorcery Power, it could be research
about the vampiric condition or even
something that gives much greater
leverage to your cause and has a
huge potential for political fallout.
Whatever it is, when it gets out
there with your name on, the
Pyramid will almost certainly take
some revenge - rather that than lose
out on what should by all rights
belong to them. Until it?s finished
and public, you have the effect of
Mawla at five dots, although this
group expects results for their
investment in you.
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T HE BOOK OF GOI NG
FORT H BY NI GHT
A s with everything in the Clan of Faith , their
version of sorcery is more akin to a religion than
magic, and were it not for the end results, many
would be forgiven for thinking they?d just
witnessed a celebration of dark faith rather than a
magical process. Still, the practice of sorcery within
the Setites has existed for longer than any can
remember, and while they may be less infamous for it
than the others, their masters are no less proficient.
Sorcery is given a great deal of respect by Set?s faithful
servants, as it is often seen as a mark from the God
himself. Those that practice the art of Akhu often hold
positions of leadership and authority, while others
watch for the sidelines, content to influence from the
shadows.
With the recent broadening of their base and
evolution into the Ministry, Akhu has undergone a
sort of metamorphosis - gone are the stereotypical
snakes and Egyptian motifs, and instead iconography
from dozens of different faiths has flooded the rites.
What was always there still persists, but now it?s shape
has changed to encompass the many different ways
that one could choose to worship Set.

- Forbidden Secrets: There are
many secrets that are
considered lost to time, however
the Ministry have long collected
and documented this knowledge
- who knows when it could
become useful to someone!
You?ve spent time with one of the
masters or else had the
opportunity to briefly peruse the
libraries that the clan maintain,
and even that small glimpse has
enhanced your understanding of
the mysteries of the world. You
gain two specialties of your
choice in the Occult skill.
-- Friend of a Friend: The
Ministry has a reputation as a
clan in the know; when you
absolutely, positively need to find
something out - and find it quick
- no other clan has access to the
same network of contacts and
secrets as the Ministry do.
Between you and a few select
clan mates that you ?trust?,
you?ve built up a respectable
volume of contacts and
knowledgeable friends that can
get hold of artifacts and answer
questions on a variety of
obscure subjects. You gain 3
dots to split between Contacts
and Mawla, however this
relationship is all about give and
take - they will come to you with
problems and questions as well.
--- Lesser Bane Mummy: The
Orthodox Church of Set refers to
their more advanced servants as
Bane mummies, but within the
more eclectic Ministry a number
of other names are passed
around depending on their
individual faith. Regardless of
what term you use or what
beliefs you ascribe to, you?re the
lucky recipient of one or more of
these special kinds of servant -
courtesy of a traveling member of
your clan and a favour called in.
You have 3 dots to spread
among Retainers, however these
mortals have all received a
specific treatment and are now?
something else. As well as being
unfailingly loyal, these things are
especially hard to kill. Short of
total obliteration, they will not die
of natural causes and will heal
and recover from any amount of
damage - although they still scar
as normal, meaning some of the
older ones still in service are
decidedly difficult to look at. A
quirk of their creation ritual
means they can only be blood
bound to one with Ministry blood,
and while they don?t need to be
ghouled to live forever, they will
continue to age if they are not
fed vampire blood - however a
freshly fed soldier will slowly
return to the age at which the
ceremony was performed.
---- Form of Apep: The ability to
change their form is nothing new
to the Ministry, but to distend and
twist their own shape beyond
natural limits is rare indeed.
You?ve internalised the stories of
Apep the Devourer and can
assume the mantle of this
mythical serpent. For some, they
mutate into a scaled and
deformed humanoid, others
appear as a human with the tail
of a snake, some go so far as to
transform into a giant and
terrifying serpent, while the
larger Ministry often eschew
anything related to snakes and
take the form of of the legendary
Set Beast or other awe inspiring
creatures endemic to their faith.
This ability can be used once per
story, with the change taking a
full turn to complete. Characters
add a dice to any physical dice

pools and their increased
flexibility means they can
squeeze through any gap that
their head can fit through. The
creature?s form has a giant,
distended maw that allows the
creature to make bite attacks
without the standard attack
penalty, but that also gives them
the opportunity to swallow a
victim whole. On any turn after
making a successful grapple or
bite attack against a mortal
target, the creature can swallow
and consume their target as their
action if they win that turn?s
contest.
LORESHEET
----- Isis Reborn: Isis was the and Blood Sorcery comes
sister of great Set and the especially easy to you; treat it as
creator of the spell of life. if it were a fourth clan discipline.
Ministry history talks of her as In addition, the ability to perform
one of the greatest sorcerers that magic with ease is looked upon
ever lived, and while she sided as a blessing from Set - This
with the wrong brother, there was gives you +2 dots in either Clan
no denying her blood born talent. Status or Mawla, but only as
Her sorcerous skills were never long as you serve the interests
underestimated by Set and she of the clan.
remained a formidable, if
ultimately ineffective foe. Her
blood also flows in the veins of
each and every descendant of
Set, so occasionally a touch of
her brilliance manifests within
them. You are one such vampire
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SCI ON OF T HE AMR
W
hen Ur-Shulgi awakened and the Clan of the
Hunt fractured, one of the first to leave Alamut
and be declared as a schismatic was the
legendary sorcerer Al-Ashrad. Once the Amr of
the clan, he was the foremost sorcerer in a clan known
for their expertise with this art. He was the vampire that
set in motion the transition of the clan from maligned
independent, to pillar of the Ivory Tower. He was the
childe of Ur-Shulgi, and his betrayal sent a shockwave
through the clan from which it may never recover.
Many of those that followed him were those that had
always echoed his footprints. Those that considered
themselves students of his political machinations and
magical focus were those among the first to join him and
the Camarilla. These self styled Viziers and Sorcerers
may share the same blood as those that choose to remain,
but their outlook couldn?t be more different from their
zealous brethren in these wild times.

- The Odense Pact: Whether
you assisted one of your clan at
this historic meeting, or you were
very close to someone who was
there, your closeness to this
landmark event gives you a
special insight to the inner
workings of your clan. Once per
story, you can ask the Storyteller
for one piece of information
regarding the activities and
recent history of the Banu Haqim
and get a direct answer.
-- Descendant of Al-Ashrad:
Despite the huge gulf in years
and generation, the sorcerer
Al-Ashrad manages to keep tabs
on many of his descendants. As
one of the foremost sorcerers
the Banu Haqim have ever
produced, he enjoys seeing
which of them carry his spark -
and ensuring they do him proud.
In between his dealings with the
Camarilla?s inner council and
ensuring his Sire?s purge of the
Banu Haqim is unsuccessful, he
still manages to find time for
those that show promise by
communicating via a sorcerous
ritual. He is able to contact and
show his spirit for a short
meeting - this can be informative many of them older than
and enlightening, however his recorded history. When
time is short and his patience Al-Ashrad led his contingent of
shorter, meaning any potential schismatics away from
questions must be to the point Ur-Shulgi, plenty of these relics
and of value to the clan. came away with them. Against
all the odds, you have ended up
--- Seventh Son of a Seventh
with one in your possession -
Son: Some Sorcerers are
that of a bottled up spirit.
trained, others are born to
Whatever this thing was once, it
greatness; you were one of the
is either unwilling or unable to
lucky ones that are both.
tell you and it?s mind is quite
Something about you called out
addled from centuries of
to your sire, marking you as a
imprisonment, however despite
target for the embrace. You were
this treatment it remains loyal to
not alone in this and found out
it?s true master: Ur-Shulgi. This
the Banu Haqim makes a habit of
entity acts as a five-dot Ally (four
tracking down those with a
dots in Effectiveness, one dot in
natural aptitude for magic.
Reliability), with the write ups for
Because of this, it costs you half
either a spectre or fae being a
the usual experience to learn
good inspiration for stats.
Rituals, however this natural
Despite this, it is decidedly not
talent marks you out as a
one of the restless dead, and
sorcerer - your aura radiates with
Oblivion has no more power
magical energy, thus making it
over it than it does any other
easier for to read - for each
creature. As long as the Djinn
attempt to use Scry the Soul
believes you are in line with
against you, subtract dice equal
Alamut, it will serve you faithfully,
to your Bane Severity from your
it will however seek to return
resistance pool.
itself and you to it?s masters
---- Djinn in a Bottle: Within the whenever it can, as well as
fortress of Alamut are any question your motives should it
number of enchanted artifacts, have reason to doubt you.

----- Diamond Eye: One of the
more notable traits of Al-Ashrad
is the missing eye that?s been
replaced with a large gemstone.
For years the purpose of this
was left only hinted at, but since
the schism and the un-civil war
with Alamut began, the Amr and
his advisors made the decision
that protecting their own was
worth the sharing of this long
held secret. You are one of the
beneficiaries of this process, and
while you don?t know the details
LORESHEET
of the ritual that was performed,
you certainly benefit from it. One
of your eyes is now permanently
a gemstone that grants you the
abilities of Sense the Unseen as
if you had Auspex ---, as well as
the ability to pierce both normal
and supernatural darkness -
however these benefits only
extend to your eyesight. While
the gem isn?t a masquerade
breach as such, it is quite clearly
valuable and could attract the
wrong attention, as well as mark
you out as a Banu Haqim to
those in the know. The eye is
warded to both ghouls and
kindred to discourage any
attempt to remove it (uses the
characters Ritual pool for
activation) and if the gem is lost,
all benefits disappear until you
can convince an elder of the clan
to repeat the process - a
potentially tricky prospect for one
so careless...
 A complete guide
for sorcerers of
all kinds
This book contains:
 A look at the many undead sorcerers
 A discussion on sorcery in game
 A comprehensive update of the many
sorcerous paths
 Rules for Koldunism, Setite Sorcery, and
infernal magic
 Example SPCs for your chronicle
 Loresheets for all types of sorcerers