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 Cont ent s
- I NTRODUCTI ON - DHAMPI RS
- WHAT I S I N THI S BOOK? - PLAYI NG AS A DHAMPI R
- BLOOD I S THI CKER THAN WATER. - BLOOD OF THE DHAMPI R
BARELY. - DHAMPI R POWERS
- THE WAY OUT I S THROUGH - LORESHEETS
- THI N BLOOD ALCHEMY AND - THE MOTLEY CREW
FACTI ONS - THE LEVELLERS
- COETUS PASCENS - ONE OF MY TRI BE
- THE LEVELLERS - DESCENDANT OF THE
- REAVERS STONEMAN
- FOR THOSE WI THOUT A CLAN - HARBI NGER OF THE END
- TABLE SCRAPS TI MES
- SO YOU THI NK YOU' RE A - REVENANT FAMI LY:
CAI TI FF? BRATOVI CH
- PANDERS - REVENANT FAMI LY:
- THE TRUE CHI LDREN OF GRI MALDI
CAI NE - REVENANT FAMI LY: OBERTUS
- THE STONEMAN - REVENANT FAMI LY:
- THE SELF PRESERVATI ON OPRI CHNI KI
SOCI ETY - REVENANT FAMI LY: ZANTOSA
- NEW AMALGAMS - REVENANT FAMI LY:
- PREDATOR TYPES ROSSELLI NI
- MERI TS AND FLAWS
- A QUESTI ON OF MORTALI TY
- THE REVENANT FAMI LI ES
- BRATOVI CH
- GRI MALDI
- OBERTUS
- OPRI CHNI KI
- ZANTOSA
- ROSSELLI NI
 the accolades and make the most noise, but they
A Wa s t e of stand on the bodies of many others to get there.

Good Blood...
Introduction
T he mighty T hirteen clans are responsible for
some of the most amazing stories in the World of
Darkness, their members having committed both
wondrous and horrendous deeds, been responsible
for the creation of the two great sects and set in
motion countless plots; the ramifications of which
impact almost every corner of life on the planet.
T heir structure gives them strength, and their
founders may one day shake the foundations of the
world. Each and every member of the clans carries
the seed of these gods within them and may yet
achieve godhood.
T his book is not about them.
Just because you?re unsung, doesn?t make you any
less a hero. Just because you?re at the bottom of
the barrel, it doesn?t mean you need to keep
digging. Just because they think they're better
than you, doesn?t mean they actually are or that
you can?t bring them down to your level. T here is
power in assumed insignificance and even the
mightiest must fall in the fullness of time.
I n this book I intend to explore some of the groups
that often slip through the cracks of Kindred
society, or that are considered contemptible and
beneath everyone else. W hether they?re a full
blooded vampire that can?t quite manifest a bane or
muster the same powers as their sire, or a vampire
that just so happens to be unlucky enough to have
more than 13 generations between them and the
mythical Caine, or perhaps even the servants and
still living hangers-on.

T his book is for them.

T his book is not about the Elders and Ancilla. I t?s
not about Princes and Primogen, I t?s not about
the coteries whose names live on through the ages
or who achieve untold levels of infamy.

T his book is about those that can?t always live up

to these lofty claims, about those that the books
often miss out on and put to the side, the ones that
history has missed and that are stigmatised and
ignored.

T his book is about what is possible when you slip

below the radar and give yourself over to a
different kind of unlife. T he thirteen may get all
What is in this book?
- New gr oups, factions and types of T hin
Bloods, including a range of new for mulae
and Alchemy techniques as well as a new
breed - the Reaver s.
- An exploration of Caitiff and Pander s, as
well as some new factions that have sprung
up among the clanless and bring order to
chaos
- New Pr edator T ypes, Mer its and Flaws
- A closer look at the rules and history of the
major r evenant families.
- An investigation into the new world of the
dhampir s, systems to play them and an
exploration of their place in the World of
Darkness
- L or esheets made specifically for the T hin
Bloods and Caitiff as well as for adding
revenants to your retinue.
Blood Is Thicker Than
Water. Barely...
T hin Bloods have been a problem for far longer than
they have even existed. Centuries ago, cainites would
gather to talk prophesy in hushed whispers lest they
disturb sleeping ancients. Groups would obsess about
fragments of ancient texts that described the past
and future of Caine's chosen ones - and that future
always ended one way - destruction.
T here would be signs of course - wild ones, princes
falling and cities being lost, but one that always drew
a lot of attention was the prophecy about the
thinning of the blood and the final generations.
?I f only we could stop this coming to pass! I f only
we could ensure this final generation is never sired
and eradicated before the prophecy is fulfilled??

T his line of thinking became so commonplace that it
seeped out from those obsessed with Noddist lore
and into the unlives of the entire kindred race. Even
the nominally secular Camarilla took this line of
thinking to their cold, dead hearts and initiated
pogroms against those who failed to properly muster
the curse. T he persecution of the duskborn is all but
enshrined into law in the modern age.
T he definition of being thin blooded has changed
over the centuries - with each generation of Kindred
looking to ensure that those beneath them are the
bearers of the persecution, fear, loathing and
distrust of the entire vampire race. I n the dark ages,
the 13th generation were believed to be so thin
blooded as to be incapable of passing on the curse,
and before them, the same distinction was accredited
to the 12th generation. Was it the case that in those
times the blood was thinner in the young overall?
Has the blood of the ?final generation?been linked to
the times, or was it just superstition driving these
beliefs?
Moreover, how is it that after millennia of
embracing, that the race of vampires has only just
got past 13 generations? Have the thin blooded
always been possible and just too weak to survive
among their more potent kin? How would a
duskborn have fared when their contemporaries
were methuselahs and life was tougher? Was the
blood incapable of creating them in ages past? Or is
it that the blood of the vampires has thickened to the
point that previously weak kindred are now capable
of siring? Will we see the 14th and 15th generations
ascend to being considered normal in a hundred
years or so?
Regardless of the truth of the matter, the T hin
Bloods of today?s age are more than just the sum of
their sires generations. 14th, 15th, 16th? Does it
matter to these ones? T heir generation has no impact
on what they can do compared to any other T hin
Blood - indeed many would not know where they
exactly sit on a family tree anyway, and any attempt
to quantify their potency reveals the same result -
generic, thin blood. W hat is even more confusing for
those that have tried to study this and apply some
semblance of order to the blood have found a
confusing mess of contradictions - there are those
closer to Caine who are able to walk in the sunlight,
and who simultaneously have blood incapable of
creating more of their kind or binding the will of
others. T hen there are those as far away from Caine
as has been recorded who still bare the curses of the
clan founders. Nothing about the T hin Bloods makes
sense or is predictable - whatever they are defies
conventions and classification. I t?s almost as if
they?re a different species altogether!
From the perspective of the duskborn themselves,
those that care enough to consider their condition see
it as the next step in the evolution of the species. Far
from seeing themselves as weakened copies of the
older vampires, they see in their condition a chance
to move beyond some of the limitations that have
plagued their kind for so long. T he banes of the
founders are finally being forgotten and kicked to the
curb where they belong. T he limitations of the
disciplines are being replaced by something flexible
and personal, and yet still capable of reproducing
those long practiced techniques. Critical to the
viewpoint that the T hin Bloods are something more
is the clearly observable fact that they are sometimes
able to ignore some of the classic weaknesses of the
vampire - to defy the will of god. W hile the kindred
look down on their closeness to the mortals, the
duskborn see themselves as getting the best of both
worlds - the ability to maintain some sort of life,
mortal feelings and urges, access to the daylight
world, immortality and a greatly inhibited beast.
T his last part is often the most important to the thin
blooded vampire - while the hunger is still there, it
won?t control their unlives in such a spectacular and
often bloody fashion. With no chance of mindlessly
frenzying, they?re free to pursue whatever path they
want - including the hallowed state of Golconda. A
thin blood has a choice - they can attempt to return
to a real life, or seek to pursue their damnation and
become a full blooded kindred. T he future is theirs to
decide.
The Way Out is Thr ough
T he lives and times of a T hin Blood are often short
and brutal, and while it?s still early days - the
forecast for the survival on an individual level doesn?t
look good. T his isn?t to say that there aren?t those
that don?t appreciate their lot in unlife or that are
prospering, but that those above them don?t make it
easy for them. Many of them can see the writing in
the wall and in between fighting for survival, have
considered a plan of action, sometimes this is a true
escape, sometimes it?s a step up - or even sideways.
W hatever they do, it involves a drastic change - one
which might free them? or damn them.
Going Up - Diabler ie
Many of the vampires that interact with
the duskborn take on one of two
approaches with their interactions - either
the carrot or the stick. T he right to
diablerie and take on the mantle of a full
blooded vampire is a phenomenal carrot
to dangle in front of them, but even this
comes with its own set of risks - beyond
the obvious ones of degeneration and
possession of course. Firstly there is the
issue of legality - or the perception of it at
least. Assuming the T hin Blood has been
granted permission in the first place, will
the rest of the city still treat them as
deserving of it? W hat happens when the
victim is an otherwise well connected
member of the city? I t?s one thing for a
known kindred to claim victory in a blood
hunt, and another for a T hin Blood to
muscle in on it. T he next consideration is
clan status - the T hin Blood always takes
on the clan of their victim - which is fine
for the lucky duskborn, but how will their
new clan mates react? Sure, a Gangrel or
Brujah might be prepared to ignore it, but clans such
as the Ventrue, Ministry or T remere would have a
very different attitude to this new blood and of
course every member of every clan has their own
feelings. Finally there is the issue of the Camarilla?s
brand - while in most cases this fades as their
potency increases, there have been instances where
this hasn?t happened and the newly strengthened
vampire is left bearing the mark of the thin bloods -
forever.
Going Down - Digging your Way Out
A persistent rumour that has gained momentum
among the T hin Bloods is that they?re only a few
steps away from being a true vampire - all it takes is
for them to embrace their true nature and real power
can be within their grasp. With potentially very little
in the way of official education to correct them, the
idea that following the urges of the Beast has gained
a substantial following among those that wish to
?progress?. By plumbing the depths of their
humanity, they risk much, but with immortality on
the line, no price is too high. W hile unexplainable
and possibly fabricated, what is interesting is that a
few true vampires have come forward and confirmed
this approach works - giving into the beast is a path
to power.
Going For war d - Achieving Balance
Golconda is a mythical state even among the
kindred, so for the T hin Bloods to have heard about
it and even achieved it is a long shot. Still, the
duskborn are already far closer to being human than
the average vampire, and many concepts that are
alien to the kindred come naturally to them. L ittle
things like breathing, eating, acts of kindness and
genuinely caring, might take a phenomenal act of
will for a vampire are all well within the grasp of a
T hin Blood. T hese little things all add up more than
they would realise, and while it?s not a guarantee by
any means, the stories of duskborn reclaiming their
lost humanity by devoting themselves to a higher
ideal are almost as common as tales of their strange
alchemy. W hat doesn?t get as much notice is the
stories of those that fail - Golconda is a tightrope,
and those that fall, fall hard. T he path to peace is
littered with the corpses of those that died along the
way, and for the T hin Bloods, the path is densely
packed indeed.
Going Back - Killing the Sir e
T he most unfortunate aspect of this persistent
rumour is that so far there is no evidence that it has
any benefit or truth to it as far as anyone can tell.
Despite this, a good percentage of T hin Bloods that
have been executed got to that point because they
breached the T radition of Destruction while trying to
achieve this state. Despite trying to disseminate
propaganda to counter this, the Camarilla have found
that instances of patricide and matricide are ever on
the rise and showing no signs of abating. Still, there
must be something to the story for the duskborn to
keep trying it - there are always stories of a friend of
a friend having met someone who became mortal
again after destroying their sire. T he only saving
grace in the eyes of the leadership is that this not
only removes the T hin Blood, but a troublesome
vampire that has the temerity to create one of these
things.
Going it Alone - Fleeing or Acceptance
T he last, and indeed most common option. Few could
blame the T hin Bloods for running away from their
problems and hoping that a new city and set of
surroundings would change their situation. I n many
cases this just delays the problem, but it also serves
to reinforce what they can achieve when they put
their mind to things. Survivability is most certainly
an issue among the duskborn, but those that have
accepted what they are, and even embraced its
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Factions
All T hin Bloods have
access to the strange
process of enhancing their
blood with other ingredients and creating elixirs
from the resulting distillations. T his process is a
constantly developing art form, and the blood calls followings - as with all alchemical effects, better
out to them to be experimented upon and tweaked - quality ingredients will improve the results of the
intuition guides their hands until something comes elixir. T he below options represent new techniques,
forth. T his intuitive process means that new formulae and the factions that spread them.
techniques and variations invariably spring up all
over the world as one group nails down an effective
technique, or manages to apply what they have Coetus Pascens
learnt elsewhere in a slightly different way. As the T he vast majority of vampires are pretty solitary
formula spread from one group to another, more and creatures among their own kind - especially when it
more variations on these themes spring up and gain comes to the highly personal art of hunting. A full
blooded vampire often has the power to go it alone
and make a success of it - not to mention a domain
and protection by their sect?s laws - T hin bloods
rarely have that luxury and often decide that there is
safety in numbers. Generally this is just the case of
having someone that can watch your back, help with
finding and isolating targets or even getting involved
with the delicate act of disposing of a body once in a
while - what else are good friends for?
For some T hin Bloods however, this act of
communal hunting has gone one step further, and
their ability to internalise certain forces and distill
raw essence in their bodies has broadened their
options. For those T hin Bloods that have mastered
Athanor Corporis, a new avenue has opened up that
is powered by their alchemy. Duskborn that are
inclined to name these things call this new technique
Coetus Pascens - literally ?Group feeding?, while
others call it Chumming - both for the technique of
throwing blood into the water to attract sharks, and
for being chummy and friendly within your group.
W hen a group of duskborn that each know these
formulae have spent some time with each other
and bonded, they find themselves able to hunt
for each other, feed from groups or even
increase the return they get from drinking
blood. I n many ways there are elements of this
that make it very safe for all parties involved -
the group can watch out for each other, it isn?t
particularly fantastical or threatening to the
Masquerade and it rarely leads to a death that
needs covering up.
Needless to say, those vampires that have
become aware of the practice still seek to
stamp it out - with extreme prejudice.
T hey feel that the requirement of the
T hin Bloods becoming the centre of
attention is an accident waiting to
happen - to say nothing of the long
term issues that fame can bring. L ess
spoken of but probably much higher
on the agenda is the impact it has
on the vampires?own herd - legions
of mortals infatuated with a group
of duskborn and devoid of flavour
and resonance makes for
unappetising meals. Even worse,
vampires have noticed that their prey is somewhat
weaker, more prone to cardiac arrests,
haemorrhages and worse when they?ve spent any
time with these aberrations of the blood - even when
no blood has been taken. W hatever the reason, this
risk must be dealt with.
In addition to preparing the ingredients and their
bodies ahead of time, practitioners of Coetus Pascens
often need to take another important step and prepare
their victims by getting them into the right frame of
mind and focused on the group. Thankfully this is
somewhat easier and does not require the potential
vessels to even be aware anything untoward is
happening.
This step involves the Thin Blood coterie getting the
audience to focus their attention on them and witness
some sort of performance, speech, show or
presentation. The Storyteller has ultimate jurisdiction of
what counts here, but typically rolls involving Charisma
+ Performance or Leadership make sense as they
capture the hearts and minds of their audience. Other
rolls may be just as appropriate at the storyteller?s
consent - the important thing is that the audience is
focused on the Thin Bloods for the duration, that it is
meant to elicit an emotional reaction and that they
succeed against the difficulty set - this of course will
vary; singing to an audience of fans is easy, telling jokes
at a funeral far less so.
Level 1
Blood Br ot h er s
Hunting is always a risk, and when your body has
the added issue of mortal frailty to contend with,
getting out and about to get the nourishing blood
can be even more of an issue. T his formula allows
for one T hin Blood to hunt on behalf of another,
allowing them to rest and still get what they need.
- I ngr edients: A sample of blood from both
parties, the needle from a compass, something
that contains the DNA of a set of identical
siblings.
- Activation Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Stamina + Alchemy.
- System: L ike all Coetus Pascens formulae,
this follows the Athanor Corporis method
with the reaction happening within the T hin
Bloods?own bodies. I mportantly however,
only one of the contributing alchemists needs
to know this formula and method, but the one
with that knowledge must be conscious
enough to concoct the formula and later make
the activation roll. I n addition, both parties
must be thin blooded.
T he blood from both vampires must be mixed
together with the other ingredients and
ground into a paste, although only trace
amounts of blood need to be contributed to the
mix. T his paste is then consumed by the two
T hin Bloods, where it distills and enters them
into a sort of short term pact.
T he next time either one feeds, all blood that
touches their lips is mystically transported
into the gullet of the other vampire as the
elixir triggers itself. T his works for both
mortal blood and kindred vitae - however the
recipient receives the blood in exactly the
same state in which it was consumed - vitae
taken directly from the vein still bonds, rancid
blood is still rancid, blood from an unsuitable
person is still unpalatable to those with a
feeding restriction etc.
T he alchemist responsible for creating the
formula must be the one to make the
activation roll of Stamina + Alchemy,
however either party can be the one to make
the activation Rouse Check.
- Dur ation: One night or until one feed has
been completed - whichever comes first.

Level 2
In Th e Air Ton igh t
T he signature formula of those that have learnt
Coetus Pascens allows those T hin Bloods that
work together to now get sustenance from the
very air itself - albeit devoid of any empowering
resonance. T he sight of groups of duskborn taking
deep intakes of breath further enforces the idea
that these things are closer to mortal than
vampire.
- I ngr edients: Asthma medication, a sponge
- Activation Cost: One Rouse Check
- Dice Pools: Charisma + Performance or
L eadership - other pools may be
appropriate. Stamina + Alchemy.
- System: T he T hin Blood group must make
their social test against the crowd to get
them suitably riled up and in the mood. Only
one member of the team needs to do this,
but the others can assist as usual and need
to be present and involved. Once this is
done, the coterie can each individually
activate the distillation via Athanor
Corporis. T he Rouse Check kickstart's the
process and allows them to internalise the
energy in the room, slaking one Hunger per
two successes without ever needing to break
the skin of anyone in the room.
T he hunger abates over the course of the
scene so this isn?t useful for a quick feed. I f
any of the group receives a Critical on the
activation roll, then they may double the
amount of Hunger they slake. T he Hunger
satisfied in this manner contains no
resonance that can power disciplines -
including Oblivion.
I n addition to the above, this type of feeding
takes its toll on the mortals in the audience;
for any other vampire that feeds on a
member of the audience that evening, they
are treated as if they have already lost one
Hunger points worth of blood - although
medically they still have the same quantity,
T hey are also devoid of resonance, although
in this case it is suitable for users of
Oblivion to gain a fleeting trace of it.
- Dur ation: One Scene.
Level 3
Pu m p u p t h e Volu m e

By working the crowd, the duskborn are able to

bring their own beasts in sync with the resonances
of their upcoming meals. T his ensures that blood
drunk from targeted mortals is the most potent it
can be, but at the risk of weakening it for everyone
else.

- I ngr edients: Mood altering drugs, a Pineal

gland
- Activation Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Charisma + Performance or
L eadership - other pools may be appropriate. The Lev el l er s
Stamina + Alchemy. Cal l i nt er cept : Recor di ng begi ns.
- System: Upon activation, the team of T hin
Bloods can work together to raise the
Or chest r at or : ( speaki ng wi t h a
resonance of all mortals they are performing
cl ear l y modul at ed voi ce) Good eveni ng
or orating to. Only one member of the team
Modi ne, you have been keepi ng wel l I
needs to roll the initial Skill check to get the
t r ust ?
audience onside - however teamwork bonuses
will often apply as the whole group needs to Modi ne: Mhmm, yeah sur e. As wel l as
be involved if they want to benefit. I f they?re can be expect ed
successful, each contributing member of the Or chest r at or : Yes, cl ear l y. Wel l ,
coterie may then make their Athanor hopef ul l y t hi s next bat ch wi l l
Corporis activation roll using Stamina + i mpr ove your l ot .
Alchemy and make a Rouse check.
Modi ne: Heh. Or at l east makes
Until the alchemist activates another
t hei r ?s wor se r i ght .
Alchemy effect, or the end of the night, any
blood drunk from mortals in this audience Or chest r at or : I ndeed. We?ve had some
counts as being I ntense. I f an audience good i nt el on t wo t ar get s. Ar e you
member was already of I ntense resonance, good f or bot h?
the Storyteller may decide that a Dyscrasia Modi ne: Mhmm. Yup, shoul d be f i ne.
starts to develop. What ' s t he j ob?
I n addition to this effect, this strips the
Or chest r at or : We?ve one bag j ob and a
effective resonance from the audience to
l ovc bomb. Two peopl e wi t h maxi mum
make it devoid of any overriding emotion for
r esul t s
any other vampire that would drink from
them - including other T hin Bloods that Modi ne: Si ck. I do enj oy a good bi t
know this formula but are not part of the of cock bl ocki ng - t hei r f aces when
coterie. t hey r eal i se i s goddam pr i cel ess!
- Dur ation: Up to one night.
Or chest r at or : Qui t e. So Job number
one i s Li onel - you know Li onel
r i ght ?
Modi ne: Hel l yeah, Pr i ck l aughed i n
my f ace when I got t he br and. Fuck
?i m.
Or chest r at or : Good. Make i t per sonal .
Li onel has been char ged t o keep a
br each under wr aps. He?s goi ng f or a
bond t o st op a st or y r unni ng. St op i t
bef or e i t ki cks i n
Modi ne: Oh yeah, we got t hi s - j ust
when he t hi nks i t ?s saf e t o go back
i nt o t he wat er , Boom! I t ?l l al l bl ow
up i n hi s bl ue bl ood f ace. Who?s got
weak bl ood now buddy!
Or chest r at or : Exact l y. They?l l have
t o cr ack down har der , but t hat
depr i ves t hem of an asset , and makes
hi m l ook weak?
Modi ne: Not t o ment i on t he bl ow back
on daddy dear est . OK, t hat sounds
easy enough. What ?s t he second one?
Bag Job you sai d?
Or chest r at or : Thi s one i s f or Tul i p.
She?s headi ng out of t own f or a whi l e
and l eavi ng her husband her e
Modi ne: Ri ght r i ght , yeah I t hi nk I
know t he guy. At hl et i c l ooki ng
mot her f ucker t hat . .
Or chest r at or : That i s act ual l y ver y
ol d i f our r ecor ds ar e cor r ect , or
t he phot o of hi m at t hei r weddi ng i n
1922
Modi ne: 22? You ser i ous? Jeez? t hat
makes hi m what ? Li ke. . wel l , Damn ol d
at l east . ?Ri t hmat i c wasn?t my st r ong
sui t .
Or chest r at or : 124. One mi ssed dose
wi l l make i t al l show. Tul i p i s
pr et t y smi t t en wi t h hi m st i l l
Modi ne: And who says mar r i age i s dead
- at l east she kept t o her vows I
guess!
Or chest r at or : Mor e i mpor t ant l y, a
compr omi sed Tul i p wi l l act r ashl y,
and she has cont act s i n t he medi a.
Wi t h t hose t wo event s happeni ng to
her . . ,
Modi ne: Oh, Wow. That ?s j ust t oo
good. She goi n? make a bi g ol d mess
f or sur e. Shame, she was ni ce t o me.
Or chest r at or : She may have been, but
she?s a bi g suppor t er f or t hose up
t op. Her goi ng of f r eser vat i on onl y
hur t s t hem.
Modi ne: Oh I get i t al r i ght , l eave
t hi s wi t h me and t he t eam. I t ?l l be
wor t h i t t o see t he l ook on Li onel ?s
f ace f r ankl y.
Or chest r at or : Good l uck. We?l l be
back i n t ouch
Recor di ng ends.
T he L evellers have surfaced in many parts of the
world, with small cells appearing and disrupting
local power structures. T hey typically show up in
cities where serious abuse of T hin Bloods has taken
place, but they?ve been found in all manner of places
- populous and sparse. Sometimes a coterie of
prepared duskborns will turn up unannounced, other
times a single member will show up and teach their
methods to the local T hin Bloods before leaving
them to send their own message to the leaders of the
city.
To date, this group has operated very much at the
fringes of society and beneath the notice of the sects.
I t doesn?t take too many attempts or power grabs for
those above to start noticing a pattern and look into
it - the constant threat from the Anarchs and Sabbat
has made those in the know attentive and paranoid.
T he Camarilla has recently taken notice and
assigned a small group of Archons to investigate the
situation and decide how big an issue it truly
represents, as well as what type of response it might
warrant. T his task force has already managed to
capture and interrogate enough T hin Bloods to
confirm enough tangible details of the group?s
practices - it?s moved beyond a hypothetical threat to
a real one that is barely understood. T heir next step
is to try to find out where the source of this stems
from and who is pulling the strings. T hey need to
stop the spread of these formulae, and do so before
an important city is targeted.
As things stand at the moment, management of
these small groups is very much decentralised and
hidden. T he T hin Bloods that have been visited and
trained know very little about their would-be
benefactors, and while they could give a good
description of someone they met, any T hin Blood
with an ounce of understanding of alchemy knows
that a face can be temporary. T he packs of roving
troubleshooters were all initially trained and
recruited by other packs - all of which have ceased to
be contactable. All roads have so far led to dead ends
when it comes to finding out the true source of this -
even the orders and guidance that comes down from
above is delivered through double blind messengers
or left at dead drops. All signs point to some form of
central guidance, but the visibility of any overarching
plan has so far been missed, as has any idea where
they seem to get such detailed intel from. T hose that
have been recruited are all vampires with good
reason to want to disrupt the system and clear out a
bit of space for themselves - which unfortunately for
the investigating Archons describes almost every
T hin Blood they encounter.
For now, T he L evellers seem to be content sowing
discord and disrupting a few power players. However
the success they?ve had will only embolden them to
go for bigger targets with more visibility.
Unfortunately for those in power, these methods
have been effective at what they do - and now
they?ve had some practice.
Level 2
Cock block in g
T hin bloods may not have blood potent enough to
carry the curse, enslave others or donate a portion of
their strength to a desperate mortal, but in the right
situation, it can be potent enough to temporarily stop
others from doing the same by essentially diluting
other vitae. Known affectionately as ?Cock blocking?
or ?Double bagging?, this elixir stops ghouls and
mortals from being able to absorb vitae.
- I ngr edients: Condom full of the Alchemists
vitae, live mosquito
- Activation Cost: One Rouse Check
- Dice Pools: Manipulation + Alchemy
- System: T he alchemist bleeds into the condom
 (costing one Rouse Check) before
submerging the mosquito in it and feeding it
to the victim. Once the liquid has been
consumed, a further Rouse Check is made
and a roll of Manipulation + Alchemy is
made to activate the formula with the
Calcinatio method. For every two successes
rolled in the activation, up to a Rouse Checks
worth of vitae will fail to be absorbed when
next fed to them. T his elixir remains in their
system until they have consumed enough
vitae to nullify the effects of the alchemist,
and can easily disrupt the ghouling and blood
bonding process if not caught early.
- Dur ation: Until enough blood has been fed to
them to cancel out the elixir.
Th e Pow er Of Love
I t?s common knowledge that the blood of the
duskborn is too weak to do something as critical to
the masquerade as creating a blood bond, and it?s for
reasons such as this that they are often persecuted
and treated as a liability. T his formula allows for
this thin blood to mingle with and dilute the blood of
other vampires - temporarily reducing the strength
of a blood bond.
- I ngr edients: A Wedding ring from a happily
married person, Divorce papers, melancholic
blood, trace amounts of the Alchemists vitae
- Activation Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Distillation roll. V s Bond
Strength
- System: T he Wedding ring is passed
through the flames of the burning divorce
papers and then mixed with the blood and
consumed - either by the vampire for
Anathor Corporis distillation, or the target
for Calcinatio or Fixatio. Once inside the
target, the Alchemist must Rouse the blood
to activate and make their activation roll -
this roll depends on the Alchemy method
being used, but is resisted by the Bond
Strength of the victim. On a win, the target
can ignore their bond for the rest of the night
and following day. Each point of margin over
this extends it another night and day.
- Dur ation: See system text.
Level 3
Tain t ed Love
I t is not uncommon for full blooded vampires to have
so little respect for the duskborn that they won?t deal
with them face to face, instead relying on a network
of ghouled middlemen to deliver their orders. A
number of smart T hin Bloods have discovered a way
to turn this setup to their advantage and collect
precious vitae at the same time. T his formula allows
the Alchemist to ensure the ghouls body distills
enough of their Domitors vitae to be siphoned off at a
later date.
- I ngr edients: Oil, Water, Honey, a Rouse
check of the casters vitae
- Activation Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Manipulation + Alchemy V s
Stamina + Resolve
- System: T he oil, water, honey and vitae are
all mixed together until they no longer
separate before being fed to the target. T he
Alchemist then makes another Rouse check
and rolls Manipulation + Alchemy to activate
the Formulae within the target. T he target
may resist with their Stamina + Resolve - if
they succeed the formula has no effect,
otherwise the Alchemist may return at a later
date to retrieve any vitae that is subsequently
fed to them - it takes at least one day to distill
the ichor. W hen the Alchemist taps the vein
of the target, instead of the blood producing a
formulae, it instead produces a vial of pure
vitae from the original vampire domitor. T his
does not impact the ability of the Domitor to
blood bond or maintain ghoul status.
 - Dur ation: One week, or longer if their
Resonance remains static.
Level 5
Poison t h e Well
This hor r id Calcinatio for mulae enables the
Alchemist to render a vessel ill suited to being fed
from for as long as they can maintain their state of
detection of the Ventr ue will not pick this
up.
- Sanguine: Must spend Willpower on ever y
failed roll until any blood taken is flushed
from their system - either by reaching
Hunger 5 or diluting it with 3 slakes of blood
from other sources
- Melancholic: Unable to spend Willpower

mind and Resonance. Vampires that proceed to until any blood taken is flushed from their
system - either by reaching Hunger 5 or
feed on these humans find the nor mally beneficial
diluting it with 3 slakes of blood from other
temper ament within the blood backfir ing on them
sources
dr amatically as it wreaks havoc with their own
- Phlegmatic: Must make a Fear Frenzy check
emotions. This can be used to great effect to
at difficulty equal to the mar gin scored +2.
disr upt the feeding habits of other vampires, as
The blood donor becomes the focus of their
they suddenly find their herds cor r upted from the
fear.
inside out. - Choler ic: Must make a Fur y Frenzy check at
- Ingr edients: Scor pion venom, quality tea or difficulty equal to the mar gin scored +2. The
coffee blood donor becomes the tar get of their
- Activation Cost: One Rouse check r age.
- Dice Pools: Manipulation + Alchemy Vs - Dur ation: One night per point of mar gin, or
Stamina + Composure until their Resonance is changed.
- System: The Alchemist dilutes the venom
with a Rouse checks wor th of their vitae
before blending it into the fresh tea or
coffee - this then has to be consumed by
the tar get mor tal while still hot. The
activation roll is then made Vs the tar gets
Stamina + Composure
Once dr unk, the tar get mor tal?s blood
becomes weaponised against any vampire
that would dr ink from them. While they still
slake Hunger with the feed, they also get
one of the following effects listed below
depending on the Resonance of the victim.
A successful Composure + Occult roll at
difficulty 3 will reveal something is amiss
with the blood, as will Sense The Unseen
and Bloodhound, however the innate
Ga r ci a

Nor ma l l y I w oul dn?t put t hi s i n w r i t i ng, but i t ?s muy

i mpor t a nt e a nd I ?ve no ot her w a y t o get t hi s mes s a ge t o you. I
t r us t Hect or t o get i t dow n t o you s a f el y a t l ea s t .

Thos e t hi ngs w e f ound dow n i n t he ba r r i os of Mex i co. - you

know t he ones I ?m t a l ki ng a bout r i ght - t he ones t ha t dr a nk dr y
Eva , Fel i pe, Es t el l e a nd Ma i t e? The sw a r m of hungr y put a s t ha t
di dn?t go dow n unt i l Ces a r br ought out t he f l a met hr ow er ?
Gr a ci a s a Di os f or ghoul s Si ? Yea h. Thos e ones.

Any w a y , now you know ex a ct l y w ha t I ?m t a l ki ng a bout l et me

cut t o t he cha s e. You w er e s uppos ed t o go ba ck a nd cl ea r out
t ha t ot her nes t w er en?t you? I know t ha t w a s t he l a s t of t he
l i t t l e i nf es t a t i ons of t hos e t hi ngs - t ha t i nf o ca me f r om
Fi or enz a her s el f ! Her l i ps t o your ea r s. You t ol d me t hey got
got Si ? Tha t i t w a s s moot h r unni ng w hen you knew t hey w er en?t
i nt er es t ed i n t he blood of l a gent e? I mea n, I know you s a i d
t hey w er e a bi t bi t ey w i t h t he ghoul s , but you a l l ma de i t
ba ck t ha t ni ght s i ?

I ?m not s ur e you got t hem a l l ma n! I ?m up her e i n Det r oi t , a nd

out i n t he s t i cks w e?ve hea r d r umour s of ver y s i mi l a r t hi ngs.
Lot s of mi s s i ng peopl e, es peci a l l y t he homel es s - a nd now a f ew
mi s s i ng ki ndr ed t oo. The s cour ge got bi t t oo l a s t w eek - he?s
s t i l l w ea k a s a ki t t en even t hough i t w a s onl y a l i t t l e bi t e.
Ma i n t hi ng i s , t hey s how ed me a pi ct ur e of w ho di d i t , a nd
da mn i f i t di dn?t look l i ke Ces a r a nd t ha t chi ca he w a s w i t h.
Wha t ha ppened t o t hem a f t er t he r a i d? Wer en't t hey ow ned by
s omeone nea r her e? D?you t hi nk t hey mi ght ha ve been a
ca r r i er or s omet hi ng?

Get ba ck t o me. Soon. Thi s i s ba d new s i f t hey got out ,

es peci a l l y cons i der i ng how ma ny mi s s i ng peopl e I ?ve got up
her e, a nd how ma ny pl a ces t hos e ghoul s w ent ba ck t o a f t er t he
r a i d.

I do not w a nt t o be t he per s on t o t el l Sa vona i f t hi s i s t he

ca s e?

Ca r lo

Reaver s
Reavers, Deviants, Cannibals, Las Hermanas y
Hermanos Hambrientas
A New Br eed Awakens
For as long as T hin bloods have existed, they have
always been considered a threat to vampire society -
whether that is due to fears of Gehenna, their unique
deviations of the blood or just fear of the unknown.
But what happens when this threat breeds
uncontrollably and has an unquenchable thirst for
vitae? W hat happens when it mutates and becomes
something different? Something malevolent and
hungry?
W hile the upper echelons of the Camarilla refer to
them simply as T hin Bloods - or Cannibals if they?re
feeling melodramatic - among the Anarchs and
younger Kindred these aberrations have been given
the nickname of Reavers - after the villains in one of
the Blade films.
T he Reavers are a very modern threat, and were
first encountered in the outskirts of Mexico City as
the remnants of the Sabbat were being cleared out.
Many nests were discovered and destroyed, as
thankfully the creatures tend to band together for
safety and communal hunting. Unfortunately the
extermination effort was ultimately a failure, and a
failure that has been quietly swept under the rug so
that those responsible for unleashing this plague on
the world face no punishment. Since then, the
infestation has spread far and wide, with the first
instances of the cannibals having been found as far
afield as Croatia, Alaska and South Africa. For now,
many vampires are encountering these mutations for
the first time in their cities, and while it may be easy
to write any attacks off a Sabbat war party,
witnesses have noted some powers consistent with
the T hin Bloods, as well as an escalation of power
that is otherwise unexplainable.
Above all, the Reavers crave vitae; the blood of
mortals still satisfies them and grants the power via
its resonance, however it quickly loses its lustre the
longer they go without feeding upon vitae.
Even though mortal blood can sustain and empower
them, for the Reavers, real satisfaction and power
only comes when they consume the sweet vitae of a
true vampire - the blood of other duskborn is no more
nourishing to them than if they were to eat normal
food. W hen a Reaver consumes vitae, they recieve a
rush like no other, not only do they finally feel full,
but the powers that become available to them are
substantially more potent than they can gain from
the paltry resonance of humans. T he combination of
its thirst quenching goodness, and the rush of power
that accompanies it means that a Reaver quickly
realises where the best hunting for them lies.
All T hin Bloods are considered as freaks and
aberrations of the blood, each one a unique cocktail of
quirks and oddities that simmer between life and
death. For the average duskborn making a childer is
a crapshoot - assuming it survives, it could have any
combination of traits. For those among the cannibals,
making a childer is less of a choice, and always
results in the creation of another cannibal. Because
of their unique feeding and breeding habits, when a
cell of Reavers is uncovered, the local vampires often
work especially hard to assure it is eradicated.
T he reason for this is that their bite is virulent and
fatal to mortals, creating more and more of these
hungry dead with each feed - only the cleansing
power of fire is known to stop the mortal from
coming back - although there are rumours that if the
erstwhile sire is killed before they?re fully turned,
that they will revert back to their mortal state.
For a human that is bitten, the process of becoming
one of the hungry dead is slow and painful. Unless
they were fully drained and killed first, they find
themselves wasting away over the course of about a
week. At first it might just feel like a nasty flu and a
high temperature, but as it progresses they find
themselves feeling nauseous in bright lights, and
even somewhat fearful of the sun. W hat?s more,
despite the pain and trauma they?re experiencing as
their body slowly dies, their appetites start to grow
exponentially. At first any food will do, but as the
days and nights pass by, these tastes turn to rarer
and rarer meat, and the urge for live meat usually
hits them about six days in. Needless to say, most
believe they?re going mad and try and put as much
distance between themselves and their loved ones as
possible.
T hankfully for the newly turned, something about
Reaver blood calls out to other Reavers, and a new
addition to their ranks will almost always be able to
find the largest cluster of them in any given city.
T he blood of the Reavers is suitably thinned to the
point there is no doubting what they truly are.
Despite this thinned blood, there are some areas in
which they suffer the curse of Caine the same, if not
stronger than their full blooded brethren. T hese
deviants find that some of the more traditional banes
affect them to a far greater extent than their
cousins; fire is no worse for them than any other
vampire (as if that were a benefit), but the light of
the sun or a stake through the heart is almost
certain death for them. T hankfully this isn?t common
knowledge. Yet.
Some credit the Ministry for their creation due to
their extreme aversion to sunlight, however they
suffer no ill effects from other artificial lights.
Others look at the Banu Haqim due to their lust for
vitae or the Old Clan for fear of an experiment gone
awry. T he truth may never be known, but that
doesn?t stop this unique deviation from growing and
expanding exponentially.
Playing a Reaver
Reavers are created using standard character
creation rules for T hin Bloods. L ike them, they have
no Disciplines of their own apart from Alchemy and
no Predator T ype. Attributes, Skills and Advantages
are chosen as normal, however instead of selecting
from the standard T hin Blood Merits and Flaws,
they select one single Advantage option that replaces
this normal option - it comes with a number of
advantages and drawbacks bundled together, all
wrapped up in a neat little package. All other rules
for T hin Bloods apply unless contradicted here -
including Resonance gained from mortal blood
granting temporary discipline levels.
New M er it / Flaw - Reaver
- Reaver : You were turned by another Reaver,
and now you suffer the same unholy hunger
for vitae that the rest of this cursed bloodline
do. For better or worse, your fate is sealed.
- Reavers always double any damage
they sustain from Sunlight. Clothing
and cover still help as they would any
other Vampire, but any damage
inflicted is always doubled.
- Reavers gain the flaw Stake Bait - a
stake through the heart is always fatal
- Despite craving and consuming the
potent blood of vampires, Reavers are
unable to commit Diablerie - any
attempt at this will just result in the
death of the drained vampire.
- T he curse is strong among the
cannibals, any Mortal that is fed from
will die within the week and come
back as a Reaver unless the body is
burned. No blood needs to be
exchanged, the bite is sufficient to turn
them. Any mortal drained dry will
 arise as a Reaver at the following with vitae). T hese Powers disappear
sunset. when hunger 5 is reached, or when
- For each week that they don?t they next feed.
consume at least a hunger level?s Note: Blood Sorcery powers cannot be
worth of vampire blood, humans slake picked up in this manner, and any
one less hunger per feed. T hin Blood
amalgams purchased still need to meet
counts as human for the purposes of
their criteria.
this requirement.
- I n addition to the blood loss, when a
- Reavers all receive the Animalism
vampire is fed upon by a Reaver, the
power Sense the Beast at character
vampire victim loses 1 point of Blood
creation. T his does not count as a
Potency per hunger slaked, down to a
Discipline Affinity so cannot be raised
minimum of their generational limits,
with experience, however they are
at which point they sustain an
considered to have Animalism (- - - )
aggravated Willpower damage on top
for the purpose of pool size.
of the blood loss for each hunger
- Reavers all have Vampiric Resilience
slaked. T his drop is temporary and
and take damage as a normal vampire
returns after a week, although lost
would.
Willpower must be healed as normal.
- Reavers both crave and benefit from
consuming vitae - but only when it is
taken directly from the vein. For each
level of hunger slaked when feeding
Note: Reavers do not mix well or play
from a full blooded Vampire, they are
nicely with others. Their unique curse
temporarily granted one discipline
means they often leave a long trail of
level and power. T hese Disciplines are
bodies in their wake, and they have very
chosen from disciplines known to the
little recourse but to hunt their more potent
victim, but any powers can be selected
cousins in order to keep that carnage under
as long as they do not exceed the
control. The cost to a vampire is too high
Reaver?s new, temporary, discipline
level. Discipline levels gained from for them to consider keeping a stable of

this feeding can exceed the level these creatures as the Reavers consume not

known by the victim, and the levels only their vitae, but their very potency with

can be allocated in any combination
they want - for example, they could
put all 5 levels in a single discipline,
spread it between 2 Disciplines, or
have L evel 1 in 5 different Disciplines
- assuming the victim knew that
many. T he T hin Blood can only have
a maximum of 5 discipline levels
active in this manner at any one time
(one for each level of hunger filled
each feed. The cannibals are meant to be
played in an all Reaver group, or used as
antagonists - mixing them into any other
group likely ends badly for all involved.
Needless to say, no faction accepts them -
they?re too dangerous for the Anarchs,
Camarilla or Sabbat to accept, and they
draw too much heat for any normal Thin
Blood to agree to.
For Those Without A Clan
Table Scr aps
Regardless of which sect they end up in or how
progressive it?s members claim to be, something
about the clanless tends to get under the skin of
other vampires no matter how proficient or useful
they are. W hile it doesn?t appear to be anything
supernatural or a curse tainting their blood like the
banes of the thirteen clans, eventually the secret of
their lineage comes out to everyone. Even though
there are some that support them, those few
dissenting voices are easily drowned out by the
sneers and proclamations of disgust of everyone else.
W hile not as reviled as the thin blooded, it?s a very
close draw on occasion, and caitiff scholars are at a
loss as to exactly why they consistently set off this
reaction in the other vampires - after all, many claim
this gives them more of a connection to Caine and
the second generation - although considering what
the antediluvians did to them, perhaps that closeness
is the source of the antithesis.
For as long as Caitiff have existed, they?ve been
more or less barred from any position of power - one
would struggle to think of more than a handful of
clanless who?ve held any rank or authority
throughout all of kindred history - when pushed for
examples, Mukhtar Bey and Joseph Pander are the
only two that most can name! W hile the clanless are
fewer in number than the clans, they still number
enough to have an impact were they capable of doing
so - many kindred point at this numbers game as
evidence of their pathetic nature, without ever
considering that perhaps they?d prosper as much as
any other clan were they allowed to. T his also
conveniently ignores those clanless that either don?t
know the curse hasn?t fully taken hold, or choose to
hide the fact as long as they can and yet still go on
to claim power.
Still, despite a general lack of organisation and
reliable ability to predict where the next one will
come from, the Catiff pop up in all walks of life,
W rongly considered to be low lifes and deadbeats by
many elders, those Caitiff who do prosper do it right
under the noses of the clans. As the world has
shrunk, resources have become scarcer and the
population has boomed, the Caitiff find themselves at
a unique point in their existence - they finally number
enough to make a difference, and for once have the
means at hand to find each other with greater ease.
T he camarilla rejecting them has forced their hand,
giving them the opportunity and motive to make
something more of their existence. T hese next few
years will doubtless see the list of notable Caitiff
grow dramatically.
So, You Th in k You ?r e a Cait if f ?
T hink again! Being a Caitiff isn?t always a simple
process, with there being many routes to being
clanless, as well as what is done with that
information when it eventually comes out. T he
following distinctions of Caitiff exist, although they
aren?t always the terms used by polite society.
Th e Obliviou s Cait if f
Considering the randomness with which being a
Caitiff occurs, there are likely many, many oblivious
Caitiff that exist in the world, and most likely many
that have prospered despite their lack of clan. T he
oblivious Caitiff are those who don?t know they?re
clanless and carry on blindly alongside their sire,
towing the clan line and behaving as they should.
Perhaps they noticed that they don?t really feel any
revulsion when they feed from random people and
just think they have broad tastes, or that they?re just
more level headed than their angry sire. Some banes
are even commonly replicated by particular forms of
behaviour anyway - perhaps you were always a bit
unhinged or obsessed with beautiful things anyway?
Of course, for some clans the curse is too strong to
be ignored, but regardless, there are likely many
Caitiff out there that just don?t know it. As with all
things that should stay hidden however, eventually
the truth comes out - most likely to a huge amount
of embarrassment to both them and their sire.
Th e Hidden Cait if f
T he hidden Caitiff are probably the second most
common type out there - perhaps it?s a grief like
coping strategy that makes them deny the truth,
perhaps self preservation instincts kick in and they
do what they can to survive. W hatever their
reasons, for the clanless to cover up their lack of
roots is very common, but tends to fade with time.
Pretending to be something you?re not is exhausting,
and once one person finds out, it won?t be long
before others do as well. T hese are the Caitiff that
pretend not to be clanless, but in doing so only end
up lying to themselves and delaying the inevitable.
Th e Social Cait if f
For many of the clans, the idea that you could be
part of their blood and not know it is
unconscionable. T he traits and beliefs are so
hardwired into them that they can?t see how it could
be missed. Still, there are many embraces that occur
where the sire abandons the child and fails to
properly explain to them what they are. Sometimes
the blood doesn't take and you end up with a true
Caitiff, but plenty of other times it does and they're
still not aware of what truly they are and become
treated as one of the clanless. I t might take years for
them to discover their heritage, but even then they
may find their new claims of clanhood ignored. I t
would seem that those who have a clan but don?t
know it are doubly cursed.
Th e Tr u e Cait if f
W hen most vampires think of the Caitiff, this is what
they think of - those who not only know what they
are, but that everyone else does too. Accepting their
place means that everyone can get on with their
unlives and that the established order can keep
running. W hile it?s not a comfortable position to find
yourself in, at least it?s predictable.
Th e Th in Blooded
W hen is a Caitiff not a Caitiff? T hose who have thin
blood also fail to manifest the full traits of the clans,
which would lead many to think the clanless would
feel a certain kinship to them - this is however, rarely
the case. Often treated as lower than low, the thin
blooded may be clanless, but they're not Caitiff!
Every group needs something to punch down on, and
the T hin Bloods are the recipients of that scorn.
Th e Cait if f w it h a Clan
T he last distinction hardly makes any sense - how
can a clanless vampire have a clan? T his is a question
that many Sabbat elders were faced with, and despite
over 60 years of this new status quo, some are still
not sure what exactly they?ve unleashed on the
world, or whether it makes any more sense now than
it did then. T he Panders are a strong force however
and are too numerous and battle hardened for the
logic of the matter to be questioned now. T he
Panders are what happens when the clanless have a
clan.
Pan der s will become a pillar of the sect that wishes for no
more than their utter destruction.
T he idea of the clanless being treated like a clan is
laughable to many vampires, and yet this is exactly
the equality that With the recent
Joseph Pander migration of the
fought for and won Sabbat to fight
in 1957. T he third their Gehenna
Sabbat Civil War War, plenty of
was short, but that Sabbat members
first kill by Joseph have found
set off a movement themselves adrift
that has only and abandoned.
gained speed in its Not exactly famed
short lifetime. for its organisation
Now, having and efficiency,
survived numerous many younger and
assassination less radical Sabbat
attempts, political have missed the
left turns and boat or even just
attempts to have been considered
his voice lender to not worth the
other areas, hassle. T he
Joseph Pander Panders make up a
finds himself at good part of this
the top of a rag contingent as
tag pile of misfits many were
and underdogs, all disowned by
given equal status regretful sires
but still expected when they failed to
to prove it over adopt their clan
and over. T hese lowest amongst equals are some of features, and while they still got a certain amount of
the toughest, most radical sins of bitches in a sect indoctrination, it can be easy for a few to slip
that prides itself on its toughness and radical through the gap when it comes to the full ideology of
attitude. T here is very little that this army within an that brutal sect. All that it takes is for one or two
army wouldn?t do for the one that set them free, but Ducti to forget that the Panders are supposed to be
as of now, he has asked nothing from them. Still, equal, and suddenly you've got a rebel on your hands.
rumours swirl around that the Panders are set to T hese runaways invariably find their way to the
pick up some of the slack left by the exiting Anarchs, and when they manage to convince their
L asombra, that those truly devoid of an antediluvian new friends that they?re not the radicalised cannibals
that all Sabbat are believed to be, they are accepted
as part of the fight. W hen the numbers were small, become beautiful once more, they find that their
this had very little effect, but now that a certain curse no longer affects their attempts to masquerade
critical mass has been achieved, there are cities and as another - or that their flesh can no longer be
baronies where the Caitiff have united under this changed by one with such skills.
banner and have demanded to be given the
T his mystical rite takes place over a full night and
recognition and respect they?re due. T hey may or
requires much planning and meditation before it even
may not fly the Pander name and banner, but when
begins. Once it starts, furious dancing takes place to
they meet, this is the name that is used to give them
a relentless and exhausting beat. Feats of strength,
hope - if even the bestial monsters of the Sabbat can
stamina and blood push the prospective candidate to
treat their clanless with dignity, then why not the
their very limits before they collapse to the floor in
slightly more progressive Anarchs? I t?s all too
an exhausted heap of blood and tears. T he following
disorganised and decentralised for a consensus to be
blood exchanges with the clanless, the camaraderie
reached, but if even one territory can be convinced to
they show and the pledges of fealty serve to purge
act on this, then it might be enough to open the
any remains ties to their former bloodline - ensuring
doors just that bit wider.
that anything that relied on those ties of blood is
broken forevermore - what once had a link to the
thirteen founders, is now a free agent. T hey are one
On e of m y Tr ibe
of the tribe.
As crazy as it might seem to many vampires, there
are those that have chosen to give up their clan and
join the ranks of the Panders. W hy they take this Joseph Pan der m u st be Dest r oyed!
drastic step is unique to each individual - some do it
W hile his achievements in the Sabbat for unifying
because they feel the claws of their elders at their
and granting respect to the clanless are indeed
backs and wish to break free, others wish to anger
admirable, there are those that still resent the
their sirens show their new allegiance to their old
upstart and the fact that it?s his name that marks the
sect, and it?s not even u heard of for a few vampires
?clan?, as if he was one of the antediluvians himself.
to take the step out of a sense of solidarity with the
I f those of proper blood are going to have to suffer
Panders - after all the ties between coterie and pack
the indignity of accepting the Mutts, then they?d
mates are often strong - especially in the Sabbat!
rather that the one responsible for this crime against
T his ceremony was created by Joseph himself so has blood were not still stalking the night and behaving
since propagated among his many followers, and it as if he were not only equal to the clans, but better
takes many of its principals from Native American than them.
coming of age rites. T his renaming ceremony makes
W hile they are not necessarily large groups, there
an official statement of bringing a vampire of any
are a number of conspiracies that have formed in the
established bloodline into the clanless - severing
wake of the charismatic Caitiff, all of which have one
every tie that they once had with their kin - purging
goal: Destroy Joseph Pander. I t?s not about ending
banes, compulsions, ancestral ties and even the
the hard earned gains that the Panders have fought
mystical tie that links each and every Malkavian
for (although a few groups hope that without a
together. W hile a former Nosferatu doesn?t suddenly
figurehead the clanless will devolve into a

disorganised mess again), and many are not even
fussed that his death would make him a martyr. No,
it?s about the fact that one of them had the temerity
to put his neck out, that he managed to get the
better of the clans and that he seems to enjoy
lording his status over them - all backed up by his
loyal personal army
Th e Tr u e Ch ildr en of Cain e
Many Caitiff have lived through the lie that they are
somehow weaker by nature of their blood, that by
not taking on the traits of some long dead founder
and limiting themselves to the same three disciplines
and combinations thereof, that they are somehow
inferior. Caitiff are told time and time again that by
failing to manifest some millennia old curse, that
they?re reduced in some way, that by not feeling the
essence of an antediluvian urging them to act a
certain way, that they are a lesser species.
Somehow all the above makes perfect sense for the
13 clans. Even when they?re in the grip of their bane
and cursing their lack of reflection- or the fact that
they have one for some Nosferatu - that they are the
lucky ones. T hank the Dark Maker that they were
selected to join this family and have to live under
this rigid hierarchy of blood for the rest of eternity!
Somehow the clans see the limitations and rules that
their blood dictates to them as a net gain each and
every time. After all, what is the alternative?
Freedom from chains? Only being limited by yourself
and the few diktats from a cruel god? T he choice to
bend your blood to whatever sort of power is most
suited to you? Perish the thought!
And yet even with all this, the Caitiff havc long
accepted their place in the world. Despite having no
noticeable weakness, they?re content to be at the
bottom of the pile, restricted from power and looked
upon with scorn and pity. For many Caitiff, being put
on the frontline is as close as they can get to
recognition, which assuming they survive whatever
suicide mission they?ve been sent on, is a pretty steep
price to pay for a modicum of status.
T here is of course one other out there that bears
many of the hallmarks of the Caitiff - Caine. He bore
none of the banes of the founders, had no limitations
of what powers he could manifest, and most tellingly
of all, Caine suffered under the expectations and
judgement of others. I t is this attitude that has
driven many Caitiff to flock to the banner of Ndidi
Djemba, a west African Caitiff who?d grown sick of
her treatment and inability to increase her status. A
chance encounter with a Church of Caine preacher
changed her worldview - she listened intently as he
talked about Caine, about all his deeds and endeavors
as well as the betrayal by the third generation
against his childer. All of this resonated with her,
however when the preacher found out he was
speaking with a Caitiff, everything changed. I t seems
that his openness to the children of Caine didn?t
include them all - and even when Ndidi quoted his
own words back to him to show how she was close to
Caine, she was met with hostility and aggression.
Ndidi left the swiftly decaying body of the preacher
with everything he had - his work, his books and his Jyhad being pulled by its secret masters.
blood. She took those teachings and spread the word
to as many Caitiff as she could, who in turn spread
I n recent years, the Stoneman has been making more
the word even further. Now, envoys of this group
of himself in social circles and has been know to
are turning up in some cities to educate the locals as
arrange meetings with other Caitiff or members of
to their rightful place and give them something to
obscure bloodlines to question them about their
aspire to. T here has been violence on a few
experiences or learn about how they broke away from
occasions, but mostly the groups bide their time and
their clans His forays into the social scene - whilst
look for ways to strengthen their numbers,
not legendary - are the talk of a few select groups.
consolidate their power and find a way to turn the
At the few gatherings he?s organised, members of
tables on their more restricted cousins. T he Cainite
rare bloodlines and dead families all mingle and
race has been held back for too long by those unable
connect. Cocktails of blood are mixed by Kiasyd
to break free from their blood. I t?s high time that
sommeliers, elaborate performances are delivered by
blood was reclaimed in the name of Caine - the first
the Daughters, the childer of I lyes regale groups
Caitiff. Another flood is coming, and this time those
with tales of long lost ages and the spawn of Baal put
that survived it before will finally fall.
aside their unholy mission for one night to show their
amenable side. W hat is discussed at these parties,
but it can?t be for nothing that only those that have
Th e St on em an
successfully severed their ties with the antediluvians
For those that claim to have met him, the Caitiff have a chance of even hearing of such an event. Were
known as the Stoneman is strangely convivial for a a member of the clans to attempt to gain entry,
vampire of his presumed age, although only if you?re they?d be removed - most likely in many pieces.
a Caitiff or have otherwise deviated from the blood
of the T hirteen. T he rumours that swirl around him
I t?s clear to those in the know that the Stoneman has
range from him claiming the blood of a fallen
entered a point in unlife where he?s being unusually
antediluvian, being one of the lost members of the
proactive. W hatever he has brewing, it must be
second generation, having existed for millenia and
important to have managed to get the attention of
even being a series of vampires capitalising on his
one so old, and to get them to put their own head
name and reputation. I ndeed when talked about by
above the parapet. W hat this means for the clans
members of the clans at their soirees, salons and
right now is a mystery, but all signs point to it being
esbats, the typical thought - assuming that they?ve
dramatic and big.
even heard of the Stoneman - is that he?s a myth
concocted to give the clanless a sense of heritage and
legitimacy. I f one such as them can live as long as Th e Self Pr eser vat ion Societ y
he, and can have originated thousands of years ago
T he Self Preservation Society started off as an
then the Caitiff mutation must be ?normal?.
offhand joke between three L ondon based Caitiff
T hankfully the Stoneman treats the clans with as
who had a chance meeting in a Hackney bar. W hile
much scorn as they treat him, and he claims first
each of them had never met the others, they bonded
hand knowledge of many points in history that show
over remarkably similar life experiences - or rather
the folly of the 13 and that show the strings of the
unlife experiences? Despite each of their
individual achievements and contributions to the
Camarilla, they?d found their actions and successes
claimed by others. T hey?d received paltry levels of
recognition and had to fight for well deserved
boons, despite the fact that their full blooded
coterie mates that had done the same things were
offered more and feted as champions. Each of
them had long realised that whatever they did,
it would just never be enough for the clans, and
that trying to change the minds of the ones that
mattered was just as likely to earn you a chance
to prove your worth on a suicide mission as it
was have no discernable effect. W hat they needed
more than willing to
to do, they joked, was to set up a Caitiff commune
remove any troublesome existing residents if they
- a place where they were in charge and there was
can?t find an otherwise free city.
no one there to try and take credit for their actions
Since that initial failure, the group has continued to
or persecute them for having the temerity for
grow in size and influence, with many new
being embraced without a bane!
members flocking to the banner after inevitably
T his joke carried on for a few years as they
suffering mistreatment, prejudice and the constant
continued to meet, with it even spreading to a few
battle for even the slightest hint of recognition,
other Caitiff in the city - each of them making the
regardless of how well they performed.
idea more and more ludicrous. T his continued until
W hat many of the clans fail to appreciate is that
the SI swept through L ondon in 2012 - while not
while they may look down on the Caitiff and treat
all of the ?Self Preservation Society?made it
them as lesser vampires due to their lack of clan
through the pogrom, those that did realised that
traits, their powers and their blood are otherwise
they needed a new place to call home now anyway
equally effective when it comes to protecting
- if they were going to search, they may as well
themselves, reproducing and controlling mortals.
have safety in numbers and see if they could make
Under the radar of their ?superiors?, the Caitiff had
this joke work.
quietly amassed a substantial power base and even
T he first port of call was the city of Bilbao in
developed techniques that were unique to their
Spain, however their small numbers at the time
specific condition. W hen they were isolated, these
meant that when trouble came calling for them, it
small pockets of power were easy to miss or treat
was decided that despite a few years investment
as a fluke, but with this new attempt at
into the city, discretion was the better part of
organisation, the clans might finally see what the
valor. T he group is now on the hunt for a new city
clanless are capable of.
that they can claim for their own. False starts,
desperation and mistreatment have made them

New Amalgams
W hile it?s not rare that over the years, vampires
from the clans pick up a discipline or two outside of
their wheelhouse, what is less likely is for them to
twist it up into being something more. Amalgams
exist, but because of both their focus and the ease at
which the clans can learn their own trifecta of
disciplines, their signature powers invariably end up
coming from the same places. T he Caitiff have no
such formula, and you could meet 50 Caitiff and not
find the same combination of disciplines among any
of them - meaning their potential for discovering
rare amalgams is increased dramatically! T he
following powers all use combinations that you
wouldn?t find naturally occurring among the core
thirteen clans.
Animalism
Level 2
Pr edat or s Tain t
- Amalgam: Obfuscate 2
T here are many ways for the beast to reveal itself or
for a clever person to recognise the signs of a
vampire - some mundane and some supernatural.
W hile this does nothing to mask the true nature of
the caster, it does allow them to make others
register or exacerbate these traits in others.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Manipulation + Animalism V s
Charisma + Composure
- System: T he user makes a Rouse Check and
rolls Manipulation + Animalism V s the
targets Charisma + Composure. On a win
the target will register as having a Beast to
supernatural tests such as Sense the Beast or
Scry the Soul that would normally reveal this.
I n addition, SI technology that pinpoints
vampires will also trigger for these
individuals.
For targets that already have a beast, this
makes the presence of it much more
noticeable to the kine - each point of margin
increases the difficulty of hunting by one as
their nature is subconsciously detectable. I t
also decreases the difficulty of SI type
technology to detect them by one for each
point of margin,
- Dur ation: One night
Auspex
Level 3
Th e Gen t le r ebu k e
- Amalgam: Potence 2
By using their mental prowess, the vampire is able to
harm a target without so much as touching them. A
small amount of concentration is all it takes to send a
target violently flying and flailing with wild abandon,
their own body failing to respond to their demands or
be able to react to the blows of others.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Wits + Auspex vs Stamina +
Composure
- System: T he user makes a Rouse Check and
focuses on a single target within line of sight
for a turn. On the following turns, the user
can roll Wits + Auspex vs the targets
Stamina + Composure to take limited control
over their body for that turn. Success deals
superficial damage equal to the margin, with
the vampire able to add half their Potence
rating (rounded up) as a damage bonus. A
target thus controlled flings themselves
around and becomes unable to engage other
opponents directly, although they are still
 conscious and capable of speech and mental
actions. I f the target scores a critical success
and beats the user, or if the user rolls a Total
or Bestial Failure, then the control is broken
and cannot be reestablished for the rest of
the night. W hile engaged in this mental
battle, the user is unable to do anything else
but walk at a reasonable pace and engage in
light conversation - anything that would
require a roll breaks their concentration.
- Dur ation: One Scene.
M an?s Best Fr ien d
- Amalgam: Animalism 2
- Pr er equisite: Bond Famulus
T here have always been stories of animals sensing
something that they shouldn?t be able to - agitation
before an earthquake, sniffing out a cancer, even
cuddling up to a human in the moments before their
death - animals are able to sense things that no
human can explain. Few vampires really
acknowledge quite what exactly a touchstone means
to them and what it means when they essentially
imprint themselves on the mortal. Most however
realise that the person in question is somewhat
special, and holds a unique place in their unlife. Even
though they don?t have the capacity to detect these
emotional bonds themselves, by capitalising on the
close bond between themselves and their famulus,
they can utilise the senses of the beast to draw lines
between a kindred and their loved ones,
- Cost: One Rouse check
- Dice Pools: Resolve + Animalism
- System: W hile the vampire can?t detect
Touchstones themselves, they can direct their
famulus to hone in on those things of
importance. T he Touchstone needs to be
within sensory distance of the animal, the
user then rolls their own Resolve +
Animalism (Difficulty 3). Success reveals the
mortal is a touchstone, but not who the
person is significant too. I f the famulus is
familiar with the vampire the touchstone is
connected to, or subsequently meets the
vampire in question, they can make another
roll of Resolve + Animalism (Difficulty 3, -1
Difficulty if the animal has ever tasted the
blood of the vampire). Success on these rolls
allows the beast to detect the connection
between the two creatures - and more
importantly pass this knowledge onto their
master. A Rouse Check is only required when
they actively scan a mortal.
- Dur ation: One scene
- Note: This is a power that has a significant
chance to upset game balance, and may not be
suitable for all tables.
Celer ity
Level 2
Rapid Beast s
- Amalgam: Animalism 1
T his power ensures that any animals that they
summon or control are able to keep up with them,
and that they aren?t held back by the beasts of the
earth
- Cost: Free (for famulus); One Rouse Check
(for other animals)
- Dice Pools: Wits + Animalism (for
non-famulus animals)
- System: T he vampire ensures that the
unnatural speed that lets them run rings
around others is extended to animals that are
affected by their Animalism. T he affected
creatures are granted additional dice equal
 the the users Celerity rating - these dice are
treated as a separate pool that can be divided
among any pools that use Dexterity. T his
pool is refreshed each turn. A famulus gains
access to the benefits of this power
automatically, whereas a Rouse Check and a
successful test of Wits + Animalism
(Difficulty 3) is required to imbue other
animals they may have under their control.
For every point of margin, the user can
empower one animal.
- Dur ation: One Scene.
Level 4
Lon g Ru n n in g
- Amalgam: Fortitude 2
Many Celerity powers focus on the sprint instead of
the marathon, so relying on this exceptional
discipline too much can leave a vampire desperately
in need of a feed - L ong Running changes the game
somewhat to make their speed much more efficient.
T his power saw a lot of use in the dark ages and still
does in more rural domains, however the advent of
the car took a lot of wind out the sails of those who
could get from one place to another really fast. With
that said, there is still a place for the use of a power
that no one expects or can replicate in quite the same
manner.
- Dice Pools: Dexterity + Athletics
- Cost: One Rouse Check on top of normal
activation
- System: T his power augments many of the
existing Celerity powers so that they become
much more efficient to use. Fleetness will
now last for an entire night rather than a
single scene, and traversal increases its
longevity from a single, uninterrupted action
to being able to be triggered at any point in
the same scene, Blink doesn?t change its
power, potential for encountering trip hazards
or distance that it covers in a single blink, but
it now allows for it to be used repeatedly for
the same cost as it?s initial activation - as long
as the vampire doesn?t stop moving, they can
keep trying to blink for long distances, or up
and down the stairs of a skyscraper in a
matter of seconds. Other powers may be
extended at the storytellers discretion, but
never for longer than that one night.
- Dur ation: See above text for variations.
Dominate
Level 2
Hidden Agen da
- Amalgam: Celerity 1
T he vampire has mastered the ability to apply their
speed to their speech, allowing them to speak faster
than the eyes or ears can pick up on - however the
brain still feels the will of the vampire encroach upon
it even if they didn?t consciously notice it.
- Cost: One Rouse check
- System: T he user can now issue any other
Dominate command at such a speed that
while no one will notice it being said, they
will still act out it?s command. Unlike
Rationalize, this doesn?t make the victim less
aware of what has happened to them, but
they won?t be able to place the source, and
nor will other observers. T his costs an
additional Rouse check on top of any other
activation costs, but otherwise follows the
rules of the power in question. Note, the
command is still said, and anything able to
pick up incredibly rapid speech could still
detect this.
- Dur ation: One command

For titude
Level 1
In vu ln er able Facade
- Amalgam: Obfuscate 1
Vampires are tough, and even the weakest of them
can keep on going after a few barrages of gunfire.
Many of them still look messed up however, and
while they may feel fine, their bodies betray them
and show off damage that would normally kill a
human multiple times over. T his power ensures that
no matter what damage lurks underneath, the
vampire always looks injury free.
- System: No roll or activation is needed for
most situations - no matter what amount of
damage is sustained by the character, they
always look as if nothing has happened to
them. Storytellers may also warrant this
unnerves their opponents or leads them to
believe they are stronger than they appear,
potentially altering the course of combat as
they see their all out assault do nothing. T he
vampire can choose to stop using this power
if they want and reveal their injuries, and it
only functions when the vampire is conscious.
- Dur ation: Passive
Level 3
Et er n al Vigilan ce
- Amalgam: Auspex 2
Day time is always a dangerous time for kindred,
not only are they slow to awaken, but they feel the
weight of the sun on every action they take, making
them sluggish and poorly equipped to cope. T his
power ensures that while they still need that rest,
they?ll not be caught off guard or unable to act when
its most needed.
- Dice Pools: Humanity + Fortitude
- System: T he user may now add their
Fortitude rating to any attempt to awaken
during the day. I n addition, when they do
wake up, they may add their rating in
Fortitude to their Humanity when it comes to
calculating their maximum dice pool
- Dur ation: Passive
Level 4
Repair t h e Un dead Flesh
- Amalgam: Potence 2
No matter how strong the vampire thinks they are,
eventually something comes along that lays them low
for a while. Many vampires are content to slowly
heal this grievous damage, while others can?t afford
to spend days and days recovering. T his power
allows the user to recover from aggravated damage
without needing to rest to do so, instead being
limited only by how much blood they can consume to
fuel such savage wounds.
- Cost: T hree Rouse checks per level healed
- System: T he vampire can now heal
aggravated damage at any time they wish,
instead of waiting for day sleep to do so. T hey
may heal a number of levels per night equal to
their Potence rating
- Dur ation: Passive
Potence
Level 2
Un h oly Beast s
- Amalgam: Animalism 1
T he vision of a pack of hounds tearing a target apart
is a common one, but what do you do when your
target has skin as tough as steel? T his power gives
the animals the user holds dominion over an unholy
strength that is just as likely to tear them apart as
their victims, however the results speak for
themselves.
- Cost: Free (for famulus); One Rouse Check
(for other animals)
- Dice Pools: Strength + Animalism (for
non-famulus animals)
- System: For the famulus of the vampire, this
is always available, but for any other animals
that the vampires brings under their control,
a Rouse Check and a test of Strength +
Animalism (Difficulty 3), will grant this
strength to one animal per point of margin.
T he result of this blessing is that a potion of
their Potence power is extended to these
animals T hese creatures gain additional
damage on all close combat attacks equal to
half the Potence rating of the vampire
(rounded up). W hen the effect ends, all
beasts except the famulus sustain one health
level of unhalved superficial damage for each
level of Potence the user has - such an
intense rush of power is intensely draining on
the animal's weak frame.
- Dur ation: One Scene.
Pr ecision Hit
- Amalgam: Auspex 1
By sensing the weak spots of your target and
knowing the exact moment to strike, you?ve become a
force to be reckoned with when it comes to taking
down an opponent quickly and efficiently. Your
strikes are precise and deadly, and able to seemingly
predict exactly where your victim?s limbs will be at
any given moment in time
- Cost: One Rouse check
- System: W hile this power is active, the user
can remove all called shot penalties from
Brawl and Melee attacks
- Dur ation: One scene
Pr esence
Level 2
Hell Hou n ds
- Amalgam: Animalism 1
W hile the Gangrel are known for summoning hordes
of indestructible beasts to do their work, the ability
to infuse a little of yourself into these animals covers
more than just physical prowess. I n this case the
vampire is capable of lending these beasts a modicum
of their physical presence and predatory demeanour -
unnaturally alluring or frightening animals follow in
their wake.
- Cost: Free (for famulus); One Rouse Check
(for other animals)
- Dice Pools: Charisma + Animalism (for
non-famulus animals)
- System: T he vampire lends their unnatural
allure and intimidation to any animals that
they control with their Animalism. T he
affected creatures are granted additional dice
 equal the the users Presence rating to any
Pr otean
and all Social rolls. A famulus gains access to
the benefits of this power automatically, Level 3
whereas a Rouse Check and a successful test
of Charisma + Animalism (Difficulty 3) is Du st t o Du st
required to imbue other animals they may - Amalgam: Oblivion 2
have under their control. For every point of
margin, the user can empower one animal.
By twisting their bodies' connection to the earth to
- Dur ation: One Scene that of the abyss, the vampire is able to quickly decay
and reach their final state. All that is left of them is a
pile of dust.

- Cost: One Rouse check

- System: T he player makes a rouse check and
waits one turn, during which they can take no
other action. At the end of this
wait, their body falls apart and
rapidly decomposes into a pile of
ash and dust. For the following
scene, the vampire retains
cursory understanding of their
surroundings, yet after this they
are unable to detect anything
until the following dusk beyond
the presence of daylight. At
sunset their body will
automatically reform from the
biggest volume of ashes
available - even being spread
over a large area has no impact
as they reform in a swirling
vortex of ash and dust. T he
vampire can also end this
power at any point they wish
before this. T his follows
standard Protean rules as far
as carried objects goes.
- Dur ation: Until ended
or the following sunset.
Bu r r ow New Pr edator Types
- Amalgam: Potence 2
T here are as many ways to hunt as their are
vampires, with every kindred finding the method that
T his power is rumoured to have originated with allows them best to survive the long nights. T hese
some long forgotten servitors of the T remere. are certainly not limited to Caitiff, but certainly some
Rather than using bare earth to bond with, the good use.
vampire instead sinks into Rock, they can then
choose how long they want to remain. Unless in
torpor, the vampire rises again the following night, Dam sel
but while within the rock, they have the ability to
You hunt by pretending to be weak, in need of help or
move within the substance they have bonded with,
even injured. W hen your prey approaches and you?ve
albeit very slowly.
got them where you want them, you strike - it
- Cost: One Rouse check becomes so much easier to take what you want when
- System: No test is required, and this power they?re so much more vulnerable. Some vampires
functions almost identically to Earth Meld, disparagingly refer to this method as pulling a
but the vampire must be on a rocky surface Bundy.
instead. Artificial rock such as Brick,
Pr edator Pool: Manipulation + I nsight
Concrete and Asphalt is acceptable if it has
space to fully contain their body. I t takes a - Add a specialty: I nsight (Easy Marks) or
turn for the vampire to sink into the earth, Performance (Feigning I njury)
leaving carried objects behind atop the stone,
- Gain one dot of Presence or Obfuscate
as per standard Protean rules.
- A vampire can move up to their Potence - Gain the L ooks Merit: Beautiful (- - ) You have a
rating in Meters through the Rock, at a rate friendly and trustworthy face
of one Meter per turn. I f they become stuck,
- Gain the Fame Flaw: I nfamy (- ) T he Authorities
a further Rouse Check is required to
and media are aware of your tricks and people have
reactivate this power. A vampire unable to
been warned.
rouse will need to be chiseled out or remain
stuck for eternity W hile in the Stone the
vampire is aware of their surroundings,
except during day-sleep. At those times,
disturbances (e.g., digging or loud noises)
awaken them or not as with all vampires
(p.219).
- Dur ation: One day, until disturbed, or until
free of the rock.
Tr apper
A true hunter, you believe in isolating and capturing
your prey, so that you can return to feed on them at
your leisure. You use traps to ensure that they are
caught regardless of your whereabouts, and you?ve a
series of methods you use to keep your prey secure.
Pr edator Pool: Wits + Streetwise or Survival (for
urban or rural hunting)
- Add a specialty: Streetwise (I solated Spots) or
Survival (T raps))
- Gain one dot of Animalism or Oblivion
- Gain the Haven Merit: (- - ) and the Haven Merit
L ocation or Cell
- Gain the Feeding Flaw: Farmer (- - ) or
Organovore (- - ) - you don?t believe in letting the
witness get away and like to ensure nothing is
wasted
Pan h an dler
W hether you wait on the streets for someone to
offer charity or prowl high society functions looking
for a handout, you?ve mastered the art of begging for
your supper. You wait until someone is alone and
feeling charitable before you take more than they
were willing to offer.
Pr edator Pool: Resolve + Streetwise
- Add a specialty: Streetwise (T he Homeless) or
Etiquette (Groveling)
- Gain one dot of Fortitude or Dominate
- Gain the Herd Merit: (- - )
- Gain the Resources Flaw: Destitute (- ) or the
Haven flaw: No Haven (- ) - very few choose this
lifestyle without having one foot already in the door.
New Mer its and Flaws
T hese merits and flaws are most suited to either
T hin Bloods or Caitiff, although some can work
across a variety of concepts. As always, the
Storyteller has final say as to whether these are
acceptable for a character.
- Flaw (- ) Blood T hinner : Your blood is not
only weak, but it taints all it mixes with. I f
 you ever attempt Diablerie you gain none of -- Oblivious Sir e: Your sire is a respected
the benefits from it. You may never advance member of society and has no idea that they?ve sired
in generation. a T hin Blood or Caitiff - this might be because
- Flaw (- ) For ever Br anded: You were a thin they?ve been lied to about their generation, haven?t
blood that was branded by the Camarilla. noticed the signs even that they?re a Caitiff
Now you?ve ascended to full Vampire status themselves and haven?t worked it out. You gain + 2
you have all the powers and capabilities you
dice to any test to prove you?re not a T hin Blood or
should, however you?ve still maintained the
Caitiff when you can invoke your sire?s name
brand and no amount of Sorcery or obscure
methods have been able to remove it - for you
it is truly permanent. Despite your status,
some other kindred still react to you as if you
were still a T hin Blood in many situations -
this results in a -2 dice penalty in relevant
social situations

-- Elevated: You were once a T hin Blooded

vampire, but somehow found yourself granted
permission to become a full Vampire. T he local
duskborn look up to and trust you to be straight with
them, and the Camarilla see you as a poster child for
their generosity. You gain + 2 extra dice to use in
social situations where this would work in your
benefit.

A Question of Mor tality
T he truly dead are the not the only ones to stalk the
night with a hunger for blood. With immortality
within their grasp, there are other creatures that are
created in the vampire?s wake and fill out the fringes
of vampire society. T he most common creature that
operates in this sort of halfway spot are the ghouls,
the bonded slaves that vampires use for grunt work
and the unsavoury things that they?d prefer not to
have to dirty their hands with. T hese unfortunate
creatures are unfortunately utterly reliant on their
domitors for their existence, and despite the promise
of immortality that is dangled in front of them, most
end up with a lifespan shorter than the average
human - the darwinian nature of the vampires weeds
out all but the luckiest, strongest or most essential.
But it?s not just ghouls that bridge both day and
night, or have access to the gifts of the vampire
while still breathing. T here are other creatures that
share many of the same features of the ghoul, but
are much more self-sufficient and even somewhat
closer to the curse of Caine than they are...
Revenants
Vampires have relied on ghouls since the very first time
a mortal was fed vitae and their enhanced status was
noticed. Still, these remarkable capabilities and the cost
associated with it was clearly felt to be unpalatable to at
least one creative vampire, and the revenant families are
a testament to the many years of experimentation it
must have taken to create them. Considering no one else
has managed to replicate this experiment in the many,
many centuries since the first surfaced show that it
either takes a lot of time, or a sacrifice that no one else
has been willing to make to enfuse the blood of the living
with their own twisted version of vampiric vitae. T here
has been one recent exception to this among the Giovanni
family, although many note that whatever the price was
that was paid, was not paid for by anyone with the
Giovanni surname.
Revenants are ghouls, but ghouls that do not require a
master or fresh infusions of vitae to sustain them. W hen
a revenant reaches a certain age, their aging slows down
to the point where they appear to cease growing older.
To date, no one has known of a revenant that has died
from old age or natural causes, and while small changes
to appearance have been noted, it?s not been enough to
alarm anyone - or at least not their masters.
Revenants are treated as ghouls in all normal senses -
they heal at double the rate of a normal human, sustain
damage in the same ways and need to eat, sleep and
breathe. W here revenants differ slightly is with the
disciplines the blood coursing through them offers.
Rather than being granted a discipline of their domitor?s
choice, the revenant has two already wired into their
DNA. No amount of additional blood will change this, or
grant them access to alternative powers - the corrupted
blood that flows through the veins keeps them in a state
of evolved ghouldom.
One thing that extra doses of vitae does offer the
revenants that ghouls are unable to take advantage of is a
sort of enhanced healing. For every Rouse checks worth
of vitae they consume directly from the vein, they?re able
to automatically heal a damaged health level. T his
happens as they drink and can?t be saved or stored for
later. I t?s because of this that many revenants find
themselves enslaved and bonded to vampire masters, as
otherwise they could comfortably avoid them while
retaining the same powers and capabilities. Of course,
most revenants' bloodlines are closely monitored and
controlled- meaning the chances of them not being locked
down by their masters is incredibly slim.
Revenant blood is especially nourishing to vampires - the
slake penalties that would normally apply to humans are
not used with revenants.
W hen choosing a revenant as a retainer or ally, they are
built as a ghoul with the Weak Mortal template that
always has access to a L evel 1 power of the two
disciplines listed against their family.
The Revenant Families
and maintain vast estates away from the
prying eyes of the rest of humanity - all the
better to give free reign to the beasts and
monsters they breed - but also to ensure their
masters can come and rest in a haven where
their exacting standards of hospitality can be
met.
- Disciplines: Animalism, Potence

Ser vitor s of The Old Clan

T he process of interbreeding ghouls generation after
generation until the blood entwined with their
genetics was pioneered by the Old Clan, and because
of this most families out there serve them in one way
or another. T he four key families that have survived
to the modern age are the Bratovich, Grimaldi,
Obertus and Zantosa. T he Ophrichniki also serve
the Old Clan, but are very much distanced from the
other families and almost unknown outside of a
number of T zimisce elders. T here are many rumours
and stories of long dead lines of revenant families, - Gr imaldi: I n direct contradiction to the

but most attempts to delve into that knowledge are Bratovich, the Grimaldi are the human face

met with frustration - it seems that the Old Clan not that is presented to the world. T hey?re the

only purged their blood from the face of the earth, advocates and influencers, the representatives

but almost every mention of them and their deeds as and lobbyists that go out into the world to do

well. Finally, while the vast majority of these what they can to make it a more suitable

revenants are bound to the will of the old clan, there place for their masters. T hey maintain a

are rumours circulating that at least one of them has respectable facade and have a very

tired of this deal and sought out new masters from workmanlike approach to life - it?s a job that

among the other clans... needs doing and they?re the ones to do it. I n
recent years, certain members of the familiar
have begun to wonder what they need with
- Br atovitch: Kennel masters, groundskeepers
the T zimisce that control them, and why
and lords of the manor, the Bratovitches have
they?re settling for such a one sided
long served the clan as brutes and beast
relationship. T hey hold a lot of power in their
masters. T hey are noted among the other
hands, and it?s power that could be turned
families as among the most savage and
against any target they wish - the main thing
bestial of the four, a reputation they?ve taken
holding them back is the web of blood bonds
no steps to dispel. T he scions of the
that saturate the family. I t?s not that they?re
Bratovich branch often keep to themselves
scared of a little collateral damage, more that
 it?s impossible to know who they could trust
with their plan to break away and forge their
own path.
- Disciplines: Dominate, Fortitude.
- Ober tus: Rumoured to be the first of the
Revenant families, they?re at the very least
the most long-surviving. T his family of
scholars can trace their roots back as far as
the earliest days of Constantinople and even
now have ties to the city and the things it has
created - indeed one of the cities most famous
children is descended from the Obertus -
although whether V ykos would feel much
kinship is anyone?s guess these days. For
- Zantosa: T he Zantosa started off as the
time out of mind the Obertus have acted as
scholars and research assistants to the
T zimisce, and between the members of the
family and their extensive libraries, there are
enough scraps of Noddist lore and esoteric
secrets that to keep
even the most
ardent scholar busy
and interested.
- Disciplines:
Auspex, Obfuscate
- Opr ichniki: L ong
thought dead by
the majority of the
T zimisce and
revenant families,
the Oprichniki were
not so much in
hiding as they were
fewer in number
and busy serving
other masters.
Aligned to the elders of the clan in the Oradea
league, the family largely avoided being linked
with the Sabbat - and hence the other
families. Acting as servants, spies and envoys
to the human world, the Oprichniki descended
from the task forces of I van the Terrible and
have generally maintained their ancestral
homeland in Russia. With the Old Clan proper
making overtures into the rest of the world
due to the loss of its elders, it?s likely that the
Oprichniki will have a larger role in bringing
the clan into the real world.
- Disciplines: Animalism, Obfuscate.
Szantovich?s, but eventually changed their
name to keep up with the times and allow
them to maintain their lifestyle. L ike the
Grimaldi, the Zantosa are the T zimisce?s link
to the social side of
humanity. Unlike their
politically aligned cousins
however, the Zantosa
pursue their hedonistic
tendencies with wild
abandon; they ensure that
they have their finger on
the pulse of modern
society and know all the
right people and attend all
the right parties - which
has led them have a
reputation for
overindulging and excess,
a reputation well deserved
considering their revenant
condition allows them to
push themselves far
beyond what they should
 otherwise be able to survive.
- Disciplines: Auspex, Presence.
Old And New Blood
W hile many of the revenant families serve the
T zimisce, it?s not impossible for some of them to
break out, or align themselves with another master
temporarily. I n some cases, that change has become
more permanent, and in recent days, a new family
has joined the ranks of the revenants.
- Ducheski: T he revenant family formerly
known as the Krevcheski have undergone
more than just a simple name change! T his
bloodline has upended their entire existences
and put the lives of the whole family on the
line in search of a better life. How successful
they?ve been in this endeavour is open to
debate, but they achieved their
endeavour.Originally the family served their
T zimisce masters faithfully, but as the war
between the Old Clan and the Usurpers
raged, the elders of the family decided that
they needed to switch their allegiance to
ensure their survival. Since that day, they
have faithfully served the T remere as
research assistants, engineers and librarians.
A strict code of secrecy has been made by the
family ever since to keep them safe, but in
time all their old masters have died, entered
torpor or forgotten about them, allowing
them a small amount of freedom in the
modern age.
- Disciplines: Auspex, Sorcery
- Rossellini: T he Rosselinis are the most
recent family to achieve revenant status and
it?s likely unknown outside of a few people
that the change has even taken place. W hile
the Giovanni family are on their way to
achieving it as well due to centuries worth of
ghouling and selective breeding, the
Rosselinis have achieved this unholy state
through experimentation and dark pacts -
rumour has it that Augustus himself presided
over the ritual with the family elders. Callous,
cruel and capable of impressive necromantic
arts, the Rosselini are poised for a prime
position in the newly formed Hecata.
- Disciplines: Fortitude, Oblivion
Dhampir s
A dhampir is the result of a very rare occurrence- a
child born to at least one thin blooded parent, this
could be a male thin Blood impregnating a mortal
woman, a female T hin Blood managing to carry a
child to term or even two thin blooded parents - there
has allegedly been at least one case of a pregnant
woman being embraced and then giving birth to a
dhampir shortly after. T hankfully cases of dhampirs
are suitably recent and rare enough for no one to
have decided to experiment on their creation, and
every case so far has been a ?happy accident?rather
than a conscious effort.
Dhampirs start off life very much as any baby would
and there isn?t anything notably different about them
regardless of how invasive the medical tests are.
W hile it?s common for them to have a tumultuous
childhood - the unlives of thin bloods are often short
and messy after all, and even those without a fully
developed beast recognise that their temper is not a
stable environment for a growing child - it?s not a
given and apart from the standard teenage growing
pains, they are as capable of as normal a childhood as
anyone else.
 knew. I t starts - as
The Change
with everything in a
T he issues start for
vampire?s existence -
them once they start
with the hunger.
to reach the end of
T hey become
their physical
increasingly and
development. I t
consistently
might not be sudden,
and indeed it can hungry, and no

take a long while to matter how much

manifest in certain they consume they

cases, but the fail to gain weight or

changes are as satisfy themselves.

inevitable as they W hat starts as the

are dramatic. T he envy of many

first thing that they becomes their

usually notice is how biggest bane, normal

hale and healthy food starts losing its

they are - despite appeal, and those

what they do to their dhampirs that were

bodies or surround vegetarians find their

themselves with, diet untenable. Meat

they never seem to and flesh becomes

get ill or suffer ill the only things that

effects from will satisfy them,

anything. Even more than for the average young and as the hunger increases they require more and

adult, this leads to feelings of invulnerability - often more of rarer and rarer cuts. T here is only one thing

leading to a tendency for overdoing things and that will truly calm their hunger, but they?re not at

partying harder than everyone else in order to that stage just yet - worse is still to come.

prompt a reaction. T here are also a surprising
amount of them that involve themselves in medical
professions as they become interested in their own
health. Secondly, if they haven?t noticed their
perennially youthful looks, then chances are that
others will - especially when others are looking
worse for wear after a big night out!
T he temper, outbursts and lashing out that follow
the hunger are typically what drives a wedge
between the dhampir and their normal life. I t starts
small - snapping at people, growing impatience and
seething anger, but it escalates fast. I f they?re not
verbally abusing anyone for the slightest infraction,
then they?re starting fights with little regard for who

T his is unfortunately where the benefits end, and the opponent is. As their burgeoning hunger creeps

they only get a year or so of this grace period before up with no ability to satiate it, their beast manages

things start falling apart and driving a wedge to exert a little more of its influence into every action

between them and everything else that they once they take.
T hey may lose some fights, but they?re much quicker
to get back up than most people, and then there's
that unholy strength they seem unable to control?
I t might surface first against a much weaker
opponent or even when they?re really on the ropes,
but at some point the dhampir snaps and
underestimates their own strength - this may result
in serious bodily harm and hospitalisation before
they escalate to a kill, but make no mistake, it won?t
be long before they take things too far and end up
stood above the first corpse of many. I f they?ve not
done so already, this is often the point where the
dhampir abandons their normal life and goes on the
run - both from the authorities and their own pain.
By the time the need to drink blood finally comes
along, it is usually more of a relief than a shock -
after all, it not only explains a lot, but finally brings
them some peace from the roiling hunger that has
gnawed away at them for years. With blood comes
peace, pleasure and power. W here before it was just
themselves and their hunger that they could rely on,
the addition of blood to their lives opens up a whole
new avenue of possibilities, as well as completing
their transition from mortal into something else.
Unlife on the Other Side
From the moment they first taste human blood
there's no turning back for the dhampir. Any
illusions they still had about their humanity go out
the window as they find themselves thrust into a
world where blood and death are commonplace.
W hile the blood is satisfying and relieves their
hunger that has plagued them for years, it now
comes back to hit them that much harder and
quicker than before. I t?s as if a floodgate has been
opened for them and now everything that was being
held back is suddenly released. W hat remained of
their previous life often falls to the wayside, and it?s
not uncommon for a young dhampir to try and lose
themselves in the world while they find their feet.
For a while, this new existence is intensely difficult
but bearable, and those that manage to handle the
changes sometimes go back to trying for a normal
life. T his state of existence might continue for a few
years or a few weeks, but eventually they find
themselves meeting something worse than
themselves - a real vampire. With them both
competing for the same food source, it?s only a
matter of time before they are caught poaching, or
even worse - targeted as a meal themselves.
Once a dhampir gets on the radar of the city's local
kindred, all manner of hell breaks loose. I t might not
be apparent at first exactly what each party is
dealing with, but it doesn?t take too long for either
side to take a good look at the other and realise that
there are some big differences between them - and
that each could pose a significant threat to the other
side. I f the local kindred are aware of the potential
qualities of dhampir blood - or if there are any
curious sorcerers or alchemists in their midst - then
the dhampir is in for a short and painful last few
moments if they can?t get away.
W hatever the reason, dhampirs most often find
themselves on the run - both from mortal authorities
and kindred that are out for their blood. L ess
common but no less dangerous are the few dhampirs
that find themselves discovered by Gehenna cultists.
Being held up as a sign of the coming apocalypse
leads to two outcomes - unrestrained carnage or
being put on a pedestal to fulfil a prophecy they can?t
hope to live up to.
W hatever situation they find themselves in, there is
danger on all sides. T hankfully for the dhampirs,
they have an innate ability to recognise each other,
so those that live long enough often band together for
safety.

I nterv i ew w i th th e Dh ampi r
AKA
Th e di ary of A dri ana Topo -
aged 29 & ¾
Di ct aphone r ecor di ng f ound i n t he gl ove
box of an abandoned car , j ust out si de of
count y l i nes.
Dani el : OK,
Tap t ap
Yep, t hi s t hi ng i s wor ki ng, we?r e good t o
go Ms Topo!
Adr i ana: Adr i ana, pl ease - we don?t need
t o be so f or mal .
Dani el : Sur e, Adr i ana i t i s.
Adr i ana: Hmm, ok t hen how do you want t o
st ar t t hi s t hen?
Dani el : Wel l , you sai d t o me bef or e t hat
you wer e a vampi r e r i ght ?
Adr i ana: No, not a vampi r e, a Dhampi r . I
was and am st i l l al i ve. I ?m j ust al so a
bi t mor e?
Dani el : And t hat bi t mor e i s t he bl ood
dr i nki ng r i ght ?
Adr i ana: Ri ght , dr i nki ng bl ood, l ovi ng
t he ni ght , power s, not dyi ng - t hat sor t
of t hi ng.
Dani el : Ha, t hat sor t of t hi ng - you?r e so
casual about i t al l
Adr i ana: Wel l , I ?ve had a whi l e t o adj ust
I s?pose.
Dani el : Wel l , how l ong? What ' s t he st or y
her e t hen? I ?m r eal l y not sur e I see t he
di f f er ence bet ween vampi r es and dumpi r es?
Adr i ana: Dhampi r es
Dani el : Sor r y, Dhampi r es.
Adr i ana: Maybe i t ?s a subt l e one. I was
bor n r oughl y 29 and ¾ year s ago
Dani el : ¾? That ?s oddl y speci f i c!
Adr i ana: You got a pr obl em wi t h
speci f i ci t y? And her e I was t r yi ng t o be
det ai l ed f or you. Can I go on?
Dani el : ?
Adr i ana: Ri ght , wher e was I ? Yeah, so i t
was 29 and ¾ year s ago, and t hen I got
adopt ed pr et t y much st r ai ght away, I was
l i ke, maybe a mont h or t wo ol d?
Dani el : 29 year s? You don?t l ook i t !
Especi al l y consi der i ng some of t he ant i cs
you wer e t el l i ng me about yest er day!
Adr i ana: Mhmm, I get t hat a l ot . . .
Anyway, yeah, so I got adopt ed - ni ce
f ami l y, subur ban, mi ddl e cl ass. Had t he
whol e whi t e pi cket f ence and per f ect l awn
goi ng on - we even had a puppy. They
coul dn' t have chi l dr en whi ch i s wher e I
came i nt o t he scene. I was pr et t y l oved
gr owi ng up, even i f I knew t hey wer en' t my
r eal par ent s - f r ankl y I di dn?t gi ve a
shi t ?cause I was happy?
Dani el : I ?m sensi ng a ?but ? her e?
Adr i ana: Wel l , no, not r eal l y -
ever yt hi ng was gr eat . I was happy, cl ever ,
popul ar and doi ng wel l . When I hi t col l ege
I had t he best t i me - what ever I want ed t o
do, I coul d get away wi t h. No mat t er how
much I par t i ed or put mysel f t hr ough
st uf f , I al ways f el t f i ne af t er war ds, and
r ar i ng t o go - I j ust al ways want ed mor e.
Thi s i s wher e your ?but ? comes i n?
Dani el : Ah, OK - but ?
Adr i ana: Yeah, but my f r i ends coul dn?t
keep up wi t h me. So I made new f r i ends so
I coul d keep par t yi ng - I mean I enj oyed
t he ni ght t i mes anyway and was al ways
f i ne f or my cl asses. And yeah, al l t hat
st uf f I was doi ng was al ways goi ng t o
have i t ?s ups and downs.
Dani el : Ups and downs?
Adr i ana: Yeah, I mean, I coul d t ake
anyt hi ng you t hr ew at me, but event ual l y
someone pi cks a f i ght or get s a bi t t oo
f r i sky, and you know - dr unk i s dr unk,
f ucked up i s f ucked up!
Dani el : So what happened next t hen? I
mean i t sounds l i ke you had a pr et t y
i dyl l i c chi l dhood, and col l ege sounded
l i ke a bl ast - but t he way t hi ngs ar e now
i t doesn?t seem i t al l wor ked out so
good.
Adr i ana: Why? You t hi nk my l i f e i s shi t
or somet hi ng? That you?r e somehow bet t er
t han me?
Dani el : No! That ?s not what I mean - I
di dn?t mean t o gi ve of f ence!
Adr i ana: Wel l , you j ust wat ch your mout h
a' i ght ? Peopl e i n gl ass houses and al l
t hat . . .
Dani el : Er , yeah. Anyway, you wer e sayi ng
about ?
Adr i ana: Yeah, bef or e you i nt er r upt ed me I
was t al ki ng about how i t mi ght have
st ar t ed ni ce, but i t ended? messi l y. I ?d
not i ced my t emper comi ng out mor e and
mor e - mai nl y when I was hungr y, but
f r ankl y i t got t o be al l t he f ucki ng
t i me. Di d I change or di d peopl e get mor e
obnoxi ous over ni ght ? I wi sh I knew, but I
f ound a way t o cal m t hose ur ges,
Dani el : Whi ch was?
Adr i ana: Whi ch was by havi ng a way t o
l et out t he aggr essi on. My new f r i ends
wer e good f or t hat - al ways f ound a way t o
go t o t he seedi est pl aces wher e I coul d
get messed up and t hen unl eash.
Dani el : Unl eash?
Adr i ana: Yeah, j ust l et r i p and not gi ve
a f uck you know.
Dani el : Sounds heal t hy?
Adr i ana: I don?t need your appr oval ! I t
wor ked f or me. Wel l , unt i l I ki l l ed some
dozy mot her f ucker !
Dani el : You don?t sound t oo sympat het i c
about i t ?
Adr i ana: Wel l , i t ?s not l i ke I don?t car e
about t hem and t he ot her s, but t hi s one
had i t comi ng - and f r ankl y once i t was
done I f el t comf or t abl e f or t he f i r st t i me
i n a l ong whi l e. That i t ch was gone f r om
t he back of my skul l .
Dani el : Ki l l i ng made you f eel bet t er ?
Adr i ana: Not t he ki l l i ng as such, but t he
bl ood di d. That r eal l y scr at ched t hat
i t ch.
Dani el : ?
Adr i ana: What ?s wr ong Dani el ? You l ook
pal e. Am I t oo cl ose?
Dani el : Er , no, we?r e good - I j ust wasn?t
expect i ng t hat .
Adr i ana: Wel l , I di d t el l you what I was!
Dani el : Yeah, a vamp?
Adr i ana: Dhampi r
Dani el : Yeah sor r y, a Dhampi r . So, er , t el l
me t hen - what ?s t he di f f er ence bet ween a
dhampi r and a Vampi r e? I t al l sounds
pr et t y si mi l ar so f ar .
Adr i ana: Wer en?t you l i st eni ng? I sn?t
t her e one pr et t y key t hi ng t hat I ' d have
t o have done t o become a Vampi r e?
Dani el : I nsul t ed god? Sor r y, I don?t
f ol l ow you.
Adr i ana: Di e. Dani el , t hey have t o Di e!
Vampi r es ar en?t bor n, t hey?r e made.
Someone has t o ki l l t hem f i r st . That
di dn?t happen t o me, I was bor n t hi s way.
Dani el : So you?r e a hal f br eed?
Adr i ana: Mi nd your f ucki ng t one a?r i ght !
But yes, t o par aphr ase your wor ds I ?m
hal f human and hal f vampi r e. I met
anot her dhampi r once who sai d i t was
because one of my par ent s was a vampi r e.
Dani el : Ha, how?s t hat ?s supposed t o wor k!
Adr i ana: How shoul d I know? I was
adopt ed, r emember - i t ?s not l i ke I was
t her e! A mummy and a daddy vampi r e l ove
each ot her ver y much and have a speci al
cuddl e? Look, do you want t o hear t he
r est or not ? You?r e bei ng ver y f l i ppant
f or a pr of essi onal i nt er vi ewer .
Dani el : Wel l , I ?m not sur e I ?d count
mysel f as a pr of essi onal i nt er vi ewer -
but you sai d you had ?speci al power s?
r i ght ?
Adr i ana: Yeah, t hat ?s r i ght . What I can
do depends on what bl ood I dr i nk. The
emot i ons f i l t er t hr ough, t hey spar k
somet hi ng i n me t hat changes how I
f unct i on - so i f I want t o f l y, t hen I
l ook f or someone exci t ed, or af t er a
hookup. I f I need t o get i n somewher e I
shoul dn?t , t hen I hi t up someone r eal l y
zen.
Dani el : So, what , you hunt peopl e based
on what you need t o do t hen? I t ?s l i ke
f ul l on t ar get i ng?
Adr i ana: Yes Dani el . That i s exact l y
r i ght . Toni ght f or exampl e, af t er I
f i ni sh wi t h you, I ?ve a meet i ng t hat I
expect t o get messy and r equi r e some
ext r a heal i ng. Toni ght I ?m l ooki ng f or
someone a bi t i nt el l ect ual , a l i t t l e bi t
scar ed even?
Dani el : Fuck, Adr i ana si t down! ahAHH? .
Recording ends
Playing as a Dhampir
Dhampirs follow standard character creation rules as
per the Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition core
rule book. All Attributes, Skills and Advantages are
dealt with in the same way, although almost all
loresheets will be off limits for obvious reasons.
Dhampirs do not get dots to assign to disciplines and
cannot learn them. T hey also do not choose a
predator type - although they almost certainly have a
preferred style. Dhampirs have a Blood Potency of
zero.
As with any vampire, they have a hunger pool that is
only replenished by drinking blood. W hile they have
less things in life that cause them to get hungry, they
still apply hunger dice as normal to their pools. L ike
their thin blooded parents, they do not have a fully
developed beast, so will only frenzy if supernaturally
forced to. Dhampirs still have to make a Rouse check
each night at sundown to sustain themselves. T hey
enter torpor as would a vampire and appear dead
when in this state.
Dhampirs are technically alive, as such they appear
mortal to all tests and can always eat food - indeed
they still need it in addition to blood to survive, else
they find themselves slipping into torpor. T hey?re
also functionally immortal - they stop aging, do not
get sick and will never die of natural causes. T hey
heal faster than an average mortal and follow the
same rules for healing as does a ghoul - they may not
rouse the blood to heal like a normal vampire would.
Damage that would normally be aggravated to a
human is instead treated as unhalved superficial to a
dhampir, while normal superficial damage is still
halved as it is for everyone. Unlike vampires,
dhampirs still need their organs, even if they can
power through it in a way that a mortal cannot. Fire,
the teeth of other vampires and other specific
techniques still cause aggravated damage as they
would to a normal
Dhampir Summar y
vampire.
- Functionally immortal
As creatures that
as they stop aging in early
straddle both
20s, but are still technically
worlds, dhampirs
alive and need to eat and
are perfectly
sleep.
capable of
- Heal as a ghoul -
walking in the sun
cannot rouse the blood to heal.
- although they
- Need to Rouse the
may not feel
blood at sunset each day.
perfectly
- Have an effective
comfortable doing
Blood Potency of Zero.
so. T he sun still
- Have hunger dice but
brings with it a
do not frenzy unless
sense of creeping dread, even if it can?t hurt them or
supernaturally forced to.
trigger the same extreme fear as it does with a
- Dhampirs receive a one dice penalty to all
vampire. I nstead, a dhampir finds themselves taking
rolls during the daytime - humanity is not a
a one dice penalty to all rolls when the sun is in the
limiting factor.
sky, as well as being unable to access their vampiric
- Cannot use any blood or vampiric powers
powers when in direct sunlight - for this reason,
when touched by sunlight.
they tend towards being nocturnal, even if it isn?t a
- Do not choose a predator type.
necessity for them.
- Cannot buy or learn disciplines. Gain no
W hile dhampirs find themselves unable to learn disciplines from drinking Resonant blood.
disciplines or Alchemy, they do have two avenues of - Choose one discipline at L evel 5 as well as
power opened up to them. Firstly, when a dhampir one Single power from this discipline - some
first changes, they gain access to a single discipline
powers may not work on their own so
of their choice at a rating of 5 in addition to a single discretion is advised and amalgams can' be
power from that discipline. W hile this can be an selected at the Storyteller's discretion. No
amalgam, they cannot ever access other powers in further powers can be learned or developed.
that discipline tree. As well as this more Blood Sorcery cannot be picked up in this
recognisable power, they also gain something unique manner as it requires a teacher.
to them when they consume the blood of the living.
- Gain a dhampir specific power when they
T he inherent resonance unlocks something within
drink blood - this is based on the resonance of
them that is both more and less that typical
the mortal they drink from.
disciplines.
- Damage that would be aggravated to a mortal
Unless otherwise stated, dhampirs follow the same is converted to unhalved superficial.
rules as a vampire in all other cases. - Can always recognise another dhampir on
sight.
Blood of the Dhampir
T he blood of a dhampir is a strange mix - at once
both resonance rich blood and enriching vitae. I t
doesn?t taste or feel like any other blood out there,
and to even the most blood bagged dulled palette is
notable as something extraordinary. Unfortunately
for the few dhampirs that exist, enough of their
unlucky kin have fallen to the fangs of the dead for
the secret to get out and even receive a small amount
balanced this way allows them to temporarily ignore
of T remere documentation.
one of the traditional banes of their species - fire.
L ike the blood of a revenant, the blood of a dhampir T he dhampir makes a Rouse check and for the rest of
is especially nourishing and is not subject to mortal the scene becomes immune to fire damage. T his does
slake penalties, furthermore it comes from a pool, so not cover their clothes or belongings - only their flesh
rather than causing damage to them physically, it is
lost on a one for one basis in the same way as vitae.
Melancholy: Earth - W hen the dhampir is under the
Rumour has it that if a vampire drains and kills a
influence of melancholic blood, their connection to the
dhampir, that they can temporarily take on some of
healing earth is amplified. W hile they maintain this
their state and walk in the sunlight without issue, as
resonance they can make a Rouse Check to
well as other possible mimicry of the living. One
automatically heal one superficial health level per
source has stated that it?s an essential part of the
turn for the rest of the scene. T hey can also heal all
route to Golconda. Alchemists prize it as it has the
Aggravated health damage if they bury themselves
potential for all disciplines and resonance types all in
within the earth while they rest for the day and spill
one dose- like vampiric type O-negative blood.
a Rouse Checks worth of vitae on the soil.

Phlegmatic: Water - T he original Slavic legends of

Dhampir Power s
W hen a dhampir feeds on mortal blood, rather than
temporarily gaining a discipline as a T hin Blood
would, they instead gain a unique Power based on
the resonance of their victim. Dhampirs are closely
aligned to elemental interpretations of the blood.
Choler ic: Fire - T he fiery passion of choleric blood
brings up wild emotions in mortals, but for the
dhampir that has feasted on this blood, being
the dhampirs stated that they possessed ?a slippery,
jelly-like body and had no bones?. T he existence of
this power might lend credence to the theory of a
cyclical gehenna and of the existence of dhampirs and
T hin Bloods back in the dark ages. W hen infused by
phlegmatic blood, the dhampir can make a Rouse
Check to make their body as flexible as water. W hile
they maintain a solid looking form, they?re able to
squeeze through any crack no wider than a
centimeter. T his also gives them + 2 dice to escape
any grapple attempt.
 Null: Dead blood and that which is free from
resonance allows the dhampir to blend in easier with
their ?more dead?cousins. Any scans that would
reveal them as a vampire can now detect this - this
works for helping them blend in with true vampires
and register properly with disciplines, appearing
dead on medical tests or triggering an SI device.
Unfortunately for the dhampir, this resonance does
not require a Rouse Check and is considered a
passive ability.

Sanguine: Air - Stories of a vampire appearing at

the bedroom window, despite it not being on the
ground floor have always existed. By attuning their
blood to the element of air, the dhampir can become
one with it. Upon making a Rouse check, the
Dhampir gains the power of flight for the rest of the
scene. T heir speed is roughly the same as their
running speed, although carrying weighty objects
reduces it to walking speed. Either pulling an
unwilling target off the ground, or being dragged
down require a contest of Strength + Athletics.

Animal: At the cost of one Rouse check and a turn

of inaction, the Dhampir can assume the shape of
the animal it drained and killed while gaining this
Resonance. T his gives them the shape, physical
attributes, native skills and weaponry of that beast -
they can revert back to mortal form at any time.
T his otherwise follows the same rules as the
Protean power: Shapechange
 LORESHEET

T HE MOT L EY CREW
(T HI N BL OOD CHARACT ERS ONLY)

M
any people write off the Thin Bloods as weak and
picking through the scraps that the kindred leave
behind. While this surely accounts for some of the
duskborn, others have taken matters into their own
hands and banded together. By looking to the only other
creatures in the world that understand what they?re going
through, they?ve moved beyond the meager lot that had been
set aside for them and pushed forward, Thin Bloods are the
next stage in vampiric evolution, and them being able to twist
their blood to strange new ways has only served to give them
something extra. Many Thin Bloods feel they don?t need to
hide in the shadows in the same way, that if they rely on their
own talents and band together then they can achieve
anything they want. They may be looked down upon by some
vampires, but that doesn?t mean they can?t run rings around
them.

- Fame! I?m gonna live
forever! The followers of
Coetus Pascens gain their
power from the focus they
receive from others - without the
attention, they?d be nothing. You
gain (--) dots in Fame, however
this tied to your group, and their
public fuck ups will reflect on
you all.
-- True Talent Working as a
team means each and every
member needs to be able to pull
their weight and build the rest of
the group up. As well as being a
core member of the team,
you?re recognised as having
some real talent to back it up.
You gain a Speciality
(Teamwork) in either
Performance or Leadership and
when being assisted in this skill
by your coterie you are
incapable of Messy Criticals or
Bestial Failures.
--- In Perfect Harmony It?s
common that those who spend
enough time with each other
find themselves finishing each
other?s sentences, for you and
your coterie this has taken on a ----- Taking One for the Team
life of its own as your minds The bond between you and your
become one. Your coterie will coterie has developed to the
not only always know where you point where you share
are, but are able to hear any everything - literally. Any time
thought you want them too - this you are damaged, you can
communication is only one way instead choose to automatically
unless both members have this transfer this to your teammate
merit. Once per session you can instead. They need to be willing
even bond so closely that you and be either in your line of
can grant the Teamwork bonus sight or are within a few meters
when not present. of you. This can be divided up
as you see fit and covers both
---- Legions Of Fans Your Health and Willpower damage.
reputation has spread far and Any nullifying effects you have
wide and given you a devout such as Fortitude are still
following of adoring fans. You applied before it is shared,
gain (----) dots to share between however the recipient takes
Herd and Fame representing damage as they normally would
how well known you are to the - if you have Vampiric resilience
masses. As well as this, you and they do not, then they still
can rustle up a quick diversion take a gunshot as aggravated
in more or less any location - by damage. They cannot share
making a Manipulation + damage with you unless they
Leadership roll (Difficulty have this merit.
dependant on location and
population), you can ensure
your mob gets in the way and
frustrates those that might track
you or otherwise try to catch up
with you.
 LORESHEET

T HE L EV EL L ERS
(T HI N BL OOD CHARACT ERS ONLY)

I
t?s not just the Anarchs that want to dismantle the
Camarilla or tear down self important vampires who
keep an iron grip on all they see. In fact the Anarchs are
just as likely to be a target for those who want to restore
some balance to the world - or reserve a bit of that power from
themselves. The recruits of The Levellers and those that
answer to the orchestrators come from all walks of life - the
only commonality between them is that they all have Thin
Blood and the will to strike at power.
Occupying a part of the World of Darkness that is more akin
to espionage or targeted terrorism, the organisation answers
to the hidden orchestrators. While many claim to know
someone that has met them, information is always vague
about their motives and identity - thankfully the same can?t
be said for the quality of their intel or the efficacy of the
powers they?ve spread. Will this group spell the end for the
elders of the world?Unlikely, but if they keep going as they

- The Devil in the Detail The
Levellers live and die by their
ability to identify the pawns of
others, and you?ve been taught
some of the key methods that
have proved reliable to the group
so far. You gain +3 dice to any
roll that would help you identify
blood bonds and ghouls.
-- Repurposed Assets The
disruptive tactics taken by The
Levellers are not just to make a
dent in their enemies, but to build
up what they control as well - the
more assets they maintain, the
more they can take the fight to
those who would destroy them.
You?ve already had some
success and have requisitioned a
number of assets that you?ve put
to good use. You gain (---) dots to
split among Resources,
Retainers and Haven. Of course,
these did not always belong to
you, and while the original owner
is out of the picture, others might
decide to follow up on what
happened.
--- Operation: Omelette More of
a joke nickname than anything
official, this name came about
because as the old saying goes;
you can?t make an omelette
without breaking a few eggs.
More than anything. this is
certainly true in the clandestine
war that you?re waging. You are
very much bought in with the
agenda of the group, and as such
you gain a conviction that helps
mitigate stains when following the
orders of The Levellers. So
bought into this are you however
that you gain stains if you ever
betray them or their members.
---- The Red Phone You've
proven to be a reliable asset to
the organisation and have been
rewarded with a rare treat - a
phone on which you can be
safely contacted by your handler.
By registering interest on a
common website you receive a
call from a withheld number
within minutes, and while the
voice is heavily modulated, you
know with whom it is you speak.
This contact acts as a (----) dot
Mawla and is an expert in
espionage and terrorist
techniques as well as being able
to supply you basic details on
your targets or current mission.
This phone is both a blessing and
a liability, and what you do with
this information is up to you -
needless to say, many would pay
dearly for this level of access. If
the phone is lost, a new one can
be sent out to you in time for the
start of the next story.
----- The Grand Plan You?ve
risen through the ranks enough to
now be considered an
orchestrator. This gives you
access to packs of Thin Bloods
all over the planet that are keen
to learn the tricks of The
Levellers and strike a blow at the
establishment. This gives you the
equivalent of a (-----) dot Mawla
group, made up of Thin Bloods.
These vampires are angry and
keen to damage those that have
wronged them, and while they
might be somewhat overly keen,
there are a lot of them to fill the
ranks. The ranks replenish
themselves once every other
story - however you have to be
extra careful to ensure the fallout
doesn?t work it?s way back to you
- orchestrators are very much in
demand by the Archon task force,
and they?re very good at cracking
the weak willed...
 LORESHEET

ONE OF MY T RI BE
(CAI T I FF CHARACT ERS ONLY)

A llegedly, when Joseph Pander first made his demand that

the Sabbat Caitiff be recognised as a clan, and that they
be afforded the same respect as the Tzimisce and the
Lasombra, it was considered a joke. The vampires that
were gathered there to negotiate the truce that would end the
third civil war thought he was trying to lighten the mood - the
idea that the clanless could be a force to be reckoned with and
a valid group just hadn?t occurred to them, so that when the
idea was broached, the only sane response was laughter - after
all, it was a pretty good joke at what was otherwise a very
serious occasion.
Years later they would come to realise - although never admit
- quite how wrong they were. Not only was Joseph deadly
serious, but his vision for what the clanless could bring was to
become an important and driving force behind the modern
Sabbat, and eventually his message would spread far and wide,
bringing a sense of unity to those with no binding ties.

- Witness Me It?s not unusual for
a Pander to be given an almost
unwinnable task or suicide
mission - the typical logic being
that enough muscle is thrown at
the problem, eventually it will go
away. You?ve been fortunate
enough to have been handed one
or more of those missions and
come out the other side present
and correct. You?ve learned how
to put what you learned from
these experiences into practice -
you gain a speciality in
Intimidation (Jaded) and Politics
(Being played) - you?ve seen far
worse and know when you?re
being recruited for the shit jobs.
-- Grunt Work You have a
reputation for getting the job
done, whatever the job. Having
pulled almost every task possible
out of the hat for you sect-mates,
you?ve earned their respect in
more ways than one - as well as
being able to ignore the effects of
the ?Suspect?flaw within your
sect, you also gain two points of
sect status to represent your
achievements. The downside is
your reputation precedes you -
when a less than appealing task
needs fulfilling, everyone knows
you can get it done?
--- Emancipated Once, you were
a fully fledged member of a clan,
and felt the familiar urges of the
founder flash through your blood.
Perhaps it was because of a
sense of solidarity with the
Panders, or a wish to free
yourself from machinations of the
antediluvians, or even just
something personal to you.
Whatever the reason, you
decided to give this all up and
become one of the clanless.
Regardless of which side of the
sect war you?ve ended up on,
you?re now a fully fledged Pander
- but with a history.
You can still raise your old clan
disciplines for their rating x5 in
experience points, with all others
remaining at the standard Caitiff
rate of x6.
If this is selected at character
creation, your initial discipline
dots must go towards your
original clan ones.You then select
2 disciplines to be able to buy
without needing to taste a
practitioner's blood. In addition to
this, your old clan have a sort of
sixth sense that you used to be
one of them and reneged on your
blood - you now add your bane
severity as a penalty to all social
rolls against members of your old
clan.
---- Pull at the Loose Threads
The blood of the clans reeks of
the taint of their founders, and
you can sense their influence on
their pawns with every encounter.
This also means you know how
to turn the curse against them
and bring the weaknesses of their
blood to the fore. You gain +1
dice to any pool that would
benefit from knowing the banes
and weaknesses of the clans, but
you can also draw this out of
another vampire by winning a
contest of Manipulation +
Subterfuge Vs Composure +
Resolve (Unswayable mind and
the Blood Potency resistance
bonus also add to this pool). A
win by the Pander brings forth a
Clan Compulsion in their victim -
however if the user receives a
Total or Bestial Failure, they gain
the Clan Compulsion of their
intended target instead.
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----- The King Is Dead/Viva la

Revolución Despite what he
may hope, Joseph Pander cannot
live forever, and as such he?s
begun grooming a number of
others as possible replacements
for him - even if he decides it?s
just so he can step aside and let
the heat die down for a decade or
two. You are one of those chosen
few, and he?s whispered and
hinted that you?re the next in line.
Until Joseph steps down you get
a Mawla of (-----) dots and a
Sabbat or Anarch status of (--)
dots. Joseph also trusts and
confides in you, giving you
access to sensitive information
you would otherwise be unable to
get access to. In addition,
someone has made overtures to
you about ?removing?Joseph - if
you were to do this they have
promised great rewards, and
you?d still be able to ascend to
your position as his replacement -
assuming the other proteges
don?t make a push for the
position themselves.
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DESCENDANT OF T HE ST ONEMAN
(CAI T I FF CHARACT ERS ONLY)

A s the eldest living Caitiff, the Stoneman has the longest

streak of clanless that can claim to descend from him,
and while this might be considered a bloodline by some
vampires, each of them still suffer no bane and develop
their own random spread of disciplines. It is said that the
Stoneman has mastered almost every discipline out there, so
perhaps this is part of where this legendary flexibility comes
from.
The real identity of history of the Stoneman is unknown, and
he doesn?t really feel the need to share or expand upon that.
Whatever he was or is now, he?s proud of what he has achieved
and the breadth to which his lineage has spread. To the
Stoneman, all the Caitiff are his kin, regardless of where they
trace their roots back to.

- Ancestor Worship While the
average neonate hasn?t heard the
legends of the Stoneman, almost
every Caitiff has even when
they?ve found themselves cut off
from society. As someone who
can trace their blood back to him,
you enjoy a certain amount of
fame because of that connection.
You gain +1 status for all Caitiff,
and can also gain +1 dice in
social combat with members of
the 13 clans, when dropping his
name would benefit you.
-- Will of Stone The blood
flowing through your veins broke
away from the 13 long before
recorded history began, as such
you find it easier to resist the
desires of their descendants. You
gain +1 dice to resist any
Dominate or Presence attempts
against you from non Caitiff, and
in addition treat all blood bonds
as if they were one bond strength
lower - the Blood Bond still starts
at 3 drinks however.
--- Rich Blood The blood of the
first Caitiff flows in your veins,
and with it limitless potential. You
have the capacity to develop any
discipline without ever needing to ----- The Coming Flood You?ve
taste the blood of one who knows been hand selected by the
it, and what?s more the first level Stoneman as being important to
is easy to develop - it only costs whatever plan he is hatching.
5xp. All other levels are While you may not get to see him
purchased at the standard Caitiff face to face very often, he always
cost. knows when you need him and is
happy to act as a mentor to you
---- Bloody Cocktail You once while his plans come together -
managed to attend one of the that is assuming you?ll follow his
Stoneman's infamous gatherings, plans when ready. You gain (-----)
and like many of the guests, took dots in Mawla and access to his
home a keepsake of the night in formidable array of allies. Once
the form of a cocktail of blood per story you can also gain
that was mixed one by one of the access to (----) dots of any
attending Weirdlings. You believe background the Storyteller deems
that it contains a sample of the appropriate, but only if the
Stoneman?s own Vitae, but Stoneman believes it will benefit
whatever is in it certainly packs a his goals.
punch. If you take a drop and mix
it with a Rouse Check?s worth of
fresh vitae from a vampire with a
Clan, the resulting cocktail allows
you to boost your Blood Potency
by +1 for a scene. If you were to
drink the entire flask at once,
your blood potency will increase
by +5 for the rest of the night.
Neither situation is limited by your
generational limits, and the flask
itself doesn?t appear to lose its
potency.
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HARBI NGER OF T HE END T I MES

(DHAMPI R CHARACT ERS ONLY)

T he literal children of the final generations, the dhampirs

are something that should not exist. Life should not
spring from the loins of the dead, and the twisted mess
that is the dhampir is proof of that. Unable to properly
fit in with either humans or vampires, they are forced to
survive at the fringes of society and fend for themselves in a
hostile world.
These Jonah?s bring chaos and death wherever they go,
however there are those out there that would harness that
power and who see the dhampir as a sign from the gods - the
end times are coming, and the half breeds are it?s heralds.
How much truth there is in the matter is up for debate, and
while the gehenna fever of the past few decades has calmed
down somewhat, plenty of cults have risen up to take their
place in vampire society.

- An Eye for Trouble Life has
been hard and full of surprises -
always one step away from
calamity. You?ve adjusted well -
the ones that didn?t never made it
to the other side - ensuring
you?ve always got one on the
door and the other on whomever
you?re with to watch for signs of
malice. You gain specialties in
both Insight (Suspicious
Behaviour) and Awareness (Exit
strategies).
-- Life on the Road You?ve spent
so long moving from place to
place and doing everything at
short notice that this sort of thing
is second nature to you now. If
you?re ever out on the road, you
can turn more or less any
location into a good bolt hole -
You can add the Postern merit to
any temporary haven (exceptions
may exist) as you always have
one eye on an escape route. You
may also add +1 dice to your
hunting pool to represent the tips
you?ve picked up when constantly
hunting in adverse situations.
--- Blood of the Kassandra Your
blood is rich with the promise of
the future, and the destruction
that will follow in the wake of your
kind. While you don?t receive
visions from it pulsing in your
veins, those that drink from you
are assaulted by apocalyptic
visions and of the destruction of
all - anyone that even tastes the
blood must succeed at a Stamina
+ Composure roll (Difficulty 3 + 1
for each Point of hunger slaked
or Rouse check made by the
dhampir) or else be assaulted by
visions of destruction for the rest
of the scene - resulting in -2 dice
penalty to all pools.
---- The Messiah When you were
first discovered, you had no idea
what they wanted with you or
what this whole Gehenna thing
was about. Now you?ve been a
part of the cult for a while
however, you?ve come to revel in
the attention it brings and the
gifts they shower on you. You?re
seen by your followers as a sort
of sign from the Gods, and you're
put forth as a figurehead for
those that truly lead the cult. You
gain (---) dots in Mawla to
represent the cabal that run this
apocalyptic cult, as well as (---)
dots to be split between Mawla (a
more potent set of believers),
Resources or Influence - assets
your followers make available to
you. Unfortunately as the visible
front if this death cult, there are
no shortage of people who stop
at nothing to remove you and shit
it down - you gain a (-) dot
Adversary for as long as you
maintain the relationship.
----- The Crescent Mark You
were born with a strange
birthmark in the shape of a
crescent somewhere on your
body, something that you were
always aware of, but never
thought anything more of. What?s
interesting is that when you?ve
met others of your kind, it?s not
unheard of for them to have the
same marking. Now, as you grow
into your condition you can sense
it has greater importance and that
it will come to define you and
your whole existence. What the
effects of this mark and what it
means is up to you and the
storyteller, however this will never
be small in how far it reaches -
even a standard birth mark could
be misinterpreted as a sign of the
end times.
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: BRAT OV I CH

(OL D CL AN CHARACT ERS ONLY)

K
ennel masters, groundskeepers and lords of the manor,
the Bratovitches have long served the clan as brutes and
beast masters. They are noted among the other families
as among the most savage and bestial of the four, a
reputation they?ve taken no steps to dispel. The scions of the
Bratovich branch often keep to themselves and maintain vast
estates away from the prying eyes of the rest of humanity - all
the better to give free reign to the beasts and monsters they
breed - but also to ensure their masters can come and rest in a
haven where their exacting standards of hospitality can be
met.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet
for the first time provides the player with a Retainer (-),
representing the revenant. These revenants are ghouls and
built as a Weak Mortal. They always have access to both their
family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Animalism, Potence

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- Private Retreat: The
Bratovichs?are responsible for
maintaining many of the
monstrosities that the old clan
have created, which has led to
them requiring a lot of space and
privacy from the rest of the world.
While your haven is not close to
the city and might require extra
travel time, you gain (--) dots in
the Haven merit, as well as any
two additional Haven merits.
Unfortunately your haven has a
number of elements that would
make it clearly a masquerade
breach, and occasionally other
members will pass through and
expect offers of hospitality.
--- Release the Hounds As the
personal groundskeepers and
menagerie managers of the Old
Clan, there isn?t a Bratovich out
there that doesn?t maintain a
stock of prime hunting hounds. If
you?re ever assaulted within your
haven, these savage beasts will
attack and defend you against
any opponent. These count as a
number of hounds (other
appropriate animals can be
substituted) equal to the number
of opponents, with each beast
having the first level of Potence.
They will attack anyone that their
masters do not introduce them to,
so there is potential for collateral
damage if not properly controlled.
---- Hunting Party The Bratovich
love a good hunt - be it for foxes,
deer, bear or postal workers.
They rarely need much of an
excuse and are master trackers.
Once per story you can call them
to join you on a wild hunt for your
choice of prey. This counts as
(----) dots in Allies to be used for
this task.
----- Unleash the Vozhd Not a
thing you be used lightly, the
Vozhd is either the pinnacle or
nadir of Tzimisce creativity - and
a clear breach of the
masquerade. These creatures
are rare, violent and quite insane
- meaning only the most trusted
and prestigious branches of the
Bratovich family are entrusted
with their guardianship. You can
call for the release of this beast
-assuming it survives and the
fallout was managed, it is still
available to be used - but each
time it gets out into the wild it will
not want to return to its captivity
and must be captured again.
The Vozhd has the following
stats:
Attributes: Strength 5, Dexterity
3, Stamina 4; Charisma 0,
Manipulation 0, Composure 2;
Intelligence 1, Wits 2, Resolve 4
Secondary Attributes: Health
15, Willpower 6
Skills: Awareness 4, Athletics 3,
Brawl 5, Stealth 1, Survival 4;
Intimidation 5
Disciplines: Animalism 1,
Potence 1
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Special: Vozhd suffer damage as

would a vampire - with
aggravated damage coming from
Fire, the teeth of vampires and
other specific sources. They also
recover 1 Superficial Health per
turn. They are more or less
lobotomised, so Dominate and
Presence have no effect on them.

Natural Weapons: A Vozhd is a

mass of claws and teeth that
count as a +3 piercing weapon.
Due to having many limbs, they
gain +2 dice to all grapple
contests, as well as not suffering
penalties for fighting multiple
opponents.
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: GRI MAL DI

I
n direct contradiction to the Bratovich, the Grimaldi are
the human face that is presented to the world. They?re
the advocates and influencers, the representatives and
lobbyists that go out into the world to do what they can
to make it a more suitable place for their masters. They
maintain a respectable facade and have a very workmanlike
approach to life - it?s a job that needs doing and they?re the
ones to do it. In recent years, certain members of the familiar
have begun to wonder what they need with the Tzimisce that
control them, and why they?re settling for such a one sided
relationship. They hold a lot of power in their hands, and it?s
power that could be turned against any target they wish - the
main thing holding them back is the web of blood bonds that
saturate the family. It?s not that they?re scared of a little
collateral damage, more that it?s impossible to know who they
could trust with their plan to break away and forge their own
path.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet
for the first time provides the player with a Retainer (-),
representing the revenant. These revenants are ghouls and
built as a Weak Mortal. They always have access to both their
family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Dominate, Fortitude.

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- The Lobbyist The Grimaldi
know the right people and have
the ears of lots of important
figures. They have more fingers
in more pies than Sweeny Todd -
which gives them a lot of
leverage when needed. You can
add +1 dice to all Project Launch
rolls, as well as having one less
dice in opposing pools any Goal
roll. Failures on these rolls should
experience very creative results
due to potential political fallout.
--- The Broker While they aren't
exactly neutral, the Grimaldi still
like to think of themselves as
Switzerland when it comes to the
Sects - and even more so since
they?ve started putting out
overtures of defection. While you
may not know all the reasons
why your revenants know these
people, you find yourself able to
easily arrange meetings with
groups on either side of the sect
war and have them held at a
neutral location. Of course, if
these meetings and negotiations
were to ever go very badly. it
would take the Grimaldi a long
time to rebuild that good will -
assuming they survive the report
to the elders of the Sabbat
---- The Consultant Your
Grimaldi is wise beyond their
years and can always be trusted
for sound advice or for getting
you face to face with the right
person. You can always trust that
any advice you get from
discussions with this retainer will
be based on good principals and
with your best interests in mind.
In addition, the Experience cost
for Background dots is now
reduced to 2xp per dot.
----- Decree Nisi The family have
been looking for a way out for a
long time, and have finally found
the ways and means to do so
with as little collateral damage to
themselves as possible. Either
you are one of the benefactors of
this betrayal, or else you?ve
become aware of the conspiracy
and find yourself in a position to
end it once and for all. Whatever
side of the fence you start on, this
gives you a phenomenal amount
of leverage in your hands as the
Grimaldi are the primary interface
between the Sabbat and the rest
of the mortal world. While their
destruction wouldn?t cripple them,
it would provide a chance to
strike a blow that they would
struggle to recover from. What
you do with this knowledge and
the revenants that you would
control after is up to you.
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: OBERT US

(OL D CL AN CHARACT ERS ONLY)

R umoured to be the first of the Revenant families, they?re

at the very least the most long-surviving. This family of
scholars can trace their roots back as far as the earliest
days of Constantinople and even now have ties to the
city and the things it has created - indeed one of the cities
most famous children is descended from the Obertus -
although whether Vykos would feel much kinship is anyone?s
guess these days. For time out of mind the Obertus have acted
as scholars and research assistants to the Tzimisce, and
between the members of the family and their extensive
libraries, there are enough scraps of Noddist lore and esoteric
secrets that to keep even the most ardent scholar busy and
interested.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet
for the first time provides the player with a Retainer (-),
representing the revenant. These revenants are ghouls and
built as a Weak Mortal. They always have access to both their
family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Auspex, Obfuscate.

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- Remnants of the Imperial
Library The Obertus may have
fled Constantinople and the
Library may have been sacked,
but many of it?s sacred texts
made their way out of the city,
and much more has since been
added to it. When at the haven of
these revenants, you gain the
Library merit. Due to the size of
this library, this covers any and all
subjects.
--- Memory of the Eldest Very
few creatures have existed for as
long as the Obertus, and in
between those that were actually
there and the extensive records
taken, they have a wealth of
detailed and accurate knowledge.
Once per session, you can ask
them to research any historical
detail - this results in you being
able to ask a question of the
Storyteller and get a truthful
answer if it relates to kindred
history.
---- The Mnemosyne The
Obertus are pathological in their
need to document and memorise
everything possible from history,
and their blood bears the fruit of
this obsession. For every point of
Hunger you slake from a single
revenant, you gain 2 dice that
can be used during Memoriam. In
addition, you can enter the
memory of the revenant and
learn from their vast life - if you
do this you do not gain the dice
bonus from slaking, but can gain
dice to use based on other
criteria as normal.
----- Blood of the Dracon In
what has to be one of the worlds
best kept secrets, the Obertus
have been experimenting with
their bloodline as well the blood
of a naive elder that went into
torpor in one the Obertus estates.
While the results have been a
long time coming, the Obertus
are nothing if not patient. Finally,
their diligence has paid off and
given them something? else.
You have somehow stumbled
across this secret and are in a
position to capitalise on it - do
you sell them out for prestige,
use the more potent revenants
for your own benefit or see what
changes their blood might have
on you when you consume
enough? The effects of this
change can be particularly broad
and potent, and should be
decided between the player and
Storyteller.
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: OPRI CHNI KI

(OL D CL AN CHARACT ERS ONLY)

L ong thought dead by the majority of the Tzimisce and

revenant families, the Oprichniki were not so much in
hiding as they were fewer in number and busy serving
other masters. Aligned to the elders of the clan in the
Oradea league, the family largely avoided being linked with
the Sabbat - and hence the other families. Acting as servants,
spies and envoys to the human world, the Oprichniki
descended from the task forces of Ivan the Terrible and have
generally maintained their ancestral homeland in Russia.
With the Old Clan proper making overtures into the rest of
the world due to the loss of its elders, it?s likely that the
Oprichniki will have a larger role in bringing the clan into the
real world.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet
for the first time provides the player with a Retainer (-),
representing the revenant. These revenants are ghouls and
built as a Weak Mortal. They always have access to both their
family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Animalism, Obfuscate.

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- Disappearing Act: Having
acted as enforcers and secret
police for longer than anyone
remembers, the Oprichniki have
developed a real nack for getting
rid of a body without a trace - be
it alive or dead. As long as you
can get them to the body, your
retainer can ensure it is removed
and that no traces of a struggle or
foul play are left for investigators
to find. Not a word of your crimes
will be spoken of by the clean-up
crew.
--- Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Normally subtle, the Oprichniki
aren?t above an occasional
dramatic show of force when a
statement needs to be made. be haunted by the ghosts of their
This group of gunmen count as a past sins - of which there are
(---) dot group of Allies that can many. One of your revenants
be called upon once per story made the mistake of crossing you
and are happy with what they do. or the family and was in turn
They will show up, open fire for murdered by his kin - resulting in
as long as it is safe before them returning to haunt their
leaving the scene and it?s murderers. By your retainers
attendant chaos. They are careful sacrificing one of their extended
to cover their tracks so won?t be family, you can gain control of
discoverable by mundane means. them when they return as a
Wraith (See Spectres on page
---- Resident Oligarch The 377 of the core book) with all the
family has a long history in attendant power sets. They are
Russia, with them only leaving now bound by oaths of loyalty to
the country in any sizable number you and their family
in recent years. Invariably they
drift towards people of power,
and in this case they have
recruited one of the wealthy
power players and brought them
under your sway. You have (-----
-) dots to spread among
Resources and Influence, but this
power comes solely from this
person - if they?re lost or
compromised, then so is this
advantage.
----- Haunted Last Words The
Oprichniki have long claimed to
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: ZANT OSA

(OL D CL AN CHARACT ERS ONLY)

T he Zantosa started off as the Szantovich?s, but eventually changed

their name to keep up with the times and allow them to maintain
their lifestyle. Like the Grimaldi, the Zantosa are the Tzimisce?s
link to the social side of humanity. Unlike their politically aligned
cousins however, the Zantosa pursue their hedonistic tendencies with
wild abandon; they ensure that they have their finger on the pulse of
modern society and know all the right people and attend all the right
parties - which has led them have a reputation for overindulging and
excess, a reputation well deserved considering their revenant condition
allows them to push themselves far beyond what they should otherwise
be able to survive.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet for the
first time provides the player with a Retainer (-), representing the
revenant. These revenants are ghouls and built as a Weak Mortal. They
always have access to both their family Disciplines at Level 1.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet for the
first time provides the player with a Retainer (-), representing the
revenant. These revenants are ghouls and built as a Weak Mortal. They
always have access to both their family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Auspex, Presence.

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- All The Best Parties The
bread and butter of the Zantosa
is the party circuit, and their
broad mix of acquaintances
ensure that they always get an
invite - after all is it really a party
without a Zantosa being
responsible for some crazy shit?
You gain +3 dice to cover up any
crime that happens at a party, as
well as being able to attend a
Zantosa hosted party once per
story. Here you will have the
opportunity to mingle with many
well connected people.
--- Inherent Vice Anyone that?s
anyone knows of the Zantosa
and their almost legendary
reputation for debauchery and
boundary pushing . This
reputation brings them into
contact with an eclectic mix of
people from all walks of life -
albeit invariably slanted towards
the more seedy aspects of it.
These people can get you access
to almost anything given the right
amount of time - you gain +3 dots
of Contacts, and once per story
you can ask for something well
outside of their normal realm of
expertise as your retainers reach
out to their extended group of
friends.
---- Get Out of Jail Free Card
Sometimes even the Zantosa go
too far - be it accidentally
poisoning the punch at the Miss
Chattanooga gala , plugging the
swimming pool into the mains, or
blindfolding the school bus driver
that one time? If you ever find
yourself on the wrong side of the
authorities, your retainer's
extended family can quickly pull
some strings to have you
released and records of your
?indiscretions?removed from the
system. This can be a costly
process and will normally require
the Zantosa asking for favours to
help them maintain their network
after the event.
----- The Perfect Drug The
Zantosa are nothing if not
dedicated to their craft, with
barely a drug left in the world that
they?ve not sampled/abused.
While they might languish in a
drugged out stupor from the
effects, it does give their blood
some interesting qualities when
ingested. Zantosa blood you
ingest now always counts as
Acute Sanguine or Phlegmatic
resonance. It carries with it a
unique Dyscrasia of its own - not
only are you immune to all drugs
and toxins, but your blood is
more intoxicating - your blood will
now complete the bond in two
steps rather than three. This
dyscrasia lasts until you next feed
or reach Hunger 5 as normal.
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REV ENANT FAMI LY: ROSSEL L I NI

HECATA CHARACT ERS ONLY)

T he Rossellinis are the most recent family to achieve

revenant status and it?s likely unknown outside of a few
people that the change has even taken place. While the
Giovanni family are on their way to achieving it as well
due to centuries worth of ghouling and selective breeding, the
Rosselinis have achieved this unholy state through
experimentation and dark pacts - rumour has it that Augustus
himself presided over the ritual with the family elders.
Callous, cruel and capable of impressive necromantic arts, the
Rosselini are poised for a prime position in the newly formed
Hecata.
Unless stated otherwise, purchasing any level of this loresheet
for the first time provides the player with a Retainer (-),
representing the revenant. These revenants are ghouls and
built as a Weak Mortal. They always have access to both their
family Disciplines at Level 1.
Disciplines: Fortitude, Oblivion

- Nourishing Blood While a
revenant?s vitae is nowhere near
as potent as the Kindred, drinking
it can be just as sustaining. When
you feed from your revenant, they
are not subject to the Human
slake penalty of your Blood
Potency. Feeding from them
never risks a Blood Bond. The
revenant is still harmed by your
feeding like a human would be.
-- Under Pain Of Death
Accustomed as they are to pain,
abuse and torure, the Rossellini
are somewhat inured to the
suffering that people will inflict in
an attempt to draw information
out of another. Every depravity is
likely not as bad as what they
themselves have seen or
performed, and they know that
worse would await them on the
other side were they to break.
Your Rossellini revenants will
never bow to outside pressure to
spill your secrets under any
circumstances.
--- Rendition: Not all styles of
necromancy are the same, and
the house style of the Rossellini
has always tended towards the
brutal, painful and twisted. No
taboo is too sacred to be broken
in the name of mastering the
dead. These techniques are just
as useful on the living - especially
when they can strip the soul from
a creature and return it as well. If
you ever need to get information
out of a person, you can turn
them over to the Rossellini for an
evening of soothing torture. This
adds 5 dice to any Intimidation
rolls made to extract information,
however it grants a stain due to
how pleasant this act is to the
Beast?s sensibilities.
---- Ceremonial Consorts The
Rossellini family is well known
among the Hecata as being
especially well attuned to
Necromancy and the summoning
of souls - even if their style often
un-nerves onlookers due to it?s
brutality and lack of boundaries.
Still, one can?t argue with results,
and with a Rossellini revenant in
your retinue, you can benefit from
their skill. As long as the revenant
is with you and is involved in
preparing a Ceremony, the
Difficulty of the roll to activate it is
reduced by 1. If more than one
Ritual Assistant is present, the
Ritual pool increases by one die
for every two Ritual Assistants
present after the first.
----- A Fate Worse Than Death
Considered masters in the art of
soul stealing, the Rossellini have
amassed veritable armies of the
dead that they can control with
ease. The revenant side of the
family often work as custodians
of these spirits and perform
sordid and brutal ceremonies to
keep them subservient and pliant
for their vampire masters. Every
now and again, these spirits need
to be let out to play so they don?t
grow overly bestial during their
custody - once per story you can
have your retainers unleash a
swarm of the dead to terrorise
and assault your enemies. While
this always needs planning, the
results are impressive. The
player should work together with
the Storyteller to work out the
appropriate threat level of each
release - they can and will vary in
strength. If more or less the same
amount of ghosts do not return to
their pens after the release, the
revenants will have to answer to
senior vampires within the
Hecata as to how they plan on
restocking the reserves quickly -
which might mean they are
drafted in at short notice to fill the
gap themselves...
 A book for the
Underdogs
This book contains:
 New groups, factions, and types of Thin bloods,
including Alchemy formulae and techniques, as
well as a new strain — the Reavers
 An exploration of Caitiff and Panders, and the
groups they form for protection
 A close look at the Revenant families, including
rules and loresheets for using them
 Rules and details for playing Dhampirs
 New Predator Types, Amalgams, merits & flaws
 Loresheets made specifically for Thin bloods
and Caitiff