Praesidium
Enemies of the Night
Convictions
- Never work against the hierarchy of the Pyramid.
- Always preserve order within your domain.
- Never reveal the secrets of the clan.
●Ave Ordinem
The Praesidium's practice of selling its services benefits its members with material support. As a member of the cult, you have even higher access to Praesidium assets, chief of which is military training. You gain the first two dots in two of the Athletics, Brawl, Marksmanship, or Melee skills. In addition, once a month, you may learn one dot of Potence, Celerity or Fortitude discipline from a Presidium NPC, without the need for payment or expenditure of downtime actions. You still consume the Blood of the NPC Praesidium character, and you must pay the experience costs of learning the power.
●●Ave Pyramidem
The creation of the Praesidium is a direct response to the destruction of the Prime Chantry and the Council of Seven. The Praesidium is a militant front whose primary purpose is to defend the legacy of Tremere and never let any such attacks happen again. Once per scene, when attacking a character who was targeted by another Tremere character, you may Blood Surge for free. In addition, once per scene, when using Assist Defender to protect another Tremere, you may Blood Surge for free.
●●●Blood Loyalty
The Praesidium's early experiments to rebuild the clan's Blood Bond have borne an unexpected discovery: the ability to craft blood contracts. These are a mere shadow of a true bond, but more useful in the House's current state. You and a willing participant must sign a contract after each contributing 1 Rouse check worth of Blood. Once signed, treat the contracted service as if the co-signer was Blood Bound to it with a Bond Strength of 6. To attempt to breach the contract, they must succeed in a contest of Resolve + Intelligence vs. a Bond Strength of 6 (Defiance check). If the Defiance check is successful, reduce the Bond Strength of the contract by 1, but no more than once per month. If Bond Strength is reduced to zero, the contract is voided without your knowledge. If the physical copy of the contract is destroyed or the agreed-upon terms have been fulfilled, the Blood Bond to the contract ends immediately with your understanding.