Predator Types

As a Blood Leech, you either think feeding on mortals is merely disgusting or inherently wrong, or you have developed an uncontrollable addiction to feeding from vampiric Blood only. There are 3 ways you can get Blood from other vampires: hunting down those weaker than you, coercing them to give it to you, or taking their blood as payment for service. Unfortunately, this practice is at best shunned and often forbidden in polite Kindred society. Some successful Blood Leeches conceal their activities through the power granted by positions of authority. Others take risks that lead down a dangerous path.

The montería, or deer hunt, has been a tradition among aristocratic Spanish families since the Middle Ages. During a montería, teams of beaters (rehalas) drove game onto the waiting weapons of the Montero (or Montera). Using ghouls to herd your victims to you for the kill, you carry on this tradition. Modern monterías may take the form of a flash mob, a protest march, or a seemingly senseless gang pursuit.

Instead of wandering the dark streets or breaking into homes, you build yourself a nest to lure prey into it. You may haunt the abandoned grounds of an amusement park, manage an underground fight club, or lurk in the shadows of a supposedly "haunted house." Once your prey wanders into your trap, you may drain them slowly and carefully, take a quick sip and send them on their way, or terrorize and imprison them.

An opportunistic feeder, you ambush and exploit the weak and unsuspecting. You stalk, threaten, overpower, and leave your victims dazed or dead, disguising the encounter as a robbery or mugging.

You prefer your blood cold, bland, and without much taste. You procure bags of blood from black-market ambulance drivers or steal them from hospitals when your supply runs dry.

You feed from a family and their closest friends, perhaps mortals you knew before the Embrace or relationships developed afterward. You maintain a friendly, ethical relationship with them while concealing your undead condition.

You always feed from people who consent to share their blood. You walk a dangerous line with the Masquerade, relying on the right people to accept your unusual nighttime charity or your claim that you need to drink blood to survive.

Everyone has something they want and a price they will pay. You insert yourself into lives by offering deals, then turn those deals into back-alley bargains and payment in blood.

You never feed from mortals, or at least never admit it. You cultivate a literal herd of animals through a ranch, pet-store chain, zoo, or similar operation and feed from them in small amounts.

FIRSTLIGHT and the city’s dangers make hunting personally unwise, so you send someone else to obtain your food. Your trained ghoul brings home bagged blood or an unsuspecting meal and gets the victim out before the Kiss wears off.

You have always been close to death, perhaps through a family mortuary, medical work, or grave digging. You feed on fresh blood from mourners and visitors, and preserve bodies when you cannot feed from the living.

The world is your feeding niche. You avoid locals and hunt at rest stops, late-night roadside diners, and among solo travelers who are unlikely to be found if they go missing.

You have developed a group of fans who worship your public persona or a flock of followers you cultivated. They do not know your supernatural nature, but they provide for you as though you were a god among mortals.

You feed from sleeping mortals, using access to late-night workplaces and Masks such as a security guard, hotel attendant, or graveyard-shift nurse to move unnoticed.

You belong to a subculture or close-knit community where you are established, adored, and respected. Your reputation gives you easy access to feeding opportunities among your peers and fans.

Through supernatural charisma or personal qualities, you charm, beguile, and seduce victims. Once you have privacy, you feed while masking the Kiss as part of an intimate encounter, leaving broken hearts behind.