Vampire Figures

Anatole of Note Perhaps it was mere chance; perhaps there was something more at work. There’s certainly ample argument for the hand of Providence — for how else could a poor French man-at-arms with some faith and little wisdom rise to become the Prophet of Gehenna? Anat

Lucita of Note didn’t like to be remembered. That was the whole logic behind the damn Masquerade, to be honest. It wasn’t because there were any vampires out there who were “good guys” (though some folks spent years, decades or even centuries trying to play the role) an

Other Neighborhoods of Note LaSalle: Located below N.D.G. and Montreal West, on the other side of the Lachine Canal and west of Pointe Saint-Charles, is LaSalle, a lower-middle-class neighborhood. It's home to both Englishand French-speaking people. LaSalle is the site o

Laurel Ridge Farm of Note Columbia, Maryland Elizabeth looked up from her unpacking. Was that a knock? She closed the drawer on her socks, crossed the room-now rather cluttered with open suitcases and boxes of notesand opened the door. “Good evening, Elizabeth.” “Hello

Baba Yaga of Note The Hag is dead, but her legacy lives on. In 1998, a legendary vampire sired by Nosferatu himself met Final Death, slain under the talons of Lupines. For centuries, she had directed her vampiric minions throughout Russia. The amount of supernatural acti

Encyclopaedia Vampyrica of Note C.’s true name is lost — even if some call him “Lucian” — since this mysterious man who was probably a priest, shaman or saint in life didn’t even tell it to →Caine. He simply spoke about his origins. “From Cappadocia,” he said, and this w

Military Force of Note War is much too serious a thing to be kft to the military men. attributed to Talleyrand Few elders seek direct control of a large mass of human soldiers, preferring to work through a government or a leader to exert military clout. But sometimes the

Clanbook Malkavian of Note tGe riddle of god and man to Oedipus. (Part of her riddle commonly forgotten by scholars is “What is weakest when it has the most support?”) Rasputin is supposed to have feigned his own death and plunged Russia into turmoil, despair and a madne

Famous Ventrue of Note What do Alexander, Katherine and Frederick the Great; Julius Caesar; Charlemagne; William the Conqueror; Niccolo Machiavelli; Louis XIV; George Washington; Robert E. Lee and Winston Churchill have in common? None of them — not a one — was ever eith

Peacock Prince of Note Background: The prince of Ravenna is not what one would expect, were one to come on him while he was unawares. He seems a meek, frail but beautiful creature, so gentle that one might wonder if he weeps when he feeds on blood. His form is well-kept,

Myranda Kalis of Note he ought to deliver her to his sire to answer personally for the actions of her lord. Myca wrote his sire, Symeon, nightly and, each night, put the letter away unfinished, uncertain of how much he wished to say. It was urgent that Symeon be informe

Baba Yaga of Note The Hag is dead, but her legacy lives on. In 1998, a legendary vampire sired by Nosferatu himself met Final Death, slain under the talons of Lupines. For centuries, she had directed her vampiric minions throughout Russia. The amount of supernatural acti

Enter MacNeil of Note It was against this backdrop that Jeremy MacNeil, a 300-year-old Scottish Brujah, arrived in town. A more complicated man than his history would suggest, MacNeil’s defining characteristic was his support for the underdog (or, at least, any person or

Age of Exploration of Note While the Camarilla suffered its growing pains and the Inquisition began to slow down (at least as far as destroying Kindred), the European nations were building empires. Because most of Europe was already explored, “civilization” traveled west

Military Force of Note War is much too serious a thing to be kft to the military men. attributed to Talleyrand Few elders seek direct control of a large mass of human soldiers, preferring to work through a government or a leader to exert military clout. But sometimes the

Clanbook Malkavian of Note tGe riddle of god and man to Oedipus. (Part of her riddle commonly forgotten by scholars is “What is weakest when it has the most support?”) Rasputin is supposed to have feigned his own death and plunged Russia into turmoil, despair and a madne

Catacombes de Paris Paris, France (Paris, France) Beneath the city of Paris sprawls a vast ossuary dat­ ing back to the 19th century, in which more than six million of the deceased take their final rest. Partially open to the public, the catacomb is a labyrinth of twisti

Power Players of Note Dawn Nakada, Archon Background: Dawn was just a girl when her parents were sent to an internment camp for the crime of being Japanese-American during World War II. She hit puberty while in the camp, unfortunately attracting the eye of a lessthan-dut

Five Retainers of Note Status You have something of a reputation and a standing within the community of Kindred (which in the character’s case almost always means the Camarilla). It is usually determined by your sire’s Status and the respect your particular bloodline is

Other Neighborhoods of Note LaSalle: Located below N.D.G. and Montreal West, on the other side of the Lachine Canal and west of Pointe Saint-Charles, is LaSalle, a lower-middle-class neighborhood. It's home to both Englishand French-speaking people. LaSalle is the site o

Baba Yaga of Note The Hag is dead, but her legacy lives on. In 1998, a legendary vampire sired by Nosferatu himself met Final Death, slain under the talons of Lupines. For centuries, she had directed her vampiric minions throughout Russia. The amount of supernatural acti

Escape Stories of Note A coterie might decide to flee the New Inquisition and the Camarilla’s counterattack. Where can they run? How can they hide? • Getting out of a city is not too hard at first. The characters can easily acquire vehicles for themselves and any loved

Military Force of Note War is much too serious a thing to be kft to the military men. attributed to Talleyrand Few elders seek direct control of a large mass of human soldiers, preferring to work through a government or a leader to exert military clout. But sometimes the

Clanbook Malkavian of Note tGe riddle of god and man to Oedipus. (Part of her riddle commonly forgotten by scholars is “What is weakest when it has the most support?”) Rasputin is supposed to have feigned his own death and plunged Russia into turmoil, despair and a madne

Encyclopaedia Vampyrica of Note C.’s true name is lost — even if some call him “Lucian” — since this mysterious man who was probably a priest, shaman or saint in life didn’t even tell it to →Caine. He simply spoke about his origins. “From Cappadocia,” he said, and this w

Enter MacNeil of Note It was against this backdrop that Jeremy MacNeil, a 300-year-old Scottish Brujah, arrived in town. A more complicated man than his history would suggest, MacNeil’s defining characteristic was his support for the underdog (or, at least, any person or

Children of Damballah of Note The Setites spread through sub-Saharan Africa long ago, establishing new cults by syncretizing Set with various tribal gods. The Cult of Damballah, based in Nigeria and Benin, is a typical example of these cults. The Damballans keep their Fo

Warrior Setites of Note Setite clan mythology holds that all Warrior Setites descend from Set’s childe, Wepwawet. This is not literally true, but rather a statement of an ideal. In fact, Warrior Setites are simply Serpents who choose to emphasize their divine forebear’s

Followers of Set of Note The Followers of Set have very little positive to say about the Gangrel, and the Gangrel return the favor. Both sides also have very little negative to say in exchange, as the urbane Setites and the forthright Gangrel scarcely cross paths. Tensio

Seal Egress of Note Thaumaturges jealously guard their research. Sometimes preserving a secret is as simple as keeping trespassers out of their libraries and workshops. Legend has it that the Followers of Set created the original version of this ritual to safeguard thei

Myranda Kalis of Note he ought to deliver her to his sire to answer personally for the actions of her lord. Myca wrote his sire, Symeon, nightly and, each night, put the letter away unfinished, uncertain of how much he wished to say. It was urgent that Symeon be informe

Hunedoara Castle Transylvania, Romania (Transylvania, Romania) For many Kindred, the idea of Golconda is one of redemption and of transcendence beyond the Curse of Caine. Golconda occasionally takes on a darker cast, however, for those who seek it (or deride it...) claim

Military Force of Note War is much too serious a thing to be kft to the military men. attributed to Talleyrand Few elders seek direct control of a large mass of human soldiers, preferring to work through a government or a leader to exert military clout. But sometimes the

Fashion Forward of Note The domain is ruled by the social butterflies populating the Elysium. The Prince is weak, the Primogen are divided and the Anarchs fight each other. The superficial and proudly trivial rumormongers of the city, many of them Toreador, are often bac

Gangrel Flaw of Note The Gangrel clan’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. The Gangrel are tied to the Beast Within in ways that no other vampire could understand; their greatest gifts come from that primal connection, but with every slip of control into fr

Age of Exploration of Note While the Camarilla suffered its growing pains and the Inquisition began to slow down (at least as far as destroying Kindred), the European nations were building empires. Because most of Europe was already explored, “civilization” traveled west

Sarah Roark of Note for their lungs. Surprised these people haven’t all keeled over with plague,” Hermann muttered. “Come to that, some of them don’t look far off from it.” “They don’t look so deathly ill that they couldn’t have at least started rebuilding the damned wa

Power Players of Note Dawn Nakada, Archon Background: Dawn was just a girl when her parents were sent to an internment camp for the crime of being Japanese-American during World War II. She hit puberty while in the camp, unfortunately attracting the eye of a lessthan-dut

Academic Specializations of Note History. Genealogy. Anthropology. Folklore. Forensic accountancy. These varied disciplines all contribute to the hunt in similar ways: Burrowers painstakingly crawl through records, looking for discrepancies that are not only indicative

Magic Susceptibility 2pt Flaw (2pt Flaw) You are susceptible to the magical rituals of the Tremere, as well as to spells of magi of other creeds and orders. All spells cast at you are -2 difficulty and have double effect on you. Repelled by Crosses: (3pt Flaw) You are r

Hunedoara Castle Transylvania, Romania (Transylvania, Romania) For many Kindred, the idea of Golconda is one of redemption and of transcendence beyond the Curse of Caine. Golconda occasionally takes on a darker cast, however, for those who seek it (or deride it...) claim

An Explosive of Note Entrance and while her gothic bar in Arlington Heights is far from Chicago’s center, she courts favor with her fellow Tor­ eador whenever she visits the clubs in the city’s center and is one of the founding members of the Circulatory System. Somehow,

Fashion Forward of Note The domain is ruled by the social butterflies populating the Elysium. The Prince is weak, the Primogen are divided and the Anarchs fight each other. The superficial and proudly trivial rumormongers of the city, many of them Toreador, are often bac

Gamla Stan Stockholm, Sweden (Stockholm, Sweden) For too long, the Ventrue and Toreador Princes of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden ignored the Anarch threat, attributing the rising violence to refugee Kin­ dred fleeing from the Baba Yaga in Russia and the incomprehensible Fi

Rroma Ravnos of Note The Rroma slowly filtered into Europe over three hundred years. A few Rroma kumpaniyi (nomad/ family groups) brought Ravnos along with them. These Ravnos, who had been Chandalas in India, felt themselves superior to the Western Ravnos, who had dilut

Age of Exploration of Note While the Camarilla suffered its growing pains and the Inquisition began to slow down (at least as far as destroying Kindred), the European nations were building empires. Because most of Europe was already explored, “civilization” traveled west

Red Sisters Midnight location varies (location varies) In the Old World domains of inhospitable Princes, a great trade in Kindred contraband thrives. Whether a Cainite seeks relics of undead saints, verboten Thau­ maturgical reagents, a brace of mute Sarmatian slaves, or

Nosferatu Stanford Warwick of Note — was an unknown on the political scene until he took Providence, Rhode Island as his domain, and even then his attachment to the Web was one of New England’s best kept secrets. W arwick’s style was to send forth loyal spies, all Nosfe

Clan Giovanni of Note In 1005, the elder of the Cappadocian clan himself Embraced Augustus Giovanni, then and forever after the patriarch of the Giovanni family, in the depths of the Cappadocian temple at Mount Erciyes in Turkey. There to witness the event were a couple

Things Grow Ugly of Note It was right about this time, at the dawn of the Renaissance, that the Giovanni as the world now knows them emerged. I think you know where I’m headed with this. With all the money the Crusades brought in, the Giovanni found themselves at a leve

Another Theory of Note The Giovanni’s painful Kiss is sometimes known as the Curse of Lamia, to certain learned or conspiratorial Kindred. During the Giovanni purge of the Cappadocian clan, Augustus himself diablerized the leader of a cult of Cappadocians known as Lamia.

Other Families of Note Despite the misleading name of our clan, Giovanni Kindred are not all former members of the Giovanni mortal family. Of course, we’ve got no problem letting the idiots in the other clans believe that. In the thousand years we Giovanni have been Emb

Catacombes de Paris Paris, France (Paris, France) Beneath the city of Paris sprawls a vast ossuary dat­ ing back to the 19th century, in which more than six million of the deceased take their final rest. Partially open to the public, the catacomb is a labyrinth of twisti

Encyclopaedia Vampyrica of Note C.’s true name is lost — even if some call him “Lucian” — since this mysterious man who was probably a priest, shaman or saint in life didn’t even tell it to →Caine. He simply spoke about his origins. “From Cappadocia,” he said, and this w

Age of Exploration of Note While the Camarilla suffered its growing pains and the Inquisition began to slow down (at least as far as destroying Kindred), the European nations were building empires. Because most of Europe was already explored, “civilization” traveled west

Prime Chantry Vienna, Austria (Vienna, Austria) For those steeped in the lore of the Kindred, the city of Vienna is synonymous with the Tremere for a key reason: The most advanced chantry house of Clan Tre­ mere is here. The Prime Chantry serves as the inargu­ able basti

Five Retainers of Note Status You have something of a reputation and a standing within the community of Kindred (which in the character’s case almost always means the Camarilla). It is usually determined by your sire’s Status and the respect your particular bloodline is

Catacombes de Paris Paris, France (Paris, France) Beneath the city of Paris sprawls a vast ossuary dat­ ing back to the 19th century, in which more than six million of the deceased take their final rest. Partially open to the public, the catacomb is a labyrinth of twisti

Ratkin Societies of Note First you see us; then you don‘t. Now you’ll hear us; m w you won’t. It’s a secTet for survival in a very nasty world. -The Weasels, Terry Gilliam’s Wind in the Willows For most wererats, infiltrating human and supernatural societies, upholdin

Baba Yaga of Note The Hag is dead, but her legacy lives on. In 1998, a legendary vampire sired by Nosferatu himself met Final Death, slain under the talons of Lupines. For centuries, she had directed her vampiric minions throughout Russia. The amount of supernatural acti

Clan Giovanni of Note In 1005, the elder of the Cappadocian clan himself Embraced Augustus Giovanni, then and forever after the patriarch of the Giovanni family, in the depths of the Cappadocian temple at Mount Erciyes in Turkey. There to witness the event were a couple

Things Grow Ugly of Note It was right about this time, at the dawn of the Renaissance, that the Giovanni as the world now knows them emerged. I think you know where I’m headed with this. With all the money the Crusades brought in, the Giovanni found themselves at a leve

Another Theory of Note The Giovanni’s painful Kiss is sometimes known as the Curse of Lamia, to certain learned or conspiratorial Kindred. During the Giovanni purge of the Cappadocian clan, Augustus himself diablerized the leader of a cult of Cappadocians known as Lamia.

Encyclopaedia Vampyrica of Note C.’s true name is lost — even if some call him “Lucian” — since this mysterious man who was probably a priest, shaman or saint in life didn’t even tell it to →Caine. He simply spoke about his origins. “From Cappadocia,” he said, and this w

Anatole of Note Perhaps it was mere chance; perhaps there was something more at work. There’s certainly ample argument for the hand of Providence — for how else could a poor French man-at-arms with some faith and little wisdom rise to become the Prophet of Gehenna? Anat