MET LARP SRD
(2013 BNS MET System)
Malkavian - Ananke
" Lunatics"A remnant of a bygone age, members of the Ananke (AHNa-key) bloodline are said to have kept the ancient temples, where oracles performed haruspexy (the art of divination through reading the entrails of a freshly killed animal) to read truths in blood. Ananke believe that the secrets of the universe can be witnessed in a microcosm by scrutinizing the bodies of the recently dead. Wisdom can only be gained by savagely tearing into the corporeal, physically delving through the inner workings of each creature in creation. This means that an Ananke Malkavian often has a low Morality, sacrificing her Humanity to her search for gristly answers. Although the bloodline is experiencing a resurgence (more promising childer are available, due to the modern fascination with serial killers), by and large the Ananke are few.
A member of this bloodline is compelled to collect trophies of her murderous exploits, using Auspex on them in meditative contemplation. She surrounds herself with the visceral “workings of the universe” in an attempt to find deeper understanding. Scholars suspect that one of the first Ananke Malkavians was the Methuselah known as the Ankou. Bloodline Merit Cost: 2
“I do not recall a time before the whispers clawed at my mind. I only know that I was never more alone, nor more accompanied, before I was dragged into the ranks of my clan.” — Cassius, Elder of the Moon
In-Clan Disciplines
Weakness
All members of Clan Malkavian suffer from a permanent, incurable derangement. They may acquire and recover from other derangements, but they can never recover from their primary derangement. Malkavians do not receive flaw XP for their primary derangement; however, they do receive flaw XP for additional derangements, as normal. Resetting a Malkavian’s Derangement traits places her at 1, rather than 0. Additional Weakness: All Ananke are compelled to take gristly trophies of their activities, and if deprived of the opportunity to take a trophy, they become utterly unreasonable. If their collection is threatened, stolen, or destroyed, they cannot regain Willpower until they have .started a new collection of memento mori.
Clan Merits
Madness is in your blood. Anyone foolish enough to taste even a drop of it becomes infected by all of your derangements...
You have special insight into the universe, and your consciousness has expanded beyond the understanding of more...
You’re a member of the Ananke bloodline, the keepers of the ancient temples. These Malkavians are obsessed with...
You’re a member of the Knights of the Moon bloodline, who do not manifest Dementation. Your in-clan disciplines are...
Some believe that all Malkavians are connected on a psychic level in a vast web. Whereas most of your clanmates merely...
Your mind is a twisted nest of madness and disconnected ideas, and any character who attempts to non-consensually pull...
Malkavians are feared for their ability to see signs and portents, drawing meaning from seemingly meaningless...
You see the flaws and fallacies of the universe, the broken edges and shattered reflections that ripple out from every...
You’ve discovered an object of unspeakable power. You guard it jealously, and though curiously few others take much...
You have a supreme collection of trophies, macabre occult items, and bizarre gruesome things that make even other...
You can trace your lineage to the dread Ankou, known to Kindred scholars as the first serial killer, a Malkavian...
Clan Flaws
You have a particular ritual when it comes to feeding. Perhaps you only bite your prey in a certain spot, or perhaps...
Every so often, the effects of the Kiss do not work quite right, and you become the subject of someone’s adoration or...
Malkavians notice things that many others do not, sometimes neglecting their surroundings. That means keeping their...