MET LARP SRD
(2013 BNS MET System)
Tremere - Telyav
During Clan Tremere’s rapid rise to the forefront of vampiric politics and power, the Telyav were a small cabal of Lithuanian warlocks Embraced for their knowledge and influence. They studied the myths of the legendary god hero Telyavel, the Lithuanian protector of the dead. These pagan Tremere watched the atrocities performed by the clan through the Dark Ages and began to pull away from the Tremere. In return, the parent clan did not support the Telyav against their enemies, and by the 1600s, the Telyav were nearly extinct. The cabals of the Telyav, preferring animistic magic over the formal hermetic style of their parent clan, sought to escape the strict Tremere hierarchy.
When given the opportunity, they allowed the other Tremere to believe their bloodline had been wiped out, with no survivors to tell the tale. They exist in modern nights, always hiding from the Pyramid, knowing that if other Tremere discover their existence, they will be utterly destroyed. Members of this bloodline are found almost entirely among the Sabbat. Bloodline Merit Cost: 2
Thus, the fall of midnight. Thus, the rise of power. Thus, life and death, sorcery and blood. This is all we need.” — Dorotea Black, Telyavedic Priscus of the Sabbat
In-Clan Disciplines
Weakness
Core Book: The blood of the Tremere holds difficulties and inequities not found in the other clans. Because of these failings, Tremere are easily made dependent on the blood of another. It takes only two draughts of another vampire’s blood for a Tremere to become blood bound instead of the normal three — the first drink counts as if the Tremere had taken two drinks. V2: The fracturing of clan Tremere into multiple Houses has had more than just an ideological impact; it has impacted the very nature of their blood. Some claim that this is a direct result of the attacks on the Prime Chantry while others claim it was caused by the severance of the bonds between members of the clan. Whatever the cause, the blood of clan Tremere has been altered. The following Clan Weakness replaces the Clan Weakness in the core BNS V:TM 2013 core rulebook.
Clan Weakness: Members of clan Tremere can no longer fully Blood Bond other vampires. No matter how many times another vampire consumes the blood of a Tremere they only suffer from a stage one Blood Bond; however, Tremere are still able to create ghouls and bind them. Should a Tremere Embrace a bound ghoul, the clan weakness immediately takes effect with regard to the new childe and any existing Blood Bond the childe has to its sire fades by one stage per month.
Storyteller Note: If you have characters in your troupe with a stage two or higher Blood Bond to a Tremere, that Bond fades by one stage per month until it is a stage one Blood Bond.
Clan Merits
You can purchase a path of Thaumaturgy in addition to the Path of Blood. This additional path is learned without a...
You have delved deeply into the theory, design, and art of hermetic rituals, and you have mastered them. You may...
You are a member of the Telyav bloodline, a group of Lithuanian pagan Tremere believed to be extinct by the majority of...
You have memorized and practiced the paths of Thaumaturgy, allowing you to quickly and efficiently cast spells. During...
You have trained in order to cast Thaumaturgy for the express purpose of battle. Select a single path of Thaumaturgy...
You possess a magical talisman. Your talisman must be a straight, rigid item between five inches and six feet long....
You are extraordinarily adept with magic and can pull apart the threads of a spell as well as you can weave them. You...
Of all blood magicians, Telyav are especially focused on rituals, drawing upon centuries of pagan tradition to augment...
Compared to Clan Tremere’s traditional blood magic, the eclectic approach the Telyav take when practicing Sielanic...
Telyavel, the Lithuanian god from whom all Telyav derive their name, is a god of smiths who can commune with the dead....
Clan Flaws
You fancy yourself a wizard from fantastical literature. Your Haven (or dormitory in the Chantry) is a warehouse of...
You cannot help yourself – you simply know more about most topics than others, and you feel the need to share it. You...
In a bygone era, newly embraced Tremere were made to drink the blood of the Council of Seven in an arcane ritual....