When you have already experienced death, why have faith? If you accept that you and everyone like you is cursed by God, why cling to His word?When you return from the other side as a blood-drinking monster, what purpose serves belief?Kindred build and are drawn to faiths for myriad reasons. The exertion of power over a flock. Satisfying... [click here for more]
It’s a mistake to think of vampires as simple parasites that latch on to an unlucky victim and drain them until they drop. No, they’re not ticks. They’re spiders.Kindred lure victims into their webs and form a ring of protection and sustenance around themselves. And spiders, like vampires, are cunning. They ensnare the small and the weak, but some... [click here for more]
The Clans are not the only vampires that strut, if I might steal from the Bard, upon this great stage of fools. There are the errant Kindred inaccurately collected under the sobriquet of “bloodlines.” While their role in the eternal conflict between the childer of Caine is small, it is often incredibly impactful. As such, I provide this corollary to my original study.... [click here for more]
Lore of the Clans
My sire always told me, “There’s no instruction manual for being dead, strákur.” I believed her, because she was older and smarter than me, and we value knowledge if nothing else. Many sires spill a lot of poison into the ears of their childer, telling them the One True Way to be a vampire. Some vampires don’t even bother, kicking their errant progeny to the streets... [click here for more]