The Haunts might not all get along, but they recognize their common bond - not that they have any choice, since it follows their aspect like a miasma.įeared by and therefore ostracized from society, many Nosferatu become as alien as their demeanor. Tradition holds that any Nosferatu is welcome in any warren until she provides her brethren reason to expel her. Still others prefer abandoned homes, often giving rise to neighborhood urban legends of haunted houses, or exist in the basements or boiler rooms of modern office buildings. Others lurk in cemeteries, sharing aboveground crypts with sedentary occupants. Some find sanctuary in the sewers, using influence with mortal government and construction, as well as their own substantial strength, to expand simple maintenance tunnels and sluiceways into vast underground warrens. The Nosferatu’s inability to blend in with society forces them to dwell apart, often congregating in places others shun. The truth, of course, is that Nosferatu squabble and compete with one another as much as members of any other clan - but when faced with an outside threat, they close ranks.
To those outside their ranks, they put on a unified front, creating the impression of a single extended network. This isolation has fostered strong familial bonds among the Nosferatu. They scoff in turn at those who recoil from them, belittling pretty vampires with soirees and silly political games, all the while seething at their exclusion. Many Nosferatu conceal their loneliness and resentment behind masks of indifference. So other Kindred offer them a tense hospitality, hide their unease behind wary diplomacies, and pray that the Nosferatu leave as soon as possible. If they had their druthers, most other clans would prefer never to associate with the Nosferatu at all, yet the Haunts’ inarguable talents and brute force make them too dangerous to ignore. These blighted creatures have incredible powers of stealth, terrifying strength, and they embody the monstrous destructive force that every one of the Damned can muster if pushed too far. They grudgingly respect the Nosferatu as well. Even other undead fear the Nosferatu, for their unsettling seemings are constant reminders that those Kindred who look mortal are not. They dwell in shadows that other vampires would not dare. Only sometimes able to pass as human, the Haunts are horribly warped by the Embrace, either physically or otherwise. These are the Nosferatu, the most overtly disturbing of the undead.
Not all curses are created equal, and even the Damned have outcasts. I must get prettier when you want something.”įavored Attributes: Composure or StrengthĬlan Disciplines: NIGHTMARE, OBFUSCATE, VIGOR Quote: “Wow, you haven’t flinched for almost two minutes.
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