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>Tzimisce
You are Kalina of Damascus, a member of Clan Tzimisce. And you must escape the burning city of Constantinople. You exit the manor, walking with determination. Running would do no good - it would not do as a member of a High Clan, the eldest clan of them all.
The smell of death and blood permeate the air. You go over the cityscape in your head, ducking under abandoned bazaar tents and through alleyways. Echoes of battle resound up from the outer city below. You have time before the crusaders break into this district.
As you ponder your route of escape, two burly men approach, swords and mugs in their hands. You can smell the sweet scent of alcohol on their breathe. Bizarre. You distinctly don’t recall these men from previous iterations of this dream…
“The city’s at an end, lass,” one says, grinning his gnarly teeth. “Let’s have some fun!”
They move in fast, upon you already. But you are faster. You dance around their blades, placing your palm on the neck of the first. You rouse the blood within you, willing a bone to pierce up through the man’s torso. You pull the bone as the first man collapses, screaming and bleeding out. You turnabout to clash bone with blade, disarming the second man.
You leap upon him, sinking your fangs into his neck. Delicious, delectable blood. It flows over your lips and down your throat.
>Vitae is a resource that you gain upon drinking from mortals or animals. You can spend Vitae on abilities that will be described when they become relevant. If your Vitae reaches 0/10, you will frenzy.
>You gain 1 Will. Your Will is currently 1/10.
>Will is a resource that you gain at the start of every night, during interaction with certain entities and in situations where you experience victory or self-reflection. You can spend Will on abilities that will be described when they become relevant.
The drunkard’s flagon falls onto a nearby fire. It suddenly blazes up, getting too close. You grit your teeth, recalling your Road to keep your Beast from going mad.
>What is your Road? (Your Road’s Aura gives bonus to certain rolls.)
Heaven (Aura: Holiness. You receive a bonus whenever interacting with those of your faith.)
Humanity (Humane. You connect with mortals easier than other Cainites, getting a social bonus. Most Tzimisce look down on followers of this Road.)
Kings (Command. Taking charge and exuding confidence can be felt in others when they’re around you.)
Metamorphosis (Inhumanity. You’ve shed your mortal-ness and receive bonuses to intimidation and menacing others.)
Sin (Temptation. You can see, seek out, and manipulate the desires of others easier.)
