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<blockquote data-quote="KirayaTiDrekan" data-source="post: 6433064" data-attributes="member: 6755061"><p><strong>Rhett - Matters of Prestation</strong></p><p></p><p>Capone claps slowly and approaches Rhett. Clara and Chloe both smile at Rhett, blood staining their lips and teeth.</p><p></p><p>Capone snaps his fingers and a goon grabs the man's corpse and drags it out. Capone puts a hand on Rhett's shoulder, "That feeling you got right now? That loss of control...first lesson...keep a lid on it. You start sucking people dry left and right and you're gonna force me to stake you out on the roof of the Sears Tower, got it?"</p><p></p><p>He turns to Clara and Chloe, "You girls need to get this kid ready to meet Lodin. You got 'til Christmas."</p><p></p><p>Clara, the leather-clad, combat boot wearing, aggressive one of the pair, snarls animalistically, "That's not enough time. We're Gangrel, we have traditio..."</p><p></p><p>Capone interrupts her, "The only traditions he needs to know about are the Camarilla traditions, got it? Don't forget, your prestation is paid up, now. Lodin don't owe you anything, now...which means you're fair game if you step outta line."</p><p></p><p>Chloe, the smaller, quiet one wearing a semi-sheer dress and barefoot, nods, taking Rhett's hand. Her eyes rest on Clara as she responds to Capone, "We understand. He'll be ready."</p><p></p><p><strong>Ira - Learn or Die</strong></p><p></p><p>Kevin watches Elliot take the girls out, then barges his way into Ira's room, closing the door behind him, "First rule - no messes. No witnesses. No mistakes. Not even one. You got that?"</p><p></p><p>Kevin seems to sense Ira's defiance building and snarls, "You got it?! You're used to being on top. Guess what? You ain't anymore. You are the youngest of twelve childer of Lodin, Prince of Chicago. And this isn't like the mortal world. There isn't any upward mobility. You are immortal but you are stuck being a lackey...so get used to it. If you don't, Lodin will kill you without hesitation."</p><p></p><p><strong>Rosanna - Lineage</strong></p><p></p><p>Soon there is more, a random club-goer that Bloodnymph pulled from the crowd with vague promises. He is oblivious with drink and Rosanna gets a secondary buzz from the alcohol in his veins. She realizes after a moment that Felicia is drinking from him as well and her color soon returns. The bite on her wrist heals as she drinks.</p><p></p><p>Kathy pulls Rosanna and Felicia away from the man before he is drained completely. She bends down and gently licks the bite mark left by Felicia...it closes. She does the same to the bite left by Rosanna.</p><p></p><p>"Never leave a trace of what you've done. Humans can never know we exist."</p><p></p><p>Bloodnymph smirks, "So, are you going to tell them about the plan?"</p><p></p><p>Kathy nods, "So, we have a couple of months before we need to present you to the Prince and you have to learn a lot in that time. But...there's something else going on that you need to know about first."</p><p></p><p>Felicia looks confused, "What do you mean?"</p><p></p><p>Kathy points to Rosanna, "She is of the 13th Generation. That's 13 generations of vampires of the same lineage since the beginning, the first vampire, whoever that was. Unlike most vampires, we can trace our lineage all the way back to the 4th generation, because most of them are alive and well here in Chicago. Rosanna was embraced by Felicia, Felicia was embraced by Bloodnymph. I embraced Bloodnymph. Nero embraced me. Natasha embraced Nero. Sophia embraced Natasha. Annabelle embraced Natasha. Maria embraced Annabelle. And Helena embraced Maria. Annabelle is the leader of our clan, the Toreador, here in Chicago, answering only to the Prince, Lodin. Annabelle says there's a plan, a reason our particular line is being extended. You, Rosanna, are next. When the time comes, you will embrace someone. No, I don't know what Annabelle's plan is...or even if its Annabelle's plan. But, there's a reason and I trust her."</p><p></p><p><strong>Li - Time to Go</strong></p><p></p><p>Garwood shrugs, "Isn't it obvious? You're a vampire. Look...we should go. The club management is cool with us but...we're not supposed to kill anyone inside the club. So, pull yourself together. You need to meet DuSable anyway. This was all his idea."</p><p></p><p>Garwood takes Li's hand, "Come on. You can bemoan your cursed existence later." His voice carries heavy disdain and sarcasm. Its obvious Garwood has no patience for any of this.</p><p></p><p>One of the club's bouncers is approaching Li and Garwood's table.</p><p></p><p><strong>Angelina - Tituba's Legacy</strong></p><p></p><p>Tituba's memories mingled with Angelina's own. It was hard to tell which was which. Medical school...ritual dances...dating that jerk Stephen Shaw...watching witches burn. It was all a confused jumble. </p><p></p><p>Slowly, things started to sort themselves out. After Tituba's encounter with the Spaniard, she had wandered for decades, feeding on animals and natives. Eventually she built a cult of sorts around herself from a small group of Mayans who had survived by migrating north, hidden in caves just north of the Rio Grande. </p><p></p><p>She survived like this until the Texas Revolution against Mexico in 1835 when her small cult was discovered and killed by Mexican troops. Tituba fled north to Colorado, encountering a coven of Tremere, vampiric sorcerers, in Pueblo. She joined them as a servant, secretly learning their blood magic whenever she could, hopes of finding a cure starting to manifest in her dreams.</p><p></p><p>She also, finally, learned of the Camarilla and its laws, the Traditions. Tituba eventually left the coven when the Spanish-American War began, feeling drawn to her home islands as they came under attack. She remained in Cuba after the war, seeking out voodoo practitioners, seeking to learn all they knew about blood, life, and death. </p><p></p><p>Eventually she learned from another vampire, a Malkavian madman, that a powerful vampire named Menele, sleeping the coma-like sleep of Torpor somewhere in Chicago. She presented herself to Lodin, Prince of Chicago, and managed to convince him to allow her to stay by offering him knowledge of Thaumaturgy, something the Tremere of the city refused him. She stretched the deal out as long as she could until Lodin became distracted by a conflict with the self-styled Prince of Gary, Indiana...a Toreador named Modius. After that, Tituba quietly went about her business, content that Lodin had apparently forgotten about her.</p><p></p><p>In the end, Tituba's attempts to find Menele proved fruitless and she began to lose hope. Posing as Dr. Tyra Ross, she started observing and stalking Angelina her first day on the job, while Angelina was still in her residency. Tituba saw in Angelina a new hope for a cure. Where magic had failed, perhaps science could prevail.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Legacy of Tituba - Mechanics]Here are the Knowledges and Disciplines that Angelina can learn through the expenditure of XP without a mentor, via accessing Tituba's memories.</p><p></p><p>Academics - 4</p><p>Investigation - 3</p><p>Medicine - 4</p><p>Occult - 5</p><p>Science - 2</p><p></p><p>Auspex - 3</p><p>Dominate 4</p><p>Fortitude - 3</p><p>Obfuscate - 2</p><p>Presence - 3</p><p>Thaumaturgy - 4</p><p>-Path of Blood - 4</p><p>-The Green Path - 1</p><p>-Rituals - Blood Rush (Level 1), Domino of Life (Level 1), Engaging the Vessel of Transference (Level 1), Widow's Spite (Level 1), Blood Walk (Level 2), Principal Focus of Vitae Infusion (Level 2)[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KirayaTiDrekan, post: 6433064, member: 6755061"] [B]Rhett - Matters of Prestation[/B] Capone claps slowly and approaches Rhett. Clara and Chloe both smile at Rhett, blood staining their lips and teeth. Capone snaps his fingers and a goon grabs the man's corpse and drags it out. Capone puts a hand on Rhett's shoulder, "That feeling you got right now? That loss of control...first lesson...keep a lid on it. You start sucking people dry left and right and you're gonna force me to stake you out on the roof of the Sears Tower, got it?" He turns to Clara and Chloe, "You girls need to get this kid ready to meet Lodin. You got 'til Christmas." Clara, the leather-clad, combat boot wearing, aggressive one of the pair, snarls animalistically, "That's not enough time. We're Gangrel, we have traditio..." Capone interrupts her, "The only traditions he needs to know about are the Camarilla traditions, got it? Don't forget, your prestation is paid up, now. Lodin don't owe you anything, now...which means you're fair game if you step outta line." Chloe, the smaller, quiet one wearing a semi-sheer dress and barefoot, nods, taking Rhett's hand. Her eyes rest on Clara as she responds to Capone, "We understand. He'll be ready." [B]Ira - Learn or Die[/B] Kevin watches Elliot take the girls out, then barges his way into Ira's room, closing the door behind him, "First rule - no messes. No witnesses. No mistakes. Not even one. You got that?" Kevin seems to sense Ira's defiance building and snarls, "You got it?! You're used to being on top. Guess what? You ain't anymore. You are the youngest of twelve childer of Lodin, Prince of Chicago. And this isn't like the mortal world. There isn't any upward mobility. You are immortal but you are stuck being a lackey...so get used to it. If you don't, Lodin will kill you without hesitation." [B]Rosanna - Lineage[/B] Soon there is more, a random club-goer that Bloodnymph pulled from the crowd with vague promises. He is oblivious with drink and Rosanna gets a secondary buzz from the alcohol in his veins. She realizes after a moment that Felicia is drinking from him as well and her color soon returns. The bite on her wrist heals as she drinks. Kathy pulls Rosanna and Felicia away from the man before he is drained completely. She bends down and gently licks the bite mark left by Felicia...it closes. She does the same to the bite left by Rosanna. "Never leave a trace of what you've done. Humans can never know we exist." Bloodnymph smirks, "So, are you going to tell them about the plan?" Kathy nods, "So, we have a couple of months before we need to present you to the Prince and you have to learn a lot in that time. But...there's something else going on that you need to know about first." Felicia looks confused, "What do you mean?" Kathy points to Rosanna, "She is of the 13th Generation. That's 13 generations of vampires of the same lineage since the beginning, the first vampire, whoever that was. Unlike most vampires, we can trace our lineage all the way back to the 4th generation, because most of them are alive and well here in Chicago. Rosanna was embraced by Felicia, Felicia was embraced by Bloodnymph. I embraced Bloodnymph. Nero embraced me. Natasha embraced Nero. Sophia embraced Natasha. Annabelle embraced Natasha. Maria embraced Annabelle. And Helena embraced Maria. Annabelle is the leader of our clan, the Toreador, here in Chicago, answering only to the Prince, Lodin. Annabelle says there's a plan, a reason our particular line is being extended. You, Rosanna, are next. When the time comes, you will embrace someone. No, I don't know what Annabelle's plan is...or even if its Annabelle's plan. But, there's a reason and I trust her." [B]Li - Time to Go[/B] Garwood shrugs, "Isn't it obvious? You're a vampire. Look...we should go. The club management is cool with us but...we're not supposed to kill anyone inside the club. So, pull yourself together. You need to meet DuSable anyway. This was all his idea." Garwood takes Li's hand, "Come on. You can bemoan your cursed existence later." His voice carries heavy disdain and sarcasm. Its obvious Garwood has no patience for any of this. One of the club's bouncers is approaching Li and Garwood's table. [B]Angelina - Tituba's Legacy[/B] Tituba's memories mingled with Angelina's own. It was hard to tell which was which. Medical school...ritual dances...dating that jerk Stephen Shaw...watching witches burn. It was all a confused jumble. Slowly, things started to sort themselves out. After Tituba's encounter with the Spaniard, she had wandered for decades, feeding on animals and natives. Eventually she built a cult of sorts around herself from a small group of Mayans who had survived by migrating north, hidden in caves just north of the Rio Grande. She survived like this until the Texas Revolution against Mexico in 1835 when her small cult was discovered and killed by Mexican troops. Tituba fled north to Colorado, encountering a coven of Tremere, vampiric sorcerers, in Pueblo. She joined them as a servant, secretly learning their blood magic whenever she could, hopes of finding a cure starting to manifest in her dreams. She also, finally, learned of the Camarilla and its laws, the Traditions. Tituba eventually left the coven when the Spanish-American War began, feeling drawn to her home islands as they came under attack. She remained in Cuba after the war, seeking out voodoo practitioners, seeking to learn all they knew about blood, life, and death. Eventually she learned from another vampire, a Malkavian madman, that a powerful vampire named Menele, sleeping the coma-like sleep of Torpor somewhere in Chicago. She presented herself to Lodin, Prince of Chicago, and managed to convince him to allow her to stay by offering him knowledge of Thaumaturgy, something the Tremere of the city refused him. She stretched the deal out as long as she could until Lodin became distracted by a conflict with the self-styled Prince of Gary, Indiana...a Toreador named Modius. After that, Tituba quietly went about her business, content that Lodin had apparently forgotten about her. In the end, Tituba's attempts to find Menele proved fruitless and she began to lose hope. Posing as Dr. Tyra Ross, she started observing and stalking Angelina her first day on the job, while Angelina was still in her residency. Tituba saw in Angelina a new hope for a cure. Where magic had failed, perhaps science could prevail. [sblock=The Legacy of Tituba - Mechanics]Here are the Knowledges and Disciplines that Angelina can learn through the expenditure of XP without a mentor, via accessing Tituba's memories. Academics - 4 Investigation - 3 Medicine - 4 Occult - 5 Science - 2 Auspex - 3 Dominate 4 Fortitude - 3 Obfuscate - 2 Presence - 3 Thaumaturgy - 4 -Path of Blood - 4 -The Green Path - 1 -Rituals - Blood Rush (Level 1), Domino of Life (Level 1), Engaging the Vessel of Transference (Level 1), Widow's Spite (Level 1), Blood Walk (Level 2), Principal Focus of Vitae Infusion (Level 2)[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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