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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 4791683" data-attributes="member: 2205">1)&nbsp; The first.&nbsp; In fact, there are cautionary tales about a clan who allowed their flocks to get poisoned or something, and had to feed on their Untouched.&nbsp; Who promptly rebelled, and the whole clan went down in flames.2)&nbsp; Yeah, they think their kingdom is neat stuff.&nbsp; Orderly, peaceful... people don't lock their doors at night, people don't fear monster or bandit attacks.&nbsp; Lawbreakers are harshy punished.&nbsp; Ideal society.&nbsp; From a certain point of view.&nbsp; They occasionally throw the dog and pony show for visiting dignitaries, offering to show them the way with a few strategic turnings amongst the nobility, etc.&nbsp; So far, nobody's taken them up on that, but that's OK.&nbsp; They'll just ask their children instead.&nbsp; Or their grandchildren.&nbsp; Or their great-grandchildren, etc.3) I'm not very familiar with Highlander, but if I remember correctly (and I'm not sure I do) then World of Darkness used to operate like that.&nbsp; Each successive generation was weaker.&nbsp; In this case, the originals are also weaker; they give up some of their power to make spawn.&nbsp; So, taking essence from another vampire clan doesn't make you personally more powerful, but it allows your bloodline to have more power available to create more vampires.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 4791683, member: 2205"] 1) The first. In fact, there are cautionary tales about a clan who allowed their flocks to get poisoned or something, and had to feed on their Untouched. Who promptly rebelled, and the whole clan went down in flames. 2) Yeah, they think their kingdom is neat stuff. Orderly, peaceful... people don't lock their doors at night, people don't fear monster or bandit attacks. Lawbreakers are harshy punished. Ideal society. From a certain point of view. They occasionally throw the dog and pony show for visiting dignitaries, offering to show them the way with a few strategic turnings amongst the nobility, etc. So far, nobody's taken them up on that, but that's OK. They'll just ask their children instead. Or their grandchildren. Or their great-grandchildren, etc. 3) I'm not very familiar with Highlander, but if I remember correctly (and I'm not sure I do) then World of Darkness used to operate like that. Each successive generation was weaker. In this case, the originals are also weaker; they give up some of their power to make spawn. So, taking essence from another vampire clan doesn't make you personally more powerful, but it allows your bloodline to have more power available to create more vampires. [/QUOTE]

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