Category:Nosferatu V5

Nosferatu

In-Clan Disciplines

Animalism, Obfuscate and Potence

Nicknames

The Clan of the Hidden, Horrors, Sewer Rats, Lepers, Hives, Carnies, Scabs, Vagrants, Orloks

Who are the Nosferatu?

For the Nosferatu the Embrace is a journey through abjection, as the Blood of the horror gradually deforms the struggling tissues of the human body into grotesque abominations. Weeks of pain result in deformities similar to terrible birth defects, cancer growths, crippling injuries, and leper-like sores. Those who endure it find themselves as monstrous echoes of Murnau’s silver-screen vision. But perhaps pain and humiliation teaches compassion. The Nosferatu, as they jokingly call themselves, are the most humane of the Kindred, wearing their curse on the outside rather than the inside. To blend in, some call on the Blood to wear the borrowed faces of their victims or disappear from sight, while others rely on prosthetics and heavy make-up.

Known SPCs

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Historical Importance to the Nosferatu

• 2004: The NSA discovers and penetrates SchreckNET.
• 2012: The Nosferatu don't leave the Camarilla with the Brujah, creating tension between the Clans.

Traitor Nosferatu

Those who leave the Camarilla and join the Anarch Movement are known as the

Clan Weakness

Clan Bane

Hideous and vile, all Nosferatu count as having the Repulsive Flaw (-2) and can never increase their rating in the Looks Merit. In addition, any attempt to disguise themselves as non-deformed incur a penalty to the dice pool equal to the character’s Bane Severity (this includes Discipline powers like Mask of a Thousand Faces and Impostor’s Guise). Most Nosferatu do not breach the Masquerade by just being seen. They are perceived by mortals to be grotesque and often terrifying, but not always supernaturally so.

Clan Compulsion

Cryptophilia: The need to know permeates the vampire. They become consumed with a hunger for secrets, to know that which few or no one knows, almost as strong as that for blood. They also refuse to share secrets with others, except in strict trade for greater ones. All actions not spent working toward learning a secret, no matter how big or small, receive a two-dice penalty. The Compulsion ends when the vampire learns a secret big enough to be considered useful. Sharing this secret is optional