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The most visibly cursed of all Kindred, the Embrace warps each Nosferatu into a hideously deformed creature; the archetypal Nosferatu resembles Max Shreck's Count Orlok, though the curse has any number of variations. The Nosferatu are the spymasters of the dead, collecting information and selling it for a dear price. They are also the masters of the underground, living in the sewers for protection.
Due to their inherent clan weakness, all Nosferatu have Appearance ratings of zero. They may not improve Appearance with experience points. Most Social actions based on first impressions, except intimidation and the like, fail automatically.
Organization
Nosferatu are generally organized into broods; communities centrally located around a sewer system and serving as underground cities which may house dozens of their kind. Nosferatu are stereotyped as ugly on the outside, humane on the inside - this is not entirely true. There are many Nosferatu who never leave the sewers, the Nosferatu make a habit of sending their friendliest to communicate with the rest of the Camarilla.
Nosferatu strongly stress clan loyalty over almost everything else. Given their hideous appearance, they depend heavily on clan support structures for everything from havens to food. Broods are generally gerontocratic, with the eldest Nosferatu setting policy and guiding the youngest. Most Nosferatu can acquire jobs within their clan, including assisting on construction or other survival projects. Most Nosferatu are inculcated with a survivalist mentality and increasing the strength of their havens is a constant preoccupation. |
Nosferatu Antitribu
There is no real difference between the Sabbat Nosferatu and their Camarilla cousins: to the Nosferatu, clan loyalty trumphs sect loyalty any day of the week. |
Culture
In both the Camarilla and Sabbat, the Nosferatu are famous information brokers and spymasters. While this is partly supported by their use of the Obfuscate and Animalism disciplines, the Nosferatu also emphasize information interchange as part of clan culture. Nosferatu invest an awful lot in teaching their childer with riddle games, memorization exercises and other activities which emphasize sharing and hiding information.
The Nosferatu have a deeply ingrained complex about physical beauty, especially with clans like the Toreador. Nosferatu will tend to charge Toreador higher prices, and make the higher clans crawl through humiliating or disgusting tunnels to actually negotiate with them. Similarly, Nosferatu will often accentuate their hideousness by cultivating an array of disgusting physical habits. On several cases where Nosferatu have embraced a Caitiff, the Childe has been exiled or killed. Nosferatu also tend to use Obfuscate for practical jokes involving their appearance, such as dropping a discipline's use for a brief instant and reveling in the effects. |
Embraces
The Nosferatu tend to embrace two classes of people: first are those for whom the Embrace is a step up, such as the homeless, vagrants or other people at the bottom of the totem pole. The second class are those for whom the Embrace is a long step down, such as beauty queens. Nosferatu are notorious for revenge embraces, and the resulting Cleopatras often lead miserable lives within the clan. |

Obfuscate
Obfuscate is a Discipline that allows vampires to conceal themselves and create some manner of illusions. It is one of the more popular Disciplines practiced by Cainites, and is the source of legends surrounding the ability of vampires to vanish and appear seemingly from nowhere. Obfuscate is mentally based; its powers achieve their effects by manipulating the minds of others, not in creating any real changes, and thus will not work against creatures immune to such mental effects or technological sensors. Vampires with levels of Auspex may also bypass the effects of Obfuscate, as described on pg. 152 of Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition.
Official Abilities
Standard Abilities
- Level One - Cloak of Shadows : Remain hidden so long as you do not move.
- Level Two - Unseen Presence: Become invisible to others so long as you do not attract attention
- Level Three - Mask of a Thousand Faces: Change your appearance and mannerisms to mimic someone else
- Level Four - Vanish/Fade from the Mind's Eye: Disappear right from in front of someone
- Level Five - Cloak the Gathering: Extend your Obfuscate powers to a group.
If you wish to know more about Obfuscate, please click here to visit White Wolf Wikia. |
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Animalism
Animalism is a Discipline that brings the vampire closer to their animalistic nature. This not only allows them to communicate with and gain dominance over creatures of nature, but gives them influence over the Beast itself. It is particular common among the clans that are most removed from humanity, though many of its powers specifically target the Beasts of mortals and Cainites.
Official Abilities
Standard Abilities
- Level One - Feral Speech/Feral Whispers: Speak telepathically with an animal whose eyes you meet
- Level Two - Beckoning: Summon animals of a particular type to you
- Level Three - Song of Serenity: Soothe a creature, making them docile, and even help pull vampires from frenzy.
- Level Three - Quell the Beast: Cow a mortal into a state of fear or apathy
- Level Four - Song of Serenity: Soothe a creature, making them docile, and even help pull vampires from frenzy.
- Level Five - Drawing Out the Beast: When about to frenzy send your Beast into another person
If you wish to know more about Animalism, please click here to visit White Wolf Wikia. |
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Potence
Potence is a Discipline that grants the vampires supernatural strength. Each dot grants an automatic success on any rolls involving Strength, and does not require activation.
Unofficial Abillities
Standard Abilities
- Level One - The vampire can lift approximately 1,000 lbs
- Level Two - The vampire can lift approximately 2,000 lbs
- Level Three - The vampire can lift approximately 3,000 lbs
- Level Four - The vampire can lift approximately 4,000 lbs
- Level Five - The vampire can lift approximately 5,000 lbs
If you wish to know more about Potence, please click here to visit White Wolf Wikia. |
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Nosferatu Antitribu
Nosferatu Antitribu possess the same disciplines as the main clan. |
[ * Credit to Caine of Vampire: The Masquerade Roleplay on Habbo. * ]
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