CHILDREN OF CHRONOS
By Gareth Edward Vaughan (984271964@98.lincoln.ac.uk)
Description
Sometime during the 1930s, a 5th generation Brujah elder, Embraced during the Dark Ages, became disillusioned with his Clan, and Vampire society as a whole. He went into seclusion, accompanied by a lone wolf cub and a collection of H.G. Wells novels. He decided to try to create a discipline based around time, and discovered a close relationship between time and space. He created the discipline of Temporis, and found he could teleport small objects as well. This bonus ability, he developed into another discipline, Translocation. After working for 30 years, he returned to civilisation. Realising that he was the only vampire possessing the secrets of time travel and teleportation, he began to Embrace a brood of vampires to guard these powers should he meet Final Death. He instructed them to spread out and hide among the other clans around the world. He keeps in contact with every one of his bloodline through his high Auspex, and personally approves any new neonates, after recommendation from a Child of Chronos. He no longer Embraces Childer himself, but allows the referee to do so. He also restricts the creation of ghouls in the same manner.
Nickname
This bloodline is largely unknown. As such, they have no nickname as yet.
Appearance
Members of this bloodline can have any appearance. The founder was educated according to the lessons and ideals of Ancient Carthage, and allows any race or gender within the bloodline.
Haven
Havens tend to be the mortal dwellings of bloodline members, but a rumour exists of a cave complex somewhere in Canada, protected by a pack of wolf ghouls, in which the bloodline founder resides.
Background
The Children of Chronos tend to be either scientifically minded or highly imaginative. They are usually of high humanity.
Character Creation
Children usually come from Scientist concepts or science fiction and fantasy readers or authors. Autist, Loner and Survivor Natures predominate. There are no Tyrant, Monster or Deviant Natures among the members of this bloodline. Any Demeanour is possible. Mental Attributes tend to be primary, as are Knowledges or Talents. Skills tend to be tertiary. Most members have the Generation Background, due to the relative newness of the bloodline. Other common Backgrounds are Allies and Resources. Children of Chronos almost always have the Time Sense Merit (if that optional system is used) to offset their weakness.
Disciplines
Weaknesses
No clock, watch or other timing device will function when touched by a Child of Chronos. Even hourglasses will freeze. Also, due to the Brujah nature of the founder, all members of this bloodline have a +1 difficulty modifier to resist Frenzy.
Organisation
The founder keeps a close watch on the Children, and has the ultimate say on creation of Childer and ghouls within the bloodline. Other than that, he seldom interferes with any of the members, and only when one Child's action might jeopardise the bloodline as a whole.
Gaining Bloodline Status
Status is gained in this bloodline by age. The older the vampire, the more she is respected. Apart from the founder, no vampire of this bloodline has spent more than 35 years since their Embrace.
Quote
"Would you like to do that again?"