DANESTI SANGUINARI

By Paulo Correia (paulo@mailexcite.com)

Description

The Danesti Sanguinari Clan are most likely a sub-species from the Nosferatu, very similar and at the same time very different from the former species. In their normal state they are as horrible as the Nosferatu, long fingers with long sharp nails, marble coloured skin, a fierce animal face, the teeth seem to come out like to white blades, red-blooded eyes able to scare the most courageous vampire (except for the Nosferatu) and hair that can cut like razors. This is the normal image of a Danesti Sanguinari, but on the other hand, every member of this clan learns few days after the a embrace a Protean ability that they call "Sahbine." The Danesti changes into a beautiful human image that sometimes has nothing to do with their former ones before being a vampire. It's one of their greatest abilities and their greater disadvantage; in this human state a Danesti Sanguinari becomes weakened, and they cannot use their advanced abilities. They can only use their basic ones. No one really knows the origin of the Danesti Sanguinari since they refuse any connection with Caine.

They are a clan without an historical identity. Being so they have created several historical resource institutions; the main one is the "Escrivanus" that is in charge of collecting all the other institutions historical information.

The Danesti Sanguinari are a mostly sane clan and hunger for interaction with other clans, very much like little children is with a new toy. Although they have met at many different times the other clans, this is the first time they have really participated and interacted with them through the Masquerade. Their main Anchor to this "social" life is Cillei Corvinus. Not just he is the only known leader of the highest Danesti Sanguinari breed concentration in the world, has was elected Prince of Oporto and the northern regions (Minho and Trás-os-Montes).

This Clan is very problematic; they are very polite and genteel (mostly), but have serious difficulties in delivering their confidence to any of their breed, another one of their weaknesses. This is due to the internal jihads that almost killed their breed. They are probably the least informed clan in the Masquerade, and it is unnatural that they have resisted this far. They are still learning, but their only salvation is to trust blindly (almost -- there's always those who wish for power) in their to great leaders: Prince Cillei Corvinus and Countess Arzbét Hunyadi. They are the only ones who seem able to bring peace and internal development to this doomed clan.

Disciplines

Animalism, Potence, Protean

Clan Advantage

Their main advantage is the innate capability to change from their natural appearance to the seductive human one, making it easier to hunt for and seduce prey. Like the Nosferatu, they live in underground tunnels or sewer systems, but many share that haven with surface structures, like Houses, Mansions and even bars. The "fair escape rule" is also shared by the Danesti Sanguinarii.

Clan Disadvantage

Their main disadvantage is their terrible weakness in human state. They are limited to their Basic disciplines and their physical traits are reduced by half. There is an old Danesti Sanguinari Tradition, that forbids any of their kind to use the Innate protean ability, the "Sahbine", in front of any other eyes (other Kindred included ) even in front of a Nosferatu. This tradition was created to prevent others from associating their human-like and normal forms. The continuous suspicion ambient between themselves is another one of their great weaknesses, making the Clan fragile to the Masquerade. They are also sensitive to strong lights in their normal state and are one bid down on all challenges while there are "very strong lights."

Organization

They are tationally disorganised, but with a forward tendency to unite themselves closer in their relations. They are very strict about etiquette and maintain almost constantly a formal look even between themselves. They're internal network is yet primitive but like other things rapidly evolving.