DEMOS

By FllenAngeI@aol.com

Background

The Demos are a bloodline born out of demonic power and the belief in Divine Destiny. The progenitor of this line of Kindred was a dedicated member of the Sabbat and a follower of the Path of Honorable Accord, but also mixed in many of the beliefs of Chinese Legalism. The vampire was known as Warwic, a 7th generation Tremere antitribu. On the evening of Samhain, 1655, Warwic was excavating the tomb of an ancient Nephandi mage when he stumbled onto an entirly unheard of ritual. As Warwic began to read the time-worn magical text to himslf, the clouds began to gather and a storm erupted outside the crypt. Before Warwic realized exactly what he had done, a portal to the Nether realm opened before him and a Demon stepped out before the Terrified spellcaster. "Who are you that wishes the power of Themetalas?" asked the demon in a voice so deep that the floor vibrated. Before the demon could repeat his statement, the Tremere remembered an ancient legend in an occult text "if one drinks of the blood of a demon, that one would gain the fiend's power". Recalling this the vampire lept onto Themetalas and tore at the demons throat in an attempt to eat the vile being. The pit-fiend was barely able to escape the now obsessed Tremere as the vampire did everything in his power to prevent the demon's escape. As the being phased out of our plane of existence a change began to overtake the mighty Warwic, his outer body structure altered into the visage of a demon. After recovering from the change, Warwic discovered that he no longer had the powers of Dominate or Auspex at the high levels he once had, but instead had the powers of Presence and a new power, Demonos.

Description

Members of this bloodline look more like Ventrue and act like a cross between their patron clan and the Blue-Bloods. This line acts nothing like the Baali, a clan they are often confused with.

Organization

Demos respect their elders, as well as the power they command. They love the challenge of the poltical games of the mighty Camarilla, but detest the brutality of the Sabbat. Once every three months they meet in a secret place in Asia Minor to talk about the politics and games they play. They also discuss other important matters as they have discovered that all information is useful. They have currently discussed joining the Camarilla. Many have been discovered masquerading as Ventrue or idealist Brujah filling the leadership positions of a city.

Advantage

As the bloodline is so obscured in mystery, it has enough time to study its field of expertise, the occult. As a result the character may begin with two free levels of any of the following abilities: Occult, Kindred lore, Lupine lore, Demon lore, Sabbat lore, or Ritual lore. They all start with the merit Occult Library.

Disadvantage

As a result of the discipline of Demonos, the character's Aura will decay to pure black over time, as well as his blood will also show the signs of demonic corruption (diablerie). They also display an unhealthy curiosity in all matters, so as a result the all have the derangement of Obsession-information.

Disciplines

Thaumaturgy, Presence, Demonos

Opinions

Camarilla: These Kindred are very much our type of people as we get along well together, until our cover is blown.

"It interests me that a bloodline such as theirs would actually aspire to become part of our Organization. For this I respect them, But why must they masquerade themselves so?"

-- Xavier St. Cloud, Ventrue Justicar

Sabbat: These children of Caine believe that it is their right to dominate the mortal world, but that is not the worst part. They believe they are doing it for Caine's glory. Read The Book of Nod boys and girls.

"These upstarts would dare join our enemies! Why? Without us they wouldn't even exist."

-- Parenthis, Tremere antitribu Priscus