S'DAO

By Jason C Marshall (jcmarshall@sympatico.ca) (22 January 1995)

History

Tzanov S'dao was an actor with a small troupe of mimes who travelled Europe. In about 100 BC, the troupe camped above the site of a resting Nosferatu. This old creature accidentally rose from the ground and into the fire. Driven momentarily insane by the presence of being burned alive, the Nosferatu frenzied, killing nearly all the troupe in the process. Coming out of the frenzy, he was horrified at destruction he`d caused. Seeing only one still living man, he tried to comfort him, but S'dao was mortally wounded. It is not known whether it was an act of pity or an attempt to gain forgiveness from S'dao, but the Nosferatu embraced him that night.

When S'dao awoke the next night he truly believed that a demon had come to take him to hell. He fled, running until he came upon a small village. Here, S'dao became aware of his now ghastly appearance, driving him into a killing frenzy. He slaughtered the villagers, destroying everything he encountered until dawn, where he found a cave to rest.

His whereabouts were unknown till 1546, when he showed up in London. By this time his sanity was quite gone and he`d taken to simply calling himself S'dao. It was now that S'dao started creating progeny. He personally embraced twelve people of noted appearance in as many nights, causing much alarm and unrest. He and his progeny were tracked down by the Prince. The progeny were destroyed and he was left out for the sun.

It is not known how he escaped, but escape he did, just as the sun rose. According to spies, S'dao lay in torpor for another one hundred years before arising briefly to create more progeny, only this time he was careful, and created only two. Slipping once more into torpor he commanded his progeny to protect him until he awoke and to secretly go about the massing of their kind, the S'dao.

It is known that those of the S'dao are secretive, and elusive in their doings, often functioning as the spies for the Sabbat.

Appearance

All S'dao have a zero appearance, the same as their Nosferatu progenitors.

Background

S'dao usually choose those with appearance 4 or 5 to embrace. The shock of going from princess to hag usually begins to fray the S'dao's sanity.

Character Creation

Mental attributes are primary and social are usually secondary. They tend to focus on Skills and Talents.

Weakness

All S'dao remember the time when they were beautiful and when first confronted with a image of beauty, they will stop and remember their own. This is similar to a Toreador bliss-out and unfortunately drives the S'dao into madness when he returns from the momentary enrapture.

Disciplines

Fear, Obfuscate, Potence

Quote

"You have nothing to fear, except fear itself, and we are that fear."

Stereotypes

Camarilla: They will all bow before us, but only after they've run from us.

Nosferatu: The fire will consume all.

Sabbat: We trust in their ways, for now.

Nosferatu antitribu: As with the fiends of the Camarilla, these will also be purged within the fires.

Inconnu: They think to inspire fear in the kindred with their watchers and monitors. Hah! We are fear.