STORMRIDERS

By Rob Molivas (xryomasaki@aol.com)

Description

The Stormriders are fairly new to the scene of the World of Darkness. Their founder, Ivan Belur, was only Embraced roughly a year and a half ago. Their weakness (detailed below) serves to keep their numbers low as well. Ivan began his unlife after spending his past 21 years either in the care of, or in service to the Shadow Lords, to whom he was Kinfolk. He owns an occult bookstore in NYC known to the Vampiric and Mage communities as 'The Final Page of the Apocalypse'. He often went around the world in search of special order books for some of his clientele, mostly Tzimisce and Tremere. On one of these trip, he was waylaid by a particualarly nasty Tzimisce and forcibly Embraced for use in an experiment.

Never learning to be a Tzimisce, Ivan developed as a Caitiff in his imprisonment, all the while his torturer trying to figure out a ritual to change a Kindred already in existence into one of the Blood Brother Bloodline without the aid of a Tremere, which had recently been purged from the Sabbat. Two long months after his Embrace, Andon, Ivan's brother, fianlly tracked him down to the Tzimisce's lair and confronted him. Andon, being a Lupine, immediately attacked Ivan in an attempt at a mercy killing for what his dear brother had become. It was now that Ivan's Discipline of Thundra first manifested, and with its power Ivan was able to both destroy his Sire and convince his brother he had not been taked completely by the Wyrm. The two fled, and Ivan subsisted on his brother's blood for a good eight months while he studied the ways and clans of Kindred under a Malkavian of his aquaintence. Due to experiences such as this and many more, Ivan makes sure all Kindred descended from him work toward aiding the Lupines in their battle against the Wyrm.

Nickname

None, as of yet

Appearance

Mostly of Romanian descent, though black, oriental and other races are possible.

Haven

Wherever they can find.

Background

Often depends on the Stormrider, though Mental attributes are often primary, with Physicals following a close second.

Character Creation

Most 'riders have a Loner or Deviant Nature, reflecting their difference from both humanity and most Kindred.

Disciplines

Thundra, Fortitude, Spiritus

Weakness

Stormriders can only truly Sire progeny if they Embrace Lupine Kinfolk. Any other Embracee is merely Caitiff. This reflects the fact that all true Stormriders are blessed by Gradfather Thunder, Totem of the Shadow Lords, whose Kin are more likely to be targeted for the Embrace.

Organization

None, though the bloodline works toward healing the rift between Kindred and Lupines.

Gaining Prestige

Any action which aids a Lupine sept or Lupines in general will gain prestige, depending upon the action and its results.

Quote

"Grandfather and Gaia meant for me to be this way, and I'm going to make the best of it."

Stereotypes

Tzimisce: Hate 'em; they nearly destroyed the line before it started.

Other Clans and bloodlines: Let 'em prove themselves before you put too much trust in them.

Camarilla: To stuck up for their own good.

"These Anarchs are nothing more the worhless Caitiff with a fetish for Lupines. Let them dig their own graves."

Sabbat: Like their ideas, but the methods are a bit extreme.

"With these guys on our side, the Elders will surely fall. They're all prime candidates for surviving the Creation Rites as well. Do your best to recruit any you meet."