VIRGINALI: SISTERHOOD OF JEALOUSY

By Fabian Alvarez (maldoror@eucmax.sim.ucm.es)

See also the D'Angelo bloodline.

Description

Adriano had expressly forbidden to Embrace women; a very elder Cainite, the D'Angelo Methuselah firmly believed in the idiocy of women and in their inability to understand the misteries of True Faith, much less in their chance of holding it after the Embrace.

When the first Virginali vampire, an Occitanian woman called Bernadette, arrived to the Vatican claiming to be the progeny of a D'Angelo whose name she has vowed to behold, the elder vampire was forced to accept her in the bloodline. Soon, however, she and Benedictus had a bitter argument about the status of women in the divine plan: knowing that Bernadette had powers not possesed by his childer and disliking to have a woman in the Vatican, Adriano encouraged her to go to Paris and become the ruler of a convent controlled by the Lasombra. When Bernadette created her own childer, the Virginali bloodline was born.

Bernadette, never losing her faith, became nonetheless entangled in the church politics of the Lasombra and Ventrue and, to this day, the Virginali remain involved with these Clans, much to the distress of the D'Angelo. They are also actively involved in the Church, even if the Church doesn't have as much power as it held in the Dark Ages.

The Virginali are not members of the Camarilla, but respect its rules. There are a few Virginali in the Sabbat: calling themselves Virginali antitribu, they share an strong link with the Paenitenti and work peacefully with them, while D'Angelo and Virginali cannot meet without quarreling almost inmediately.

Nickname

Virgins (Old Form); Barn-owls, Virgo Potens (Modern slang)

Appearance

All Virginali are female; most of them were nuns, and most dress still as members of religious orders; some Virginali, however, dress mundanely and even some of them dress as bikers and Blood Dolls, the better to aproach "lambs" (men) and use them.

Haven

Virginali hold communal havens called "convents;" solitary members of the bloodline dwell in monasteries and chapels, posing as nuns.

Background

Virginali are more strict than D'Angelo, and choose women that are both agressive and spiritual. They prefer to embrace virgin women, but this practice has lessening since the Dark Ages.

Character creation

Virginali have educated concepts, and few aren't professionals or clerics. Their Natures and Demeanors are usually different, but Confidant, Director, Judge and Traditionalist are not uncommon. Mental or Social Atributtes are Primary, as well as Skills. Most Virginali have the Merit "Blood Faith" (refer to the D'Angelo), but not all of them...

Preferred Paths

Virginali still follow the Path of Heaven (V:DA), but they also retain their Humanity or follow the Path of Harmony. Antitribu follow the Path of Power and Inner Voice or the Path of Honorable Accord.

Blood Disciplines

Dominate, Potence, Teocratos.

Weakness

Virginali cannot drink from non-Virginali vampires; each point causes them a non-aggravated wound. Also, they are androphobic and, when dealing with men, suffer a +1 difficulty to all Social and Frenzy rolls.

Organization

Virginali are hierarchical; the eldest Virginali in a city hold the title of Abbess and all members treat her effectively as a Prince.

Gaining Prestige

Gaining power over men and developing Blood Faith are the fastest ways to earn prestige.

Quote

"So, you think that women are weak... let's talk about that (menacing smile."

Stereotypes

The Camarilla: A man's idea; it's obviously too fractious to be effective.

"I don't care whether they are vampire nuns, scions of the Clerics of Goddamed whatevers...left me alone."

-- Patrizia, Brujah and Virginali puppet.

The Sabbat: They are a bunch of unruled anarchists, but I have heard rumors about some female-only breed of Gangrel...

"Ah, these Virgo Potens are a bit snobbish and sanctimonious, but get them loose among men and enjoy the carnage."

-- Murizia, Arimahne

The Inconnu: A bunch of misogynistic elderly men? No, thank you.

"I don't understand them: are they really kin to the D'Angelo?"

-- Rebekka, Monitor of Chicago

Assamite: Dangerous, but they are gynephobic, so they can be manipulated.

Brujah: Funny; rebels and anarchists that should be spanked.

Caitiff: Rabble, bastards unworthy of any thought.

Cappadocians (V:DA): Interesting Kindred... some day we'll do something about them.

Gangrel: Beasts and brutes... oh, they are also easily redirected, but get very angry if they notice it.

Giovanni: They have committed the deadliest sin... they should be annihilated.

Lasombra: They were noble and worthy, like us... now, they are lost.

Lasombra antitribu: We have help some of the females of this clan, but their treacherous brethren still hunt them.

Malkavian: Ignore or better, destroy them.

Nosferatu: Pity this poor souls, and show them your compassion. They are excellent sources of information.

Ravnos: Not even the women of this clan deserve redemption.

Setites: These beings are corrupt as only snakes can be; destroy any you encounter.

Toreador: Little vampire bitches that need to be put in little sunny cells.

Tremere: See Giovanni.

Tzimisce: Creepy and fightening, but also wise and scholarly.

Ventrue: They are as gynephobic as the Assamite, but I like the way some female Ventrue behave as bussiness bitches, crushing any men they encounter.

Baali: Burn them and send them to the Hell they desire so deadly.

Salubri: They are orphans; pity them, and save them from the fangs of the accursed Tremere.

D'Angelo: They are a bunch of gynephobic, confused men. Sadly, they are also idiots.

Sigil

The modern sigil of the Virginali is a dove. Their heraldic shield was crowned with a miter and have a silver dove in a red fiel.

The Virginali in the Dark Ages

Sobriquet: Virgins

Disciplines: Dominate, Potence, Teocratos.

Weakness: The same that in V:TM

Ghoul Families: The Virginali don't have access to the D'Angelo families, the D'Carlo and Mascagni. It's rumored that some members of these families serve the Daughters of Bernadette, but that is unknown.