Clans and Bloodlines of the Kindred (Modern & Dark Ages) v2

Blood Brothers
The Blood Brothers are Kindred only in a very
loose sense. They are Sabbat shock troops, created by
Tremere and Tzimisce sorcerers in order for the Sword
of Caine to have loyal soldiers that can still pass for
human. The process of creation (for the Blood Brothers
do not undergo an Embrace) washes away any individuality
and personality, leaving only strong, savage,
and near-mindless quasi-vampires.
Blood Brothers are usually created in small groups of
three to 10. These groups — called “circles” — become
family units connected by a kind of hive mind. The
Sabbat also usually arranges for a Tzimisce to fleshcraft
the circle’s faces so that they are identical.
The Frankensteins are a secret weapon for the Sabbat
for several reasons. The Sabbat finds that while
the loyalty of the Blood Brothers is beyond reproach,
they don’t possess much in the way of creativity. They
aren’t capable of trickery, clever tactics, or improvisation,
and unless another vampire can direct
them in the field in real time (which
isn’t impossible, given modern communication
technology), they aren’t good
for much beyond simple, direct missions.
Second, they are difficult and risky to
create. Creating a circle of Blood Brothers
means killing half a dozen people.
While the Sabbat doesn’t have a
problem with that in itself, a pattern
of disappearances can clue in mortal
authorities and Camarilla watchers
alike that the Sword of Caine is up to
something.
Finally, the Blood Brothers are more
useful as a surprise attack, and survivors
of those attacks run the risk of passing
along knowledge of the Brothers’
weaknesses. Creating too many, even
if it were possible or practical, would
mean that eventually some Camarilla
Tremere would figure out how
to hurt them, or even how to reverse
the magic that keeps them
mindless, loyal, and useful. Some
rumors say that this has already
happened, but that the Tremere
aren’t willing to share this knowledge
with the Camarilla just yet.
Nickname: Frankensteins
Sect: The Blood Brothers belong to the Sabbat exclusively.
A Blood Brother that comes through the
creation process with his individuality intact is destroyed.
17 CHAPTER TEN: BLOODLINES