Mind's Eye Theatre - Vampire The Requiem.pdf - RoseRed

ing farewell to the world in preparation for
winter, and is celebrated with much revelry
and orgies of blood. Latha Lunasdal (near
August 1) commemorates the time of year
when the nights grow longer than the days,
and when the Kindred may claim more time
as their own. Those Acolytes who choose to
Embrace often do so on Walpurgis Night
(February 25) in observance of the custom
of fertility associated with that holy day.
The Pyanepsion Noumenia (September
26-27) marks the honoring of the Crone
herself, and is celebrated in all manners,
from vampiric celebrations that resemble
wild marauds to contemplation on what it
means to be a creature of the night.
Crúac
The Circle of the Crone holds the mystical
ways of Crúac, the “bloody crescent,” in
high regard. A form of ritual magic, Crúac
draws as much on shamanic systems of
belief, druidic practice and even arts that
resemble “black magic” in its performance.
This magic is uniformly sanguinary in its
practice, involving blood sacrifi ces at the
very least and occasionally mortifi cation of
the fl esh, scarring of the vampire’s body or
even the death of a ritual victim for its most
powerful effects. As fearful as the practice’s
trappings are, none who have seen its powers
in action can deny its effectiveness.
Those outside the covenant might deride
Crúac as “witchcraft,” but Acolytes themselves
would never stoop to using such base
terms for their spiritual sorcery.
TITLES AND DUTIES
The ritualistic nature of the Circle of the
Crone seems to lend itself to a hierarchy of
titles and roles, each fulfi lling some unique
niche or aspect of the covenant’s esoteric
dealings, but such is not the case. In fact,
only a single “offi cial” title sees much use
throughout the covenant. The rest are
either titles pro-tem, city-specifi c titles or
simply convenient descriptors for duties that
almost any Acolyte might fulfi ll.
the circle of the crone
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