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

accompanies her student on a hunt, and
instructs her to kill one mortal in the course
of feeding (not usually a problem, especially
if the student has taken well to her studies).
The mentor then instructs her to follow the
innumerable chains of events that death
causes. Who does the mortal leave behind?
What does her obituary say? Does anyone
mourn her? Who shows up at her funeral?
Does a police investigation ensue? How
much effort do the police put into it? Do
other vampires become involved? Reportedly,
the fi rst Kindred of the Order to enact this
lesson still follows the effects that the murder
he committed had on mortal society… more
than 200 years later. In less formal terms, a
member of the Ordo Dracul said to be “following
the dragon’s tail” takes care of loose
ends, or plots some scheme and attempts to
predict results for every stage of the plan.
Honoring the Mentor
Not required, but certainly not discouraged,
the practice of annually honoring
one’s superior(s) among the Ordo Dracul
hierarchy has become commonplace. Every
covenant member who chooses to partake in
this custom has a different method of showing
reverence, and of course it very much
depends on the mentor in question. For
some teachers, a gift (books, a favored type
of vessel, an archeological fi nd stolen from a
museum) is best. For others, a demonstration
of what the pupil has learned in the past year
makes the best present. Coteries of Dragons
who study under the same mentor sometimes
collaborate on a way to honor their teacher…
but just as often they compete to decide who
can elicit the most appreciation from her.
TITLES AND DUTIES
As mentioned previously, the mentorstudent
relationship is the backbone of the
Order of the Dragon. Many members introduce
themselves as their mentors’ protégés
(if a mentor is well respected), and an elder
Dragon with an especially promising student
might even reverse the compliment, calling
herself “[so-and-so]’s master.”
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