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introduction 12 The Requiem is a difficult thing to bear alone, and so the Kindred turn to the covenants, societies of their own kind, in order to make their existence less horrific. Some, like the Invictus, invest their time and energy in the edacious pursuit of temporal power, honing their political acumen on the backs of their fellow Kindred with nary a care for the consequences of their actions so long as they personally benefit. Even the Carthians are willing to sacrifice some principles as long as they can score a victory over their ideological rivals. Others, like the Lancea Sanctum and the Circle of the Crone, concern themselves first and foremost with matters spiritual, using religion to ease the souls of those within their ranks as well as to condemn those who will not adopt their canon. Political influence is still important, but it becomes merely a tool by which these covenants’ dire faiths can be spread and their doctrines made the unquestioned law of the night. Politics and religion are easy to understand for even the most obtuse Kindred. For this reason, these covenants are regarded as relatively open books. Few Kindred wonder as to their true aims, for even if their particular shortterm purpose remains obscured by all manner of subtle maneuvering and deception, their overall objective in the Danse Macabre remains the same. This is not the case with the Ordo Dracul. Historically, the covenant has not spent its considerable capital in pursuit of political or religious goals. When it moves to improve its political standing or to enter the theological fray, it does so in a measured and limited fashion, seemingly retreating from competition when its specific purpose has been achieved. This stratagem has left most outsiders unsure as to the real intentions of the covenant. There is little question that the Dragons regard scholasticism and intellectual achievement as especially worthy aims. Most Dragons are exceptionally erudite and often express a penchant ordo dracul Everything perfect in its kind has to transcend its own kind, it must become something different and incomparable. In some notes the nightingale is still a bird; then it rises above its class and seems to suggest to every winged creature what singing is truly like. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe for cerebral discourse and debate, particularly on the subject of matters philosophical and scientific. It is also well known that the Ordo Dracul possesses a wealth of occult knowledge that, for the most part, it makes accessible only to its own members. More importantly, it is clear that the Dragons understand how to use this cache of secret wisdom to startling effect. The Coils are the best evidence of this — proof that somehow the Dragons have unlocked what may be the greatest mysteries of the Kindred condition and, thereby, are able to shrug off the most troublesome consequences of undeath. However, the covenant’s unwillingness to share its discoveries with outsiders causes many to wonder as to its true intent. The other covenants share their gains in return for political support or religious alignment, but few can agree upon what the Ordo Dracul asks in return for access to its accumulated scholarship; fewer still claim to know precisely what the Dragons hope to achieve with it. ✻✯✬✴✬ The primary theme embodied by the Ordo Dracul is discovery. The Dragons are explorers before all else, seekers after hidden truths that might enable them to transcend their damnable condition and become something greater. A Dragon’s Requiem is an unending series of efforts to unlock some secret, gain possession of some helpful text or relic or protect his discoveries from the unworthy. A chronicle that features the covenant should always offer the players an opportunity to discover something of momentous value, usually something that is far more difficult to acquire than a Primogen’s scandalous secret or the proper technique required to master a unique Devotion. These are all well and good, but of far more interest to the Dragons are the kinds of things that can’t be discovered by any- 6
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pursuits only when and if the studi
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unlife in the ordo dracul THE LANCE
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choices are for the character. By p
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ambition well — and your ambition
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facts are unearthed. One night, if
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Academics + Theban Sorcery roll to
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covenant and its subcultures. Devot
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its of potable power have created a
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dots. A character who purchases thi
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such as grass, dirt or shavings of
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allies and antagonists “WE WERE H
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Disciplines: Animalism 3, Coil of B
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Blood Potency: 1 Disciplines: Anima
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impale a thousand mortals, given th
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