Clan Nosferatu Lore

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Lore: Level One
- They're the ugly ones and they collect information.
- You know who the local Nosferatu are, but only those who often show up in public.
- They can hide in plain sight, speak to animals, and a very strong.
- They exist in sewers and out of the way places.
- They seem to sneak around a lot.
- You want dirt Talk to them.
- They say that the Nosferatu appearance is part of a curse, if you believe that sort of thing.
- They have a deeper reason for collecting information, but details are sketchy beyond that.
- There are rumors... They're watching for something. No details, though.
- Want to know something about the cities around yours, and who can be blackmailed for what? If they can't tell you immediately, give them a couple of weeks and they will have something.
- They look the way they do because legend has it that Caine cursed their Sire for his vanity, or so you've been told.
- They gather information to safeguard themselves from their enemies.
- You know of most of the Nosferatu in the region, including those who don't make public appearances.
- You know that the Sabbat and Camarilla Nosferatu will often meet in their Warrens to exchange information unrelated to sect.
- You've heard they're watching for Nosferatu specific hunters. Legend has it that they are of the same bloodline as the Nosferatu, but are even more twisted, more bestial. (Clan insiders know they are called the Nameless Ones or Nictuku.)
- You've heard many of the Elder Nosferatu were very religious.
- Some whispers say the Gargoyles are related to the Nosferatu somehow.
- You've heard the story that Nosferatu was cursed for his betrayal of Caine, along with other versions and details of the tale (mighty hunter, extremely handsome, spurned a woman, etc.).
- You know one or two names to contact if you need to get word to the Elders of the clan.
- You know know that the Nameless Ones are called Niktuku, those who were blood-bound to Nosferatu at the time of the curse had it doubled on them. You know that some of the monsters of legend are of their ilk, and you know that, unlike the stories, they have not disappeared in the mists of time.
- You know that something watched you once, while you were Obfuscated, and you felt like prey.
- Back in the Dark Ages, the Nosferatu lived mainly around the Mediterranean, and may have had something to do with one of the holy orders.
- You've head that the Gargoyles were created from blood of Nosferatu mixed with other things by the Tremere.
- You know all the stories of the origin of the clan, and have evidence to support your own particular version.
- You know -- and are most likely known by -- the Elders of the clan all over the world, including at least partial knowledge of who their childer are.
- You know the legend that the Niktiku believe that if they kill off all the normal Nosferatu, their curse will be lifted.
- You've heard that Baba Yaga, the crone of Russian legend, is one of the Nameless Ones, and her name fills you with dread.
- You may have of other names of the Nictuku, including Abraxes, Lord of Mists, Nuckalavee the Skinless, Gorgo- She Who Screams in Darkness, Echnida the Mother of Foulness.
- You know the thing that looked through your Obfuscate was a servant of the Nameless Ones, and it could have grabbed you at any time. It just chose not to, but it will one day.
- You know that the Nosferatu used to control the Order of Saint Lazarus, a branch of the Hospitallers that aided lepers. The Nosferatu used to bear that as a nickname in those days.
- You've been hearing rumors of Nosferatu digging very deep into the earth, finding ... things they shouldn't.
- You are aware of the movements of the clan on a national scale, and have information about the Clan and it's members that is rather obscure.
- You know the Nosferatu gave shelter to the Salubri in the Dark Ages, when the Usurpers stole the Salubri's place amongst the Childer of Caine.
- The Nosferatu in those days often followed a Path of Enlightenment that dictated that God had cursed Caine, and created vampires, to punish the wicked.
- Those things under the earth are a danger, as they are associated to the darker powers of the universe. You know that it's war between you and the Nictuku. They aren't interested in Jyhad, they don't follow the Camarilla or the Sabbat -- they just want you dead. And so you gather information in the hopes that you will spot their movements in time to get out of their way...
- You are ancient, and if you weren't around at the clan's formation, you have first-hand accounts from those who were there.
- You are aware of Clan issues on a global level, and are almost able to predict where the Nictuku, will strike next. Almost.
- You know more of those who consider themselves the true children of Absimilard (you even know his name).
- You have no trouble believing that Baba Yaga ate the Brujah Council in Moscow.
- You may have had a close encounter with one of them -- you escaped as one located your Warrens, you were the only member of your warrens to survive a Niktiku attack because you could run the fastest, etc.
- You know that the protection of the Salubri was more to spite the Tremere than save the Salubri.