Category:Cockscomb Society

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General Information

 Parent Clan/Covenant: Nosferatu

 Nicknames: Gents/Gals

 Source: Nosferatu, p. 106

 Disciplines: Nightmare, Obfuscate, Vigor and Majesty

Bloodline Gift

Members of the Cockscomb Society are the most human of Kindred - this is the first lie which they tell themselves. Even as Nosferatu, they are at a pinnacle of poise, grace, and Humanity. Members of the bloodline need not spend Vitae to feign life, and Kindred of lesser blood potency do not detect them for what they are unless the Gent spends vitae or chooses to be seen as a Kindred.

Bloodline Bane

Members of the Cockscomb are far less human than they pretend. In fact, they do not possess a Mask. Any effect which relies on a Mask may treat their Dirge as such.

Devotions

Unflappable Monster (Nightmare ••, Majesty ••)

It would be gauche to allow the influences of other Kindred to impact them. Whenever a Cockscomb Kindred Lashes Out against another Kindred’s Dread Presence or Awe, add their dots in the respective discipline (Majesty for Awe, Nightmare for Dread Presence) to the roll.

This Devotion costs 2 Experiences.

Tea with the Devil (Obfuscate •••, Vigor ••)

Bloodline legend states that the founder, Potter Wycombe was shocked into pursuing his humanity after an encounter with his beast over cups of blood. While this remains unsubstantiated, members of the Bloodline often describe gaining wisdom from socializing with their own Beast. Once this Devotion is purchased, the Kindred’s own beast counts as a Touchstone attached at Humanity 1. However, the Kindred can NEVER have more than 5 dots of Humanity

This Devotion costs 5 Experiences.

Inner Circle (Majesty ••, Obfuscate ••)

Born in some of the most elite and closed off Hellfire Clubs of the 1800s, all Cockscomb Gents and Ladies consider these clubs their birthright. If a Gent feeds on someone who possesses the Status or Mystery Cult Initiation merits, they may blend in to the group. To do so, the Kindred spends a number of vitae equal to the dots they wish to fake, up to the number possessed by the one they feed on, and roll Manipulation + Socialize + Obfuscate-the rating of the merit being copied.. For a number of nights equal to the successes rolled, the Kinded is considered to have the relevant merit. Those who naturally possess the merit at a lower than the Kindred’s fake dots automatically accept them as a part of the group, those of an equal or higher level may make a clash of wills with their relevant Status or Mystery Cult Initiation dots plus their Supernatural Tolerance. A vampire may only borrow a given merit from an individual once - if they wish to prolong their stay, they must feed on another.

This Devotion costs 3 Experiences.

Ennui (Nightmare ••)

Despite being so obsessed with their Humanity, members of the Cockscomb Society are easily bored and occasionally take to desperate and degenerate acts in an effort to entertain themselves. With this Devotion, anytime a member of the Bloodline causes a Breaking Point in another person (vampire or otherwise), and they have to roll for a Breaking Point of their own, they gain an additional beat and, if not full up, a point of Willpower.

This Devotion costs 1 Experience.

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