TheChart

Lore1:5Traits(Easy)
Lore2:8Traits(Standard)
Lore3:15Traits(Difficult)
Lore4:20Traits(Challenging)
Lore5:30Traits(Epic)
LorePool:MentalTraits+LoreSkill+5forLoreSpecializationifpossessed+WildCard(Haven
Library,Books,Loremaster,IntFocus)
LoresAboveDifficult(Lore3):Regardlessoflorepool,acharactermustpossessthe
specializationinthecategorytopossesknowledgeintheChallenging(Lore4)orEpic(Lore5)
level
NST:LoresmarkedasNSTrequireNSTapprovalforEpic(lore5)Knowledgeregardlessof
lorepool

KindredLore
KindredLore1
Youunderstandthebasicunderstandingofthenecessities(blood)andthebanes(fire,
sunlight,andwoodenstake)ofavampiricexistence.
YouhaveheardthatthebiblicalCainewasthefirstvampire.
YouunderstandtheconceptthatthecloseroneistoCainethemorepowerakindred
possesses.
YouknowthatKindredareseparatedinto"Clans",tracingtheirheritagebacktoasingle
veryoldKindred.
Youareawareofthenamesofthemostcommon"Clans"inyourarea
KindredLore2
YouunderstandtheEmbrace,theBloodBond,Wassail,creatingGhoulsandDiablerie
YouknowoftheBookofNod
YouhavearoughknowledgeofmajoreventsinCainiteHistory,suchastheFirstCity,
SecondCity,Carthage,AnarchRebellion,FoundingoftheCamarillaandSabbat,andthe
formationoftheAnarchMovement
YouknowKindredorganizeintoSectsandwaramongstthemselvesandthemainones
aretheCamarilla,Sabbat,andtheAnarchsandwhateachSectisabout
YouunderstandthetraditionssurroundingElysium
KindredLore3
YouknowofthelegendsGehennaandtheFinalNightsaswellasthecreationmythsand
legendsoftheKindred

YouknowmanycommonKindredterms
Youarefamiliarwith23PathsofEnlightenment
YoucannameacoupleoftheAntediluvians.
YouhaveheardrumorsofGolconda.
Youhavebasicknowledgeoftheminorbloodlineswhichdevelopedinmoderntimesor
survivedtothemodernnights(Bloodlinemeritsthatcost2pointsorRaritymeritsof4
pointsorless)
Youknowsomeclansdidnotsurvivetothemodernnights,butareunclearonthedetails
KindredLore4
YouknowthecommandmentsofCaine
Youhaveheardoftherarerbloodlineswhichhavebeendestroyedorgonemissingin
modernnights(NPCClans,Raritymeritsof6ormore,and4pointandgreaterClan
Bloodlines)
YouarefamiliarwiththenearcompletedestructionoftheCappadocianclanbythe
GiovanniandthedecimationoftheSalubribytheTremere.
YouunderstandInfernalismbykindredhasexistedforcenturiesthoughitismuchless
prominentinmodernnights.
YouunderstandwhatGolcondaistryingtoachieveandhavetheoriesofwhatitis.
Youarefamiliarwith57PathsofEnlightenment
YoucannametheAntediluviansandmanyofthemajorMethuselahmayknowsome
vaguelegendsaboutthem.
KindredLore5
Youhaveaworkingfamiliaritywithseveraleditions,andtranslationsoftheBookofNod
aswellasotherapocryphalwritings.
YouknowsomegeneraldetailsabouttheJyhadandwhothesomeoftherealplayers
are.
YouarefamiliarwithallthePathsofEnlightenmentaspresentedinBNS
YouknowthestoriessurroundingtheDiablerieoftheAntediluvians(Brujah,
Cappadocius,Lasombra,Saulot,Tzimisce)andhavetheoriesastotheirsuccess
YouknowoftheInconnu,asecretiveorganizationofpotentkindredwhichcollects
knowledgeonkindredsociety.
YouarefamiliarwiththespecificsofthebloodlinesdevelopedintheDarkAgeswhich
havebeendestroyedormissinginmodernnights(NPCClans,Raritymeritsof6or
more,and4pointandgreaterClanBloodlines)
YouhaveheardtheCityofEnochisintheShadowlandsandhavehearditmayhavea
secretgroupofvampiresdwellingthere
Youknowhowmanyoftherarebloodlinescametobeandwhethertheyarestillaround
Youknowthelostclans(Salubri,Cappadocian)arestillaroundandhowtheysurvived

CamarillaLore
CamarillaLore1
YouknowthetheTraditionsoftheCamarillaintheirmostbasicform
YouunderstandthatEldersstandatthepinnacleoftheSect
YouknowtheCamarillaClans(Brujah,Gangrel,Malkavian,Nosferatu,Toreador,
Tremere,Ventrue)
Vampiresrefertothemselvesas"Kindred",theuseoftheterm"vampire"isoffensiveto
someKindred.
Youunderstandthatthebehaviorofunreleasedchilder,ghouls,orotherpropertyreflects
uponthekindredwhomtheyrepresentnotuponthemselves.
YouknowthatthePrinceisinchargeofacityandhiswordislaw.
YouknowthebasicsofthePrestationSystem.(Trivial,Minor,Major,Blood,Life)andare
abletoparticipateinthesystemofBoons.
CamarillaLore2
YouknowthecommoninterpretationsoftheTraditions.
YouknowthepowersandresponsibilitiesoftheDomainOfficers.(i.e.Sheriff,Harpy,
KeeperofElysium,etc.)
YouarefamiliarwithBloodHuntsandwhataBoonBreakeris.
YouknowthataTremerePrimogenmustauthorizesomeonebeforetheyarepermitted
tohaveThaumaturgy.
YouunderstandthattheCamarillaformedattheConventionofThornsfollowingtheend
oftheAnarchRevoltbutlackdetailsonhowthiscameabout.
YouknowtheGiovannimaynotjointheCamarilladuetothePromise,butdonotknow
thedetailsofsuch.
YouknowofServires,Archons,andJusticarsandtheirpowersandgeneralrolewithin
thesect.
YouknowofClanheads,Stewards,andMyrmidonsandtheirpowersandroles.
CamarillaLore3
YouknowthehistoryoftheCamarillaanditsformation,includingtheInquisition,the
AnarchRevolt,theConventionofThorns,theagreementbytheTremeretocease
makingGargoyles,theTreatyofTyre,etc.)
YouknowaboutConclaves,thehistoryofProminentConclaveswithinthesect,andtheir
results.
YouknowtheTraditionsandproceduresofPrincesSymposiumaswellastheroleofthe
RoyalHarpy.
YouknowoftheRedList,theAlastorswhohuntthem,andwhohasbeenmade
Anathema.
YouknowtheintricatedetailsoftheBloodHuntorLextalionisandwhatmaybegained
YouknowoftheTreatieswiththeAssamitesandGiovanni,andthespecificsofsuchand
howtheirmeaninghaschangedovertheyears.

YouareawareoftheexistenceoftheInnerCirclewhichselectstheJusticarsevery13
years,aswellassomeofthemoreimportantJusticarsovertheyears.

CamarillaLore4
Youcanidentifywhatsectorclanclaimsagivendomainsizedterritory(Camarilla,
Sabbat,Anarchs,Giovanni,etc.)
YouknowthattheFollowersofSetwereaskedtojointheCamarillaatitsfounding,and
thattheydeclined.
YouknowthenamesofpublicArchonsandtheJusticarthattheyserve.
YouknowtheproperTraditionsandCustomsofaConclaveorPrince'sTribunal,andthe
useofOrdeals
YouknowtheInnerCirclewasformedfromthefirstJusticarsofthesectandwhothey
were.
YouknowofdivisionsofArchonssuchasJosians,Dogcatchers,etc,butnotthe
specificsofwhattheirdutiesare.
CamarillaLore5
YouknowthetruepurposeoftheJosianfactionofArchons.
YouknowhowtheJusticarsareselected,andofthepoliticsinvolvedatsuchaleveland
howtoinfluenceit
YouknowwhateachmemberoftheEldersocialclassisknownforwithinthesect.
YouknowthatJusticarMaryAnneBlairewaskilledbytheInnerCircleforadiscoveryshe
madeaboutJosephVonBauren,theNosferatuInnerCirclememberofthetime.
YoususpectwhositsontheInnerCircleinmodernnights.
YouknowwhattheCamarillaisplanningonitshighestlevels
YouknowsomeofthenonpublicArchonsandAlastors

SabbatLoreNST
SabbatLore1
YouknowtheSabbatrejectsthenotionthatvampiresmustliveamongstmortals,and
insteadbelievesitshouldrulethemopenly
YouunderstandthattheSabbatviewsitselfasfreefromEldersandstatus
Youunderstandthatthereissomeformofinitiation
YouknowtheSabbatrejectmanytraditionalvampiricconceptssuchasboonsandmay
ormaynothonorElysium
TheSabbatandtheCamarillaareopenlyhostiletooneanother
SabbatLore2
YouunderstandthattheSabbatformedattheConventionofThornsfollowingtheendof
theAnarchRevoltbutlackdetailsonhowthiscameabout.
YouknowoftheCommonSabbatClansandAntitribu(Lasombra,Tzimisce,BrujahAnti
etc)
YouknowtheSabbatareheavilyritualisticandzealous,viewingthemselvesasanarmy
forCaineagainsttherisingAntediluvians
YouhaveheardstoriesoftheCreationRitesandthetermshovelhead
Sabbatvampiresorganizeinpacks
YouknowthereisinfactorganizationbeyondPackbutareunsureastoitsstructure
YouhaveheardSabbatmassembraceforwar
SabbatLore3
YouknowthehistoryoftheSabbatanditsformation,includingtheInquisition,theAnarch
Revolt,theConventionofThorns,andtheSabbatsrefusaltoyield
YouunderstandthebasicstructureoftheSabbat
YouknowofArchbishops,Cardinals,andtheRegent
YouknowanySabbatnotputthroughthecreationritesisnotconsideredaTrueSabbat
YouhaveheardoftheWildHunt
YouknowofsomeoftheuncommonbloodlinesintheSabbat(raritymerit2clansand
bloodlines)
YouknowtheSabbatfollowlawscalledtheCodeofMilan
SabbatLore4
YouknowthattheLasombraandTzimiscewarfortheheartoftheSect,sometimes
openlyincivilwar,butmostlypolitically
YouknowoftheThreeSabbatCivilWars
YouknowofBishops,Templars,Paladins,andthePrisciCouncil
YouknowoftheSabbatFactions(Loyalists,Moderates,StatusQuo,UltraConservatives,
Panders)
YouknowtheCardinalsandthePrisciformagroupknownastheConsistorythatmakes
mostofthemajorSectdecisions

YouknowaboutSabbatStatusandhowitmightwork
YouknowwhotheRegentisandperhapssomeofthemajorCardinalsorPrisci
YouknowtheCodeofMilanaswellastheaddendumsandthePurchasePact
YouknowofRareSabbatBloodlinesthatexistintheSect(RarityMerit4+)
YouarefamiliarwithsomeSectRitaeandtheirconcepts

SabbatLore5
YouknowoftheBlackHandandtheInquisition
YouknowthenamesoftheCardinalsandPrisci,andsomeofthemajorArchbishops
YouknowwhothemajorplayersareintheSectandwhattheirpoliticalbeliefsare
YouknowhowtheSabbatFactionsinteractandhowwelltheygetalong
YouknowoftheSectsmostprominentpacks
YouknowwhattheSectistrulyplanningonitshigherlevels
YouknowdetailsaboutmajorSabbathistoricalmomentsandevents
YouarefamiliarwithmanySectRitaeandhowtheyfunction

AnarchLore
AnarchLore1
YouknowthattheAnarchmovementstandsfortherightofCainitestoactastheirown
selfgoverningentities,withoutcompletesubserviencetoelders.Familiarwiththe
conceptoflibertas.
YouunderstandtheyareadifferentSectoutsideoftheCamarilla
Theyareusuallyyounger,moretechsavvy,andmoremodernthantheCamarillaorthe
Sabbat
YouunderstandvaguelytheprocessbywhichonemightjointheAnarchMovement.
AnarchLore2
Youfamiliarwiththebasicpositions(Baron,Constable,Architect,andAmbassador)and
theirresponsibilitieswithinAnarchdomains.
YouhaveheardoftheFirstAnarchRevolt,whereinneonate"Anarchs"acrossEurope
roseupanddiablerizedorkilledtheirelders,andoftheInquisition,andknowthatboththe
SabbatandCamarillaformedasaresultofthem.
YouknowthebasicdetailsoftheSecondAnarchRevolt,thedeathofthecourtofLos
AngelesandtheformationofAnarchFreeState
YouknowoftheexistenceofFactionswithintheAnarchMovement
HasheardoftheConventionofThorns(boththeeventandthedocument)andtheTreaty
ofTyrebutcouldnotreciteit.
FamiliarwithAnarchStatus
YouknowthatmanyoftheoriginalparticipantsoftheAnarchRevoltbecametheSabbat
(andthatthoseindividualsholdsomespecificdisdainforthemodernAnarchMovement).
AnarchLore3
YouareawareofthedetailsregardingtheformationoftheSabbatandCamarilla,and

havereadtheTreatyofThorns.Youknowthattheinitialwaveoftherevoltwassparked
bytheattemptedassassinationofHardestadtbyaBrujahAnarchnamedPatricia
Bolingbroke.Youknowabouttheconceptof"TheReturn"aspertainingtothose
firstwaveAnarchswhoalliedwiththeCamarillaandofTylersorganizationand
leadershipduringtheFirstRevolt.
YouknowagreatdealaboutnotonlytheformationoftheFreeState,butalsohavea
clearideaofwhatfactorsledtoit'sdecline.
KnowsthefulltextofThornsaswellasseveralinterpretationsoftheConventionof
ThornsaswellasthatthatdocumentnolongerprotectstheAnarchMovementfromthe
Camarillainmodernnights.
UnderstandsthedifferentAnarchfactions(LoyalOpposition,Radicals,Militants,
Hardliners).
AnarchLore4
Knowssomethingofthemoreindepthcauses(andeffects)thatbeganthefoundingof
theAnarchMovement,suchastheassassinationofGalaricandthesubsequentvampiric
warthatleadtotheInquisition,whichinturnleadtoRevolt.
YouarewellversedinmanydifferentinterpretationsandversionsoftheAnarch
ManifestoaswellastheStatusPrefectus.
KnowsabouttheGoldenAgeofPiracyaswellasitsconnotationswithintheAnarch
Movement.
YouareawareofallAnarchheldterritorieswithinyournation.
CanidentifymajorAnarchGangsandtheirMonikers.
Youcanidentifywhatsectorclanclaimsagivendomainsizedterritory(Camarilla,
Sabbat,Anarchs,Giovanni,etc.)
HasheardthelegendsofthegreatAnarchs(Galaric,Troile,Caine)thoughspecific
detailsoftheiractionsaresomewhatunclear.
AnarchLore5
KnowstheentirehistoryoftheAnarchMovement,pastandpresentandhasnoticed
inconsistencieswiththemotivationsofTylerandJeremyMcNeilbeforetheyroseto
prominence.
Youcanidentifymanyminorgangs
DespitetheirallegiancetotheCamarilla,thereareancientBrujahwhocontinueto
supporttheAnarchMovementbehindcloseddoors.Youknowwhotheyareandhow
theyhavehelped.
CannameanyAnarchterritorycurrentlyactiveanywhereintheglobe.
Youhavesomeinsightintotheancientpropheciesrevolvingaroundthinbloodsand
revolution.
ArefamiliarwiththepassageswithintheBookofNodthatdealwithrevoltsinKindred
history.
YouhaveanideawhereJeremyMcNeilisnowandwhyheleft
YouknowwhattheAnarchsareplanningonthehighestlevels

BRUJAHLORE
BrujahLore1

YouhaveheardthatmembersofClanBrujahtendtobeWarriorsandRebels,often
ridingthelineofpropriety
Youhaveheardtheterms:'ScholarlyWarriors',Rabble"andTheCall.
YouknowthatBrujahtendtoangerquicklyandcanflyoffthehandleifpushed.
YouhaveheardthattheClanmayhaveclosetiestotheAnarchMovement
BrujahLore2

YouunderstandthetermsIconoclast,IndividualistandIdealistandknowwhateach
campstandsforandthestereotypesofsuch.
YouhaveheardofRantsandmayhaveattendedone.
Youhaveheardofrunning"TheGauntlet"aspunishment.
YouhaveheardofCarthageandknowthatitwasagoldenagewithintheclan.
YouunderstandthatgettinganotherBrujahkilledisacrimeandhaveheardofthe
punishmentforsuch.
YouunderstandthepurposeofTheCall.
YouarefamiliarwithRants,Raves,andtheGauntlet.
YouknowthatBrujahtendtoberebelsintheirwayofthinkingandunderstandthat
theresadisconnectbetweenyoungerandoldermembersoftheClan.

BrujahLore3

YouknowtheClanwaswasknownastheLearnedClan,andwasconsideredaHigh
ClanintheDarkAges.
YouunderstandwhatitmeanstobeanIconoclast,Individualist,orIdealistpasttheinitial
stereotypes
YouknowtheclanwasveryactiveintheAnarchRevoltwhichresultedintheformation
oftheCamarillaandtheSabbat.
Youarefamiliarwiththe2ndAnarchRevoltandthatitleduptotheremovaloftheTreaty
ofThornsprotectionstotheAnarchMovement.
YouhaveheardthetalesofCarthageandhowitcametoend
YouarefamiliarwiththetraditionthattheEldershavecalledthe"Debate"

BrujahLore4

YouknowCarthagewasthegreatsocialexperimentandyouhaveagoodideawhat
wentonintheancientcity
YouhaveanunderstandingoftheroleoftheMalkavians,VentureandToreadorinthefall
ofCarthageandthattheyformedanallianceagainstit
YouhaveheardstoriesofthedevelopmentoftheClanweakness,andsuspectanger
wasnotalwaysintheblood
Youknowofthe"True"Brujahandtheirtales.

YouhaveheardrumorsoftheBaali.
YouhaveheardrumorsthattheBrujahwereinvolvedintheseparationoftheUnited
StatesfromEngland,aswellasmanyotherrecentrevolutionsacrosstheGlobe

BrujahLore5

YouunderstandtheroleoftheotherClansandbloodlinesinthehistoryofyourblood.
YoubelievetherewasapossibilitythatTroilewascoercedintochallenginghissire
eitherbyBrujahhimselforothersofthe4thgeneration.
YouknowtheTrueBrujaharenotmerelegend,andcanspeculateontheirorigin.
YouunderstandwhatreallycausedthefallofCarthageandwhogavetheorderfor
Rometoassaultit
You'veheardthatinthe15thcentury,agroupofinfernalistBrujahcreatedthePathof
EvilRevelations,apathdedicatedtodemonworship.
YouhavegleanedinsightthattheBrujahareadrivingforcebehindtheSabbatandhow
heavilytheClanwasinvolvedinitsformation.
YouknowforcesintheClanaresupportingtheAnarchMovementonveryhighlevels
YouknowwhytheBrujahweremadealowclan,andwhomightbestillworkingtokeep
themdown

GANGRELLORE
GangrelLore1
YouunderstandGangreltogenerallybewanderers,withoutahome,preferringthe
wilderness,andwithnoestablishedleader.
YouknowthatGangrelcanhaveavarietyofferaloranimalisticfeaturesthatcanmakeit
challengingfortheminsocialsituations.
You'reheardmentionof"gathers",hugeaffairswheretalesareswapped.
YouknowWerewolvesarerumoredtotolerateGangrelmorethanotherVampireClans.
Youknowthatmostofthetimetheclanisledthroughstrengthofarmsandcharacter.
YouareawarethatPrincestendtoallowtheGangreltotravelthroughtheircitieswithout
introductionsprovidedthekindreddoesntstaymorethanafewdays.
GangrelLore2
YouarefamiliarwiththeClansfactions:TheWatch,Angarren,andVirkaar.
YouknowthatwhenGangrelfrenzytheygrowmoreanimalistic.
YouknowabouttheyearlygathersinwhichGangreltelltales.
YouknowGangreltraditionallyswaptaleswhentheymeetandyouprobablyhaveafew
talesunderyourbeltaboutfriendsandassociatesthatyoucanpulloutwhenyoumeet
someone.
YouknowtherewasaonceawarbetweentheGangrelandtheTremere.
GangrelLore3
YouknowthattheGangrelgeneratealargenumberofCaitiffduetotheirembrace
practices.
YouknowtheGangrelfoughttheTremereintheOmenWar
YouarefamiliarwiththeCoyoteandNoiadbloodlines.
Theclanhasanalliancewiththegypsies,alsoknownas"Roma".
YourecognizethenamesofthemoversandshakersintheGangrelclan(Xavier,Karsh,
etc.)andsomeoftheirtales
Youknowthatmythologystatesthat"Ennoia"wasthemotheroftheclanandthatshe
was,perhaps,thefirst'Gangrel'.
GangrelLore4
Youknowmanyoftheancienttalesofclanhistorypastdownthroughtheages
YouknowwhytheGangreljoinedtheCamarilla
YouknowthehistoryoftheOmenWars,andthatGangrelwerecapturedandturnedinto
GargoylesbytheTremere.
YouknowhowtheCoyotesandNoiadsformed,andsuspecthowmalleableGangrel
bloodis
YouhaveheardrumorsofGangrelthatspendmostoftheirunliveswithinthewater.(The
Mariners)
YouhaveheardoftheAndaandtheAhrimanes.

GangrelLore5
YouarefamiliarwithdetailedandoftenpersonalaccountsoftheentirehistoryoftheClan
YouhaveheardthatEnnoiaisinAustraliaorisAustraliaatpresent.
Yourpresenceattheyearlygathersisgenerallyassured.
You'veheardrumorsabouttheWaelkyrigeandtheiractivities.
YouarefamiliarwiththeMajorNPCslistedintheSettingsGuide,theirhistoriesandhow
onemightcontactthem
YouunderstandwhatkeepstheGangrelintheCamarillaandhowtenuousthatmightbe

MalkavianLore
MalkavianLore1
AllMalkaviansareincurablyinsane.
Oftentimes,Malkavianswillexecuteelaboratepracticaljokesor"Pranks".Theyareoften
harmful,andareonlyoccasionallyfunnytoonlookers.
Somehow,ifoneMalkavianknowssomething,theyallseemtoknowit.
MalkaviansareoftenreferredtoasSeers.InpartthisisduetotheOracularvisionsthat
manyofthemhave.
Malkaviansoftenrecognizeeachotheronsight,andarelinkedtoeachothermentally.
MalkavianLore2
SomeMalkavianscallinsanityacursewhileothersembraceitandtrytoclaimthat
madnesssetsthemfree.You'veheardbothsidesoftheargument.
Prankingisatraditionamongtheclan,meanttoteachalessontooutsidersaswellas
insiders.
YouarefamiliarwiththefactionsoftheHatters,theThoughtPolice,andtheSeers.
Theclanhasnorealstructureorifitdoes,itchangessorapidlyastobe
incomprehensible.
YouknowoftheClan'sFounder,Malkav,andhaveheardthathewasanuttermadman
whowascursedforvanity,forcruelty,orperhapsforknowingtoomuch.
TheabilitiesofDementationarearecentoccurrencewithintheclanandtheclanremains
inconflictoverwhethertoembracetheseabilitiesorholdontothoserelatedtoDominate.
MalkavianLore3
ThementallinkMalkaviansshareiscalledTheMadnessNetwork,andanyMalkavian,
giventheproperfocus,canaccessit.Thislinkseemstofueltheirrecognitionofeach
otheraswell.
YouunderstandhowmanycommonderangementsmanifestinMalkavians.
DementationMalkaviansandDominateMalkaviansareoftenatoddsateachotherover
whetherDementationshouldhavecomebackandifitisagoodthing
DominateMalkavianstendtowardstheThoughtPolice,whileDementationMalkavians
tendtowardtheHatters
YouhaveheardastorythatMalkavwastornasunderinancienttimes.
YouhaveheardafewofthecommonMalkavianmythssuchastheCainandAbelstory
andtheElephantstory
YouarefamiliarwiththeAnankeBloodline
MalkavianLore4
YouknowseveralnamesfortheMadnessNetwork(TheCobweb,theGreaterDream)
andunderstandthetheorybehindeachterm.
Youknowitispossibleto'convert'DominateMalkavianstohavinganaffinitywith
Dementationandviceversa.

YouknowtheRhymeofMalkav("Malkav'sWords"fromTheBookofNod).
InancienttimesDementationcamenaturallytoMalkavianswhileDominatedidnot,while
theCamarillaMalkaviansabandonedDementation,thoseintheSabbatdidnot
YouhaveheardaboutMalkavians'uploading'theirpersonastotheNetwork,althoughyou
havenoideaifthisistrulypossibleorhowitmightbedone.
YouhaveheardmultipleaccountsthatCainetoldMalkavasecret,andthatthissecret
droveMalkavmad.
YouknowofaprofitcalledAnatoleandthathehasbeenspeakingheresy
MalkavianLore5
YouknowDementationlefttheClanintheDarkAgesasaresultoftheactionsofsix
Methuselahsoftheclan(Addemar,TheBlackHag,Brude,TheDionysian,Tryphosa,
Unmada)whocametogetherforthatpurpose.
KnowsofthesecretMalkavianfactions(MinistryofLove,CultofAnatole,Praetorians)
foundintheclanguide.
Youknowmanydetails,storiesandaccountsoftheworkingsoftheMadnessNetwork
andyouhaveasolidideawhatitreallyis
YouknowmanylegendsaboutMalkav,butmostimportantly,youhavehintsaboutthe
secretCainetoldhim.
YouknowthatMalkav(orsomepartofhim)wasinJerusalemintheMiddleAges.
YouarefamiliarwithsomeofAnatolesPropheciesregardingGehenna.
YouknowthatancientmembersoftheMalkavianclanwereinstrumentalinthefinal
destructionofCarthagethroughtheiruseofDementationandwhytheydidit

NOSFERATULORE
NosferatuLore1
YouknowNosferatumaketheirhavensinsewersystems,cavesandotherunderground
locations.
YouknowthatNosferatuarehideous,eachintheirownway,butareallbeyondhuman
appearance
YouknowthatNosferatuarebetterathidingthemselvesthanotherswhopossess
Obfuscate.
Nosferatuareknownforhavinginformationavailableonmostanysubject.
NosferatuLore2
YouknowthattheNosferatuhavecreatedtheirownsophisticatedinformationnetwork
andthatNosferatucontributingtothatnetworkarerumoredtobeabletokeeptheir
anonymity.
Yourefamiliarwithvariousmethodologiesandgroupswhichcomprisetheclan
(Beastials,Cleopatras,Fagins,Leatherfaces,Loremasters,Martyrs)
YouareawarethattheNosferatuareadeptinformationgathererswhotradetheir
hoardedinformationamongstthemselvesinsmallgatherings.Theyareknowntoshare
valuablesecretswithclanoutsiderswhomtheydeemworthy,foraprice.
YouhaveheardthetermHostingbutarentsurewhatitmeans.
YouknowthatNosferatudwellnotonlyinthesewers,butindeeper,moreforeboding
placesfarbeneaththerealmofmortals.
YouhaveheardtheNosferatuaredividedintothreefactions:theIvorySwarm,the
WhisperingHorde,andtheRatKings,butyoudonotknowthespecifics.
NosferatuLore3
Youareawarethatsectsometimestakesabackseattolargerconcernsinvolvinga
groupofkindredwhowouldseektohuntallNosferatucalledtheNictuku,thoughtheyare
asecretivegroupandlittleaboutthemhasbeenrevealed.Youknowthisgroupofkindred
isnotdiscussedoutsideoftheclan.
YouknowtheNosferatufoughttheTremereintheOmenWar
YouarefamiliarwithmanycreationmythsoftheNosferatu
YouknowwhataHostingisandhowNosferatumightsignalotherstocome
YouknowoftheWarrens,andthatitisdeathforanynotofClanNosferatutoenterthem
duetotrapsaswellastheiroftenmazelikeconstruction
YouknowtheNosferatuareverycloseknitasaclan,oftenpreferringtodependonone
anotherratherthananyotherclan,whichyoubelieveisduetoasharedfear
NosferatuLore4
YounowhavegainedanevendeeperunderstandingofClanNosferatushistory.You
havelikelychosenyourfavoredcreationtheory,andyoumayevenhavesomeevidence

tosupportit.
YouknowthatduringtheOmenWars,Nosferatuwerecapturedandturnedinto
GargoylesbytheTremereandthatwaswhytheNosferatudeclaredwar
YouhaveadeeperunderstandingofNosferatuarchitectureandhavebeentaughtto
tunnelefficientlyenoughtoburrowwithouttrappingyourself,orgettingyourselfkilled.
You'veheardthatBabaYaga,thecroneofRussianlegend,isoneoftheNameless
Ones,andhernamefillsyouwithdread.Youmayhaveheardofothernamesofthe
Nictuku,includingAbraxes,LordofMists,NuckalaveetheSkinless,GorgoSheWho
ScreamsinDarkness,EchnidatheMotherofFoulness.Tospeakthesenamesistocall
deathupononeself.
Youknowthatoneday,thesecreatureswillcomeforallNosferatu,sotheClanwatches
andgathersinformationtoaideachother.Iftheyaretosurvivethecomingstorm,they
mustbepreparedwithaunitedfrontacrossSect.
YouarefamiliarwithaSpawningPoolaswellashowonemightuseit

NosferatuLore5
YouknowthatSalubriarenotdemons,butnearlytheopposite.Youareawarethatthe
Nosferatushelteredthemwhenthe'Usurpers'cametodestroythem.
Youareintimatelyfamiliarwithallofthecreationstories,andunderstandthatmanyhave
proofofeach.
YoumayhaveseenthehorrorsoftheNictukufirsthandandsurvivedtotellthehorrible
tale.(Oryoumayhaveheardafirsthandaccount.)Yourememberthehorriblepresence
weighinguponyoursoul,thesheerpowerandterriblepresence,andyouwillneverforget
it.
YouunderstandtheClan'sdesperatesituationbetternowthananyoneelse,andknow
thattheirexperienceandterrorinspiredpassioncanassistClanNosferatussurvivalin
themodernnights.
YouknowthattheTremerehavecommittedatrocities,andyouknowthem,butyouknow
thatClanNosferatuhasbiggerproblemsthantheWarlockswhichispartofwhythe
NosferatujoinedtheCamarillaandcontinuetosupportit.
YouknowhowlittletheSectdividetrulyisbetweenClanNosferatuandthatClanmust
alwayscomefirst.Thosewhofailtounderstandthisaredealtwithasthreats.

TOREADORLORE
ToreadorLore1
YouareawarethatalmosteveryToreadoristhoughttohavesomesortoftalentinthe
arts.
YouknowthatToreadorattendartshows,highsocietygalas,andmediaevents.
YouknowthatallToreadorhaveanaffinityforbeauty,andthattheybecomeenthralled
whenconfrontedbycertainaestheticobjects
YouareawarethatToreadorcanbeparticularlytalentedintheareasofAcademics,
Crafts,Performanceand/orSubterfuge.
YouhaveheardrumorsthatToreadoroftenfeelitistheirClan'sdutyto"preserve"the
greatartistsoftheerabygrantingthemtheEmbrace.
ToreadorLore2

YouunderstandthatToreadorarenotassuperficialastheyappearandunderstandthe
importancetheyplaceontheofartorthepowerofsocialnetworkinginCamarillasociety
andthattheyoftenshapethekindredworldthroughtheirtalents.
YouknowthatmembersofClanToreadorformthemselvesintoguildsbasedonspecific
goalsandprinciples.Youareawarethatguildsaretypicallycityorareabased.
YouknowthatthereareToreadorlineages,andmaybeabletonameafewprominent
ones.
Youknowthecliquesassociatedwiththeclan:Artistes,Novateurs,Connoisseurs.
Youhaveatleastheard,inpassing,ofLegendaryToreador,suchasRafaeldeCorazon,
FranoisVillonandMichael.
YouarefamiliarwiththemajorToreadorevents:CarnivaleandtheHalloweenBall.
YouarefamiliarwiththeCouncilofPetalsanditsduties

ToreadorLore3

YouareawarethataDidaskalosistheheadofaguildandyouareknowledgeableabout
howtoelectaDidaskalosandformaguild.
YouknowtheproperetiquetteforattendingaGrandSalon.
YoucannamesomeofthemajorandminorhousesoftheToreador.
YouareawarethattheantitribuofToreadorblooddonotsharetheartisticfixationoftheir
parentClan.Instead,thesemonstrousRosesarecompelledtoinflictharmuponothers.
YouknowofthedangersthatToreadorcanfaceiftheydipovertheedge:
Burnouts/Hedonists,RevengeArtists,Thorns.
TheCouncilofPetalsdutieschangeandflowwiththeseasonsandambitionsofthose
sittingonit
YouarefamiliarwiththemythsoftheToreadorsfounder,beitArikeltheSculptoror
IshtartheBulldancer,thoughnotnecessarilyincludinginteractionswithotherClans

founders.
YouarefamiliarwiththeIshtarriandVolgirrebloodlinesandwheretheycomefrom
ToreadorLore4

YouknowToreadorspecificeventsandrumorsfromAncientGreecetothepresent
YouareawareofthegeneralhistoryofConstantinople,thecityofMichael.(However,you
areunlikelytoknowkindredspecificdetailsaboutthedeathofMichaelandthefallof
Constantinople.)
YouarefamiliarwiththeetiquetteinvolvedwithrunningmajorToreadorBallsorGrand
SalonsincludingCarnivaleandTheHalloweenBall.
YouarefamiliarwithanumberofToreadorcentriclegendsormyths,suchasthe
LoversoftheSecondCity,theMinotaurand/ortheprevalenceforrumorsregarding
famousartistswhohavebeenallegedlyEmbracedwithintheclan.
YouarewellversedinthemythologyoftheToreadorFounder,beitIshtarorArikel,and
mayhaveheardlegendsofhis/herinteractionswiththeotherClansfounders.
YoucanidentifyallofthemajorU.S.guilds,theirDidaskyloiandlocations.

ToreadorLore5

YouknowToreadorspecificeventsandrumorsthroughoutthehistoryoftheclan,
includingthelegendsoftheFirstCityandSecondCity,asrelatedfromtheToreador
perspective.
YouknowallthetalesofToreadorsrelationshipswiththeotherAntedilviansandwhich
onesaretrueandhowithasaffectedtheJyhad
YouknowwhyandhowtheIshtarriandVolgirrejoinedtheCamarillainthefirstplaceand
whoreachedouttowho
YouhaveheardstoriesofaToreadorsingerwhosodesperatelywishedtoimproveher
artthatshemadeapactwiththeFae,anddisappearedintooneoftheirbarrowsbackin
theMiddleAgestolearnfromthem.Youhaveheardrumorstotheeffectthatthisisthe
trueoriginoftheDaughtersofCacophony.
YouhavetheknowledgeandetiquettetocontactlegendarymembersofClanToreador
suchasRaphaelDeCorazonandFrancoisVillon.

TREMERELORE
TremereLore1

YouareawarethereisaCodeofTremerethattheyallfollow
YouareawarethatbreakingtheCodewillleadtopunishmentandpossiblyevendeath
andthatintraclanjusticecanbeharsh.
YouareawaretheClaniscloseknitandhighlystructured
YouareawarethatthePyramidiswhatClanTremerecallsitshierarchy.
YouknowthatitisforbiddenforTremeretoteachtheirmagictooutsiders.
TremereLore2

YouknowthattheTremeremayteachThaumaturgytoothersinrareinstances,butonly
withpermissionfromtheirEldersandhavingthestudentfirstbeauthorizedforsuchbya
Primogen.
YouarefamiliarwiththerankingsthatcomposethePyramid(Apprentice,Regent,Lord,
Pontifex,andCouncilor)
YouknowthatClanTremereoncecreatedcreaturescalledGargoylesforprotectionand
thattheygaveuptheabilitytodosoaspartoftheformationoftheCamarilla.
YouarefamiliarwiththepublicHouseswithinClanTremereandtheaspectsoftheir
membership.
MostTremereliveincommunalhavensknownaschantries,andforsecurityreasonsthe
locationofsuchiskeptfromotherkindred.
Thuamaturgymayalsobepracticedinritualformthatgreatlyincreasesitsrangeof
powers

TremereLore3

YouareawarethatClanTremereisamorerecentClanthathasunclearorigins
Youunderstandtheranksaredividedintosevencirclesandwhatthosecirclesmean

ThereisanancientgrudgewithClanTzimiscethathascreatedabitterrivalry

YouareawarethatClanTremerecreatedGargoylesandthattheircreationbroughtthe
NosferatuandtheGangrelintocenturieslongconflictknownastheOmenWarthatthe
TremerehadalreadybeenfightingwiththeTzimisce
YouhaveheardoftheAssamitecurseandClanTremeresinvolvementintheTreatyof
Tyre.
YouarefamiliarwithTribunalsasthemethodbywhichTremerefindjusticeinsidethe
Clan
YouarefamiliarwiththedutiesofanApprenticeandaRegentandwhatisexpected

YouknowtheCodeofTremeremayhaveadditionscalledthePeripheralCodethatadd

toitonaregionalbasis
TremereLore4

YouarefamiliarwiththedutiesofaLordandwhatisexpectedofthem.
YouarefamiliarwiththetraditionofCertamenandthatabuseofthetraditionwilldrawthe
ireofonessuperiors.
YoubelievethatTremereandhiscompanionsbecamevampiresthroughtheuseoftheir
magic,andbeforethatwereanancientcabalofsorcerers
YouareawarethatsecretsocietiesexistwithinClanTremere.
YouhaveheardrumorsofhowtheTremerehuntedanddestroyedtheSalubri,andhave
someinclinationastowhy
YouarecompletelyfamiliarwithTribunalsandtheirprocedure
YouknowoftheexistenceoftheAstors,buthavenocluewhoanyofthemare.
YouarepassinglyfamiliarwiththeCouncilofSevenandknowmostoftheirnames.
YouknowthatGargoyleswerecreatedfromNosferatu,Gangrel,andTzimisce,andthat
thisdiscoveryiswhatbroughttheNosferatuandGangrelintotheWar

TremereLore5

TheTremerecamefromagroupofmagescalledtheOrderofHermeswhichfunctioned
verysimilarlytotheclan,andthatthebloodstolenfortheexperimentswasTzimisce
YouareawareoftheMassasaWarwiththeOrderofHermesandhowitfadedout
YoupossessanintimateknowledgeofTremerehistory,includingsignificantknowledge
ofthePeripheralCodeonaglobalbasis,therulingsofpastTribunalsanddecisions
madebytheCouncil.
Youknowtheproperproceduretocontactand/orapproachtheCouncilorforyournation.
YouareawareoftheentirestorybehindSaulotandthe1133incidentandknownotto
speakofit.
YouunderstandthefullstorybehindthecreationoftheGargoylesandmanyofGoratrixs
innovations
YoupossessintimateknowledgeofthehierarchywithinthePontifex'sOrderinyourown
partoftheworld.
YouareawareoftheCouncilsdirectionforyournationandwhatthehigherlevelgoalsof
theTremereare

VENTRUELORE
VentrueLore1
YouunderstandVentruelineagesareimportantandthataVentruecanbecalleduponto
recitetheirsbyanotherVentrue
YouknowtheClanisbasedonarigidhierarchyoftendividedintolineagescalledHouses
YouareawarethatVentruebelievethatthey,astheClanofKings,haveadutytostrive
forleadershippositionswithintheCamarilla.
TheClanusuallyembracesthoseofnobilityandstandinginsocietytofurthertheclans
ambitionsandinfluence
VentrueLore2
Youarefamiliarwiththefollowingfactions:TheImperium,TheFellowshipofLords,The
Brokerage,andTheKnightsofBlood.
Youarefamiliarwithdignitas,whatitrepresents,andhowitcanbeearnedandlost.
YouarefamiliarwiththepositionsofPraetorandStrategosandwhattheirgeneralroles
areintheClan
TheVentruecontrolledtheRomanEmpireandconsideritoneoftheirgreatestperiods
Ventruehaverefinedtastesandparticularfeedinghabits
VentrueLore3

YouareawareoftheconceptofVentrueoathsanditsimportanceforVentruepolitical
success.
YouareknowhowanindividualcanascendtothepositionofPraetororStrategosand
whattheirdutiesentail.
YouareawareoftheexistenceofEphorsandthattheyformtheDirectorate,butdonot
knowwhotheyare.
YouStrategoicanpossessLictorsthatactastheiragents
TheVentrueruledtheRomanEmpirealongsideClansMalkavianandToreador,andhad
alongstandingpoliticalrivalrywithClanBrujahthatruledoverCarthage.Youhaveheard
thetalesoftheirconflictandCarthagesend.
YouareawareofalongstandinggrudgewithClanLasombraoverwhowasfittorule
YouarefamiliarwiththerareCrusaderbloodline,andknowitisnotfavoredintheclan

VentrueLore4

YoucannameoneoftheEphorsandarepassinglyfamiliarwiththeirmotivationsforthe
UnitedStates.
YouhavetheknowledgetoconductandheadaVentrueBoardMeeting.
YouarefamiliarwithandcanfollowtheproperprotocolwhencontactingtheVentrue
Justicar.

YouarefamiliarwiththeideathatVentrueisthechildeofEnochwhoistheandwhy
Ventruedonotrecitefulllineages(outofrespectandloyaltytotheCamarilla).
YouknowtheBrujahofCarthagelivedopenlyamongstmortals,andthattheircitywas
notonlyapoliticalafront,butonetotraditionaswell.Youknowwhichtalesabout
Carthagearetrue.
TheVentrueleadthenegotiationsofthePromisewiththeGiovanniandwerethefirstto
offerterms
YouknowmanyoftheCrusaderBloodlinejoinedtheSabbat,andthattheyabnormally
cruelandvicioushunters
VentrueLore5

YouknowwhichEphorsarecurrentlyactiveandwhichhavestayeddormant
YouarefamiliarwithwhoeachPraetoris,whomtheyareswornto,andthenatureof
theirpublicoaths.
YouknowgenerallytheplansoftheEphorsandwheretheClanisheadedonitshighest
levels
YouknowthattheVentruesupportedtheGiovanniintheirdecimationofthe
Cappadocians.
YouknowthedetailsofwhyCarthagehadtobedestroyedandwhomadethecall
YouknowHardestadtistwodifferentpeople,onewhoproposedtheCamarillaandwas
diablerizedbyTylerandonewhichtookupthecauseandhelpedformtheCamarilla,
becomingoneofitsfounders.Youknowthatrevealingthisinformationwillcauseyour
death.

LasombraLoreNST
LasombraLore1
YoususpectorhaveheardsuchalineagemightexistoutsidetheCamarilla
LasombraLore2
YouknowtheyhaveanexclusiveassociationwiththeSabbat
HasheardabouttheirassociationwithDarknessandtheChurch
Youknowtheyusuallystylethemselvesasleadersandareknownformanipulationand
controloftheirenemies
LasombraLore3

TheLasombraareoneofthetwofoundingclansoftheSabbatandoftentakeleadership
rolesinthatSect
Theyhaveoftenembracedmenoffaithovertheyears,particularlyintheCatholic
Church,wheretheyhaveagreatdealofsway
TheyseemtocontrolmostofSpainandmanyLasombracomefromthatregion
YouhaveheardofAntitributhathaverejectedtheSabbatandjoinedtheCamarilla
Lasombradonotappearinmirrorsandcanbealwaysexposedthatway
TheClanhasalongstandinggrudgewithClanVentrueoverwhowasfittorulethe
Kindred

LasombraLore4

YouknowtheAntitribuareleadbyMontano,childeoftheirFounder,andtheydidnot
acceptthedirectiontheLasombrawereheadedandsupportedtheirFounder
YouhaveheardoftheCourtsofBloodandtheLesAmisNoir,buthavelittleideawhat
theymean
YouareawaretheLasombradevelopedthePathofNight,andhavevariants
TheLasombraclaimtohavedestroyedtheirAntediluvianduringtheAnarchRevoltby
storminghiskeepcalledtheCastleofShadows
TheAnarchLasombrawereleadbyGratiano,oneofthechilderoftheFounder
TheLasombrapossessastrangebloodlinecalledtheKiasyd,thattheydonotseemto
getalongwith

LasombraLore5

YoususpectwhattrulyhappenedattheCastleofShadowswhenGratianoassaultedhis
sire
YouknowtheLesAmisNoirisacrossSectorganizationthatjudgesotherLasombrain

CourtsofBlood,buttheAntitribuareseldomwelcome
AveryrarefewpracticesomethingcalledAbyssalMysticism,basedonharnassingthe
powersoftheAbyssthattheyclaimObtenebrationcomesfrom
YouareawareofsomeoftheoverarchinggoalsoftheLesAmisNoirandwheretheClan
mightbeheaded
YouknowwhereGratianomightbenowandwhathemighthavebeendoing

TzimisceLoreNST
TzimisceLore1
YoususpectorhaveheardsuchalineagemightexistoutsidetheCamarilla
TzimisceLore2
YouknowtheyhaveanexclusiveassociationwiththeSabbat
Hasheardabouttheirassociationwithfleshandboneshaping,andtheirhorrific
appearances
Theystylethemselvesasmastersofthephysicalformandprizeexpansionof
knowledgeandselfdiscovery,oftenatthecostoftheirhumanity
TzimisceLore3

TheTzimisceareoneofthetwofoundingclansoftheSabbatandoftentakereligious
andspiritualrolesinthatSect
TheClanstraditionalterritoryisEasternEurope,whichtheystillzealouslydefendedby
itsElders.Transylvaniaremainsthetraditionseatofitspower.
Itissaidtheymustsleepwithgravedirtfromtheirhomeland
YouareawareoftheOmenWarandthatClanTzimiscefoughtalongsidetheNosferatu
andGangrelagainsttheTremere
TzimiscehavealongstandinggrudgewithClanTremerethatslastedtothemodern
nights

TzimisceLore4

TheClanclaimstohaveoverthrownanddestroyeditsFounderintheAnarchRevolt
YouknowoftheCarpathiansandtheirdislikeofthemainclanforitscorruption,andthat
someofthemhaveloosetieswiththeCamarilla
YouknowtheClanistiedtotheirhomelandandbelievestheirpowercomesfromthe
Land
YouknowoftheKoldunsandtheirmagicbasedonthespiritsoftheland
YouknowtheTremeremadeGargoylesfromthebodiesofTzimisce,aswellas
NosferatuandGangrel,andthatispartofthegrudge
YouknowtheOmenWarstartedbetweentheTremereandTzimisce,whentheTremere
begantogrowasaClanintheirterritoryandrivaltheirpower
Youknowvaguelytheclansritesandcelebrations,butnotwhattheymean

TzimisceLore5

YoustronglysuspectwhattrulyhappenedthenighttheClanrevoltedagainstitsFounder
andLugojdiablerizedhim
YouknowofKupulaandthattheFounderoftheClanmadeadealwiththisdemonforthe
clansmagicandpowerovertheland.
YouknowtheTremerewereonceaHouseofmagesandthattheystoleTzimisceblood
forterribleexperimentsthateventuallyturnedthemintovampires,andthatiswhythey
canneverbeforgiven
YouarefamiliarwithmostoftheClansritesandcelebrations
YouhaveanideaofwhereLugojcurrentlyresides
YouhaveheardoftheCathedralofFlesh

AssamiteLore
AssamiteLore1
YouknowdiableristhasbeensynonymouswithAssamiteforcenturies.
YouknowtheyarenotaCamarillaClanandarerelativelyuncommon
TheyareassociatedwithMiddleEasternculture
AssamiteLore2

AreawareoftheWarrior,Vizier,andSorcerercastesandtheirroleswithintheclan.
YouknowthatonemustbeauthorizedbyaTremerePrimogenbeforetheymaypossess
AssamiteSorceryandthatAssamiteSorcerersavoidCamarillacitiesiftheyhavenot
beenauthorizedpreviously.
Youknowtheverybasicstructureoftheclan(Cells)
YouknowthatAssamitesdarkenduetotheirage,andthattheElderscanbecome
inhumanlydark,likeobsidian.
YouknowsomeAssamitesfollowaformofIslamandmanyarereligious.
YouknowtheAssamiteversionofTheCurseaswellastheCamarillaone.
YouknowAssamitesperformcontractsinexchangeforkindredblood.
YouknowthatAssamitescannotdrinkthebloodofotherkindredorcommitdiablerie.

AssamiteLore3

Youknowthebasicsofthehistoriesbefore"TheCurse,"thatofHaqimtheJudge,Childe
ofCaine.
YouknowtheTreatyofTyreandConventionofThornsasitappliestotheAssamites.
YouarefamiliarwiththemoderniterationoftheAssamitePathofEnlightenment,i.e.,the
PathofBlood.
YouknowoftheHeartsBlood,andthatallAssamitesmustdonatetoitonarrivaltothe
Mountain.
YouknowtheUnconqueredareintheSabbatandarenotsubjecttoTheCurse.
YouknowthestoriedhistoryofthewarwiththeBaali.
YouknowwhoandwhattheDuatare.Jamal,theOldManoftheMountainandCaliph,
TegyriustheVizier,andalAshradtheAmr.
YouknowtheEldersoftheClanresideinafortresscalledAlamut

AssamiteLore4

YouknowwhatclanpositionsresideinAlamut,andareawareitisguardedbydeadly
illusionsandtrapsthatwilldestroythosethatseekitwhoarenotwanted.Youareaware
ofwhatgeneralregionitmightbein.
YouknowtheseventowersoftheKhabarandtheirmeaningtotheclan

YouknowthehistoryofthebeginningoftheHunger,andthatitisthedemonworshipping
BaalithatlevieditatthebattleofChorazin
Youknowofthetajdid:theworktobreakthecurse
Youknowoftheritualthatiscapableofloweringonesgenerationwithoutdiablerie,From
MarduksThroat.
YouknowoftheWebofKnives.
AssamiteLore5

YouknowwhenandwheretheClanismovingandagainstwhom.
YouknowthetruelocationofAlamut,butmuststillbeallowedinbyitsdefenses.
YouknowoftheEldersandAncillaeoftheclanandwhattheyareknownfor.
YouknowoftheoriginsandinductionmethodsoftheWebofKnivesorganization
YouareawarehowthePathofBloodwaschangedwiththeCurseandwhowas
responsible

FollowersofSetLore
FollowersofSetLore1
YouknowthattheSetiteshavestrangemythologiesandareanonCamarillaClan
YouknowthattheCamarillahasbannedpracticeoftheSetitespecificpathsandworshipof
theirfounderSet
Theyareoftenassociatedwithtemptationandhedonism

FollowersofSetLore2
YouknowtheSetitesholdupSetasdeityandthetruecreatorofvampires
YouhaveheardofSetitesSorcerersandthattheyhavebeenforcedtousethebloodmagic
registrybytheCamarilla.
YouareawareoftheFollowersofSetsroleinpharaonicEgyptthroughtheages
YouknowofthestoriesoftheAeonsandthattheywearmanymasksevenintomodernnights
YouknowthatSetitesaremorevulnerabletothelightbecauseSetwascursedbythegodRa
Setitestendtoorganizeintemples
YouknowsomeSetitesareintheCamarilla,butareviewedwithsuspicion

FollowersofSetLore3
YouhaveheardofmanyoftheancientfoundingtemplesofSetandknowwhichones
havebeendestroyedandwhichonesarestillactive.
YouarefamiliarwiththeViperBloodlineanditsplaceintheClan
YouknowoftheSerpentsoftheLightandtheirtheologicaldifferenceswiththemainclan
YouhaveheardoftheDaityabranchoftheclanbutarenotawareofitpractices.
YouhaveheardoftheTlacquebutknowlittlebeyondtheyarebloodrelated
YouunderstandhowandwheretheworshipofSethassubsumedandusurpedother
religionsandhaveanideahowtheyachieveit
YouarefamiliarwiththestructurecommontoallSetitetemplesandtheritescommontothem
YouarefamiliarwiththepathofTyphon.

FollowersofSetLore4
YouarefamiliarwithmanyritesandritualsthatworshipSet
YouarefamiliarwithTheBookofGoingForthbyNight
YouknowoftheEternalsofSothisandwhatmakesoneapartofthegroup
YouhaveheardofsomeofthemoreprominentcultsofSetsuchasTheCohortof
Wepwawet,theCultofTaweret,andtheSisterhoodofSekhmetandknowtheir
stories.
YouunderstandthemythologiesoftheTlacqueandwheretheymighthavecomefrom
YouknowtheworktoraiseSetcontinuesbutareunsureofthespecifics

FollowersofSetLore5

YouareahistorianofthepathofTyphonfromitsearlydaysasaroadintomodern
nights.Youknowallvariationsofthepathandcanspeakwithauthorityaboutthem.
YouknowSetisnotdeadmerelytrappedinDuatandthattheEldersoftheClanworktirelessly
tofreehimandmayhavetakenpartintheirritualstodoso
YouknowofMummies,thesoldiersofHorus,andhaveheardofthesocalledBane
MummiesascorruptionstheoriginalShemsuHeru
YouhaveheardoftheChildrenofOsirisandtheirstrangecult
YouknowofallthecultsofSet,theirmanycomplexities,andcannavigatethemwith
ease.
YouknowwhattheFollowersofSetaredoingontheirhighestlevels

GiovanniLore
GiovanniLore1

ClanGiovanniisstereotypicallyassociatedwithItalianbankersandmobsterswhohoard
wealthandotherassets(savoryorotherwise)tofurthertheirownends.
ThePromiseof1528requirestheGiovannitoavoidengaginginCamarillapoliticsin
exchangefortheCamarillanotinterferingwithGiovannimatters.Youarefamiliarwith
whatthismeansinmodernnightsasdetailedintheGiovanniClanGuideandProtocols
oftheCamarilla.
GiovanniLore2

TheGiovannifamilyclaimspatronageofDisPater,RomangodoftheUnderworld.
ClanGiovanniisbasedaroundthemortalfamilyGiovanniafamilyofVenetian
necromancersandmerchantsthathasprosperedsinceRomantimes
YouarefamiliarwithcommonGiovannipracticesincludingApril4celebrations,theproxy
kiss,andthepracticestithingmoneyand/orsoulstoVenice.
YouknowthattheCurseofLamiaiswhattheGiovannicalltheirpainfulkiss.
YouareawareofthesecondaryfamiliesofclanGiovanni:theDunsirns,theMilliners,and
thePisanob,andyouknowtheirbasichistories.
GiovanniLore3

Evenifyouarenotamemberofoneoftheseminorfamilies,youknowafewdetails
abouttheBeryn,DellaPassaglia,Ghiberti,Hidalgo,LiWeng,Putanesca,Rosselini,
Rothstein,andSt.Johnsfamilies.
YouknowthePremascinesarenotallwitheredcorpsesorboogiemenhiddenawayin
Venice.YouhaveprobablyencounteredevenyoungGiovanniwhospontaneously
developedcadaverousfeaturesaftertheEmbrace,andknowtotreatthemwithcaution.
YouarefamiliarwiththePathofBones
YoutheknowthedifferencebetweenSpiritiandSpettri
Youknowofthesudarioandhowitisthickinsomeplacesandthininothersandhavea
goodideawhatcausesit.
YouhaveheardsomestoriesaboutSamediandknowtheyaretiedtoclanGiovanni
somehow.ItisuncleartoyouwhethertheSamediarefriendsorfoes.

GiovanniLore4

YouknowtheGiovannihunteddownandexterminatedtheirparentclan,the
Cappadocians.
KnowsthatwhentheclanpurgedtheCappadocians,theyalsodestroyedoneoftheir
bloodlines,theLamia.
YouareawarethatDisPaterismorethanaRomanGod.Youknowthatthisancient
SpiritihasgreatpowerintheUnderworldandevenonthissideoftheShroud.
YouknowthatthePromiseof1528includedtacitapprovalfromtheCamarillatofinishthe
destructionoftheCappadocians.
YouknowsomedetailsoftheFeastofFolly,suchaswhowasthereandwhomurdered
who
Atthetimeoftheirdestruction,theCappadocianshadsomeplantokillordiablerize
God.

YouknowAugustushasmetpersonallywithBaronSamedi.Thoughyourenotaware
whattheydiscussed,youareawaretheBaronwalkedoutunharmed.
YouknowthatabloodlinehasrecentlyemergedintheSabbatknownastheHarbingers
ofSkullswhichpracticeNecromancy

GiovanniLore5

YouknowthatsomeCappadociansescapedtheFeastofFollyandtheyarecalled
infitiores.
YouknowexactdetailsabouttheEndlessNight,includingtheritualofKhazarsDiary,
andyouunderstandtheclansdegreeofprogresstowardthisgoal.
YouknowoftheexistenceandthenatureoftheTrueVessel
YoubelievetheSameditobeinfitiores,butareuncleariftheyaretobehuntedornot.
YouhaveheardofNagarajaandknowtheypracticeVitreousnecromancybutdonot
believetheyareanoffshootoftheCappadocians.
YouhavebasicknowledgeofthehistoryoftheCappadocians
YoubelievethatHarbingersoftheSkullareresurgentCappadociansthathavesomehow
avoidedthepurge
YouknowwhatisreallyinthecanalsofVenice

RavnosLore
RavnosLore1
YouknowthatRavnosrefertothemselvesasshilmulo,believingtheyareapartfromother
Kindred,butyoudonotknowwhy
YouknowoftheconnectionofclanRavnostotheRromapeopleandfamilies.
Theyareassociatedwiththievesandconartists
RavnosLore2
YouknowtheclanstartedinIndia,buthavelittleknowledgeoftheclanshistorythere.
YouhaveheardofsomedomainsgiventhetreatmentbytheRavnos,butthatithasfallenout
offavor

YouknowRavnosembraceusuallyalongculturallines,buttheembraceofoutsidersisnot
unheardof.
TheyoftentravelwithRromafamiliesprotectingthem,andmayhavemortaldescendants
amongstthem
Theyoftenhavesometypeofvicetheycannotrestrainthemselvesfrom

RavnosLore3
YouknowofthePathofParadoxorMayaparisatyaandyouareawareithasmany
variantsbutareuncertainwhichpathisthetruepath.
YouknowoftheBrahmanBloodlineanditssignificancetotheclan
YouknowoftheSybaritesjatiandtheirphilosophicalviewsandwellastheirtakeonthe
PathofParadox.YoufurtherknowwhymanyofthisjatijoinedtheSabbat.
YouknoweasternRavnosembracenotonlyalongfamilylinesbutcastelinesaswell.
Youknowoftheculturalprohibitionagainstembracingwomen.Youfurtherknowthishas
notalwaysbeenthecaseandhaveyourownopinionsonitsplaceinsideRavnosculture.
Youareawarethattreatmentsusuallyinvolvefamilylines,butafewwellconnected
Ravnoscouldbringthewholeclandownonyou
YouknowtheclanisheavilysplitalongculturallinesbetweenthoseofWesterninfluence
andthoseofEasternInfluence,andthatthereisconflict
RavnosLore4
YouarefamiliarwiththeKaravalanishaVrana,thoughyourunderstandingisfarfrom
complete
YouareawareofthedifferencesincultureandpracticeofAmerican,European,and
IndianRavnosandcanmoveeasilythroughtheculturesofanybranchoftheclan.
YouareawareoftheawakeningofeldersinIndiathatarepushingforanorthodoxyin

paradoxandclanculture.
YouareveryfamiliarwithclanhistoryandwhythesplitbetweenEastandWestoriginally
occurred,andwhatiskeepingitalive
RavnosLore5
YouknowtheKaravalanishaVranawellandunderstandit.
YouhaveknowledgeofallvariantsofthePathofParadoxandhaveyourownopinionon
whichisthetruesttotheoriginal.
YouareawareoftheworkofMarciaFeliciaLiciniaonRavnosbloodlinesandmayof
copiesofsomeofhernotes.
YouknowthenamesandloresurroundingthefivemortalsembracedbyRavnos.
YouknowwhattheeldestRavnosofIndiaareplanningonthehighestlevels
YoususpectthatthetomboftheFoundermightbewellguardedinIndia,andstill
occupied.
Youknowthattheillusionsofchimestryareveryrealtothefae

DaughtersofCacophonyLore
DaughtersofCacophonyLore1
Yoususpectorhaveheardrumorssuchathingmightexist
DaughtersofCacophonyLore2
YouknowthattheDaughtersofCacophonyaresomesortofbloodlinethatappeared
recently
YouknowtheDaughtersofCacophonyareusuallyexceptionalsingers.
Theyarepredominantlyafemalebloodline
DaughtersofCacophonyLore3
Youknowtheyarebloodlinethatappearedaround1700,butnooneissurefromwhom
theydescend.LeadingClansincludeMalkavianandToreador,buttheDoCrefuseto
answer.
YouknowDaughtersofCacophonydonotembracethefamous,butwillembracethose
onthecuspoffame
YouknowDaughtersofCacophonyareoftenfoundinCamarillacities,andsomeclaim
Camarillamembership.
YouhaveheardrumorsofmalemembersofthebloodlinecalledtheSonsofDiscord.
Thesesamerumorsindicatethattheyhaverevitalizedinrecentnightsandareboundto
otherDaughters.
DaughtersofCacophonyrefertosomethingcalledtheSongwhichbindsthemtogether
DaughtersofCacophonyLore4
YouhaveheardmanycreationmythsabouttheDaughters,andyoumayhavetheoriesof
whichoneiscorrect
YouknowTheSongconnectsallDaughters,andthatifaDaughterdies,herdeathis
echoedinthesong
YouknowthatwhenagroupofDaughterssingtogether,theyenteratrancelikestateand
aresubsumedbythespiritofTheSong
TheSongisaliveinthebloodandmindsofeachDaughter,andyouhavesome
inclinationastowhatitmightbe.
YouareawarethattheSonswerepurgedalmostcompletelyinthelate20thcenturyby
theEldersofthebloodline
YouknowtheEldersreasonforkillingtheSonshadtodowiththetimbreoftheirvoices
causingdiscordinthesong.
YoususpectwhytheSonsarebeingallowedtorevitalize

DaughtersofCacophonyLore5
BeforetheDaughtersdiscoveredthesong,theywereonceconnectedbyanetworkof
blood.Afterthesongwasdiscovered,itdrownedoutallothervoicesandeventuallycutoff
allconnectiontotheoldnetwork.
Youknowthatin1998atagatheringofSonsandDaughters,theSonsstrucka
discordantnoteandupsettheharmonyofthesong.TheEldersatthegatheringkilledmost
ofthemonspotandfromthatnightforwardthepurgebegan.SomeoftheyoungerSons
werebloodboundandallowedtocontinue.
YouknowtheEldershavesensedthediscordfadeandthatiswhySonsaresanctioned
oncemoreforembrace
Youhaveaverystrongsuspicionoftheirtrueorigins,andknowwellthetaleofthe
ToreadorsingerwhiskedawaybytheFae
ThefounderofthebloodlineisunknownbutbelievedtoresideinEuropeinthecourtofa
CamarillaPrince,wholooksoverher

SamediLore
SamediLore1
Yoususpectorhaveheardrumorthatsuchathingmightexist
SamediLore2
YouknowthattheSamediallresemblegrotesque,putridandrottingcorpses,sharing
muchincommonwiththestereotypicaldepictionofzombies.Youknowthatthishasled
severaltospeculatethattheBloodlinemighthavebeenNosferatufoundedoriginally,
althoughtheNosferatudenyit.
YouareawarethattheSamedihaveonlycometobeinthelast250yearsandhavevery
fewmembersworldwide.
TheyarecommonlyassociatedwithVoodounfromtheCaribbean
SamediLore3
YouknowthattheSamedi,asabloodline,havenobindingtiestoeithertheCamarillaor
totheSabbat,butthatindividualscanbefoundclaimingmembershipineitherSectoften
actingasmercenariesorassassins.
YoufurtherknowthatalargeportionofSamediarelocatedinHaiti,Jamaicaandother
partsoftheCaribbean,butarenotunknowntobeinNorthAmericaandNorthAfrica.
Youhaveheardof"TheBaron",aCainitewhoistraditionallyheldasthefounderofthe
SamediBloodline,andwhoseemstoactintheguiseoftheVoodounLoabythesame
name.
YouknowthereishostilitybetweentheSamedibloodlineandtheGiovanniclanbutyou
arentawareofthesourceofthisillwillotherthanasharedpracticeofNecromancy
Haveheardmanypossiblerumorsoftheiroriginandhavesuspicionswhichmaybetrue
SamediLore4
YouhaveheardthetaleofanownonexistentClancalledtheCappadocians,who
possessedsomesimilartraitsandsuspecttheremaybeastrongconnection.These
CappadocianswerewipedoutbytheGiovanni
YouknowofMacoute,aHaitianSamediwhohasallegedlyimpersonated"theBaron"
onseveraloccasions,andofhischilde(appropriatelynamedBrigitte)whooften
accompanieshim.
YouknowtotakestoriesthatyouhearabouttheBaronwithagrainofsaltandareableto
sorttruthfromfiction
YouhaveheardthattheBaronmetwithEldersoftheGiovanniClanandwalkedaway
unharmed,butareunsurewhatcausedthemeeting

YouheardofabloodlineintheSabbatcalledtheHarbingersofSkullswhohaveskillin
Necromancy
SamediLore5
YouhavetracedthehistoryofagroupofschismaticCappadocians(termedinfitiores)
latermovedintoAfricaandeventuallytheCaribbean,andthatitisfromthemthatthe
Samedialmostcertainlydescend.
YouhaveabasicunderstandingofthehistoryoftheCappadocianClanandwhatbrought
abouttheirend
YouhaveheardoftheHarbingersofSkullsandsuspecttheyareescapeesofthe
GiovanniPurgeorsomehowavoideditalltogether
YouhaveafewleadsastotheoriginalidentityandmotivationsofthevampiricBaron
Samedi.

WerewolfLoreNST
WerewolfLorex1

Yoususpectsuchathingmightexist
WerewolfLorex2
ThecharacterknowsforcertainthatWerewolvesexistandarereferredtoasLupines
Theyhaveamazingregenerativepowersthatmightexplainmythsaboutthemreturningfrom
thedead.
Werewolveshavebothahumanformandawolfform,andthattheyalsohaveahybridform
thatlookslikeawolfbutcanstanduprightonhindlegstouseweaponsorfightwithits
foreclaws.
Werewolvestendtohaveveryshorttempers,andthemostviolentWerewolfbehaviorstendto
takeplacewhenthemoonisfullest.
MostWerewolvestendtostayfarfromcitiesandtoinhabitruralorremoteregions,averyfew
preferthecity
ThebeliefthatthebiteofaWerewolfcancauseonetobecomeaWerewolfisfalse
WerewolfLorex3
Thecharacterknowsthat,liketheMasqueradeforvampires,Werewolvespurposefullykeep
theirexistencesecretfrommortals.
Werewolvestendtobepackcreatures
Werewolvesdisplayaresistancetodiseaseorpoisonandageslowly
MostWerewolvesreverttotheirnormalhumanformwhentheydie,someturntowolves,anda
rarefewmaintaintheirwarform
ThecharacterknowsthatsilvercausesWerewolvesextremepain,andthatinjuriesmadewith
asilverweapondonothealasquicklyasotherones.Werewolvestendtogetuneasyaround
silverobjects,evenifnotbeingwieldedasweapons.
Werewolvesarebornintothecurseinsteadofbeingbitten
AllWerewolvesexhibitpowersofspeednotunlikethevampiricDisciplineofCelerityandsome
moveatlevelsthatwouldleaveevenEldersinthedust
Werewolvesconsidervampirestobetaintedinsomeway.Theycommonlyrefertovampires
asleeches
WerewolfLorex4
ThecharactermayhaveheardthatWerewolvesareabletodisappearthoughmirrorsand
otherreflectivesurfaces
Packs,muchlikecoteriesforvampires,arethebasicunitofWerewolfsocietyandvery
importanttotheirsocialinteractions.
Likevampires,Werewolveshavelineages,whichtheycalltribes.Therearemanytribes,and

theyroughlycorrespondtotheethnicbackgroundofthelineage.
Charactermayknow23Tribesbyname
EventhoughmostWerewolftribesfavorwildernessplaces,thecharactersmayhaveheard
thatacoupletribesactuallyfavorthecitiesexclusively
MostWerewolvesprefertorefertothemselvesasGarou

Werewolvescanbebornofmanorofwolf,andveryrarelyyoususpectonecouldbeborn
oftwowerewolvesmating
ThecharactercanrecognizeGarouglyphs,whenseen,withoutanyabilitytointerprettheir
meaning.

CertainspiritualsitesareveryimportanttoGarouandzealouslyguarded
WerewolfLorex5
Thecharactermayknowthenamesof46ofthetribesofGarou
ThecharacterunderstandswhatafewbasicGarouglyphsmean
Likevampires,Werewolveshavetheirowncodeoflaws,whichtheycalltheLitany,andyou
arefamiliarwithacouplebasictenets.
ThecharacterknowsthatWerewolveshavekinfolkthattheybreedwithtoproducemore
werewolves,andthatthematingoftwowerewolvesisforbiddenbytheirkind.
Werewolveshavetwootherforms:Onelookslikeabrutishhumanandanotherlookslikeadire
wolf.
Werewolvespracticeashamanisticreligionbasedonanimalspiritsandancestorworship
Werewolvesarebornintooneoffivecastesbasedonthephaseofthemoonwhentheyare
born.
ThetaintthatWerewolvesattributetovampiresisactuallyworsewithvampireswhohave
abandonedHumanityforaPathofEnlightenment.
ThecharacterknowsofasingletribeofWerewolvescalledtheBlackSpiralDancersthat
opposesotherwerewolves
Thecharactermayhaveheardtalessuggestingthattherewereonceothertypesof
shapeshiftersbesidesWerewolvesbutthattheyhavesincebecomeextinct
ThecharactermayknowthatreflectivesurfacescanaidWerewolvesincrossingbetweenthe
physicalworldandthespiritualworld,calledtheUmbra.

SpirtualsnodesarethecentersofGarouculture

WizardLoreNST
WizardLorex1

Yoususpectsuchathingmightexist
WizardLorex2
ThecharacterknowsforcertainthatWizardsexist
Perhapsunsurprisingly,Wizardstendtoassociateincabalsorcovens.Thus,ifoneshouldbe
sounluckyastoencounteraWizard,onewilllikelymeetseveralofitsfriendsaswell.
Wizardspellsareunpredictableandinfinitelyvariedineffect
Wizardsarenearlyindistinguishablefrommundanehumansunlessoneseesthemactually
castingaspell,thoughtheirauraoftenbetraysthemasbeingsomethingelse
Wizardsareextremelyreclusivewhenitcomestotheirmagic.
WizardLorex3
Wizardsgenerallyseemnottowantmortalstoknowthattheyexist,whichsuggeststhat
WizardsalsohavesomethingakintotheMasqueradethatCamarillavampiresuphold.
WizardshavebeenknowntotravelontheAstralPlane,wheresomevampireshave
encounteredthemwhilepsychicallyprojectingbymeansoftheAuspexDiscipline.
ThecharacterknowsthatmostWizardsprefertorefertothemselvesasMages.Additionally,
magesrefertononmagesasSleepers
AnyparticularWizardsmagictendstobefocusedinafewareas
ManyvampiricDisciplinesdonotaffectWizardsastheywouldmundanehumans.Wizards
seemtoberesistanttomanyoftheseeffects,andcansometimesdetecteventheattemptto
useVampiricDisciplinesonthem.
TherearedifferentfactionsofWizardsthatarewarringwitheachother.
WizardLorex4
Theyhavesomekindofoverarchingsystemofclansthattheyrefertoastraditions.The
charactermayhaveheardofoneortwoofthemorecommontraditionsbyname
Wizardscandrawpowerfromcertainmysticalsitesintheworld,whichtheyprotectjealously.
ThemagicalpowersofWizardstendtobemosteffectivewhentheyareusedsubtlyinsucha
waythatnooneevenrealizesanymagicwasdone.
ClanTremereoncewerewizardswhobecamevampiresthroughsomeeffect
Wizardsnotonlyknowhowtofashionmagicalweaponsandartifactsofgreatpower,butthey
doitcommonly.OftentheseitemsareuselesstononWizards.
WizardsclaimtobebornwiththelatentcapacitytobecomeWizards,butatsomepointinlife
theymustawakentotheirabilities,atwhichpointtheirentireviewoftheworldchanges.

WizardLorex5
TraditionWizardshavetheirowncodeoflawstothemmuchliketheTraditionstoKindred
whichtheycallProtocols
Thecharactermayknowthenamesof46oftheTraditionsofWizards,aswellasavery
roughideaofwhatabouttheirstyleofmagicmakesthemdifferentfromtheotherTraditions.
AmajorfactionofWizardswhoopposetheTraditionsisasimilargroupcalledthe
Technocracy,whorelyonmagicassociatedwithtechnologyanddislikeallothersupernaturals
Thecharacterknowsthatthereisasupernaturalrealminhabitedbyspiritcreatures,suchas
ancestorspirits,naturespiritsandtheghostsofthedead.Wizardsunderstandthisrealmvery
well,andtheycanevenenteritandleaveitjustaboutwhenevertheylike.
ThecharacterknowsthataWizardsmagicisnotunlimited.IfthemagicusedbyaWizardis
tooobviousorunbelievable,therecanbeaterriblebacklashontheWizardandanyonenear
him.
ThecharacterknowsthatinsaneWizardsarecalledMaraudersthatseekchaos
ThecharacterknowsthattheNephandiareasectofdemonworshippingWizardsbentnoton
theworldsdestruction,butitscorruptionfortheirinfernalmasters.

GhostLoreNST
GhostLorex1

Yoususpectsuchathingmightexist
GhostLorex2
Thecharacterknowsforcertainthatghostsexist,eventhoughtheycannotbeeasilyperceived,
andthatghostsactuallyarethesoulsofdeadpeople.
Thereisabarriercalledthe"Shroud"thatseparatesthelandofthedeadfromthelandofthe
living
ThecharacterknowsthatghostscallthemselvesWraiths
Ghostshaveaurasthatarepale
Ghostsoftenhauntaplacebecausetheywanttobereunitedwiththeirlovedones
Therestlessdeadareawareofeachotherandcancomeintoconflictwithoneanother.
GhostLorex3
ThecharacterknowstheLandsoftheDeadaresometimescalledtheShadowLands
GhostsoftenhavetroubleemployingalloftheirpowersfullyonpeopleacrosstheShroud.The
Shroudtendstobeweakerinplacespermeatedbydeath(graveyards,murdersites,Elysia)
Restlessghostssometimesallythemselvesintogroupswithcommongoalsforvarious
reasons.
Thecharacterknowsthatghostsarethesoulsofthosewhohavediedwith"unfinished
business,"andthattheycannotfindpeaceuntiltheyaccomplishwhateverthisbusinesswas.
Mostapparitionsseemtohaveaspecificpurpose,suchascommunicatinganimportant
messageintothelivingworldorresolvingsomeunresolvedconflict
ThecharacterhasheardofthevarietyofghostlypowersthatWraithsmayemploy,including
visualmanifestationtotheliving,poltergeistlikeactivity,andpossession.
ThecharacterknowstheShadowlandsisamirroredversionofthematerialworldwhichthe
deadinhabit.
Someghostsareendlesslymalevolentandcannotbereasonedwith.Otherghosts
occasionallycallthemSpectres,andaresometimesforcedtodefendthemselvesfromthem,
thoughthepurposeand/ornatureofSpectresisnotunderstoodclearly,exceptthatthey
generallyantagonizeWraiths.

Wraithsseemstopurposefullykeeptheirexistenceasecretfrommortals
GhostLorex4
ThecharacterknowsthatWraithshaveafairlydiversepoliticalandhierarchicalstructure,and
haslikelyheardoftheHierarchy,thebodythatgovernsovermostWraiths
SomeWraithsappeartohavenosentienceandonlyreenacttheirdeathsrepeatedly.These
arecalleddrones.

MostWraithsoneencountershaveartifactsconnectedtothemknownas"fetters"(items
whichwerepersonallyimportanttotheminlife),andtheytreasurethesethingsgreatlyand
havingpossessionofthemallowsadegreeofcontrolovertheWraith
ThecharacterknowsabouttheTempestasprawling,roilingseaofmagma,nightmares,acid,
burningplasmandhorrificbeaststhatunderliestheShadowlands.
ThecharacterhasheardoftheGreatMaelstromswhichhaveswepttheunderworld
historically,andknowsthattheywreakvastdestructionandthattheyoftenoccurinconjunction
withgreatandtraumaticupheavalsintheSkinlands
Thecharacterknowsoftheexistenceofrelics,itemsthatcontainedenoughemotional
resonancethatwhentheyweredestroyed,theyappearedasphysicalitemsintheShadowlands.
RelicsarehighlytreasuredinWraithsocietywherematerialsarescarce.
Thecharacterknowsthatonlythosepeoplewhodiedwithasignificantpersonaldrivetocling
tothosethingsimportanttothemcanbecomeWraiths,andthatsuchpeoplearenotcommon.
ThecharacterisawarethattheWraithshavelawswithwhichtheygovernthemselves

GhostLorex5
Thecharactermayhavelearnedofthetworoughpoliticalcategoriesthatstandinoppositionto
theHierarchy.ThesearetheRenegades(WraithsthatclaimnoallegiancetotheHierarchy,or
evenactivelyseektodismantleit)andHeretics(thoseWraithsthatfollowvariousreligiousor
spiritualideologiesinthehopesoftranscendingfromtheUnderworld).
ThecharacterknowsthatWraithshoardandprizerawemotion,referringtoitas"Pathos",and
thattheycanderivethiseitherfromcloseproximitytotheirfetters,orfromsiphoningitfrom
others(livingordead)whofeeltheemotiontheydesire.
TheCharacterhasheardoftheLegionsoftheHierarchy,andmayknowsomeoftheirnames
ThecharacterisawarethatallWraithspossessaschismofthepersonalitythatcausesa
darkercounterparttoappear,whichisknownasaShadow.TheShadowisanalogouswiththe
BeastandvaguerumorindicatesthatWraithscanfalltotheirShadowthesamewayaVampire
couldpotentiallyfalltotheBeast.
ThecharactermayhaveheardoftheGuilds
ThecharacterknowsoftheFerrymen.Theyprovidesomeofthesafestpassageacrossthe
Tempest,andtheyaresaidtobeverypowerful.
ThecharacterhasheardthattheHierarchyaremerelygovernstheWesternlandsofthedead
(referredtoastheDarkKingdomofIron)andhaveheardrumorsthatotherculturespossess
differentformsofrulership.
ThecharacterhasheardrumorsofWraithssodriventofulfilltheirgoalsthattheymanageto
retaketheirdeadbodiesandclawtheirwaysbackintothelandoftheliving.

FairyLoreNST
FairyLorex1

Yoususpectsuchathingmightexist
FairyLorex2
Storiesoffaeriesandfaeriemagicarebasedonsomethingrealandmysteriousintheworld
thatmightnotexisttoday,orthatisatleastveryrare.
Faeriesofsomekindreallydoexist,buttheyreinvisiblemostofthetime.
Knowledgeofafewtraditionalremediesfororwardsagainstfaeriesandtheirmagicfrom
superstitiousfolklore.
Eveniffairiesknowaboutvampires,theytendtoavoidthem,whichmakesthemveryhardfor
vampirestofind.
FairyLorex3
Ratherthanbeingtrulyinvisible,faerieshaveasupernaturalqualitythatkeepsthemfrom
beingrecognized,evenwhentheyareinplainsight.Additionally,somethingaboutandtheir
dreammagichelpsthemmakenonfaeriesforgetaboutthem.
Realfaeriesareactuallyattunedtotheseasonsoftheyearinsomeway,andtheyactually
honorvariousseasonalholidayssuchasBeltaineandSamhain,thoughwhattheseholidays
meantothemisnotclear.
Faeriesareespeciallyfondofchildrenanduntamedwildernesssettings.
Therearefewerfaeriesaroundtodaybecausemostpeoplenolongerbelieveinthem,andthat
weakenstheirpower.
Faeriestendtogatheratmagicalfaerieplaces,andtheyusuallyhavesomekindofoverarching
governmentthatincludesthesocialclassesofnoblesandcommoners.
ThecharacterknowsthatthemythologicaldistinctionbetweenSeelieandUnseelieandhas
hearditmaybereal
FairyLorex4
MayhaveconfirmedknowledgeofoneortwotypesoftheKithain(e.g.,Pookas,Redcaps,
Sidhe).
FairiesseemtotolerateMalkaviansbetterthanothertypesofvampires,butgenerallyavoid
vampiresatallcosts
Faeriescansapamortalswillandenchantmortalsintodoingtheirbidding,andmostmortals
arehelplessagainstit.
Faeriescanbereliablywardedagainst(orgrievouslywounded)withaspecificmetallurgical
preparationofironcalledcoldiron.
Faeriestendtogatheratmagicalplaceswheretheirmagicisstronger
Theyusuallyhavesomekindofoverarchinggovernmentthatincludesthesocialclassesof

noblesandcommoners.
ThemajorityofthosewhocallthemselvesfaeriesrefertothemselvesasKithain.
ThecharacterhasageneralideaofwhatdefinestheSeelieandUnseeliecourtsamongfairies

FairyLorex5
Thecharactermaybeawareofthetheoryamongsomefairiesthatvampiresarealost
bloodlineoffairiesrelatedtothebloodthirstyKithknownasRedcaps
FairieshavetheirowncodeoflawstothemmuchliketheTraditionstoKindredwhichthey
calltheEscheat,butwhatlawsitincludesisunclear.
Knowsthenamesof46ofthecommonmajorkiths
Faerieshavekings,queens,dukes,knights,andahighlystructuredsystemofnobilityand
territorialholdings
Somefaerieslikemodernfreethinkingbetterandrebelagainsttheirnobles.
Thecharacterknowsthatthereismuchmorefaeriemagicgoingonallthetimethanis
known,butthatitisalmostallinvisibletomortalsandvampires.
TheRavnosdisciplineofChimestryseemstointeractwithfaemagic
Understandsthatthemagicofeachindividualfairyislimitedintermsofwhoorwhatitcan
affect,andthatnotallfairiescanactuallyworktheirArtsoneverytargetorobject
ThecharactermaybeabletonamethedifferentrightsnamedintheEscheat,butneither
knowstheirprecisewordingnorunderstandstheirnuances.
Knowsthatmanyfaeriesfeartheendofhumanityshopesanddreamsiscominginsomekind
ofcosmicchange,andthatnobodywillbelieveinthematallanymore.