(HAPTER ROUR: SAVAGES for he is bettir shaped and strenger for to do harme than eny otherBéest.! Surtees, Handley The Road of the Beast ic not for the © Cainites are strong, honest and brutal enough to endure its rigors. In the end, even the weak end up reinforcing the tenets of the road, as their give of their blood to strengthen those hardy souls who revel in the Beast's kiss. xx such souls are detailed here. These templates can be “ acters for players as written, or merely serve as inspiration. Likewise, the Storyteller can use them as sup porting castor the coterie: sources of inspiration, allies... or implacable f After the templates are descriptions of some notable Notall are famous or even widely known, but together at diversity of belief and practice nmodates. The Storyteller should use them in her chronicle as she sees fit:DIABLERIST Prelude: The youngest d of a minor noble family with quiet resentment at the prefer ential treatment handed out to your / brothers and older sisters. You much preferred to spend your time alone exploring the woods. power that you can do what you want, when yc want. The Amaranth is simply a means to that end. You are sometimes tro you have consumed, but never by the fact chat da bled by the souls your secret would make you an outcast a fugitive if it were revealed. Once you learned to fully understand your condition, you realized that the princes dominate the neonates ai ancillae just as your father dominate you. Not being strong enough to chal: lenge them, you have decided t of hardy Cainites. You are learning much from them and are waiting for the right time to broach the subject of the Amaranth Then yourfatherarrangeda mar riage for you. You hated the idea, so youran away, but you couldn't outrun your father’s influence His men found you and brought youhome withina week. Enraged at your own powerlessness, you were not so much mar ried as disposed of. my! Life with your new m ter — you refused to call him “husband” —was dismal. All but imprisoned on his estates, you were not even allowed to journey to the nearby vil- lages without an escort of bodyguards. Your entry into the ranks of the unliving was equally forced. Returning one evening from a rare trip to the market, a ravenous Cainite at tacked your carriage and tore through your bodyguatds. Left for dead, you awoke the next night with ahowling thirst anda seem ingly limitless fury. Irhas served you well, You tracked down your sire and slew her for damning you. Since that night, you have determined ro do whatever is necessary to ensure your power and survival. You're tired of others imposing their will upon you, 50 you're going to make sure you have enough Concept: Your fury shows little sign of abating. You have decided that the only way to free yourself of the power of others is either 0 deprive them of their power, or to take power for your own. Every thing you do is directed toward that goal. If you can’t raise your. self up, you'll settle for dragging others down. Roleplaying Hints: Freedom is your goal, pure and simple. All your mortal life you had to bottle your rage and endure your helplessness. Not anymore. Now that you have he come undead, you intend to make yourself as powerful as possible, so that no being can ever command you may come to realize that power comes in many fortns For now, though, your Zé physical and super natural might Equipment: traveling clothes, ghoul horse akark VAMPIRE Nature: Survivor Demeanor: Monster Clan: Gangrel Generation: 10th Concept: Diablerist Haven: Social Charisma. @@00000 Manipulation_@@@00000 Appearance_@@000000 Perception__@ @@ 00000 Intelligence. 00000 Wits, 0000 Name: Player: Chronicle: s Physical Strength. Yeeee000o Dexterity _@ @@@®0000 Stamina @@000000 Talents Alertness___@@o000000 Athletics __@@@00000 Brawl, @8@000000 Dodge ___@e@e00000 Empathy. 00000000 Expression__6 0000000 Intimidation \_@@000000 Leadership__9 0000000 Legerdemain__9 0000000 Subterfuge __e@e@000000 Skills Animal Ken_9 0000000 Archety__9 9000000 Commerce__9 0000000 Crafts____0 0000000 Eriquette__@ @000000 Meleec____g 0000000 Performance_9 0000000 Ride___e@e000000 Stealth__eee00000 Survival___, 000000 _-knowledges @000000 Hearth. Wisdom. 00000000 Investigation__9 9000000 Law. 00000000 Linguistics, @0000000 Medicine. 00000000 Occult 00000000 Politics 00000000 Seneschal e@000000 Theology, 00000000 ay 90000000 90000000 ooooooongoo. Disciplines Backgrounds Virtues Fortitude _® 0000000 Contacts ee 000000 Conviction / Protean 00000 Generation ee ccccad ™merelConviction 00000000 Resources _@ 0000000 SeifCorrot/instinct @@@00 00000000 00000000 90000000 00000000 Courage_____eeeeo Other Iraits Road Health 90000000 Beast (Hunter) Bruised a - (00000000 Hur 4 Soo00000 Ce 8080000 ee a 90000000 — Aura:__Menace__( 0) Reed a 00000000 : Mauled a 00000000 Willpower Crippled o 00000000 eeeeeee000 ncaa El 00000000 Seecbee0 BZODOTOTOS svi (00000000 in animal Feature phen frenay perience