History Characters / VampireTheRequiem

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: {{Averted}}. Daeva tend to ''lose'' their Humanity quicker than the other clans, at least in 1st edition.
* BeautyIsBad: Played [[{{Pun}} dead]] straight; The Daeva are the most beautiful of the Kindred, and they have the strongest tendency to be vice-addicts and amoral. Downplayed somewhat in ''Blood and Smoke'', where they can develop an addiction to someone's blood when their Humanity is low enough, but are otherwise fine.

* TheVamp: [[LamePunReaction Ha]]. But genuinely, they're literal and metaphorical predators who use their sexuality as a weapon to feed on the living. Even the FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire versions are manipulators and seducers.
* VampiresAreSexGods: Daeva '''are''' Sex Gods. It helps that they may have descended from [[HotGod Ishtar]] the Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love and ''sex''.

* '''Taifa:''' Moorish vampires who see themselves as the defenders of Islamic culture. They have an ongoing [[{{Pun}} blood feud]] with the Toreador bloodline over who is more artistic and cultured.

* BeautyIsBad: Played [[IncrediblyLamePun dead]] straight; The Daeva are the most beautiful of the Kindred, and they have the strongest tendency to be vice-addicts and amoral. Downplayed somewhat in ''Blood and Smoke'', where they can develop an addiction to someone's blood when their Humanity is low enough, but are otherwise fine.

* '''Taifa:''' Moorish vampires who see themselves as the defenders of Islamic culture. They have an ongoing [[IncrediblyLamePun blood feud]] with the Toreador bloodline over who is more artistic and cultured.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Downplayed, but of all the playable species, they're the most universally malicious. Vampires are compelled to feed on others, have [[EnemyWithin a demonic other self]] that pushed them towards animalistic brutality, possess a huge array based around abusing others and live in a society that rewards malice and exploitation. While a vampire ''can'' try to be a good person despite these things, most drop their Humanity very quickly, and it's a very rare old vampire who isn't a monster by human standards.

* BlessedWithSuck: It's not called a curse for no reasons. Vampires are consistently portrayed as living an empty existence, with the thrill of bloodsucking and power plays being the only pleasure in a life of constant fear, hunger and guilt. Most vampires quickly slip into evil, many losing their humanity ccompletely, an the even "good" vampires find themselves isolated from both the human world and their own kind. That said, a lot of game groups [[CursedWithAwesome focus more on the "immortality and superpowers" side of things]].

* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: It's in their nature. Deava hunt by exploiting the emotions of their prey, in many cases manipulating the kine into asking to be feed on and coming back for more.

* SuperSpeed: One of their core Disciplines, represeting their unnatural grace

* AnatomyOfTheSoul: The Hollow follow the [[AncientEgypt Egyptian]] variety, having had their Ka pulled out to become a seperate (and malicious) entity.

** InvisibleJerkass: They can use Obfusacate to become undetectable. And they know just how to use it to make your life hell. No-one's secrets are safe from the Mekhet, and no-one ever knows if they're watching right now...

* SuperSpeed: Celerity is one of their core Disciplines, futher enhancing their stealth. Even if you see one, they're in a new hiding place before you can do anything.

* VoiceOfTheLegion: A lot of Nosferatu look normal...until their speak, with voices distorted and monstrous. It can even provide mechanical effects with a merit called "Disqueting Tongue", producing a voice that's eerily compelling but highly suspcious when lying.

* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: While the Daeva play with emotions and desire, the Ventrue use wealth and power. It's less subtle then the Serpent's playbook, but it gets people in place just the same.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Their weakness in 1E. Every Ventrue will go insane sooner or later. This is no longer the case in second edition -- rather, they simply go mad due to centuries of privalige and manipulation eroding their mind.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Basically a covenant tradition. For all they claim to value loyalty and obedience, it's expected that those who climb the lader do so over the backs of their fellows. After all, if they can't shut down a rebellious underling, clearly they don't deserve to keep their status.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They wish to become entierly new kinds of vampire and, eventually, an new kind of creature entierly. They've not managed their apotheosis yet, but they've certainly produced some very unique variants on the clans through the attempts...

* BodySurf: The Strix can causally possess corpses...including animated ones like vampires. This means they're often jumping betyween vampires... and they [[AllYourPowersCombined keep disciplines from each body.]]

* TheBeastmaster: Animalism, one of their core disciplines. They can draw on the best inside themselves to command other beasts, and often surrond themselves with enchanted animals.

%%* BlessedWithSuck: All things considered, being a vampire sucks.

%%* CursedWithAwesome: Even with all things considered, most players prefer this style of gameplay.

%%* TheCasanova: As well as the female variant, The Man-Eater.

%%** They are basically a darker take on the [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Toreador]] (who have been reimagined as one of their bloodlines).

%%* LatinLover: The modern Xoxocti. Invoking this in Mexico, [[BerserkButton with all their elders]], ''is a plot point.''
%%* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: It is in their nature.

%%* TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction: A hunting tactic to the young Daeva. It gets pretty boring after a while.

%%* SnakesAreSexy: Quite deliberately invoked with their new nickname.

%%* SuperSpeed: Celerity, one of their core Disciplines.

%%* SuperStrength: Vigor, another one of their core Disciplines.

%%* TheVamp: If you play them right, but if you want the FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire version, FemmeFatale or TheCharmer will do.

%%* TheBeastmaster: Animalism, one of their core disciplines.

%%* ProudWarriorRace: The clan as a whole but specially the Mexican Gangrel.

%%* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: Once again the Red Surrender.

%%* {{Zen Survivor}}s

%%* AnatomyOfTheSoul: The [[AncientEgypt Egyptian]] variety, of course.

%%* {{Invisibility}}: Obfuscate, one of the core Disciplines.
%%** InvisibleJerkass: And they know just how to use it to make your life hell.

%%* SuperSpeed: Celerity is one of their core Disciplines.
%%* TranquilFury: When they frenzy.

%%* BeneathTheEarth: The Nosferatu Necropoli.

%%* SuperStrength: Like Daeva, Vigor is one of their core Disciplines.

%%* VoiceOfTheLegion: One of the manifestations called "Disqueting Tongue". It is not limited to this trope, though.
%%* WasOnceAMan: Or woman for that matter!

%%* TheBaroness: Female Ventrue.

%%* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Well, if you have a female Ventrue as a Prince (especially if she belongs to the [[DecadentCourt Invictus]]), she'll most likely be this.
%%* HypnoticEyes: Dominate, their [[SignatureMove signature Discipline]].

%%* {{Magnificent Bastard}}s: [[InvokedTrope They tend to see themselves as this]], and about half of them actually are.
%%* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: Just as much as the Daeva, but they seem to be less subtle.
%%* MindRape: The higher tier effects of Dominate can do this to a person.

%%* {{Smug Snake}}s: The other half who can't pull off the MagnificentBastard ideal.

%%* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil[=/=]WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Their weakness in 1E. Every Ventrue will go insane sooner or later.

%%* WickedCultured: Most of them.

%%* TheBeastmaster: Animalism, one of their core Disciplines.

%%* MadeOfIron: Resilience, one of their core Disciplines.

%%* SevenDeadlySins
%%** [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]

%%* SuperSpeed: They have an affinity for Celerity.

%%* HumanSacrifice: There's... quite a bit of it.

* WickedWitch: All of its members can be considered Wicked Witches, but the title fits much better if you are a Nosferatu.
%%** The Acolyte with the role of the Crone is one, for sure.

%%* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Quite common, especially if want to climb the Covenant ladder.

%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent: As said above, they want to be something ''more''.

%%* ThePlan: Pick one thing from the list. Odds are it's here.

%%* SerialKiller: The Kindred consider them this, it may even be true...

%%* YourVampiresSuck:

%%* BodySurf: And they [[AllYourPowersCombined keep disciplines from each body.]] [[OhCrap Yikes.]]

%%* CreepyCrows: The other forms they can take.

%%* DealWithTheDevil: How the Kindred initially got their attention, and a few of them still know how to perform the trick.

%%* EldritchAbomination: They may have come from [[TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening Lower Depths.]] [[DrivenByEnvy Which explains a lot.]]

%%* {{Jerkass}}: To say Strix are not pleasant creatures would be an understatement.

** Averted. Vampires in the World of Darkness have no aversion to church ground, holy symbols, or anything of that nature, although they do wonder InUniverse if some bloodline might have genuinely been so suceptible.

The Daeva are [[EvilIsSexy sexy]], [[EvilIsCool passionate]], and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]]. They embody and cultivate the image of the [[VampiresAreSexGods sensual vampire]] which is a great way to [[BitchInSheepsClothing conceal their true natures]]. And to add insult to the injury they are more than capable of kicking your ugly ass. The truth is that behind their beautiful facade lies a [[HorrorHunger hungry]] and {{lust}}ful creature that is, gradually, [[TheSoulless losing its soul]].

Meanwhile in India, they are associated with the high Brahmin caste and are, interestingly enough, going through the same Priest to DarkChick transformation as the Xoxocti as the years go by.

* BlessedWithSuck: Thanks to their Clan Bane, they ''start'' their Requiem as a BlobMonster unable to feed otherwise than by drinking blood dripping on the ground, take until Blood Potency 4 to actually be capable of assuming a human form, and should it rise above that, they will start turning back into a mass of blood, physically weakening them. This is widely believed to be the reason they went extinct.
* BlobMonster: Their form at birth is a sentient mass of blood, and they have to stick to Blood Potency 4 to even maintain a human form.

%%** They are basically a darker take on the [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Toreadors]] (who have been reimagined as one of their bloodlines).

* {{Expy}}: They incorporate some aspects of the [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Anarch]], such as being made of idealists and revolutionaries who reject the old system.

* ReducedResourceCost: The Invictus' money and connections gives members a 50% XP discount on dots of Herd, Mentor, Resources, and Retainer.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Both Kindred and their enemies will frequently look down on Ghouls, seeing them at worst as {{Vampire Wannabe}}s, at best like [[{{Mooks}} minions nowhere near as powerful as real vampires]]. While many of them indeed fit this stereotype, a ghoul with proper training, experience and skill can be a force to be reckoned with, and even sometimes [[HypercompetentSidekick be a better fighter than her master if he relies on her to do the fighting]]. Moreover, they ''can'' go out during daylight hours, making them capable to act during times where can vampires cannot.

* BodySurf: And they [[AllYourPowersCombined keep disciplines from each body.]] [[OhCrap Yikes.]]

* CreepyCrows: The other forms they can take.

* DealWithTheDevil: How the Kindred initially got their attention, and a few of them still know how to perform the trick.

* IntangibleMan: In their true forms, anything not a blessed weapon simply passes through them, not harming them in the slightest. This has a downside, though-their forms are held together through their mental will, and if you knock their Willpower down to zero, they dissolve. Permanently.

* {{Jerkass}}: To say Strix are not pleasant creatures would be an understatement.

** EldritchAbomination: They may have come from [[TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening Lower Depths.]] [[DrivenByEnvy Which explains a lot.]]

* [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Bloody And Random Morality]]: At the most non-xenophobic, non-AncientConspiracy interpretations, this trope applies in its more disturbing form(s).
** ... From the outside. If you're using the sourcebook, [[SubvertedTrope it's a little more complicated]].

* InstantExpert & InstantMarksmanJustSqueezeTrigger: The Akhud's primary unique discipline Praestantia instantly gives them skills in a number of areas, all of them violence related. It also allows them to cancel actions that would fail and improves their defence a bit.

* ThePlan: Pick one thing from the list. Odds are it's here.

* SerialKiller: The Kindred consider them this, it may even be true...

* {{Expy}}: It's subtle, but the Ordo Dracul's philosophies are apparently inspired by those of the Tzimisce vampire clan from the Old TabletopGame/WorldOfDarkness, particularly the [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Path of Metamorphosis]]; it helps that Dracula was a Tzimisce in that universe. The only thing that's missing is the [[BodyHorror fleshcrafting]].
** In addition, they invoke [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Clan Tremere]]'s aspect as a fraternal order of occultists seeking to perfect blood magic.

* {{Mad Doctor}}[=/=]{{Mad Scientist}}: They borrow liberally from scientific theories both current and discredited for clues to advance their studies. One traditional exercise in the nature of change is "Kill this mortal, and see how the world adapts to his death."
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: As said above, they want to be something ''more''.

* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: The Dragons gain more control over their bodies by figuring out what makes vampires tick.