History NightmareFuel / PrometheanTheCreated

* The [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique lacuna,]] a ritual used to steal vitriol from other Prometheans. The process is [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil deliberately described with a rape-like subtext,]] but is in some ways ''more'' evil than sexual assault: by performing the lacuna, you are deliberately sabotaging another Promethean's Pilgrimage for your own personal gain. No surprise that it ''always'' causes a Humanity drop, not unlike [[TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem diablerie.]]

** And plenty of alchemists ''aren't'' Insatiate. Plenty don't want to go that far, either for moral or practical reasons (after all, Prometheans ''are'' extremely resilient and many are far from defenseless, and that's before getting into insatiate alchemy's own drawbacks); the [[TabletopGames/HunterTheVigil Ascending Ones]] are explicitly called out as non-Insatiate alchemists. Another group is called the Golden Friends, who feud against a rival Insatiate group called the Lodwick Society; though they ''do'' share the Society's beliefs that Prometheans are abominations that defy the laws of God, they ''don't'' hunt them down - the book explicitly says they "are pacifists who actively and vociferously condemn harming Prometheans". And that due to the power balance have been hunted into near-extinction by their rivals.

** And plenty of alchemists ''aren't'' Insatiate. Plenty don't want to go that far, either for moral or practical reasons (after all, Prometheans ''are'' extremely resilient and many are far from defenseless, and that's before getting into insatiate alchemy's own drawbacks); the [[HunterTheVigil Ascending Ones]] are explicitly called out as non-Insatiate alchemists. Another group is called the Golden Friends, who feud against a rival Insatiate group called the Lodwick Society; though they ''do'' share the Society's beliefs that Prometheans are abominations that defy the laws of God, they ''don't'' hunt them down - the book explicitly says they "are pacifists who actively and vociferously condemn harming Prometheans". And that due to the power balance have been hunted into near-extinction by their rivals.

*** Speaking of Hunters, some Compacts and Conspiracies ''do'' keep Insatiate Alchemists. That the usually decent Loyalists of Thule do is concerning, but less so than the other Hunter groups who do - [[BlueBloodedAndBlackHearted the Ashwood Abbey]], [[CorruptCorporation the Cheiron Group]], and [[ChurchMilitant the Malleus Maleficarum]].

** Second edition makes it more likely to be encountered. It is the only way Centimani can regain Vitriol, since they have arrested their Pilgrimage and can no longer generate their own. That means any Centimani you encounter probably doesn't want you dead until they have a chance to drain your very being first.

** In 1E, the fourth level of Disquiet can only be cured by murdering the Promethean who caused it (and making sure they stay dead). Imagine what this means for those who reach this level and ''can't'' destroy the Promethea. Towns torn apart by petty rivalries, where no one will speak a word to their neighbors that aren't insults; places where strangers are likely to be kidnapped and interrogated about "the strange man;" cities where a handful of demagogues preach the RedScare while the masses cower at the feet of their lecterns. All because one poor bastard just wants to be free of humanity's hate and got out before the TorchesAndPitchforks could find them. At least it isn't the case in 2E, where not seeing the Promethean for a while causes the Flux behind the Disquiet to finally degrade...the while being ''six months'', and stage fours become [[CharmPerson preternaturally charismatic]] when whipping up a mob.