They learn too much too fast or say the wrong thing in front of the wrong person and find themselves the scapegoat in a witch hunt. Those who were once of the cult who are no longer, and the cult does not forget. A mistranslation or mistake in the sequence of events that irrevocably changes the narrative. Special: Excommunicate coteries always have one or more Flaws usually Excommunicated related to the cult they escaped from, such as Adversary, Enemy or Despised.
These can be applied individually for groups from multiple cults or as a coterie background for groups from a single cult. Family Cults of the Blood Gods p. Vampires within this coterie may be related in a mortal sense as well as through the Blood, and they likely recruit mortal members of their extended family to assist them in their plans.
The fang gang may disguise itself as part of the city's organized crime syndicate, or act as the Prince or Baron's liaison with them. Flagellant coteries try to redeem their members for the harm they visit upon mortals. The coterie sponsors charitable works, and individuals behave as good Samaritans and occasionally, as vigilantes, hunting down mortals who prey on their own. Most vampires have few objections to this sort of thing, but that changes when Flagellants go after other Kindred.
The most extreme of these coteries may act as judge, jury, and executioner over vampires they believe mistreat the kine. Some coteries even abuse the Blood itself, treating the sick by giving them vitae.
Thus, the Camarilla keeps a close watch on these "kindly coteries". The Second Inquisition is after them. The Camarilla proclaimed a Blood Hunt upon them. Anarchs want to treat them to a stake-and-boot party. The pursuer may even be a single, potent vampire. Fugitive coteries keep low profiles, cultivate resources they can take with them or liquidate, and develop contingency plans for when their pursuers catch up with them. It's rare for every member of the coterie to be hunted.
Instead, one or two Kindred on the run convince others to go with them due to bonds of love or camaraderie. In any case, Fugitive coteries survive or perish based on the bonds of loyalty members hold for one another. They are prestigious users of animated corpses and ghosts as servants. With knowledge of, and tastes for, humors and resonances spreading among thin-blood cookers and Toreador gourmands alike, coteries on the make often choose to become coteries on the prowl for others.
Elders left out use every means at their disposal to turn or break the coterie to their advantage. Lucky Kindred find themselves promoted to lead the fledgling diocese or, should the elders decree, shipped off to another mission. Wealthy, influential mortals, abundant feeding grounds, or a place of significance to the cult. The Mawla of a missionary group has influence within the cult.
Emissaries to a new territory must secure a Haven and a place to conduct worship either openly or in secret. Possible extras: Mask, Retainer, Suspect. Nemeses Cults of the Blood Gods p. Far from altruistic, most such coteries behave this way as a form of catharsis, often escalating until vengeance consumes them and all thoughts of questing for equality are long forgotten.
It might pose as or actually be a band, theater troupe, or other itinerant artists. Indeed, this coterie might perform exclusively for Kindred audiences at Princely courts, not just second-tier rock clubs in the old factory district. Alternatively, nomad coteries might be refugees from the Gehenna War or just "kings of the road.
United by ties of social prominence or simple common enthusiasms, social coteries appear in Camarilla courts and anarch alleys alike.
Some plumaires unite under gothic, club, or other countercultures, sharing similar tastes in music and fashion. Questari coteries often form of their own volition, pursuing their purpose out of desire rather than by edict. They may chase a target, hunt a relic, or solve a mystery.
They may often need to leave the city. The title comes from the term for an ecclesiastical or academic administrator's Domain. Like a Questari coterie, a Rectorate is devoted to a specific purpose, but seeking out the subject of its concern is secondary to organizing and managing it.
A Rectorate usually operates from a secure location where it can safely store items or people of interest, perform rituals, and organize operations over their chosen protectorate. Many traditional Tremere chantries are coteries of this type, though in modern nights, these are much less common than they used to be.
They hold the elder's vote among the Primogen. Anarch elders who feel the Beckoning likewise facilitate the selection of a steering coterie in their place, or just appoint one to a watching brief on the Council. They often have the support of a vampire assigning them to the task of spying, assassination, or political disruption. Their patron hand-picks a group of Kindred, and then dispatches them to another city or sometimes to a separate faction within the same metropolis. Minds questioning the early translations of the word.
Minor changes in inflection or interpretation change the meaning of entire verses of scripture. Leading a schism is dangerous, powerful cults reject change fervently and any vampire leading a schism needs total conviction to their cause.
Their status grants them access to the scriptures that prompt their discovery. Somnophile Chicago By Night p. True Somnophile coteries represent the oldest vampires, who may well sleep, but are just as likely to dwell in ancient labyrinths as was the fad shortly after the fall of Rome , masquerade as younger vampires, or otherwise place multiple degrees of secrecy between themselves and modern Kindred.
A Somnophile coterie's patron is often powerful enough to send messages through Disciplines, as omens or dreams, or have penetrated mortal institutions so completely they can relay messages through proxies that can never be traced back to their point of origin.
Each coterie has its own reasons for obeying these hidden masters, from Bahari religious convictions to ambitious Kindred convinced their association will bring them power, as major players in the Jyhad. They are essential to the family historian and provide the only written record of numerous ancestors. This guide to parish registers covers England, Scotland and Wales and is a vital time-saving tool that will quickly become any genealogist?
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