Amongst Clan Lasombra, you can find the apex of social predators. Monstrous, vicious, and unforgiving; behind every paradigm shift, stands a magister - ensuring their own victories from the shadows. They want not for crowns, thrones, or kingdoms: but rather superiority in their own dark ambitions. Previously, they were pioneers of the Sabbat: and when they saw the sands shifting beneath their feet, the Turncoats had no qualms in jumping ship to the Camarilla, where they could manipulate peons and pawns under a new guise. Might makes right, after all. This attitude permeates every aspect of a Lasombra’s existence. They will sire those with potential for greatness - and should they fail to prove to be exactly that, their childe are likely to be extinguished.
There exists no friendship in the clan of Night. Only competition. They take their stock from bullies, manipulators, entrepreneurs and soldiers: anyone with a strong drive, a cutthroat attitude. Within every Turncoat, is a tie to the darkness of the world. An inky, encompassing, and inescapable facet of their being. With it comes great power. They cannot risk an incompetent or weak individual having access to the boons it grants. The Abyss mystics have guarded this clan secret for generations of unlife, and do so with great impunity. To find a Lasombra in the Anarchs is rare, but perhaps not unsurprising. Maybe they did not impress their sire, and ran to the ranks of the Unbound for safety. Or, maybe they have some ideological ambition to prove - that they are better than the Camarilla Turncoats and post-sabbat Keepers: and want to burn it all down from the front lines. In any case, it is wise to be wary of those who have stared into the Abyss, and come back.
Clan Weakness - Distorted Image
Every Lasombra is cursed with an inseparable connection to the abyss. Whilst this grants them one of their most potent gifts - the ability to weaponise Oblivion itself - this innate darkness comes at a cost. When viewed through cameras, or observed through the use of auspex by another vampire, they appear distorted: as if made of inky darkness and static feedback. Technology of all forms abhors them and their curse, resisting their touch more than most. Anchored to reality only by their drive to fight, all Lasombra are aware that they may succumb to this darkness eventually.
[[When viewed through technological means - such as a phone camera or other form of surveillance - the player should inform the user of said technology that their image is distorted in the above manner. The same applies when another player character attempts to use Auspex in relation to the vampire in question. We encourage our Lasombra players to use this bane as way to highlight the “stuck-between-worlds” aspect of the clan, and as a way to highlight their disconnection from other kindred and mortals.]]
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