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renovate or repurpose everything from abandoned and “poseur†when describing individual Toreador,
aquariums or deconsecrated churches to rooftop gar- often derisively, to describe whether the Degenerate
dens or converted warehouse-galleries in fashion-for- in question is one who is seen as creative or simply a
ward neighborhoods. Share a communal haven? How follower of established trends, but these are certainly
déclassé. informal distinctions.
Background: Many Toreador hail from high-society Stereotypes
or “bohemian†backgrounds. Indeed, many are them-
selves artists or influential among local art scenes or Assamite: Blood-soaked barbarians.
other subcultures. Actors, singers, musicians, sculptors,
poets, playwrights, authors, and creative folk of any Brujah: A fire may be stoked, but if left unat-
stripe may well find a home in the Clan, as do those tended, it may destroy what it once warmed.
who serve as patrons to (or travel in the entourages of)
those artistic types. Followers of Set: Worms breed in their vile
footprints.
Character Creation: Social attributes are almost al-
ways primary, with an even split among Talents, Skills, Gangrel: Beauty and the Beast, only without the
and Knowledges depending on how the Toreador complication of Beauty. Pity them.
distinguishes herself. Toreador also love to cultivate
Backgrounds. Allies, Contacts, Resources, Domain, Giovanni: Which is more unctuous: their smiles
Haven, Mentors, Resources, Retainers — all of these or their hair?
have great value among Toreador. Wise Toreador may
choose to develop their Virtues, Humanity, Path, or Lasombra: If I looked like they do, I’d hide in the
Willpower, because with an unlife of degeneracy, they dark, too.
must frequently attend to the ugly business of bringing
the Beast to heel. Malkavian: The tedium of it all.
Clan Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence Nosferatu: They make a strong case for the
Mark of Caine being a sickness.
Weaknesses: When a Toreador experiences some-
thing truly remarkable — a person, an objet d’art, a Ravnos: There are two types of these creatures:
lovely sunrise — the player must make a Self-Control Awful, and absent.
or Instinct roll (difficulty 6). Failure means that the
Kindred finds herself enthralled by the experience. The Tremere: Aren’t they supposed to turn back into
dazzled Toreador cannot act for the duration of the pumpkins at midnight?
scene aside from commenting on or continuing their
involvement with whatever has captured their atten- Tzimisce: It is a poor artist who blames his tools,
tion. If the experience no longer affects her (whether but that’s the only conceivable answer here.
by moving, being destroyed, or whatever is appropri-
ate to the situation), the captivation ends. Enraptured Ventrue: Why are older brothers always such
Toreador may not even defend themselves if attacked, corpulent bullies?
though being wounded allows them to make another
Self-Control or Instinct roll. Caitiff: The worst sort of fish is the one that
feeds from the bottom.
Organization: Clan Toreador is cliquish and paro-
chial in its local domains, but very rarely on a level that Camarilla: This house needs a good cleaning.
affects Clan-wide custom. Certain Toreador (and a few
outside the Clan) sometimes use the terms “artiste†Sabbat: Such marvelous passion wasted on such
craven dementia.
Anarchs: Only a petty ruler acknowledges no
greater purpose than himself.
Quote: Long after you die, I will still be young, beautiful, and adored by everyone whose life I touch.
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