Mystery Cults

The Thorned Wreath

1. A Knight must always have his weapon to hand. The character gains the Quick Draw (Swords) Merit free of charge.

2. Knights of the Line are preturnaturally aware of the health and welfare of all Invictus in their domain. The character receives the Close Family Merit, which applies to members of the covenant rather than to relations. It is not unknown for a Knight to feel the death of an Invictus Primus on the other side of the continent.

3. A Knight must be prepared to take a great deal of punishment. The character gains the Iron Skin () Merit free of charge. If she already has this Merit, she instead gets Iron Skin ().

4. La guirlande pineuse is the signature fighting style of the Line, a weaponry-based form employing both Celerity and Vigor that focuses on parries and ripostes. The character gains three dots of the Courtoisie Fighting Style.

5. A Knight will fight until the very last drop of blood in his veins, with no thought to surviving the encounter if even one Invictus remains in danger. The character gains the Iron Stamina () Merit for free.

The Windsong

A collection of (mostly Mekhet) vampires, ghouls, and duped mortals and conspiracy theorists. They are mostly librarians, and historians. A group dedicated to the recording and preservation of all history (Especially the hidden kind), they base themselves out of a hidden fortress known as the Sanctuary somewhere in Europe, and spread their fingers out along the world. Collecting information, writing down what happens, they send it back to their grand library for filing. They know much, and sometimes even share bits from what may be one of the greatest collections of lore in the world, but mostly they are neutral observers to the world. But occasionally, very rarely, when the world becomes unbalanced, when history itself is at stake. Then they leave their monasteries and the sanctuary, and their enemies find themselves against an opponent who knows all their weaknesses, everything they have done, and the Windsong rights the order to balance.

• - Free Language (Any)
•• - Free Language (Any)
••• - 2 Dots of Library (Any)
•••• - Trained Observer 3
••••• - The special ability for The Windsong, is unfettered access to the Windsong Archives, one of the most impressive and complete collections of knowledge in the world. This will allow access to information that may otherwise be unfindable or hidden. Under two ST judgement caveats, the first being whether the Windsong actually have access to said information and history. The second is the amount of time it takes to receive such information, as finding it means either showing up in Switzerland oneself, or relying on the archivists there, in both cases the requested information will need to be found in the stacks, and then given to the petitioner. This may make requested information not available in a timeframe that is relevant.