sábado, 12 de marzo de 2011

The La Sombra


Leaders of the Sabbat,  members from clan Lasombra are masters of intrigue even more so than the Ventrue or Tremere, but unlike the Ventrue that manipulate or bribe to rule, the Lasombra plan quite an elaborate plan by combining strength, espionage and manipulation to get power. The Lasombra have been involved with the Church since its inception, and some Kindred whisper that the clan was instrumental in the spread of the Christian faith. In modern nights, however, Lasombra have turned their backs on that divine institution.The Lasombra clan tend to be the most loyal and vicious of all the Sabbat. Natural leaders for they say that the first LaSombra vampire was a the leader of a clan thousands of years ago, and that with the help of a Shaman gained eternal life by forsaking his soul.
All vampires of LaSombra carry the curse of not casting their reflection, be that in polish metal, reflective windows, bodies of water nor photographs or video, this supernatural event carries even to the clothes and personal objects of the kindred.
The unique discipline of The Lasombra  is called Obtenebration that allows a vampire to manipulate shadows, from dimming lights or twisting the shadows so one is concealed, to creating great patches of darkness that no light can pierce or creating demons out of the shadows. Through the Curse of Caine, some Lasombra believe, God has cast them out, and thus it is their duty to build a new order on Earth via the Sabbat. More scientific Lasombra scoff at this superstition, but even they tend to believe that, as vampires, they represent a new and more advanced breed of sentience, one unconcerned with petty human notions of ethics.
Quarterly meetings, known as conventicles, serve to keep the Lasombra informed as to each other's status, and blood-drinking rituals are performed at these meetings. While no Lasombra is ever told "You may not do that" (at least not publicly), almost all Keepers have a profound respect for tradition. Many Lasombra of elder generations hail from Spanish or Italian stock, and some still show their Moorish or Berber heritage. Lasombra neonates and ancillae, however, run the gamut of cultures and ethnicities. Almost all Lasombra are reasonably attractive, with well-bred, aristocratic features - blue-collar Lasombra are rare, and one hardly sees the callused hands or broken noses of the working class among the Keepers.

20 comentarios:

  1. La sombra means "The Shadow" in spanish, the miths of modern vampires come from a blend of various vampires shown here, i forgot to mention that Whenever a Tzimisce sleeps, they must surround themselves with at least two handfuls of Earth from a place important to them as a mortal. or they wont heal wounds nor get nourishment from feeding until they do so. So by mixing all the Vampire clans in some way you get the vampire stereotype we have now a days. Shout outs to 0mri and Rox rio at deviant arts for the Lasombra images

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  2. Interesting. Is this in a game or something? Anyways, following for more vampire-related info.

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  3. cool post. the second picture is awesome!

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  4. Nifty! Sounds vaguely like succubi.

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  5. Very cool stuff. I love fantasy writings. Following!

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  6. The images aswell as the story have been brilliant.

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  7. I am digging that second photo (just like everyone else. haha)

    Do you have any vampire game ideas? Love to hear them.
    Followed!

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  8. she does look hot but I wouldn't trust her

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  9. That chick is hot. Lover her tattoo.

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  10. I wouldn't know if I should run towards her or away...

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  11. This girl is pretty, and this wasted thing is pretty much same here in Finland, lol. Keep your blog up, it's great and I'm following for sure!

    Check my blog too, add feedback and add yourself as a follower if you like it. :)

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  12. She'd be alot sexier if I knew her hoo-hoo wasn't ice cold...

    I am an old school fan of the Masquerade series too, I will definitely be following from here on out!

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