Clan: True Daeva
Progenitor: Troile
House: Tirinavich
There is little consistency in the knowledge about the Daeva progenitor because the stories may confuse three individuals: the Troile (triplets). One was a creature of fierce unpredictability responsive to her passions and desires like a leaf to the wind. Another was a cold, humourless, and ruthless pragmatist who was constantly calculating machinations of future events. The final one, a prophetess torn in between her siblings trying to please both yet find compromise and lead them and their childer. What events caused the betrayal of Troile is unknown, but clan history surmises that Troile diablerised the others and claimed the clan as her own. A small number of scholars found a way to connect to the pragmatist within the blood, calling themselves the True Daeva, and hold grievance against others that call themselves Daeva.
Nicknames: Gnomons, Sages, Carpet Baggers
Appearance: Selected are only the most precocious, most valiant, and most creative minds. They often default to those with both education and experience but sometimes embrace those who are young and wise beyond their years. True Daeva come from all lifestyles, but most come from cultured southern European backgrounds.
Background: Following the diablerie in unrecorded history, the True Daeva hid amongst their cousins who indulged in the pleasures that still left them hollow inside. Soon, because dispassionate nature, they went hunted down by the succubi and rooted out. The first attempt took place was Greece, specifically Athens. Learning from and discussing their ideals with the Athenian orators and philosophers, the True Daeva found countless impetus to improve society. The True Daeva were willing ...
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... own efforts against them and debate other topics. This is to ensure that they remain sharp so that can stay ahead of the betrayers.
Disciplines: Majesty, Temporis, Vigor
Weakness: Drawn to causality and outcome the Sages only can experience joy through their uncontrollable urge to manipulate and exploit, people, places, and situations. At any point if the Sage takes an action that does not serve as a benefit (personal or otherwise) they risk losing a Willpower point. Secondly, if the Sage spends Willpower to enhance a dice pool and fails to gain at least one success then they cannot use Willpower for the remainder of the scene. Lastly, any Path of Enlightenment purchases cost twice the amount of experience. This curse does work in the Sage’s benefit since it does grant them an additional dice in resisting frenzy or any attempt to manipulate their emotions.
There is a classic "good versus evil" plot to this novel. The evil of course being Count Dracula and the Good being represented by the Harkers, Dr. Seward and Lucy, Arthur, Quincy and the Professor. It is the continuing battle between Dracula and the forces of good. Good in this case is the Christian God. The battle is foretold by the landlady where she says, "It is the eve of St Georges Day. Do you no know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?" and she hands Harker a crucifix (p 12).
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Vampires have been viewed with fear and fascination for centuries. Of all the vampires in literature, Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula is probably the most prominent vampire. Recently, there has been an upsurge of public interest in socially acceptable vampires, like the Cullens in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. This essay will contrast Stoker’s Dracula with Carlisle Cullen, one of the newer vampires from the Twilight series. They will be examined in terms of their origins and how they dealt with immortality.
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...vated to their circumstances, creating new identifies while holding on to as much of their old culture as possible.
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Batman beats the Joker. Spiderman banishes the Green Goblin. For centuries story tellers have used the basic idea of good beats bad to guide their tales. Stories of blood sucking, human possessions and other tales have been passed down generations and vary between cultures. Among the creators of the famous protagonists is, Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. This fictional character was soon to be famous, and modified for years to come into movie characters or even into cereal commercials. But the original will never be forgotten; a story of a group of friends all with the same mission, to destroy Dracula. The Count has scared many people, from critics to mere children, but if one reads betweens the line, Stoker’s true message can be revealed. His personal experiences and the time period in which he lived, influenced him to write Dracula in which he communicated the universal truth that good always prevails over evil.
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