The DaVinci Bloodline

by Gary Greenhill, sandman@essex.ac.uk

History: The DaVinci bloodline is very small bloodline, an offshoot of the
Toreador clan. They remain small due to the Toreadors insistence that the
bloodline is a deformity of them, a travesty. They also have other reasons.
The DaVinci bloodline are like the toreadors in many ways, however they find
beauty in creating machines, not pictures. They have a great affinity with
both mechanical devices and electronic devices.

The DaVinci are usually a neutral group, although they are often swayed by
the Sabbat. They are almost never allowed to freely pass in Camarilla
territory and usually pretend to be Caitiff if they do. The Toreadors have
too good a power holding and usually call a blood hunt just at the sight of
them. This is why a few join the sabbat, it gives them somewhere to belong.

This very small bloodline has no formal structure or organisation. They have
no clan meetings as such, but most of the bloodline will likely go to places
where a new item of technology is unveiled.

There are many differing opinions within the bloodline as to how they were
created. The majority of the view within the line say that Leonardo DaVinci
was embraced by a Toreador who, in his arrogance of the clan, did not ask if
he wanted to be. DaVinci then asked one of his students to kill him, as he
did not want to live as a vampire. He told his student some of the things
that his sire had quickly mentioned, he told his student that he could
become a vampire if he so wished. His student, whose name is lost, agreed.
The student then diablerised DaVinci. When DaVinci's sire found out, the
student was gone. The Toreador claimed that the student did not have DaVinci
permission and as such the clan should all be blood hunted. It is still
thought however that it is DaVinci's insight into technology as art that
created the bloodline as independent. It is this that angers the toreadors
most, as they have had a great artist stolen from them. A small group
believe that DaVinci was killed by his sire because he became jealous of his
new powers but DaVinci had himself embraced one of his students.

Nickname: Professors

Appearance: There is no set code of dress, those of the DaVinci bloodline
wear just about anything, anywhere.

Haven: The DaVinci usually have some kind of workshop. This ranges from a
garage to a converted warehouse apartment. They are usually messy and
contain a lot of mechanical and electrical parts.

Background: Most backgrounds are exceptable except status, due to the lack
of formal organisation or expectance.

Clan Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Fusion

Weaknesses: Like the Toreadors this clan can become overcome by art, however
to this clan machines are art. Such things as computers, cars and even
pencil sharpeners can captivate them. It takes a successful willpower to
break from being awed at a new machine.

Organization: The organization of the DaVinci is nonexistent. They do not
group together for any reason other then fascination of an innovative item.
They do often join the Sabbat and can often be found creating obscure
devices for them to use.

One of the possible reasons that there is so little clan interaction is that
like the Toreador the DaVinci are split into fractions. There are creators,
users, fixers, inventors etc. In fact there are so many differing opinions
within the bloodline that it would be almost impossible to have a structure.

Quote: "Hmmmm,.. only does 175 M.P.H. you say. I could tune that up for you"

Stereotypes:
The Camarilla:
        o "The Toreador have too much power within them. Stay clear or stay
          undercover. They misjudge us and will use us under every
          opportunity."
        o "Kill all the cannibalistic bastards, they have no right to live."
          - Timothy, Toreador elder
The Sabbat:
        o "Bloodthirsty and sadistic, but they will give you a home. Don't
          expect to be loved."
        o "Lost children. Pet them, Feed them, and they become your tools."
          - Nightshade, Member of the Black Hand
The Inconnu:
        o "I heard a lot about them, but I never met one."
        o "I pity them, for they are homeless. It is a shame we can do
          nothing to help them." - Nicholas, fourth-generation Toreador