Coterie Types

BLOOD CULT

(V5 Corebook p.197) Controls a human cult and feeds from them

Gain Domain: (•) Lien and (••) Portillon
Gain Herd (•••)
Gain Status [•] Suspect
Possible extras: Enemy [••], Haven (cult church or compound), Mask [••] (on the Second Inquisition radar), Retainer

CARNIVAL

(Chicago by Night p.260) Troubadours on eternal tour

Gain Domain [•] No Domain
Gain Contacts (•••) fans in every town
Gain Fame (•••) wandering spectacle
Gain Retainer (•••) daylight help
Possible extras: Ally, Herd (fans who follow), Resources

CERBERUS

(V5 Corebook p.197) Protects or guards an important location

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (•••) Portillon
Gain Haven (••) the location in question
Possible extras: Adversary, Haven [•] Haunted, Status (for legacies)

CHAMPIONS

(V5 Corebook p.197) Fights for a good cause

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (•••) Lien
Gain Ally (•) someone you have rescued
Gain Enemy [••] someone or group you have fought before
Possible extras: Adversary, Contact

COMMANDO

(V5 Corebook p.197) Fights for a master

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (••) Portillon
Gain Mawla (•••) your taskmaster
Gain Status (•) Recognized
Gain Enemy [••] someone or a group you have fought before
Possible extras: Adversary, Haven (base of operations), Mask

CORPORATE

(Chicago by Night p.260) It’s just business, literal corporate bloodsuckers

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (••) Lien
Gain Influence (••) business community
Gain Resources (•••) the company portfolio
Possible extras: Contact, Herd (interns)

DAY WATCH

(V5 Corebook p.198) Guards the undead sleepers from mortals

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (••) Portillon
Gain Influence (••) Influential
Gain Enemy [•••] The enemy of my friend is out for me
Possible extras: Ally, Contact, Haven, Mawla, a shared relic or ritual allowing activity by day

DIOCESE

(Children of the Blood p.83) Leaders of a cult

Gain Domain (•••) Chasse and (••) Lien
Gain Influence (••) Church
Gain Herd (••) devout mortal cultists
Gain Mask (••) the diocese’s cult
Gain Enemy [••] success draws detractors
Possible extras: Ally, Resources, Retainer, Status, a shared relic of significance to the cult, Adversary, Suspect

ENVOYS

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.195) Representatives and diplomats of their Clan(s) or Cult(s)

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (•••) Lien
Gain Contacts (•••) mortals from diverse backgrounds and professions
Gain Resources (••) pooled cash and assets
Gain Status [•] Suspect
Possible extras: Mask (cover identities for different domains), No Haven (always on the move)

EXCOMMUNICATES

(Children of the Blood p.84) Intentional or not you are now apostates outcast or hunted

Gain Contacts (•••) remaining connections
Gain Loresheet (•••) the secret or mistake that caused it all
Gain Mask (••) remaining documents and IDs
Gain one or more dots in any of the following or similar Flaws: Adversary, Enemy, Excommunicated, or Despised (These can be applied individually for groups from multiple cults or as a coterie background for groups from a single cult.)
Possible extras: Adversary, Destitute, Influence (outside the cult), No Haven, Shunned

FAMILY

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.150) Relatives as Kine or Kindred, and use their extended families as their primary network

Gain Domain (•) Chasse, (•) Lein and (•••) Portillon
Gain Ally (•) a connected mortal family member
Gain Contacts (••) family, extended family
Gain Resources (••) cash and assets on loan from the family
Gain Enemy [••] one or more mortals who oppose the family business
Possible extras: Herd (extended family members), Influence (family business), Mawla (vampire within the same family), Retainers (a family ghoul), Fame Flaw: Dark Secret (family criminal connections)

FANG GANG

(V5 Corebook p.198) Criminal crew, gang, or the like

Gain Domain (•) Chasse, (•) Lien, and (•) Portillon
Gain Contact (•) fence or other criminal middleman
Gain Enemy [••] rival gang
Possible extras: Haven (clubhouse), Herd (human members/ victims of your gang), Influence (organized crime), Retainer, Status (likely with Anarchs)

FLAGELLANT

(Chicago by Night p.260) You protect kine to atone for some sin

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (••) Lien
Gain Ally (•••) mortals you’ve helped
Gain Influence (•) local charity
Adversary [••] your altruism irritates at least one Kindred
Possible extras: Contact, Loresheet (Golconda), Retainer (nursed back to health with vitae)

FUGITIVE

(Chicago by Night p.260) You are on the run from something

Gain Domain [•] No Domain
Gain Contact (•••) help on the run
Gain Mask (••) Fake Identity and (*) Cobbler
Gain Resources (••) cash and a light-proofed vehicle
Gain Retainer (•) daylight driver
Gain one or more dots in any of the following or similar Flaws: Adversary, Enemy, or Known Blankbody (These are related to whoever or whatever may be pursuing the coterie.)
Possible extras: Ally, Despised, Shunned, Loresheet (hunted because you know too much)

GATEKEEPERS

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.150) Reputed to maintain strange powerful connections with geists and spectres

Gain Domain (••) Chasse, (•) Lien, and (•) Portillon
Gain Contacts (••) graverobbers, mortician
Gain Resources (•••) stolen from the dead
Gain Retainers (•••) a wraith servant and spy
Gain Enemies [••] a vampire hunter who recognizes the coterie dealing with the dead
Gain Status [•] Notorious for dealings with dark entities
Possible extras: Mawla (accomplished necromancer)

HUNTING PARTY

(V5 Corebook p.198) Procure mortals with requested Resonances

Gain Domain (•••) Chasse
Gain Ally (•) or Mawla (•) blood broker
Possible extras: Herd, Influence (organized crime)

MARÉCHAL

(V5 Corebook p.198) Serves and guards the lord of the city

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (••) Portillon
Gain Status (•••) Influential
Possible extras: Adversary, Influence, Mawla (Prince/Baron), Retainer

MISSIONARIES

(Children of the Blood p.84) Evangelists and spreaders of the faith

Gain Domain (••) Chasse
Gain Mawla (•••) Guides or coordinates the mission
Gain Resources (•••) Funds necessary to establish a haven and a place of worship
Gain Status (••) Proven worthy to the cult
Possible extras: Mask, Retainer, Suspect

NEMESES

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.55) Seeks cathartic or allconsuming revenge

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (•) Portillon
Gain Contacts (••) downtrodden Kine
Gain Status (••) marginalized mortals
Gain Enemy [•] a mortal who the coterie wishes to ruin
Gain Status [•] Suspect
Possible extras: Herd (survivors), Retainers (survivors)

NOMADS

(V5 Corebook p.198) Travels from place to place

Gain Domain [•] No Domain
Gain Contact (•••) audience, promoters, travel brokers, etc.
Gain Retainer (••) at least one adult to handle daytime travel problems
Gain Status [•] Suspect
Possible extras: Herd (fellow travelers)

PLUMAIRE

(V5 Corebook p.199) Social coterie that flocks together

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (••) Lien
Gain Contact (•••) fellow members of your subculture
Possible extras: Adversary or Enemy (rival fashionista), Status (for high society Plumaires)

QUESTARI

(V5 Corebook p.199) Seeks to accomplish a great enterprise or objective

Gain Domain (•) Chasse and (•••) Lien
Contact (••) someone who helps you to complete your quest
Possible extras: Haven (*)Library, Mawla, Resources (research budget)

RECTORATE

(Chicago by Night p.248) Dedicated to obtaining magical lore and relics

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (••) Portillon
Gain Resources (••)
Gain Retainer (•) daylight guardian of their secrets
Possible extras: Contact, Enemy

REGENCY

(V5 Corebook p.199) Just running things until the elder gets back

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (•••) Portillon
Gain Mawla (••) your absent elder
Gain Status (••••) for Camarilla or (•••) for Anarch Regencies
Advantages: Select up to 10 dots shared among Haven, Herd, Influence, Resources, and/or Retainer
Flaws: Select the same amount of dots worth of Flaws as Advantages, above

SABOTEURS

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.84) Spies, assassins, and political disruptors, you seek to upend the structure

Gain Contacts (••) disenfranchised, outsiders, etc.
Gain Influence (•) surveillance companies
Gain Mawla (••) the vampire who set you to your tack
Gain Mask (•) cover identities
Gain Resources (••) liquid cash to assist with cover story
Gain Adversaries [••] at least one vampire who would oppose your mission with violence
Possible extras: Domain (if the coterie is embedded in their current locale), Status Flaw: Suspect

SBIRRI

(V5 Corebook p.199) Disguised and covertly inserted by a rival lord

Gain Mawla (••) handler or messenger
Gain Mask (•) Fake ID
Possible extras: Adversaries on target city’s Primogen, other Advantages from the coterie’s supposed cover type

SCHISM

(Children of the Blood p.84) Not merely unorthodox, you lead a potentially dangerous branch of a larger cult

Gain Loresheet (•••) a truth that demands change
Gain Resources (•) an idea without means is nothing
Gain Status (••) a schism’s leaders is afforded access and respect
Possible extras: Influence, Fame, Adversary, Despised, Excommunicated

SOMNOPHILE

(Chicago by Night p.261) You serve an elder disconnected from the modern nights

Gain Domain (•) Chasse, and (••) Portillon
Gain Loresheet (••) you have learned from your master
Gain Mawla (•••) a somnolent or distant elder
Possible extras: Ally, Retainer, Status (guardians of an esteemed kindred)

THEOLOGIAN SOCIETY

(Children of the Blood p.84-85) You are dedicated to research of dangers, secrets, and truths

Gain Haven (•••) clandestine location for meeting
Gain Resources (••) access to restricted texts or other research materials
Gain retainer (••) a ghoul/thrall charged with guarding the meeting place
Possible extras: Allies, Contracts, Suspect

THINK TANK

(Cults of the Blood Gods p.195) Usually a temporary coterie to spearhead local proselytization projects

Gain Domain (•) Chasse, and (•••) Lien
Gain Allies (•••) analysists, bureaucrats, soldiers, etc.
Gain Haven (•) small office as base of operations
Possible extras: Resources (profiles made from selling their services), Retainers (librarians, scholars)

VANGUARD

(Chicago by Night p.236) Establish operations behind enemy lines

Gain Domain (••) Chasse and (•••) Portillon
Gain Status (•) Anarch usually
Gain Enemy [•] reactionaries and bootlickers!
Possible extras: Adversary, Mawla

VEHME

(V5 Corebook p.199) Enforces the Masquerade

Gain Domain (•) Chasse
Gain Influence (•••) especially in police and media
Gain Status (•••) Influential
Possible extras: Adversaries, Mawla (on Primogen or Anarch Councils)

WATCHMEN

(V5 Corebook p.199) Protects the city from supernatural intruders

Gain Domain (•) Chasse, (••) Lien and (•) Portillon
Gain Status (••) Respected in the Camarilla
Possible extras: Contacts, Retainers

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