Harpy

These Kindred prides themselves on being social managers of Kindred society, and their modern-day equivalent of Strophades (The mythological home of the Harpies) is the Elysium in whatever city they choose to live. The Harpies of today traffic in gossip and maneuvering themselves up the ladder of success, drawing others with them..or kicking them in the teeth and knocking them back down. Harpies serve other purposes. They are the keepers of boons and record the nightly activities of the Kindred they have set themselves to watch. Harpies are trusted to keep the official record of debts owed, and status gained and can also be called upon to serve as diplomats or envoys to other domain. The position of Harpy is not appointed. It is a title that is given to those Kindred who show skill at gathering, spreading and using gossip and debts to make or break a vampire's place in society. Most Harpies are unimpressed by braggarts, immune to bluster and they show remarkable insight into reading a vampires nature and true motivations. Bucking a harpy will assure one a place at the bottommost rung of the ladder of power for years to come. Harpies are both feared and trusted. They seem to be unusually aware of dirty little secrets, crimes committed (even in other cities) and if they have a mind to, they are able to raise a Kindred to the heights of legend or to destroy their reputation forever. Harpies communicate with other through various channels. In the days of old letters, writing, then telegraphs..then telephones were the weapons of choice, and now with the advent and prevalence of email, word of transgressions literally fly around in the time it take to tap a key on a keyboard. As such, it is a very bad idea to cross a Harpy, for if that happens and you run from the city to start anew, chances are that the Harpy of the city where you land will already know of it, even before you can park you car, step out of an airplane, or disembark from a ship. Harpies consider themselves to be the "voice of society" and can be quite brutal with their comments. When dealing with Harpies it is best to remember that they are generally extremely skilled in social skills, quite vain and will always make sure they come out ahead in any deal.

Type

Civic, Political

Form of Address

Harpy

Reports directly to

Keeper of Elysium