Nosferatu

Those who doubt that the being turned into a vampire is a curse need look no further than the Nosferatu. Twisted by the mark of death, members of Clan Nosferatu are warped into hideous monsters. As such, they skulk and keep to the shadows, and they often rouse the ire and mockery of other vampires for their nightmarish appearances. Still others are so terrified or revolted by the Nosferatu that these warped vampires have little social interaction at all. To their credit, the Nosferatu come to possess many of the whispered secrets of their reluctant fellows. The Sewer Rats enjoy a grudging respect as the information brokers of the vampire society, given their supernatural acumen at stealth and the fact that many others would rather ignore them than acknowledge them. Savvy Nosferatu exploit this for all it’s worth, turning the hypocrisy of other vampires to their own profit.


On the whole, the Nosferatu condition is lonely and alienating. How they react to the Curse of Caine varies with their outlook and mental stamina, but it’s hard to be an object of utter revulsion and not let it shape one’s disposition toward the society in some way. Some of the Sewer Rats are cruel, as blighted on the inside as they are on the outside, while others are tragic, wretched creatures who have been cursed with eternal outsider status through no choice of their own. A few of the Sewer Rats even position themselves as prophets or avatars of the Damned, physically embodying the haunting riddle, “A Beast I am, lest a Beast I become.”


Weakness: The Nosferatu lineage inflicts a terrible and agonizing change as the body is warped into a monstrous visage. Nosferatu will automatically fail any roll involving Appearance.
Powers: It is known that Nosferatu can hide beyond the perception of the mortals and other supernaturals quite easily. Other powers are not known as they rarely show themselves and when they do, they leave witnesses very rarely.