Storyteller's Option: Enhancing Status

Considering the cultural value of these artifacts to Carthian Kindred, the Storyteller may choose to allow an artifact to enhance prestige among the members of the covenant. A vampire known to be carrying the Karalov Recording, for example, may enjoy an extra dot of Covenant Status (Carthians) so long as the artifact is in her possession.
This advantage should be applied only when the vampire in question is publicly known to possess the item, most usually requiring a display of some sort. The moment he loses the item (or is otherwise unable to produce evidence of his ownership), he will no longer gain the bonus. In fact, losing a treasured item could cause the vampire to lose Status beyond that which was conferred in the first place, making retaining the item more important than acquiring it in the first place.
The suggested Covenant Status bonus is listed with each item in this section. The bonus Status should never allow the bearer’s Status to exceed five dots.