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For the Nosferatu the Embrace is a journey through abjection, as the Blood of the horror gradually deforms the struggling tissues of the human body into grotesque abominations. Weeks of pain result in deformities similar to terrible birth defects, cancer growths, crippling injuries, and leper-like sores. Those who endure it find themselves as monstrous echoes of Murnau’s silver-screen vision. But perhaps pain and humiliation teaches compassion. The Nosferatu, as they jokingly call themselves, are the most humane of the Kindred, wearing their curse on the outside rather than the inside. To blend in, some call on the blood to wear the borrowed faces of their victims or disappear from sight, while others rely on prosthetics and heavy make-up.

REPORT #197 “NOSFERATS” AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE — The purpose of this report is to highlight the collateral damage that often occurs when attacking the blankbodies calling themselves “Nosferats.” It is worth noting that they maintain company despite their appearances. This company often consists of vagrants, the destitute, illegal drug users, the deformed, and in general, the meek. Too many of our operations have led to the premature expiration of the living among these groups.

The company kept by the Nosferats complicates our operations. The living outcasts tend to show compassions towards this particular strain of the the blankbody virus, heightening the risk that many of them will become infected in the future. Yet, we are tasked with defending those who cannot defend themselves.

The Nosferats are undoubtedly bottom feeders in the post-mortal hierarchy and associate with those of similar status among the living for this reason. It is my recommendation that we, for the time being, reserve our firepower for greater threats not surrounded by defenceless victims. As there are clear signs that the Nosferats provide their living companions with guidance and protection, we should investigate whether they could provide us with information and weapons for use against their oppressors.

Reports show that Nosferat blankbody communities consists hugely of spies, outcasts, deviants, and those who live on the fringes of society. Their information and communication networks are by all standards impressive, and since the failure of their ARPANET rogue station named “SchreckNET” (see Report $45), they seem to have taken to communicating in code, dead languages and through intermediaries, so far defying our attempts to find their largest common hideouts. Be wary of apprehending those they use as communication relays. Often a Nosferat will pay a living vagrant to act as messenger, but not provide the vagrant with any usable information that could reveal them. Many innocents expired under enhanced interrogation before we concluded that they would not be able to add to our intel.

Be warned. The Nosferats are killed in the arts of deception, and may pose as harmless homeless individuals, but their bite is as deadly serious as that of any other blankbody. They are not to be trusted.

THE NOSFERATU BANE is that they are hideous and vile, though most Nosferatu don’t breach the Masquerade by just being seen. They are perceived by mortals to be grotesque and often terrifying, but not always supernaturally so.

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INFORMATION HUB

When the Second Inquisition found SchreckNET, many of the Toreador secretly proposed a toast to the collapse of Clan Nosferatu. The clan lost credibility and many members, but those who endured and flourished had mastered the arts of secure archiving, physically and online. They bolstered their existing bonds with contacts and clients, and steadily regained the trust of Kindred who value a central information hub for research and the exchange of secret messages. In an era when contact and movement between domains grow more precarious by each night, Nosferatu like these have become invaluable. If they can guarantee privacy, they can name their price.

DOMAIN GUMSHOE

Nosferatu make superb investigators as long as they stick to the shadows and wear plenty of layers. The gumshoe is comfortable stalking the streets, darting from doorway to doorway in the rain, and shows no qualms about breaking into homes, havens, or vaults for that precious last piece of the puzzle. Sometimes recruited as domain sheriffs, this Nosferatu emphasises research and investigation, preferring to take the thinker’s route to most answers over violent means. The domain gumshoe likely comes from law enforcement, was an amateur sleuth, or has an academic background.

MORE ANIMAL THAN MAN

This Nosferatu identifies more closely with the creatures scurrying beneath the city or flying through the suburbs at night than with the kine wandering the streets. Maybe a former pest controller, vet, or simply an antisocial individual, this Kindred speaks to animals, controls them, and likely acts like one. Some Nosferatu do not limit their animalistic urges to behaviour but become literal hives for bugs and nests for rats. They reason that their stomach and lower abdominal cavities were being used for little before, and at least the infestation benefits from the vitae.

HUNTER OF MONSTERS

Having for so long been associated with animals and isolation, many forget that the Nosferatu can smash through a wall, break a spine, or rip a door off its hinges with minimal effort. With many of the Brujah and Gangrel gone from the Camarilla, Nosferatu now exercise their capacity for brutality at much higher rates. Often Embraced from criminal or survivalist stock, such Nosferatu suffer little conscience over beating an enemy to ash.

RAT

The comparison of Nosferatu to rats goes further than sewer-dwelling and extending incisors. History reveals repeated instances when horrors turned on their masters for their own preservation, betrayed their own for a little extra, or attempted to play both sides of a conflict. The rat may be involved in corporate espionage or claim to be Anarch but scurry to their Camarilla prince at the first sign of trouble. Some rats do what they do just to stay alive and are not beyond sympathy.

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