Nightborn Lineage: Lamia
[p]Dealing in Werewolf blood was always a risk. Sabine eyed the merchant-of-the-arcane in front of her. The woman was clearly sizing Sabine up.[/p][p]“Ten thousand cash, the artifacts we discussed, and you owe me a favor… a big favor,” the seller demanded. The vial flashed in her palm for a moment before she tucked it back into a sack.[/p][p]Sabine was not impressed. “A favor is not given lightly in our market and a big favor is too rich for that blood,” she smirked then continued, “not that you expected me to agree to your terms. Interesting tactic, trying to goad me, insult me to get the mark off her game.”[/p][p]The jig was up. The liar toss her belongings, and the vial cracked, leaking mundane human blood onto the cobblestones. “What gave me away?”, the question turned into a growl as the woman become a hulking Werewolf.[/p][p]“I’ve been in this business for a long time, and no one has been this eager to deal with the Lamia,” Sabine explained as she casually stepped onto the only exposed patch of dirt.[/p][p]The Lycanthrope lunged at her with ferocious claws and snarling jaws powerful enough to tear a car in twain. Or at least that’s what the creature would have done, had she not been bound in place with arcane runes. Surprise was oddly recognizable across her wolfen face.[/p][p]As Sabine sank into the earth to safety, she revealed what would happen next, “I’m the one who earned a favor today. I believe you are already acquainted with these hunters.” The ground winked, then the shooting started.
[/p][p]“Left to herself, the serpent now began[/p][p] To change; her elfin blood in madness ran,[/p][p] Her mouth foam'd, and the grass, therewith besprent,[/p][p] Wither'd at dew so sweet and virulent;”[/p][p]― John Keats, Lamia
[/p][p]The Lamia Lineage is known most for trafficking with Supernatural creatures other than Vampires, which is considered a risky prospect by Nightborn Society. Lamia Nightborn always have a scheme in the works, complete with a plan, collaborators, and at least a few betrayals.[/p][p]Lamia are often sly, fearless, and keen to work as intermediaries, especially for profit.[/p][p]Lamia are merchants, diplomats, and explorers, though other Nightborn whisper about the Faustian bargains they strike with Demons and Fae. The Gothic Setting of Nightborn has a big world, a world as big as our own. Lamia see keeping only to their own kind as a waste of potential and resources. As they explain it, while other fear the unknown, they will experience all the unknown so that they may be feared.[/p][p]
Lamia Entitlements are Carnal, Power over Flesh, and Dominion, Power over Nature.[/p][p]The Carnal tree includes physical powers, such as Inhuman Endurance or the Strength to bust through a wall, power over Temptation and Social Influence, and Blood Magic.[/p][p]The Dominion tree includes defensive powers, such as Hardening the Body or Discorporating into Mist, control over Animals and the Land, and Elemental Magic.[/p][p]
The Lamia of the New Orleans Vampire Court rarely support any political faction, focusing instead on the other Supernatural Creatures. Some Lamia join the Orthodoxy faction to combat the horrors from beyond.[/p][p]They are often appointed to diplomatic roles or tasked with trade negotiations due to both their expertise and politically neutral stance.[/p][p] Most Lineages have distant or strained relationships with the Lamia. An exception to this is when the Lamia pledges to the Orthodoxy such as the contingent in New Orleans' The French Quarter. In that case, they are highly valued by the Marra and Draugr for their knowledge of the Supernatural, and highly reviled by the Ruthven and Bruxo, who accuse them of working with devils.[/p][p]Orloks make it a point to meet with Lamia to establish boundaries regarding business pursuits, hoping to avoid open conflict between Lineages. The agreement is simple: Lamia may trade outside the city, but within New Orleans they work only with Orlok-owned fronts.[/p][p]
The Lamia Lineage symbol is a Snake wrapped around a Human Skull.[/p][p] [/p]
[/p][p]“Left to herself, the serpent now began[/p][p] To change; her elfin blood in madness ran,[/p][p] Her mouth foam'd, and the grass, therewith besprent,[/p][p] Wither'd at dew so sweet and virulent;”[/p][p]― John Keats, Lamia
[/p][p]The Lamia Lineage is known most for trafficking with Supernatural creatures other than Vampires, which is considered a risky prospect by Nightborn Society. Lamia Nightborn always have a scheme in the works, complete with a plan, collaborators, and at least a few betrayals.[/p][p]Lamia are often sly, fearless, and keen to work as intermediaries, especially for profit.[/p][p]Lamia are merchants, diplomats, and explorers, though other Nightborn whisper about the Faustian bargains they strike with Demons and Fae. The Gothic Setting of Nightborn has a big world, a world as big as our own. Lamia see keeping only to their own kind as a waste of potential and resources. As they explain it, while other fear the unknown, they will experience all the unknown so that they may be feared.[/p][p]
Lamia Entitlements are Carnal, Power over Flesh, and Dominion, Power over Nature.[/p][p]The Carnal tree includes physical powers, such as Inhuman Endurance or the Strength to bust through a wall, power over Temptation and Social Influence, and Blood Magic.[/p][p]The Dominion tree includes defensive powers, such as Hardening the Body or Discorporating into Mist, control over Animals and the Land, and Elemental Magic.[/p][p]
The Lamia of the New Orleans Vampire Court rarely support any political faction, focusing instead on the other Supernatural Creatures. Some Lamia join the Orthodoxy faction to combat the horrors from beyond.[/p][p]They are often appointed to diplomatic roles or tasked with trade negotiations due to both their expertise and politically neutral stance.[/p][p] Most Lineages have distant or strained relationships with the Lamia. An exception to this is when the Lamia pledges to the Orthodoxy such as the contingent in New Orleans' The French Quarter. In that case, they are highly valued by the Marra and Draugr for their knowledge of the Supernatural, and highly reviled by the Ruthven and Bruxo, who accuse them of working with devils.[/p][p]Orloks make it a point to meet with Lamia to establish boundaries regarding business pursuits, hoping to avoid open conflict between Lineages. The agreement is simple: Lamia may trade outside the city, but within New Orleans they work only with Orlok-owned fronts.[/p][p]
The Lamia Lineage symbol is a Snake wrapped around a Human Skull.[/p][p] [/p]