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Blood Brothers
 Table of Contents
Blood Brothers 5
Story Hooks 9
Sanguinus 11
 Blood
Brothers
We bring a special kind of hell to the streets of this
domain. Yes, we do.
— Master Hample, Blood Brother of the Five
Points Circle, New York City
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Though their purported origins range from the laboratories of pio-
neering Tzimisce to the chantries of rogue Tremere, the claim with the
greatest veracity places the Blood Brothers as spawning from the gallery
of a Toreador antitribu named Torquemada, who first created the Blood
Brothers as an elaborate artistic exercise. Though the means have been
lost to many, Torquemada still roams and sells his services to Sabbat
requiring deadly, unquestioning servants. Torquemada and his creations
have traveled far from their home in Montevideo, Uruguay, with Blood
Brothers present in large domains from Paris to New York and beyond,
with some even said to represent Ventrue antitribu interests in Beijing.
Servants of the Sabbat, but increasingly rife in Camarilla domains,
the Blood Brothers rise to a rare prominence in these nights. Gang
ascendancy in metropolitan, industrial capitals acts as the perfect cover
for Blood Brother activity, though as often they masquerade as police
officers in the cities with state law enforcement. In London in particular,
it’s said one shift of night bobbies in the Hammersmith region were
supplanted by Blood Brothers, who now run T Division for their Cainite
masters. James Mannerly, the Gangrel Sheriff of London is said to be
cracking down on Blood Brother swarms, but they show an uncanny
ability to blend in with the huddled masses tightly packed into the city.
Though far from common, Sabbat Archbishops looking to solidify
their rule over a domain often retain Blood Brothers to act as enforcers
and terror brigades. Their abilities are little understood, but any vampire
to witness one Blood Brother wrench the limb from another and attach
it to his own torso never forgets the experience.
Despite the stereotype, some Blood Brothers emerge as avant-garde art
experiments, appreciated by the more jaded Toreador and their antitribu
cousins. As part of the World’s Columbian Exhibition based in Chicago
in 1893, a statue garden remained open throughout the night serviced

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by attendants all uniformly slim, painted arsenic-white,
and with unblinking eyes. Visitors assumed they played
these bizarre roles to add an edge to the display, when
it was in fact a pack of serene Blood Brothers serving
their twisted mistress.
Nicknames: Freaks, Monstruos, Frankensteins (un-
common until the late 19th century)
Appearance: Theoretically, a Blood Brother possess-
es no feature marking him out as a Blood Brother. Any
mortal might be Embraced into the bloodline or into
another clan, and made a Blood Brother. The bloodline
does not discriminate by culture or race. However, due to
Blood Brother tendencies to frequent circles of their
own members, and their underlying obsession for
conformity within said circles, unique features
become subdued over time.
Blood Brothers who maintain the com-
pany of other Blood Brothers approach
Tzimisce to assist in crafting their
fellow Blood Brothers to match the
other members of the circle, or learn
the skill themselves. Unless there’s a
dominant alpha in the circle, features
will be aggregated or rounded down,
until defining looks blend together.
Ultimately, the majority of Blood
Brothers uncannily resemble the
other Blood Brothers in their pack.
If no such Freaks exist, they maintain
their individual appearance.
Advancement in their blood-
line’s Discipline of Sanguinus adds
strange features to some Blood
Brothers, typically in the form of
additional appendages and limbs
gained from their peers, or in some
cases, no limbs at all where they
were donated to a circle member.
As a result, Freaks favor loose, heavy
clothing for disguising the presence
of an additional arm or leg.
Freaks will dress in a manner
befitting their supposedly mortal
station. If a circle wishes to operate
as a criminal gang they not only wear
the boots and overalls, but the gang
colors, identifiable headwear, or other
such paraphernalia. If, like in the case
of the Hammersmith Circle, they stalk
the night as coppers looking for trouble,
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they will obsessively ensure their uniforms are pristine.
It is easier for everyone to maintain the same clean uni-
form than to share the same stains in the same places.
To identify each other, they will often tattoo numbers
or letters on the backs of their hands, or tie a colored
handkerchief around a wrist or neck, not shared by any
other member of the circle.
Haven: Proud proponents of group havens, Freaks
know that the pack who stays together at all times lasts
longer. Even in cases where a Blood Brother is the solo
bloodline representative in an otherwise non-Blood
Brother pack, he will advocate for sharing a haven with
his companions. This desire is instinctual, the
Beast compelling the Freak to make this sugges-
tion. Despite their monstrosity, many Sabbat
vampires find the prospect of sharing space
with a Blood Brother discomfiting. Even
hardened Lasombra balk at the idea of
their Blood Brother “friends” harvesting
limbs after the sun rises, and the rest of
the pack sleeps.
Background: Blood Brothers
often emerge from the ranks of
unknowns. This origin is often
consequence over design,
as the vampires who
make them don’t
value Freaks so
highly that they
would pluck a
re c o g n i z a b l e
or import- ant mortal for
Embrace into the bloodline. As
a result, many Blood Brothers
lack education, and fewer still
have wealth to their name. Most
were unknowns before the Em-
brace, and carry a grudge about
their anonymity into unlife.
The question of the Blood
Brother “Embrace” often comes
up among Sabbat who know of
the bloodline. Are they Embraced
in the traditional manner; are
they the Sabbat equivalent of
Gargoyles, made from vampires
of other clans; are they even
Cainites? Torquemada’s first
Blood Brother mutated from
the form of a horribly tortured
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successful “art project.” Blood Brother Natures
and Demeanors rarely differ, and tend
toward the monstrous. Monsters, Creep
Shows, Deviants, and Rogues appear
frequently among this bloodline, even
if the mortal Embraced was quite dif-
ferent. The vitae subversion going into
creating one of these vampires appears
to twist the Cainite’s morality as well
as their body.
Disciplines: Fortitude,
Potence, Sanguinus
Weakness: If a
Blood Brother was
Embraced into the
line, they cannot
Embrace in turn. The
mortal they attempt to
change into a vampire
dies. Blood Brothers
created by a mutated Freak
(such as Torquemada’s Brujah
antitribu-turned Blood Brother) can
Embrace.
Freaks feel each other’s pain. When a Freak suffers
a wound penalty, all members of the circle suffer the
same penalty for the next turn. If two Blood Brothers
Brujah antitribu, who could still Embrace and create
suffer wounds, only the greater wound penalty applies.
further Freaks. The progenitor’s childer however, could
Organization: The Freaks organize within their own
not Embrace. Torquemada’s blood ritual to subvert vitae
circles first and foremost. The bond a Blood Brother
into the form of a Freak has been fully completed fewer
shares with his kin is as strong as any vaulderie, with
than a dozen times, but this does mean there are around
a heavy dose of obsession piled on top. Freaks defer
a score of Blood Brothers capable of creating more of
to their Sabbat masters loyally, with a love and respect
their ilk in the traditional manner. The rest are sterile,
other vampires consider sycophantic. At this early point
and maddened for being so.
in their existence, the Blood Brothers harbor an edge
Character Creation: Physical attributes are the
of cynicism despite this fealty. They have never rebelled
primary focus for the majority of Blood Brothers, who
against the Sabbat, for without them they would not
when running as gangs in Five Points district of New
exist, but do occasionally work to subtly undermine
York or docklands mercenaries in London, require
masters they collectively deem incompetent. If a Cainite
Strength and Stamina for their purpose as aggressive
threatens the safety of the circle, the circle comes first.
monsters. Conversely, some Blood Brothers were creat-
Bloodline Prestige: Freaks earn each other’s respect
ed explicitly to be objects of admirable beauty, so these
through acts of heroism in defense of the circle. If a Blood
bizarre Monstruos favor Social attributes, but still pack a
Brother gives up a limb for a fellow Freak, they will give
punch. Talents and Skills share dominance, with Blood
that Blood Brother the first drink of blood during the
Brothers in the same circle often complimenting each
communal slaughter of unlucky mortals following their
other’s abilities. While some focus purely on brutality
mission. A bizarre group of Blood Brother harmonists, who
and intimidation, others excel at the wielding of a knife
sing in perfect unison for the entertainment of the Saint
or sneaking from place to place.
Petersburg Sabbat underground, set a new trend for Freaks
No recorded Freaks existed prior to 1815 C.E.,
who believe prestige should come purely from the respect
though Torquemada may simply be lying about his first
of their masters.
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Stereotypes
The Camarilla: Look at ‘em. Just look. They ain’t up
to dick in the city. Ain’t got sight of the pavements beneath
their danglin’ feet. Ain’t got sight of the scum crawling beneath
them as they glide on their fucking wings. Tell you what:
we’ll stick some ‘ooks in those wings, and drag ‘em screaming
down to the cobbles. I’ve always wanted a pair of wings.
— Leonard Green, Ductus of the Lambeth Rainbow
Circle
The Sabbat: Masters. They turn our heads and we
march. They pat our heads and we smile. They feed us
blood and we laugh.
— Mrs. Hample, Five Points Circle, New York City
The Anarch Movement: Bunch o’ pocket Punch
‘n’ Judy scum, ain’t they? Constantly frigging their fucking
tongues with talk of breaking the chains of the lower classes,
A View from Without
The Camarilla: I had heard of them, but I merely
assumed they were disgruntled Brujah. You know how
they all look and act with the same ugly rage? Yes? See, it’s
an easy mistake to make. Either way, there is a standing
mandate for their destruction in Paris, I assure you.
— Francois Villon, Toreador, Prince of Paris
The Sabbat: Adorable watchdogs. I would not trust
one to pop the lid from a jar without breaking it, but
if I want the jar broken? Well, then I call on Leonard,
Lenny, Leo, Len, or Lesley.
— Alice, Tzimisce, Archbishop of Ely
Story Hooks
The Blood Brothers are far from the normal array of
vampires. Some Storytellers may find their strangeness
off-putting, but consider their role in the Victorian era.
Bodysnatchers, public amputations and dissections, close
circles formed of secret society members, and Mary Shel-
ley’s Frankenstein are all in vogue in this period. While
they serve well as hounds for the Sabbat, consider some
of these uses for the bloodline:
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but they ain’t never struggled like we struggle. They just
love the sound of their own voices. Got to wonder how
they’d love the sound of their own screams.
— Lenny Blue, Priest of the Lambeth Rainbow Circle
The Independents: Fortunate children, to be born
without ties to this master or that, though I understand
their sibling bonds are as strong as our own. I once met a
Giovanni who could have been a Blood Brother. We envy their
independence, but do not crave it. In the end, they are alone.
— Chen Jiumei, Agitator of the Beijing Circle
Gargoyles: And they call us “Freaks.” Look at these
cathedral-perching cunts. I had to beat seven shades of
shit out of a Gargoyle once, and broke my hand with
every punch. Luckily I had a few spares.
— Leo Red, Marshall of the Lambeth Rainbow Circle
The Anarch Movement: Nightmares and fairy
tales friend. If they exist, they’re goddamned Sabbat, and
I don’t see any need to treat ‘em different to any other
members of the Sword of Caine.
— R. Brazendale, Esq., Kiasyd in hiding, San Francisco
The Independents: Evidence that the children of
the Aeons are not worthy of this Earth.
— Halim Bey, Followers of Set, Antiquities Dealer
of London
Gargoyles: Poor toys. Broken. Try to fix them but
they keep bleeding. Poor toys.
— Kalkstein, Gargoyle Guardian of Hamburg Chan-
try, Hanseatic Cities
They’re the Ripper
Embraced or created within the Sabbat, Blood Broth-
ers find their lives and moralities abruptly changed from
mortal norms to the horrors of blood rites, the butchery
of humans, and the worship of idols such as Caine. Is
it any wonder that Camarilla vampires suspect Jack the
Ripper may be a member of the Sabbat?
One possibility has a circle of Freaks acting out Saucy
Jack’s murders. Whether they’re the original killer or
merely vampires who took inspiration from his deeds,
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they see a fine opportunity to murder young mortals,
harvest their organs for drinking and experimentation,
and then read about their exploits in the morning edition.
Such a practice may seem like quite the game to
Blood Brothers impatiently waiting for war. Like idle
soldiers itching for battle, Freaks who cannot take their
collective anger out on the Camarilla may do so on the
Camarilla’s feeding stock. Just for fun, they do so in as
grotesque a way as possible, watching Princes and Sheriffs
squirm under kine scrutiny.
Hound of the Moors
The stories of Sherlock Holmes capture the mortal
mind, one of the most famous of which is the Hound
of the Baskervilles. Yet, for a long time mortals have
debated beasts of the Moors, citing werewolves, black
dogs, and big cats escaped from traveling circuses.
What if the Blood Brothers prowled the country-
side surrounding a Camarilla domain? As a horrifying
gestalt entity, perhaps they fall upon and consume lonely
wanderers, howl into the night to terrify prey and send
them running over treacherous terrain, or simply act as
a roving guard dog for their Sabbat masters.
Mortals may hear the rumors of the Freaks rolling
around in the hills and the valleys, ripping travelers to
shreds. Increasingly, they turn to the train and the carriage
Blood Brothers
for transport, for the first time since the prevalence of
highwaymen terrified of venturing out alone.
The Most Secret Society
The Sabbat stereotype the Blood Brothers as dim-wit-
ted hounds, but they suffer no weakness or collective
derangement making them so. The strength of their vin-
culum renders them more pliable to the Sword of Caine,
but they can reason, and show cunning when faced with
an adversary. They can also defend their own lives when
the Sabbat attempt to use them as expendable fodder.
Such treatment could even drive a Blood Brother
circle into the arms of the most secret of societies: the
Camarilla. The weird bloodline with their weirder Dis-
cipline hardly fit into the Masquerade-upholding sect,
yet as coordinated enforcers and murderers they have
no equal. An unscrupulous Camarilla Prince of Anarch
Baron may enlist disaffected Blood Brothers to release
information regarding the Sabbat, or even violently turn
on their former masters, in exchange for a petty domain
isolated from the richer urban areas.
Such Freaks are few, but after betraying the Sabbat,
could expect to find sanctuary in Welsh coal-mining
towns, the frontier domains of the United States, or
villages in the Black Forest.
Gangs of the City
The Blood Brothers’ natural home is within gang
culture. Fundamentally, gang culture has changed little
since the Victorian era. Gangs still wear colors, or distinc-
tive outfits to display affiliation. Gangs still pay off the
police force, or work alongside them in corrupt domains.
Gangs exploit the vulnerable then, just as they do now.
Blood Brothers are compelled to form gangs
among their own number. Once these gangs form,
they often supplant or leech their way into
mortal gangs of similar ambition. By using
mortal affairs as a cover, these Freaks
achieve more than a simple roving band
of Blood Brothers looking for war. These
Freaks gain wealth, influence, and can
maybe exert influence over the fringe
parts of Camarilla domains.
Imagine the scene, as a Camarilla coterie
addresses their gang-member retainers and
herd, pledging their safety for as long as the
kine serve loyally. Then, bursting through the
doors and windows come the rival gang. Except
they wear the same faces, the same smiles, the
same sadistic looks. Maybe they work as one to
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eliminate the coterie’s mortal servants, or perhaps they offer a deal. If
they are permitted to absorb the coterie’s gang, they will leave the Kindred
alone. These Blood Brothers don’t just want blood; they want power.

Sanguinus
“This is a time of public dissections and amputations.
Our power is just a symptom of the times.”

— Chen Jiumei, Blood Brother of Beijing

The Discipline of Sanguinus is among the more bizarre Kindred
powers. Its creation is alternately attributed to the progenitor Blood
Brothers twisted artifice, Torquemada’s skills with vitae manipulation,
and the Blood Brothers’ Tzimisce mentors. All that can truly be agreed
is that Sanguinus is a new invention and terrifying to vampires of all
sects. Though it shares some commonalities with Vicissitude, Sanguinus
focuses on the power of the Blood, and the link between sire, childe,
and packmates who all share portions of the same vitae.
The visceral parts of Sanguinus bring to mind the autopsies and
surgeries held for student viewing in universities and medical schools.
Medical procedures performed publicly are a new phenomenon of the
era, and go a long way to teach mortals and Cainites alike the biological
functions of the kine. Such procedures are said to have informed the
inventor of Sanguinus, as Blood Brothers intent on carrying out its gory
effects know where best to strike to produce a bloody gout, or where
to apply pressure to stop such flow, while also knowing exactly how to
dismantle a corpse as a butcher might de-bone a carcass.
Mortals observing the overt practice of Sanguinus must make Courage
rolls (difficult 4), spend a point of Willpower, or flee the area in nausea.
This Discipline makes any onlookers, including vampires, review their
own bodies in wholly different ways. The rent flesh, blood flow, and
exposed organs is fascinating to a scientist or cold-blooded vampire, and
may even find an audience among some of the jaded kine in the domain.
Note: The power levels of Sanguinus can be found in Vampire: The Mas-
querade 20th Anniversary Edition, pages 463 to 465.

Blood Brothers
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Player: Demeanor: Sire:
Chronicle: Concept: Haven:
Attributes
Physical Social Mental
Strength_________________
OOOOO Charisma_________________
OOOOO Perception_______________
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Dexterity________________
OOOOO Manipulation_____________
OOOOO Intelligence_______________
OOOOO
Stamina_________________
OOOOO Appearance_______________
OOOOO Wits___________________
OOOOO

Abilities
Talents Skills Knowledges
Alertness_________________
OOOOO Animal Ken______________
OOOOO Academics________________
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Athletics________________
OOOOO Crafts___________________
OOOOO Enigmas________________
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Brawl___________________
OOOOO Etiquette_________________
OOOOO Finance__________________
OOOOO
Dodge___________________
OOOOO Firearms_________________
OOOOO Investigation______________
OOOOO
Empathy_________________
OOOOO Melee____________________
OOOOO Law_____________________
OOOOO
Expression_______________
OOOOO Performance_______________
OOOOO Linguistics________________
OOOOO
Intimidation______________
OOOOO Ride___________________
OOOOO Medicine_________________
OOOOO
Leadership________________
OOOOO Security__________________
OOOOO Occult___________________
OOOOO
Streetwise________________
OOOOO Stealth___________________
OOOOO Politics___________________
OOOOO
Subterfuge________________
OOOOO Survival__________________
OOOOO Science__________________
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Advantages
Backgrounds Disciplines Virtues
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OOOOO Conscience/Conviction OOOOO
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OOOOO Self-Control/Instinct______
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OOOOO Courage____________ OOOOO

Merits/Flaws Humanity/Path Health

__________________________ __________________________ Bruised
__________________________ O O O O O O O O O O Hurt -1
__________________________ Injured -1
__________________________ Willpower Wounded -2
__________________________ O O O O O O O O O O Mauled -2
__________________________ Crippled -5
__________________________ Incapacitated
__________________________ Blood Pool Weakness
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 Other Traits
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Rituals
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Blood Bonds/ Vinculi

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Combat
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