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Descendant of Xaviar

Xaviar’s descendants inherit both Gangrel respect and the consequences of his warnings about the clan’s ancient founder.

Overview

Choose benefits that fit your history and agree their people, places, and obligations with the Storyteller. Each benefit below is a separate purchase.

Details

Eligibility
Gangrel characters with the appropriate lineage.
Purchasing benefits
Buy each benefit separately at its listed dot cost. Higher-dot purchases do not include lower-dot benefits.

Benefits

1 · Martyred Ancestor

Gain Status 2 among Gangrel and access to sanctuary with local Gangrel when present. A serious insult can end their hospitality.

Earlier tiers
Not required

2 · Where the Bodies Are Buried

Roll Resolve + Awareness to detect a vampire merged with earth or lying torpid beneath it. The Storyteller sets Difficulty according to the area searched.

Earlier tiers
Not required

3 · Loyal Hound

Loyalty to the Camarilla provides four dots divided among Domain, Herd, and Status, and a voice with the Primogen concerning visiting rebel Gangrel. Other Gangrel may resent your choice.

Earlier tiers
Not required

4 · Monstrous Bat

Once per story, when the moon is suitable, assume a human-sized bat form. Gain one dot in each Physical Attribute, glide from any height, and add +1 Aggravated damage to bites against mortals and vampires. The source does not specify a fixed duration or exact lunar phase.

Earlier tiers
Not required

5 · Experienced the Antediluvian

Once per story while touching open earth, sense the location of any Gangrel and draw a small amount of their vitae to reset Hunger to 2. Your encounter with the clan founder also left a psychological disturbance to establish with the Storyteller.

Earlier tiers
Not required

Feature

Learning
Independent tiers

Loresheet

Subject
Gangrel

References

Vampire: The Masquerade Corebook · p. 406 (PDF p. 408)
Descendant of Xaviar · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations
VTM Wiki: Loresheets · Open source ↗
Corebook Loresheets; identity and eligibility · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations