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The Toreadors are called many things ��degenerates,� �artists,� �poseurs� and �hedonists� being but a few. But any such lumpen categorization does the clan a disservice. Depending on the individual and her mood, Toreador are alternately elegant and flamboyant, brilliant and ludicrous, visionary and dissipated. Perhaps the only truism that can be applied to the clan is its members� aesthetic zeal. Whatever a Toreador does. She down with passion. Whatever a Toreador is, she is with passion.To the Toreador, eternal life is to be savored. Many Toreadors were artists, musicians or poets in life; many more have spent frustrating centuries producing laughable attempts at art, music or poetry. Toreadors tout themselves as cultivators of all that is best about humanity. Occasionally, a particularly gifted or inspired creator is embraced into the clan, to preserve her talent for eternity. In this manner, Clan Toreador has inducted some of humanity�s greatest artists, poets and musicians into its ranks; of course, if no thing can be said about the Toreador, it is that no two of them agree on precisely what �gifted� of �inspired� means.Of all clans, Toreador are the vampires most connected to the mortal world. While other vampires view the kine as pawns or simple sustenance, Toreador glide gracefully and effortlessly through the society of the Canaille, sampling the delights of each age as a gourmand savors rare delicacies. Toreadors are the Kindred most likely to fall in love with mortals, and they surround themselves with the best, most elegant and most luxurious things � and people � that the world has to offer. It is, thus, acutely tragic with a Toreador succumbs to ennui and discards aesthetic pursuits in favor of pointless hedonism. Such Kindred become decadent sybarites, concerned only with indulging personal whims and vices.Toreadors are committed to the Camarilla and Share the Ventrue�s love of High society, though not for them the tedium of actually running things � that�s what functionaries are for, after all. Toreadors know that their place is to captivate and inspire � through their witty speech, graceful deeds and simple, scintillating existence.
~Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence
~Character Creation: Social Attributes and Abilities are prized among the clan, though Toreadors are typically concerned less with outright control than with making a good impression. Perception is also favored, both for creation and for critiquing. Artistes favor Abilities such as Expression and Performance, often enjoying high levels in these aesthetic Traits; their poseur brethren must make do with Abilities like Subterfuge and Etiquette. Toreadors are very social creatures, and love adoration from both Kindred and Kine; as such, Backgrounds like Allies, Contacts, Fame, Herd, Resources and Status are common. |
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