"We have eternity stretched out before us, while the mortals have but an eyeblink. How can we be so selfish as to spend our time fighting and despoiling?  The eventual salvation of us all lies in the secrets of creative genius – you have but to look for it."

 

From the beginning, the Toreador have always been devotees of beauty in all its forms. Beauty means so much to them, for they devote the entirety of their vampiric senses to it, immersing themselves in the aesthetic. They consider themselves the preservers and guardians of the exquisite, the bearers of the flame of inspiration. Of all the clans, the Toreador are the ones who most appreciate the accomplishments of the human race.

Throughout their history, the Toreador have always associated with mortal artists and creators. Many elders recall the splendors of the Golden Age – but they also remember the Roman Empire, when the Toreador fell into decadence and excess. They still retain their love for pleasure and luxury; it is an easy thing for a Toreador to succumb to sophisticated temptation. Their attraction to various forms of vice (those that can still stir the undead breast) is legendary. Their desire to find truth and meaning in the beautiful has led many a careless Toreador to ruin of some form or another.

The Toreador Antitribu are a strange group. In some ways, they are like the Toreador of the Camarilla, but they do not explore art in a human way. Their search for humanity leads them further into the realms of the damned. To the Toreador Antitribu, human suffering, cruelty and perversion are as beautiful as anything good in nature. This clan's members are connoisseurs of the total human experience.

Toreador Antitribu are as interested in torture as they are in poetry. They can be just as cruel as the Tzimisces, but they can also be as loving as the other Toreador. This clan's members see themselves as true artists, however, and other Toreador as pretenders.

Nickname: Artisans

Appearance: The Toreador often Embrace the very beautiful in order to preserve them for eternity. Toreador are rarely slovenly or unkempt, even those associated with somber monastic lifestyles. Most dress in the latest fashions and live very flamboyantly.

Background: Toreador select only those with much to offer for initiation into their clan. Many members were artists, musicians or teachers of great ability. They are the clan most likely to Embrace mortals on impulse. They prefer individuals whose works show understanding of both the good and bad aspects of humanity. In addition, they often choose those who have suffered tragic lives, including the handicapped. The Toreador Antitribu believe only those who have truly suffered can understand human pain.

Clan Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence

 

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