The Wild Ones

THE BRUJAH


"Still, so still, in the city tonight, twelve o'clock tick-tock when all that is good slinks away like a beaten dog and the black black shadows are alive with the dead, twisted poetry in broken english, flesh and blood and staring faces..."



Beneath the feral mystery of the Brujah clan lies a basic desire to annihilate, to consume. Long before their mortal blood has soured, a Brujah member will experience the feverish rage of their kinsmen. While stumbling through grueling rivers of hastily shed blood, a young vampire will mature into an elder with considerably more patience and experience.
For the Brujah, the draw of supple, giving flesh cannot be pacified. You can't possibly understand or put effectively into words what it is like, unless you are a Brujah. Without warning we can become savage, unthinking predators and we will end up on your doorstep.
Have you ever experienced the gratification, the orgasmic rush of ripping an enemy apart piece by piece? Of holding his moist pulsing heart in the palm of your hand? The look of stark pain, numbing fear moments before the merciful death invoke a mad fever of blind rage beyond mortal comprehension? So get the f**ck off my page.
The Brujah as an individual is a complex, impetuous being. With their scathing passion and rigid pride, they make a formidable enemy. Anger blazes beneath the surface of a deceiving calm making it difficult to gage their mood. Exploding with rage, a Brujah becomes a dangerous weapon seeking an unlucky target.
Despite our fickle nature, a brother holds the Brujah clan sacred and will fiercly protect it. This feeling of brotherhood draws the clan together effectively intimidating many other clans.
Many consider our infamous rage a downfall. What is so bad about instictive territorializm? It keeps outsiders where they belong and serves as a tie that binds the members together into one large, voracious monster preying on the weak and ignorant. So beware, ignorance may land you into the hands of a pale-skinned, bad-assed killer.

The last person to cross the Brujah

The following is from White Wolf's book Vampire: The Masquerade

Nickname: Rabble

Sect: Rhetoric aside, most Brujah are in the Camarilla. Brujah Kindred also support the anarchs, arguably more so than the Camarilla. Indeed, the anarchs have more Brujah than members of all other clans combined.

Appearance: Brujah vary widely in appearance, though many adopt radical styles and bold looks. If dismissive stereotypes are to be believed, the typical Brujah wears a biker jacket, tattered jeans, combat boots and a fearsome array of high-maintenance hair. In truth, few Brujah fit this image. Youthful, fashion-forward dress and noteworthy hairstyles are indeed found among many Brujah, but others favor tasteful wardrobes that encourage others to take them seriously. In the end, a Brujah's appearance often suggests his attitudes: A skinhead bravo is likely an open rebel or anarchist, while a bespectacled pedant in a tweed suit is probably a reformationist or liberal. It should be noted, however, that given the Brujah penchant for nonconformity, any assumption of ideals based on appearance could be potentially dangerous. Brujah look how they want.

Haven: Wherever they damn well please. Are you going to tell them to leave?

More so than any other clan, the Brujah keep the company of other vampires, and one haven might house an entire brood. Brujah Kindred also keep multiple safehouses and boltholes, as their conflict-driven existences often make single locations inhospitable. Some Brujah neonates even carry on the urban practice of the home invasion, Dominating or killing a home's occupants and taking over. Like other pursuits, however, home invasions rarely sustain the Rabble's interest, and the vampires often move on once they grow bored with the locale.

Background: Brujah prefer those who espouse change in one form or another, and often recruit from college campuses, political groups or oppressed minorities. Young Brujah may hail from any background and often have a pet cause or issue of burning personal importance. All types of dissidents find their way into the ranks of the Brujah, from bomb-throwing biker anarchists to vociferous fascists to nihilistic radicals. This is, of course, part of the reason the clan is so disorganized - hatred between Brujah is often more bitter than hatred for those whom they mutually oppose.

Character Creation: Brujah often have violent, criminal concepts, but they are as likely to be intellectual or socially adept. Natures and Demeanors tend to be aggressive and similar, as Brujah wear their emotions on their sleeves (when they have sleeves). Physically predisposed characters are predominant among the clan, but some favor Mental Attributes. Likewise, Skills are favored, with Knowledges running a close second. Any Backgrounds may be appropriate to a Brujah character, though many in the clan cultivate Contacts, Allies and Herd. Very few Brujah claim Mentors.

Clan Disciplines: Celerity, Potence, Presence

Weaknesses: Fiery passion is at once the Brujah's blessing and curse. Though they are quick to adopt a cause, they are equally as quick to fall to frenzy. Of course, the Brujah rabidly deny this penchant for excitement, and become quite hostile when the issue is raised. The difficulties of rolls to resist frenzy (p. 228) are two higher than normal for members of Clan Brujah.

Organization: Clan Brujah is far too fractious and torn by internecine conflict to have true organization, and the clan never meets formally. Two conventions the clan does support universally are the Rant and the Rave. Rants are just that: informal meetings of Brujah (and other insurgents, Kindred and kine) at which anyone who can scream loudly enough can have her opinions heard. Raves, named after the all-night techno dance parties started in England, are social gatherings in the guise of huge-scale musical or entertainment events. One usually leads to another, and clues to the locations of the events are often hidden in the media of the gathering in progress. These meetings almost invariably degenerate into riots, further eroding the organizational base of the clan.

Bloodlines: Brujah antitribu of the Sabbat are, ironically, almost bastions of stability. In a sect devoted to chaos and destruction, the Brujah are the most dependable of the monsters who populate the Sabbat. They are viewed less as impassioned rebels and more as brutal shock troops. Sabbat Brujah tend to be less intelligent and discerning than their Camarilla brothers and sisters. Their causes fall by the wayside at the promise of new havoc to wreak.

Quote: Think for yourself, or you're better off dead. Either way, I'm satisfied.

Stereotypes

Assamite: They fell too far from the tree to have a place in our world.

Followers of Set: Oily bastards. I have to wonder what they're hiding if what they don't mind showing you is so heinous.

Gangrel: They fight well, and they're willing to go to the wall for what they believe in. Maybe we'll join them if they leave the Camarilla. Or maybe we'll leave first.

Giovanni: I'm not sure what their angle is, but if it involves dealing with the dead, it can't be good.

Lasombra: Swing first and ask questions later when dealing with these Kindred, or they'll talk you into slitting your own throat.

Malkavian: They're completely batshit, but at least they don't immediately hate you based on who you are.

Nosferatu: Geh! Still, they hit as hard as we do, and they know everything, so it's probably best just to be civil with them. After all, the poor bastards need all the friends they can get.

Ravnos: Touch my shit and I'll rip out your fucking heart, Eurotrash.

Toreador: Have any of these Kindred ever actually done anything? Or do they just snipe at each other every night?

Tremere: It's like someone Embraced a bunch of D&D geeks and told them their spells were real.

Tzimisce: Take 'em or leave 'em. The one I met seemed more trustworthy than most of my Camarilla "Kindred," but I can't help but think it's because she wanted something.

Ventrue: These fascist assholes are complete hypocrites, just like anyone else with a bit of power to throw around. My sire says they fucked us over a while back. Paybacks are hell, motherfuckers.

Caitiff: I have a couple of friends among the Clanless. We are the only clan that treats these unfortunates as equals.

Camarilla: The lesser of two evils - at least they're better organized than the Sabbat.

Sabbat: Then again, there's something to be said for decisive action.

 

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