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*Note: as there is very little to base information off of, a majority of clan lore has been created by me in conjunction with all relevant Clan leaders.

**Note 2: Please dm/pm me if you want to make a Volgirre/had a clanless made and want them to be a Volgirre. Chances are I’ll say yes, so this is mostly so I can add them to the list (you don’t have to wait for permission to get them made, but that’s fine, just remember to send me the finished product). However, I ask you wait until I give the okay before submitting your vampire to the Bloodline masterlist. The same goes for embracings. I’ll explain what typically is required for the embrace, but if you give a good reason, that’s fine. Thank you!

The Volgirre are a bloodline in which every vampire possesses some claim to the same heritage. However, for most, it is slight, or may not even be true. But, as such, the Volgirre rarely embrace into their ranks (some case-by-case exceptions). It is a legacy a vampire must be born into. The bloodline has a very long history, though most of it is unknown because of their secretive nature. Some of the oldest Volgirre were even in Toreador before the current Disciple came to power. However, it was their expulsion from the clan that led to the Volgirre vanishing into the Sabbat.

A Volgirre, given her unique history, has no true last name unless she can truly claim to be descended from Malcom Valentin Volgirre himself. Only then she will be able to truly call herself Volgirre. Since their assimilation back into Toreador, many Volgirre have false lineages and names to disguise them from the Camarilla. These are only for the public, and it would be sacrilegious to teach offspring about their disguised lineages before they are Neonates. In this new delicate balance, it’s highly important that all members are aware and true to their Volgirre heritage (in other words, they love flexing their lineage).

It is up to each Volgirre whether she truly calls herself Toreador or simply mingles with the clan for publicity’s sake. Both of these are equally accepted within the bloodline. After all, they are still Toreador.

All Volgirre vampires have a fondness for the macabre and the beautiful. Whether it be a simple appreciation, or a penchant for arts such as taxidermy or the more gory painting with blood, a Volgirre is surrounded by this unique style. There are exceptions: the offspring of a Volgirre and a clanless vampire or a member of any other clan will not be scorned for lacking the classic penchant. However, they will still be surrounded by it, should they choose to connect with their Volgirre kin. These Fledgelings will also be welcomed into the broader Toreador clan if they don’t wish to mingle amongst the dark arts. All purebred Volgirre risk banishment should they scorn their ancestor’s arts. They are allowed to have opinions, but there is an extent to what is acceptable.


Quick Facts



Parent Clan: Toreador

Sect: Camarilla (cannot breed/mate with Sabbat)

Clan Requirements: An obsession with beauty, a penchant for any kind of arts, and the weakening or lack of a moral compass.


Clan Strengths: Perhaps even more alluring than the Toreador, especially to those fascinated by the macabre. Their dark charms and sense of mystery draw many in.


Clan Weakness: All Volgirre thrive off of beauty, and are greatly weakened by a lack of beauty around them. If they are enraptured by an object of beauty, they are essentially single-minded and entirely vulnerable.


Appearance: Typically classy, but as long as they are clean and neat (or intentionally not neat), a Volgirre is happy.


Haven: Opera houses, theatres, fancy restaurants, and any space considered suitable to the masquerade and can allow a Volgirre to pursue her art. (Actors and operators of haunted houses are also likely to be Volgirre).


Background: The Volgirre are an antitribu of Toreador, who were once cast from their ranks to the Sabbat, but have now rejoined the sect and clan they originally came from.


Organization: Loose, informal, slowly becoming hierarchical. The Volgirre act as a family rather than an institution.


Quote: "Art is the truth. Life is the lie."

Auspex

A Discipline that grants vampires supernatural senses.

Celerity

A Discipline that grants vampires supernatural quickness and reflexes.

Presence

The Discipline of supernatural allure and emotional manipulation which allows Kindred to attract, sway, and control crowds.

Vicissitude

Widely known as the art of flesh and bone shaping.

As they are technically Camarilla, the Volgirre can only breed with/mate with Clanless vampires, other Camarilla, or Independent. However, the relationships between normal Toreador and other clans are not the same as with the Volgirre. For the most part, the Volgirre are generally indifferent to Independent clans.

The Ventrue and the Volgirre do NOT get along, and would not touch each other with a 6 foot pole. Volgirre vampires are cautious around most of the Camarilla (especially so with the Ventrue) but with the exception of the Malkavian and the Nosferatu. Don’t be mistaken, the Volgirre and the Nosferatu are not friends. They merely bond over a reluctant acquaintanceship forged from their ideas about beauty that are similarly foul to most Toreador. In general, the Volgirre could go either way with Sabbat clans. There may be lingering resentment given how the Volgirre defected back to Camarilla, but they do share some of the same ideas. Tzimisce, in particular, tend to get along well with the Volgirre. It is also important to note that Volgirre are unlikely to mate with normal Toreadors, depending on the circumstances. Your average Toreador kindred would likely not want to spend the rest of their life walking into rooms finding bloody walls called ‘art’. But, if it works, it works. I guess.

Note: the “true name” stuff will only really apply to roleplay circumstances.

I don’t mind what’s on the cert, even if they’re a Fledgeling, because I get not wanting to give them a false name later and instead just doing it from the get-go.

All that really matters is in roleplay, they will only refer to themselves (in thought/narration) as their first/given name, except when talking to someone they don’t want to know they are Volgirre, then they can call themselves an entirely different name or slap a random last name on there. Those with the name “Volgirre” (ex: Marissa Volgirre) are less likely to be concerned with concealing their true identity.