Editing Bloodlines (section)

==Bloodlines: The Chosen==
Per the splatbook's introduction, these bloodlines identify themselves as extraordinary agents of kindred destiny,

'''Agonistes:''' [[Mekhet]] Bloodline. Occult scholars dedicated to finding a way to study and ultimately counteract the effects of Torpor, at least as it existed in Requiem 1e. They don't have a unique Devotion, but do know a number of Torpor-affecting or based Auspex devotions. The downside to this is that  the Polemicists are all subtly addicted to Torpor; they treat their Humanity score as -1 to determine how long they'll spend in Torpor (a Humanity 1 Agonistes will spend ''(200 X Blood Potency) years'' in Torpor!), and whenever they suffer a Degeneration or Derangement check, they have to pass a Resolve + Composure check to avoid withdrawing and ritually entering Torpor.

'''Baddacelli:''' [[Nosferatu]] Bloodline. Blind, echolocating Nosferatu who lurk in the sewers, subways, storm gutters ad other subterranean parts of the world, emerging only to drag victims down to their depths. This has at least forced them to work together better than most vampires do. Naturally, their Bloodline Weakness is that a Morlock goes incurably blind once it joins the bloodline (which, in addition to its own sucky rules, may also force them to require Auspex-based Devotions to use Disciplines normally based on eye contact if the storyteller is a dick). To compensate, they get their own Bloodline Discipline; the sound-mimicry and echolocation-based Mimetismo.

'''Duchagne:''' [[Daeva]] Bloodline. Emerging from the bourgeoisie of 1765 France, the Duchagne, or "Bacchantes", are essentially the stereotypical (1e) Daeva turned up to eleven. Their Bloodline curses them with supernaturally potent ennui, causing them to suffer a penalty to extended efforts or repeated actions, but also imbues them with the unique Discipline of Licencieux, which enables them to manipulate the senses of others. This is a lot more dangerous than it sounds.

'''Noctuku:''' [[Nosferatu]] Bloodline. The most feared and reviled of all the Nosferatu, these guys are basically Requiem's homage to the ''Nicktuku'' of Masquerade; they're not merely haemovores, they're ''cannibals'', with a necro-physiological need to feed on human flesh as well as drink human blood to nourish themselves. They also favor the flesh of other Kindred over human flesh, but they aren't ''forced'' to eat it. Their unique Discipline of Phagia augments this ghoulish hunger, allowing them to draw increasing power from the flesh torn from their kills.

'''Rotgrafen:''' [[Ventrue]] Bloodline. A bloodline of [[Loki]]-worshipping vampire [[viking]]s who still haunt the seas and coasts of the World of Darkness to this day. Their ties to Loki makes them even weaker than normal to fire (due to the long confusion/conflation between Loki and the fire god ''Logi''), but they have a couple of unique viking-themed devotions.

'''Sangiovanni:''' [[Mekhet]] Bloodline. Basically, these guys are Requiem's homage to the Giovanni from Masquerade; incestuous, necrophiliac [[necromancer]]s from Italy. They have an almost [[Nosferatu]]-like creepiness, and that's ''before'' they start developing necrophilia. They do have one of the few necromantic Disciplines in the form of Cattiveria, though.

'''Taifa:''' [[Gangrel]] Bloodline. An unusually civilized and sociable bloodline of Muslim vampires who arose from the Islamic cultures of West Africa. In fact, they actually have such a strong pack instinct that they suffer penalties if they aren't hanging around other vampires. They don't have a proper Discipline as such, but have learned to use the innate vampiric affinity for [[Blood Magic]] to create a number of mystical binding oaths.

'''Xiao:''' [[Daeva]] Bloodlines. The Xiao are one of the oddities of ''The Chosen'', and basically owe their origin to the fact that all the Bloodlines in the book were originally created by fan-submission; [[White Wolf]] held a contest challenging fans to submit their own interpretations of specific bloodline concepts, and there were two submissions for the Xiao (vampires able to drain emotions) that the authors liked equally well. So they just said "fuck it" and posted them both.
* The '''California Xiao''' descend from a mad Asian Daeva who moved to California and started a cult, from which his bloodline developed like scum in a boiling pot of poison. They are all literally sociopaths, even by vampire standards; they suffer a -2 penalty to Empathy, Expression and Socialize tests, and if placed in a situation where they are called upon to display compassion or remorse, they fail so badly they potentially risk flying into a Rage Frenzy! Their signature Discipline, Kingjan, allows them to manipulate and outright drain emotions from others, enthralling mortals or weaker vampires like a cult.
* The '''Tianpan Xiao''' descend from an ancient Chinese Daeva from the Qing Dynasty who loathed his Clan's enthrallment to their baser urges. His efforts to rid himself of the curse instead only made it worse, causing him to become afflicted with uncontrollable intense and erratic emotions - a trait passed down to his childer. These Xiao are terrible at making Composure checks, and particularly likely to develop Manic Depression, Phobia and Hysteria derangements. They try to compensate with their signature Discipline, Xinyao, which lets them enflame and manipulate the emotions of others.

'''Yagnatta:''' [[Nosferatu]] Bloodline. A Crone-aligned Bloodline of vampires descended from a pagan Russian king, magically cursed with sterility; only a Cruac ritual conducted by a Yagnatta priestess of the Crone can temporarily give them the ability to Embrace.