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==World of Darkness==
The ''Nosferatu'' are a Clan of Vampires in both the Old World of Darkness and the New World of Darkness (or the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness, whichever you prefer to use).

===Vampire: The Masquerade===
In [[Vampire: The Masquerade]], the Nosferatu are cursed denizens of the sewers and storm drains who mutate into deformed monsters after being Embraced, usually looking just like Count Orlock.

Caine's curse manifests within the Nosferatu as physical monstrosity. Even the fairest become foul when Embraced, which some particularly spiteful Sewer Rats take advantage of to "humble" people they think are getting by on their good looks. In the Middle Ages, Nosferatu could pass themselves off as lepers or particularly filthy peasants, putting themselves beneath notice and into position to discover otherwise guarded secrets. In modern nights, the Nosferatu make lairs in disused storm drains (where the clan got its common nickname) and other abandoned places where mortals won't notice their activity. 

Thankfully (for the Nosferatu, at least), they are known for their mastery of '''Obfuscate''', a discipline that them to turn invisible, conceal their presence, or fool the viewer into believing that they are someone else. Their ability to go unnoticed, both due to repulsion and obfuscate, is one of the main reasons their fellow Kindred need them. They are the perfect spies, with their clan culture being built around the gathering and distribution of information... for a price, of course. The Camarilla in particular makes heavy use of them, granting the clan membership.

One of the clan's sources of information is their private digital network called "ShreckNet". ShreckNet means their reach is almost unlimited; if a Sewer Rat in one city needs dirt on a newcomer, he can put it to ShreckNet and see if somebody already knows something. Plus, it gives them a much-needed way to talk to others without them freaking out over appearances, further cementing the Nossies as the [[Neckbeard]]s of the World of Darkness. 

Aside from its common uses to keep informed about goings-on in Kindred society, ShreckNet is also a vital means for Nosferatu to track sightings of a bloodline that strikes fear into their very souls, the Nictuku. This fear stems from their murderous [[Antediluvian]], Absillimillard, who was known for his hatred of his childer. The modern-day clan is supposedly a descendent of his first childer, [[Baba Yaga]], whilst the Nictuku are his legitimate ones. These Nictuku have since become a boogeyman of sorts to the entire clan; their sewer warrens also double as heavily-defended fortresses should any murderous Nictuku find them, and if one is "sighted", then they will ''lose their shit''.

===Vampire: The Requiem===
In [[Vampire: The Requiem]], whilst Nosferatu are still cursed to freak people out, they are not stereotyped into looking like a bunch of Count Orlock clones like their Masquerade counterparts; their freakishness can manifest in countless different ways, and some are actually so beautiful that it's unnerving, looking more like a too-perfect mannequin than a living being.

Notable bloodlines in 1e include:
* '''Burakumin:''' Japanese [[necromancer]]s selected from the Shinto untouchable caste who keep physically aging until they look like walking corpses.
* '''Gethsemani:''' A Lanceae et Sanctum bloodline that can only Embrace stigmatics and who are consequently incurable masochists.
* '''Morotrophians:''' A bloodline which suffers crippling agoraphobia and an almost autistic need for social structure, leading to its members flocking to retirement villages, hospitals, mental institutes, orphanages, rehab clinics and monasteries.
* '''Rakshasas:''' An Indian bloodline who believe themselves to be the very demons they take their name from, as evidences by their savagely violent temperaments.
* '''Galloi:''' A bloodline which must take regular ritual blood-baths, or take on the appearance of hideously decayed corpses swathed in their own putrefying flesh. But bathing makes them just as disturbing, because they become inhumanly beautiful androgyns who freak people out.
* '''Baddacelli:''' A bloodline cursed with irreversible blindness who develop the power to echolocate and mimic the voices of others to compensate.
* '''Noctuku:''' Analogues to the Niktuku of the OWoD, this bloodline must feed on human flesh as well as blood, and also craves the blood of other vampires like a drug.
* '''Yagnatia:''' A cursed Russian bloodline afflicted with sterility; only a ritual blessing that only the female members of the bloodline can perform can temporarily grant them the ability to Embrace mortals.

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