Editing Zombie: The Coil (section)

==Culture==
As mentioned before, for some reason these guys have their own culture even if they are 1/3 the population of Vampires in the universe (Rulebook, pg. 32). This shit kinda makes sense considering the other games have a fuckton of split factions and groups, but still odd.

===Common Terms===
*'''Cadre'''-A group of zombies who work together. A loose group, but sticking together for survival is helpful especially when fighting Liches.
*'''Safehouses'''-Places of shelter for zombies, and used by Cadres as bases of operation. These can be shitty apartments or secure, tricked out places.
*'''Underground Railroad'''-holdover from the Civil War days, term used for Cadres who actively help new Born Zombies (and sometimes Féos) get to shelter. Some more passionate groups will sometimes attack an Augur to free zombies or try to sneak them out.
*'''Cells'''- Large groups of Zombies who have similar beliefs. The two biggest are the Circle and the Echelon.

===Groups===
====Subcultures====
*'''Crats'''-Zombies successful with wealth, most commonly by taking fake identities and investing in the normal world markets even so far as owning company's by controlling a living human as the figurehead of the company. Much of their wealth is hidden away in their property to avoid prying eyes. Some Crats got together and helped the Circle establish a flesh market. Crats tend to be arrogant and stick together.
*'''Penitent'''-more of a term for zombies with a personality quirk for redemption. Since Zombies can have survivors guilt, these people take it a step further and try to atone for their previous life, even if they don't know what that was.
*'''Yuyas'''-Zombies with multiple Whispers that drive them mad. Some even think they hear the Whispers of others. Overall, even if they are insane, they seem to find some clarity among the voices.

====Independent Cells====
*'''Crying Skull Posse'''-Typically Zombies who were criminals in their past life and hear the Whispers of their past. Sometimes victims themselves. In either case, they're Zombies who are passionate enough to involve themselves in the problems of the inner city and try to impart justice. However, judgment and punishment is left up to the individual, and for bigger tasks, they will seek the ruling of their cadre.
*'''Dalinari'''-Led by a Zombie called Charlie Rayburn, a harsh Cell of Zombies who have banded together against the injustices of the world by viewing all beings as guilty before innocent. Even going so far as to fake evidence to ruin their target's life before eating them.
*'''Lanmora'''-Zombies looking to corral the Féos for their own purposes. Hated by many Zombies who disdain Augurs, the Lanmora decide to create and lead Zombies for protection to raise allies from the Born from their flock . They study the power of augury with the goal of a peaceful life by ridding themselves of Fever, Whispers, and Compulsions.
*'''Mercies'''-Zombies who eat the dying rather than eat the living or the dead. They typically haunt war zones, elderly homes, etc. Highly selective of their targets for they want to eat people who are on the verge of death or who want their existence to end. Somewhat polite to their prey, they will be kind, but don't like being declined, trying to convince their prey to accept, and don't explain that they're going to eat them.

====The Circle====
A Cell composed of Grandes and Jackals, they are the most controlling Cell in North America and Europe. Although their leadership is composed of Grandes, they still have Jackals allied with them and work together. While a supposed democratic group, the Grandes bicker amongst themselves and accomplish very little. The Circle has made a successful flesh market to try to avoid revealing themselves. Additionally, they oppose the practice of augury, valuing freedom for Zombies.

Allied groups of the Circle:
*'''Cell of Eyes'''-Zombies whose purpose is to learn as much about the supernatural world as possible, thinking that if they study others, they will understand themselves. Their cell is one of the oldest still operating and most of them are scholars and researchers who document any information they can get.
*'''Mortum Templum'''-A cell of Zombies that go for a more aggressive approach against Augurs. They try to destroy Augurs, fighting to destroy augury operations to free Zombies. They operate under a code, 1st rule is to protect each member of the Mortum Templum, called a Templar. 2nd is to kill Augurs to prevent others from becoming Zombies. This code is viewed from a narrow minded zeal.
*'''Pulse Wave'''- fucking hipsters and intellectual wannabes who listen to their Whispers to progress further.
*'''Seraphim'''-They view the Zombie form as a sign of true divinity and try to convert others to their side. They don't like their humanely visage, "manipulating" their bodies to a theme. Somehow historically linked to helping Zombies hide from the Inquisition.
*'''Zahn'''-Splinter group from the Cell of Eyes, these guys are the conspiracy theorists. Ranging from plausible in the World of Darkness to downright insane, they are renegade journalists, and anarchist computer hackers trying to find the "truth" even at the cost of ethics or any formal protocol. While initially crazy theorists, they are valued for their technological ability and information gathering.

====The Echelon====
All Jackal Cell that doesn't care about survival like the Circle does. They have a more formal structure with the only way to achieve power is to progress in their religious organization called the Synod. 1st step is the Choir Member, 2nd Preacher, 3rd Minister, 4th Cardinal who controls the Echelon of an entire city. They don't like to kill their prey unless they have to, but would rather wait for food to ripen for consumption. So they like to stalk areas of low medical care, or they can accelerate the process by worsening the lives of others. Or they can eat Zombies as a means to satiate themselves. The Echelon is currently at peace with the Circle to avoid destruction for both parties.

Groups allied to the Echelon:
*'''The Holy Order'''- a dogmatic group of Jackals who view themselves as leaders of the Zombies, particularly their goal is to have the Echelon become apart of the Holy Order to truly reach their version of "enlightenment". They like to meddle with mortal religions and cause chaos and destruction to show that the living's view of mortality is the flaw.
*'''Morlocks'''-Jackals who despise the world and hide in the sewers of cities. They view their Beast form as the truest appearance, looking at other appearances as fake to their nature. They feed off the dead of the underworld from junkies to the murdered of gang violence. The Echelon asked them for alliance when a book describing the underground community, called "the Mole People", was published and wanted to gain a foothold in the underbelly of cities.
*'''Prima'''-Named after their supposed founder, the Prima were Jackals hunting Grandes but eventually settled peace with the Circle for the sake of their kind. Many fear them for their abilities in deception and power, using rumors to build dissent among the ranks of other groups.
*'''Sisterhood of Sharqata'''-All female sect with connections into the criminal world, viewed as assassins who target certain members in gangs at the whim of their leader Sharqata. The leader takes on the name of the original founder who apparently lied and killed her way to the top.

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