Toreador

Arrayed by Clan

From the Toreador perspective, when the sun fades, darkness gives rise to an eternal and wondrous world. Everything is fraught with wonder and terror, low politics and sensual glories, the profound and the profane, and an undeniable undercurrent of the sanguinary. These Kindred are the Toreador, and they spend unlives ensconced in pleasure.

Of course, for vampires of this disposition, it’s easy to become jaded and bitter. More than the other Clans, Toreador often succumb to ennui, or fight the eventual boredom of unchanging immortality by playing at rivalries. An excess of stimulation turns them into slaves to the sensations they seek. The most debased Toreador can become true monsters, sinking to unimaginable levels of depravity in order to feel anything at all.

The Kindred of Clan Toreador often involve themselves greatly in the world of mortals. They have any number of reasons, whether enjoying proximity to the blush of life, cultivating veritable cults of doting followers, or influencing and following the trends that their own kind simultaneously mock and venerate. To hear the Toreador tell it, they are the Muses of a desperate mortal world, inspiring through their beauty or patronage.

Toreador culture is a mixture of sybarites, dilettantes, and visionaries. Some Toreador, with echoes of mortal passion, Embrace lovers or “project” progeny who seem to fly in the face of every Toreador custom. These either don’t last long or rise to great prominence as subversives and individualists. Ideas, trends, and “the next great thing” spread through the Clan, and other Kindred often look to the Toreador to guide them. The Degenerates know this, and many become Harpies, Princes, and other key figures in vampiric society.

Nickname: Degenerates

Sect: The Camarilla would not have survived in the nights following the Anarch Revolt without substantial participation from the Toreador, and they remain among its most ardent supporters.

Appearance: Almost to the last, they are attractive in some way, whether the traditional beauty of a runway model or the dangerous allure of something more predatory. The Degenerates augment their physical beauty with a sense of personal style, which may take the form of expensive couture, avant-garde street wear, or classical fashions designed to emphasize their appealing qualities. This isn’t to say that ugly Toreador don’t exist. Indeed, those gifted with less physical beauty often go that much further with their choice of accoutrements.

Haven: The Degenerates spare no expense in appointing their havens in luxury, often with many original works of art. It is a point of pride among Toreador to have an unconventional (and thus memorable) haven with modern comforts; thus, many have striking lofts and penthouses, while the bolder among them renovate or re-purpose everything from abandoned aquariums or deconsecrated churches to rooftop gardens or converted warehouse-galleries in fashion-for-ward neighborhoods. Share a communal haven? How déclassé.

Background: Many Toreador hail from high-society or “bohemian” backgrounds. Indeed, many are themselves artists or influential among local art scenes or other subcultures. Actors, singers, musicians, sculptors, poets, playwrights, authors, and creative folk of any stripe may well find a home in the Clan, as do those who serve as patrons to (or travel in the entourages of) those artistic types.

Character Creation: Social attributes are almost always primary, with an even split among Talents, Skills, and Knowledges depending on how the Toreador distinguishes herself. Toreador also love to cultivate Backgrounds. Allies, Contacts, Resources, Domain, Haven, Mentors, Resources, Retainers — all of these have great value among Toreador. Wise Toreador may choose to develop their Virtues, Humanity, Path, or Willpower, because with an unlife of degeneracy, they must frequently attend to the ugly business of bringing the Beast to heel.

Clan Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence

Weaknesses: When a Toreador experiences something truly remarkable — a person, an objet d’art, a lovely sunrise — the player must make a Self-Control or Instincts roll (difficulty 6). Failure means that the Kindred finds herself enthralled by the experience. The dazzled Toreador cannot act for the duration of the scene aside from commenting on or continuing their involvement with whatever has captured their attention. If the experience no longer affects her (whether by moving, being destroyed, or whatever is appropriate to the situation), the captivation ends. Enraptured Toreador may not even defend themselves if attacked, though being wounded allows them to make another Self-Control or Instincts roll.

Organization: Clan Toreador is cliquish and parochial in its local domains, but very rarely on a level that affects Clan-wide custom. Certain Toreador (and a few outside the Clan) sometimes use the terms “artiste” and “poseur” when describing individual Toreador, often derisively, to describe whether the Degenerate in question is one who is seen as creative or simply a follower of established trends, but these are certainly informal distinctions. Clan Toreador is made up of Artist and Posers of many different skills and predilections. To account for this they have developed a complex Guild system to foster the Arts within the Clan. These Guilds have existed for a long time and it is not known if they formed the basis for the mortal craft guilds or the other way round. Most suspect that it is a shared development, but some of the more proud Toreador will argue that the mortals simply followed their lead.

Quote: Long after you die, I will still be young, beautiful, and adored by everyone whose life I touch.

3rd Generation

• -- Arikel

4th Generation

• -- Helena -- Trojan Princess and methusaleh.
• -- Iontius -- AKA: Derrick Zeel -- Toreador porn star. {Beirut, Lebanon}
• -- Michael the Patriarch -- Part of the Triad of Constantinople and methusaleh. (Deceased)
• -- Minos -- Sire of Helene, who in later times will be known as Helena, diabolized by his childe.
• -- Theresa del Babillone -- Methuselah ruler of Costa Rica. {San José}
• -- Callisti y Castillo -- Methuselah sire of Raphael de Corazon. {Prince of Buenos Aires, Argentina}

5th Generation

• -- Alastair McNeal -- Progeny of Helena
• -- Beatrix -- Progeny of Helena and former Prince of Paris. {R.I.P: 1789}
• -- Francois Villon -- Progeny of Helena and current Prince of Paris.
• -- Marianela Ubina -- Progeny of Helena and Sire of Annabelle Triabell. She was the former Primogen of Chicago, and often called by her diminutive Maria until her untimely death in 1990. {Chicago}
• -- Raphael de Corazon -- Progeny of Callisti y Castillo, and founding member of the Camarilla.
• -- Petronius the Arbiter -- Child of Michael.
• -- Anthemios of Tralles -- Child of Michael. Muse of Architecture
• -- Pakourianis the Dove -- Child of Michael. Muse of Paintings

6th Generation

• -- Annabelle Triabell childe of Marianela Ubina.
• -- Bess Dancort -- Childe of Alastair McNeal
• -- Léonide Évariste de la Croix -- Progeny of Raphael de Corazon, and Rio de Janeiro's King of the Carnival.
• -- François Dumas -- Progeny of Francois Villon, the Prince of Paris. New prince of Montreal.
• -- Eric Baring-Gould -- Progeny of Raphael de Corazon and Toreador Primogen of London.
• -- Nicoli Estrenom -- childe of Maria The Spanish, Toreado primogen of Philadelphia.
• -- Paris of Rome -- Childe of Petronius the Arbiter, Sire of Edward Williamson
• -- Rodina Bruce McCoy --Childe of Alastair McNeal .
• -- Sire Wenceslas -- A member of the Conspiracy of Issac.

7th Generation

• -- Bret Stryker -- Progeny of Annabelle Triabell. {Chicago}
• -- Carina von Kerzen -- Progeny of Paris of Rome and sibling of Edward Williamson. {Düsseldorf}
• -- Duncan Oighrig McConnell -- Progeny of Bess Dancort Prince of Edinburgh
• -- Edward Williamson -- Progeny of Paris of Rome and sibling of Carina von Kerzen. {Leipzig}
• -- Efigénia Campos -- Progeny of Léonide Évariste de la Croix and the Knight of the Roses in Rio de Janeiro.
• -- Jacques -- Child of François Dumas, Sire of Morgaine
• -- Leonardo Ferreira -- Progeny of Léonide Évariste de la Croix and Toreador armorer and smith of Rio de Janeiro.
• -- Océane D'aramitz -- Baroness of Beirut.
• -- Sean Michael Garrity -- Childe of Rodina McCoy
• -- Versancia -- Sire of Audric St. Thierry. {Paris}

8th Generation

• -- -- Audric St. Thierry -- Progeny of Versancia and sire of L'Epuisette; often called the "Master of the Game." {Paris}
• - -- Carson Longbaugh -- Toreador Primogen of Houston.
• -- -- Ewan Callum McInnes -- Progeny of Duncan McGinniss
• - -- Julek Blomgren -- Toreador Prince of Duluth, deceased 2021.
• - -- Karen Mauve -- Toreador Rock Star and youngest progeny of Edward Williams. {Denver}
• - -- Leslie Booth -- Progeny of Edward Williamson, Sire of Leslie Wilkes {Denver}
• - -- Morgaine -- Progeny of Jacques and Primogen of the Toreador of New Orleans.
• - -- Nela Dolezelova: -- Progeny of Priya and sire of Tyler Love
  
• - -- Nasr Ramanathan -- Indian Mogul sire of Qadir Al - Asmai. {Current location: New Delhi}
• - -- Sevacora -- Sire of Noël d'Artois. {Paris}
• - -- Tien Hsu -- Called Mahitabel. Discredited Toreador Primogen.
• - -- Victoria Ash -- Progeny of Maximillian of Paris (deceased). Sire of Regina Blake and Evan (deceased). {She is the signature character for the Toreador clan in Vampire: The Masquerade.}

9th Generation

• -- Alice Babylon -- Toreador Neonate and progeny of Carson Longbaugh and owner of the Desert Rose Cantina. {Houston}
• -- Frédéric le Parisien -- Toreador Elder of Glasgow, Scotland. {Glasgow}
• -- Henry Stern -- Renowned Toreador Sculptor {London}
• -- L'Epuisette -- Progeny of Audric St. Thierry amd an agent of the Anarchs (deceased). {Paris}
• -- Leslie Wilkes -- Progeny of Leslie Booth.
• -- Maria Diamente -- Progeny of Montague Lytton. {Melbourne}
• -- Noël d'Artois -- Progeny of Sevacora. {Paris}
• -- Tadgh Micheil McLain -- Progeny of Ewen
• -- Qadir Al - Asmai -- Former prince of Quebec City (circa 2023 C.E.). {Current location: New Delhi}
• -- Regina Blake -- Lady Regina Blake is a Toreador Cainite of London. She is a childe of Victoria Ash - and also her lover during the Victorian Age. {London}
• -- Simon Bass -- Progeny of Leslie Booth -- Sire of .

10th Generation

• -- Andrew Campbell -- Sire of Lorna Dingwall, the Toreador hostage in London -- circa 1897 (Edinburgh). Child of Tadgh Micheil McLain.
• -- Eldred Morce -- Childe of the former Camarilla prince and royal hostage. {Imprisoned: Quebec City}
• -- Rudolph Paulson -- Childe of
• -- Simon le Gris -- A young American poseur. (AKA: Simon Legree) -- {Paris}

11th Generation

• -- Horace Holden -- Keeper of London Elysium
• -- Lorna Dingwall -- Progeny of Andrew Campbell and former Toreador hostage in London -- provided she survived the Sabbat takeover of 2015 (Edinburgh).

12th Generation

• -- Zezé Rios -- Bard of the Sands in Rio de Janeiro.

13th Generation

• -- Derrick Zeel -- The King of Porn. {Beirut}

Those of Unknown Generation

• -- Geneviève Orseau -- Toreador Elder of Paris
• -- Natalia Kumenikova - Toreador (deceased)
• -- Adeline Truchon -- Toreador Prince of Zagreb, Croatia
• -- Yitzhak -- Toreador antitribu and coven ductus of The Shepherds of Caine of Montreal
• -- Glass -- Frontman / Bassist of Persephone Seed
• -- Elizabeth Westcott -- Female Vocalist / Keyboard Player of Persephone Seed
• -- Toma Ilinovic -- Prince of Pomoire, Bulgaria.
• -- Avery Beckett -- Toreador Poet. {Whitby, England - 2042}
• -- Viviette Coke -- Self-styled prince of Harrogate. {Harrogate, England - 2042}
• -- Darrin Rose -- Toreador neonate. {Harrogate, England - 2042}
• -- Paula Graves -- Toreador mistress of Middlesbrough by appointment. {Middlesbrough, England - 2042}
• -- Fiona McNair - Keeper of Elysium and patron of the arts in Hull {Kingston upon Hull, England - 2042}

Historical Coteries

• -- The Quorum of the Rose -- Medieval Toreador & Childer of Helen of Troy

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