Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition loresheet
Descendant of Zelios
Key facts
- Benefits
- Knowledge of hidden structures and warrens, architectural and occult expertise, contacts among Nosferatu builders
- Dot Levels
- Higher levels grant access to Zelios plans and to the buildings those plans describe
- Application
- Havens you design are meaningfully harder to breach, which other Kindred will pay for
Overview
The Descendant of Zelios loresheet connects your character to the Nosferatu whose buildings hide more than they show. Zelios designed havens, labyrinths, and chantries whose floor plans do occult work, and his structures are still standing in cities that have forgotten who drew them. Characters in this line read architecture the way other Kindred read a room. You can find the sealed level in a parking structure, spot the haven behind a facade, and recognize when a building was built to hold something rather than to house someone.
Tips and playstyle
Best For: Nosferatu characters, Tremere and occultists, coteries who need a defensible base Story Hooks: A client wants a haven built to a Zelios plan and will not explain what goes inside it
Frequently asked questions
Must I be Nosferatu?
The line is Nosferatu, but the knowledge travels. A student who studied the plans is a reasonable variant to clear with your Storyteller.
Does this help in a fight?
Only through terrain, which in practice is often enough. You know the exits and the sealed rooms; your enemies do not.