Status
4+ Successes - Reason the Title was given
(“Joe Brujah is Dedicated for for being the last line of defense during a Lupine attack)
Common Status Titles Introduction
The Status Background goes from 1 – 10 and cannot be purchased at character creation but is instead determined by your Social Status (Neonate, Ancilla, Elder). This Background can can fluctuate and as as such the staff has decided to remove the cost. cost. Each level of Status reflects a Title (adjective to describe why you have that dot). Example: Ambroise de Loré has 3 Status,
Ambroise de Loré Loré is Feared as the Sheriff of Prague, Acknowledged Acknowledged by Prince Josef and Loyal for his support to Yosef during the Praxis revolt against Randolph.
Acknowledged, Acknowledged, Admired, Adored, BattleScarred, Blessed, Cherished, Devoted, Esteemed , Exalted, Famous, Faultless, Feared, Honorable, Influential, Just, Loyal, Praised, Proven, Respected, Revered, Trustworthy, Undefeated, Well-Known
Gaining and Losing Status
The Prince may grant the Status Title of Acknowledged to Kindred within their Domain. This acceptance costs the Prince nothing. This is the first step a Cainite takes on the journey of Status in a Domain.
Politics (The Ability)
A Cainite Status is not always publically known; you may use the Politics to determine their Status. In terms of in-character in -character mechanic, using the Politics Ability represents remembering something you heard of years before, it isn’t a magic encyclopedia in your brain. It represents the knowledge that some characters have by working to stay ‘in the know’ in terms of keeping up with the social whirl. 1 Success - Number of Status Dots (“Joe
Brujah has 4 Status”) 2 Successes - Names of Status Titles (“Joe
Status may be gained by
Being granted a Status Title by Cainite of Station with the ability to do so Being granted a Status Title by the Elder of your Clan
Limits on Status Gain
A character may not gain more than one positive permanent Status Title per 3 months except for the following circumstances: circumstances:
Acknowledged, Respected, Respected, Feared, Loyal Loyal ) Brujah is Acknowledged, 3 Successes – Name of the Kindred who gave
the Titles (“Joe Brujah was Acknowledged by John Ventrue, etc)
Gaining a Station
Status Titles gained from gaining a Station are received immediately upon gaining Station, and do not count towards the quarterly Status gain limit. Should a Cainite hold more than one Station, only one Station may be considered for Status Titles gained whichever provides the most Status gain.
Ancilla
Status may be lost by
Losing a Station
Being punished by an Officer of the Court
Having Status Titles stripped by an Elder of your Clan Being ridiculed by the Chief Harpy. Backing out of a Boon or being involved in a Scandal Being declared Outcast by the Prince A clan may remove one Status Title from an Elder of the clan only if the members attempting to do so have double the Elder's Status supporting them.
Choose one additional Status Title, please provide description of how you earned it and by who. Elder
Gain the new additional Status Titles of Revered, Established , and Venerated
Court Level Play A city’s Court is the center of its political life. It is the hub of all action, where Elders vie with each other for favor, the Prince works to exert her will, and the Harpy sits in the center pointing the
spotlight at the latest spectacle. A Court is generally the collection of Cainites in any given metropolitan area. Prince
Limits on Status Loss
Cainites may lose multiple Status Titles in a month. While, in theory, other Officers of the Court can remove the Status Title of Acknowledged , this act is usually considered to be infringing upon the prerogatives of the Prince.
Social Class Status
These are the Titles provided per your Social Class: Fledgling
Fledglings are newly embraced Cainites who remain under the Tradition of Accounting” of another Cainite, usually their Sire. They cannot hold city positions, and may not possess any Patronage Status. They remain so until a Prince grants them the status Title Acknowledged . Neonate
Granted the Acknowledged Status Title.
Gains the permanent Status Titles of Exalted, Well-Known & Famous and cannot lose these Titles while remaining Prince. According to tradition, the Prince holds Praxis of the Domain and thus everything in it is his or hers to do with as they see fit. Every Cainite residing in the Domain does so at the discretion of the Prince and all claims of Domain or hunting grounds are made only at the whim of the Prince. The importance of this point is often lost on a great many Cainites, as it means that there is no law and no justice except as the Prince allows it. Long standing arrangements of territory or fiefdom within a Domain could all disappear when a new Prince takes control, and there is little recourse except to engage in the long running jihad. All local positions of authority exist at the discretion of the Prince.
Only the Prince can award a Cainite the first Status Title when she is first presented. The Acknowledged Title: is conferred
automatically as long as the Prince chooses to recognize the Cainite.
If the Cainite is already Acknowledged , the Prince may grant Hospitality for residency in the domain. Hospitality can be revoked at the whim of the Prince. Can remove Status from individuals based on actions, deeds or favors Can grant Status Titles to any Cainite. The Prince, and only the Prince, may thus break the rule of only gaining one Status Title per quarter, allowing a character to gain more than one Title.
Praxis
Whilst only one Prince can hold the Praxis of a domain, more than one Cainite may lay claim to the throne during an insurrection or coup. There are scant few societal rules around owning Praxis, with the general consensus being that Praxis belongs to he that can hold it. So how does one become Prince without being killed? A Prince stops being a Prince when they:
are killed.
deposed by another Cainite.
Abdicate and resigns.
In the cases of more than one claimant to Praxis, this is known as a “contested Praxis”. A Prince does not even have to be present for such an event to occur, and Praxis in absentia is a hard Praxis to defend, indeed. The few rules that do exist around a contested Praxis consist of the following:
Claims to Praxis must be done at a Court gathering (or similar).
Once a Praxis is contested, the positions of Prince and Chamberlain are ineligible to be held, meaning that those who formerly occupied those positions no longer do, nor do they possess the Status Titles associated with such positions. Generally, in such instances of a contested Praxis all bets are off. They are resolved in any number of ways from the politically savvy (such as acquiring boons to have one claimant drop their contestation) to outright destruction of the rival claimant/s. Ultimately, Stability is the goal of owning Praxis. Unstable cities risk the Masquerade and tempt enemies. New Princes, or Princes who have successfully defeated an attempted coup, are not encouraged to freely and unconditionally extend mercy or hospitality to defeated rival claimants. Doing so risks stability.
Chamberlain
Gains the following two additional Status Titles: Cherished and Esteemed , the character can never lose these Titles while remaining Chamberlain. The Chamberlain is the Prince’s right hand, second
only to him in terms of authority. The position originally was made to handle some of the nightly administrative details of a Praxis, and it still serves that function, though the Seneschal often has almost as much power in a Domain as the Prince has. Such power entails a great deal of trust and many a Prince has run afoul of a coup only to find that the Chamberlain is now the Praxis holder of the Domain.
Claims to Praxis must be announced in person by the claimant/s;
Claims to Praxis must be announced in Public; and
The Prince decides which of his own duties and privileges belong to the Chamberlain. If a Prince is unable to make a declaration of the Chamberlain's powers, the Chamberlain
may claim any Princely privilege until the Prince refutes it.
The Harpies
The Chamberlain can act in the Prince's stead when the Prince is not present at Court. He is therefore entitled to all of the powers of the Prince, although the Prince may reverse or revoke them at any time.
Lesser Harpies do not gain any status from their position but do gain social power as they are the eyes and ears of the Harpy.
(Lesser Harpies)
Scandals Scandals must be public; a private matter is not a Scandal as long as it stays private.
Harpies
Examples of Scandal:
The Harpies are the true social power, equal in weight to the Princes' political power.
Chief Harpy
Behavior Unbecoming One’s Station
Ignoring Status
Faking one's reputation
Falsely claiming a Boon
Reneging on a Boon
(The Harpy)
The Chief Harpy receives the additional Status Titles: Influential, Well-Connected on attaining the position. As long as the character remains the leader, he cannot lose this Title permanently. The Chief Harpy of a Domain is generally the individual tasked with tracking everyone’s status and boons. They are the social accountants of a Domain and thus, part of the power they hold is in knowing exactly who owes whom. If Boons are the currency of society, the Harpies are the Banker and Bank all in one. Given that no one in a Domain is beyond the reach of a Harpy’s sharp tongue, anyone who holds her standing dear pays attention to the Harpy. The Chief Harpy may remove one permanent Status Title from a Cainite who has backed out of a boon or is part of a major scandal, now remember there must be a grain of truth to the scandal. The Chief Harpy must produce some sort of evidence at a gathering of Cainite, at which time the Status Title is removed. The Chief Harpy may restore Status he/she has removed should new evidence come to light.
Airing dirty Laundry (Unless you are a Harpy or your Station requires it as part of the duties of your office)
Supporting a Scandalous Cainite (If a Kindred under Scandal has a word of Status from another Cainite the Harpies may well include the supporting Cainite in the Scandal) Violence Disrespecting and Violating a Cainites Domain
Frenzy
Bloodlines held to higher standards
Adopt a Caitiff
Failure to carry out duties
Infiltrating a Clan, or being infiltrated as a Clan Faking your death Publically challenging a Praxis, and failing to seize it
Keeper of the Masquerade
Scourge
Gains the additional Status Title: Honorable on attaining the office. As long as the character remains the keeper, he cannot lose this Title.
Gains the additional Status Title: Feared when he attains the position. While he remains Scourge, he cannot lose this Title.
Their job seems simple: to keep and maintain the Masquerade throughout the city.
The Scourge can harass, detain or destroy without penalty any Cainite that have been created without permission from the prince, or have not been presented formally to the Prince.
The Keeper may immediately remove one Status Title from any Cainite he catches breaking the Masquerade. If he does not witness it himself, sufficient evidence must be brought forth.
Sheriff
Gains the additional Status Title: Feared when he attains the position. While he remains sheriff, he cannot lose this trait. Ultimately the Sheriffs were charged with looking after the interests of the elders or the Prince, respectively, and striking a balance to keep peace is their thankless duty. The Sheriff may demand that any Cainite within the city accompany him for questioning or judgement. Failure to do so causes the offender to lose one Status Title. The Sheriff may sponsor deputies, known as Hounds. These Hounds have the same powers as the Sheriff, but the Sheriff may revoke their authority at any time. In almost any Domain, the Sheriff is most likely to have his own territory and private hunting grounds, even over the Chamberlain.
Hounds
These deputies to the Sheriff have the same powers as the Sheriff, but the Sheriff may revoke their authority at any time.
If the Scourge discovers another character harboring or abetting vampires created without the Prince's permission or have not been presented formally, he may remove a Status Title from that character immediately although He must present sufficient evidence of the crime to the Prince. Should the Prince find the evidence insufficient or be unconvinced of the crime, he may return the stripped Status to the character.
