{"id":"vampire/faction/bloodline/true-brujah","type":"faction","system":"bloodline","line":"vampire","name":"True Brujah","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":420,"folio":412},{"source":"V20","page":421,"folio":413}],"entries":["The Clan {@clan Brujah|V20} that most Kindred know in the modern nights is not, according to legend, the true lineage of the Antediluvian known as “{@clan Brujah|V20}.” The strange bloodline known as the True {@clan Brujah|V20} claim that {@clan Brujah|V20}’s childe, Troile, committed diablerie upon him and stole control of the Clan. {@clan Brujah|V20}, it is said, was not the hot-blooded warrior/scholar that many vampires associate with the Rabble, but rather a staid, passionless introvert. Why, then, he chose to Embrace a maniac like Troile in the first place is a mystery that will likely never be fully explained.","The True {@clan Brujah|V20} were never subject to a massive purge as the Salubri or the Cappadocians were, but they don’t Embrace often and never recovered from the theft of their Clan status. Their city — the Carthage of Kindred myth, in which vampires openly ruled over mortals — supposedly died out due to the treachery of Troile’s childer (though other stories suggest demonic influence).","From there, the bloodline faded from history. A few notable members of the bloodline appear throughout history, but by the modern nights only Kindred historians or those who chance to meet them can speak of their existence.","Whatever the truth of their origins, the True {@clan Brujah|V20} have remained a small but constant presence in Kindred society. Sometimes they wear their true nature openly, while other times they claim membership in other Clans (stating their Clan as “{@clan Brujah|V20},” for example, and not bothering to correct the misapprehension that ensues). Their primary focus is the pursuit of knowledge, and to that end they have made some strange alliances. The True {@clan Brujah|V20} occasionally ally with the {@clan Followers of Set|V20}, and sometimes even provide services as consultants to the {@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat} in exchange for access to secrets and locations normally closed to them.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Appearance"},"In nights past, the True {@clan Brujah|V20} were predominantly of Greek or North African descent. As the centuries wore on, though, the Sages Embraced progeny from across Europe and, eventually, the New World. In modern nights, True {@clan Brujah|V20} tend to dress professionally, the better to fit in with the academic settings they prefer.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Haven"},"Some True {@clan Brujah|V20} maintain multiple havens around the world, which they use as they travel pursuing whatever kind of knowledge they find most fascinating. Others stay closer to a given city, generally with a centuries-old university or other center of learning nearby. In either case, their havens tend to be clean, well-maintained, and austere.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Background"},"It’s not entirely accurate to say that the True {@clan Brujah|V20} only Embrace academics and scholars, but it’s fairly rare for them to do otherwise. Sages sometimes Embrace out of curiosity or even spite, but for the most part they choose people whose capacity of learning and accumulated knowledge will benefit their sires.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Character Creation"},"Mental Attributes and Knowledges are usually primary. True {@clan Brujah|V20} sires instruct their childer in the basics of Occult and some form of combat (it’s just not practical to be unable to fight). Nature and Demeanor are often similar, if not identical, and never anything forceful or passionate. Common Backgrounds include Resources, Contacts, and Herd.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Clan Disciplines"},"{@discipline Potence|V20}, {@discipline Presence|V20}, {@discipline Temporis|V20}",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Weakness"},"True {@clan Brujah|V20} lose much of their emotional capacity when they are Embraced, and their ability for sympathy continues to deteriorate as they grow older. All Conscience and Conviction rolls are made at +2 difficulty (maximum 10), and ratings in Conscience, Conviction, Humanity, and Paths of Enlightenment cost double the normal experience costs.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Organization"},"While their rarity precludes frequent meetings, the bloodline comes together twice a century to discuss matters that affect them all. The eldest members of the bloodline determine the location and specific time of the meeting. Outside of these larger meetings, many True {@clan Brujah|V20} stay in contact via letters, whether handwritten or online.",{"type":"header","level":3,"text":"Stereotypes"},{"type":"list","items":["{@sect The Camarilla|V20|Camarilla}: After a certain point, a system becomes self-sustaining, and even if it no longer has any resemblance to its original purpose, it is too large to dismantle.","{@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat}: I strongly suspect that the future of all Kindred can be found in this Sect. I also hope I am wrong.","{@clan Brujah|V20}: A misguided, angry thief is still a thief."]},{"type":"box","title":"The View From Without","entries":[{"type":"list","items":["{@sect The Camarilla|V20|Camarilla}: Yeah, they seem all smart and shit. My sire told me stories. Don’t trust ‘em, just stake ‘em.","{@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat}: I spent a very pleasant evening conversation with one of their number some years back. I lament that their temperament doesn’t induce them to join us. At least they are tactful.","{@clan Followers of Set|V20}: Our newest friends. We are still, I admit, at a loss for how best to tempt them. They don’t seem to want anything."]}]}],"section_id":"V20-0135","nickname":"Sages","vampire":{"sect":"The Sages have become more or less independent. They follow the Camarilla’s rules when in their cities, and avoid the Sabbat lest they become pressed into service or destroyed. While it isn’t impossible for a True Brujah to join the Sword of Caine, most of them can’t summon up the necessary fervor.","weakness":"True Brujah lose much of their emotional capacity when they are Embraced, and their ability for sympathy continues to deteriorate as they grow older. All Conscience and Conviction rolls are made at +2 difficulty (maximum 10), and ratings in Conscience, Conviction, Humanity, and Paths of Enlightenment cost double the normal experience costs."},"background":"It’s not entirely accurate to say that the True Brujah only Embrace academics and scholars, but it’s fairly rare for them to do otherwise. Sages sometimes Embrace out of curiosity or even spite, but for the most part they choose people whose capacity of learning and accumulated knowledge will benefit their sires.","organization":"While their rarity precludes frequent meetings, the bloodline comes together twice a century to discuss matters that affect them all. The eldest members of the bloodline determine the location and specific time of the meeting. Outside of these larger meetings, many True Brujah stay in contact via letters, whether handwritten or online.","quote":"I spared you last night because we hadn’t finished our conversation. I might spare you tonight, if I think that tomorrow you might still interest me.","_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"hand_fix","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"reader-feedback"},"faction_type":"bloodline","_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/true-brujah","html":"/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/true-brujah","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/true-brujah/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":420,"folio":420,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"V20","page":421,"folio":421,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"True Brujah","props":[["Nickname","Sages"],["Sect","Camarilla, Sabbat, Independent"],["Disciplines","Potence, Presence, Temporis"]],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"I spared you last night because we hadn’t finished our conversation. I might spare you tonight, if I think that tomorrow you might still interest me. The Clan Brujah that most Kindred know in the modern nights is not,","tags":[],"children":[]}}