Clan Brujah
Nicknames: The Rabble, The Rebels
Disciplines: Celerity, Potence, Presence
Sect: Camarilla
Status: OPEN for new characters

With wild tempers and the physical power to match, Brujah are well-known as a clan of rebels, revolutionaries, protestors and malcontents. They are almost always agitating against those in power, whether by making impassioned speeches and fighting to change the laws from within, or by staging riots and destructive demonstrations in pursuit of more immediate action. The Brujah were widely considered to be a clan of scholars and rhetoricians in times past, but since the advent of the modern world, they have mostly given up the idea of debating philosophies and rules, instead insisting on direct action to force change to come more quickly where it is needed. Not every Brujah is clear on exactly what change is needed, of course, nor do they all agree, and many of them seem to be rebelling almost for the sake of fighting against those in power, not because they have any real reason to want to do so. The Brujah are one of the founding clans of the Camarilla, but their constant struggle against authority causes a greater percentage of them to defect to the Anarchs or even the Sabbat than most other clans.

Clan Advantage and Weakness

Advantages: The Brujah are used to everything being about them versus the world, so they can rely on one another the way other clans seldom can. Brujah can ask for help from other Brujah without needing to supply any Boons and regardless of Status; often, their clanmates will help, no questions asked, although they're not likely to do so if the person asking them wants something that directly conflicts with their own goals. Any Brujah who abuse this benefit will find themselves losing it when their clanmates get tired of them, however, and once lost this regard is extremely difficult to regain.

Disadvantages: Brujah have violent, hair-trigger tempers, a side effect of their consuming passion. They are much more likely to enter Frenzy at any given time, especially rage frenzies, and have no ability to distinguish between friend and foe while frenzying. They're also more likely to lose Humanity if they lose their temper and do something terrible to others, so Brujah generally attempt to be as calm and patient as possible (even though they're not very good at it).

The Brujah in DC

The Brujah of DC have trouble exerting any true influence over the city as a result of their fractured, disorganized state; no one truly takes much of a leadership role except in times of great danger, and as a result all the city's Brujah are busy chasing their own causes and arguing among themselves. It doesn't help that the Prince intentionally fosters in-fighting and bad blood between the Brujah of his city, making sure that they never organize effectively enough to rise against him.

As is traditional in many areas of the world, the Brujah of DC are only a polite whimper away from outright hostilities with the Ventrue, whose adherence to outdated rules and smug assurance that they alone are meant to be in autocratic power over everyone else always causes dislike or even outright hatred among the Brujah ranks. In particular, the aged elder Bjorn remembers the Ventrue invaders driving his clan out of traditional territories in Europe centuries ago and has never forgiven them, and although allying with the Lasombra would be unthinkable for many Brujah under normal circumstances, some are beginning to mutter that even the Shadow Lords would be preferable to deal with instead of the Blue Bloods.

Bloodlines

The most ancient of Brujah refer to themselves as True Brujah, and should anyone ever be lucky enough to meet one of the exceptionally small handful of them that exist, they would say that it is the Brujah at large that are the bloodline, not the other way around. In very ancient times, the founder of Clan Brujah was betrayed and usurped by his daughter; clan is descended from her, but the True Brujah maintain that only they are still descended from the pure bloodline of the original founder. They are calm and collected, at odds with the temperamental nature of the Brujah at large, and they wield the frightening time-manipulating powers of Temporis in place of Celerity.

Notable Brujah

Bjorn Garinson, Primogen of Washington DC