The Blood

Her eyes glowed like a cat about to eat the canary, her lips quivered and her nostrils flared in anticipation of what he was about to give her. Even as she sat her posture was that of an animal, a sleek, lethal panther waiting for the moment when it would be permitted to strike and take its bloody fill.

Bloodlines: The Legendary (Gulikan)

What his clients did not recognize until too late was that the numerous pomanders, oils, balms, soaps, powders, and perfumes produced did not actually enhance the seductive power of the wearer, but rather extended the range and insidiousness of Eumathius’ own supernatural irresistibility. Unlike other Kindred, the potency of his own Vitae was not only able to be conveyed by consumption, but also to an attenuated degree by mere inhalation.

Bloodlines: The Legendary (The Carnival)

In those brief moments before Hagal turned on her, she came to a simple yet fortifying conclusion. God had cursed her for the sins of her parents and had abandoned her to Hell. Now, the Devil had come to ease her suffering and offer her his own brand of salvation. Her darkest prayers had been answered.

VII (The Betrayed)

Twice, they arrived only hours too late to catch their prey, but the wise king began to learn more and more about the creature he hunted with every close encounter. He no longer believed it was actually the Devil he was after, but rather an upyr, a particularly vicious vampire forced to sleep by day and stalk its victims by night.

Gehenna (Wormwood)

Sometimes, God did intercede to strike down the truly wicked or to offer salvation to those most worthy, but he could not break his Covenant; he could never again cleanse the Earth of its sins and sinners to start anew. Caine’s progeny knew this and howled their delight, having no fear of divine retribution. That was their greatest mistake.

Succubus Club: Dead Man’s Party

My own domitor has oft-repeated a maxim about his kind that goes to the heart of the matter: the only Kindred you will meet are those that wish to be met. The Kindred are loners, but because of their unique predicament and their necessary removal from human society they find themselves driven time and time again to seek each other out and share each other’s company.