Who You Can Be at Nelly’s By Night

From Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, © White Wolf Entertainment AB

“Toronto’s already ass-deep in cockroaches and conservatives; what’s one more lower life-form?”
– Tanya Huff, “Blood Bank”

You will choose from one of several character groups to begin your character selection process for Nelly’s By Night. Your choice of character group may restrict your choices afterward, but these descriptions will explain how… except in the case of two ‘secret’ groups. These two groups will have to keep some details of their characters quiet until the night of the event.

You can play characters from:

Nelly’s House

Since there have been Kindred in the city, there has been a “Nelly’s.” Not always in the same place nor with the same people, but Nell has always gathered like minded vampires, beautiful ghouls, and vessels with finely crafted temperaments around her. Along with the blood, some in her house provide the other services one might expect from a house of ill repute, and Nell’s home has always been declared Elysium since the “Circus Riot” – a place where vampires can gather without fear of violence. There are a number of character spaces in Nelly’s House – both those that sell their services and those that serve them: vampire, ghoul, and human.

The Court

The Camarilla used to claim all Kindred who had not otherwise declared themselves as members; now they are the Ivory Tower, the one percent of the one percent. The pillars of the Tower are now Ventrue, Toreador, Tremere, Malkavian, and Nosferatu – though Toronto has lost some of its most powerful Horrors to the Anarchs. Though the Camarilla still holds a massive amount of influence worldwide, an unexplained force has begun to rob the sect of its most ancient rulers, calling them away for unknown purposes. Some have begun to wonder if Toronto’s Prince has succumbed to this ‘Beckoning.’ There are a number of character spaces and positions in Toronto’s Court for clans of the Camarilla.

The Entourage

When Princes and elder Kindred disappear, their havens, financial and real estate portfolios, ghouls, and other assets are left vulnerable to their rivals, to Anarchs, to anyone in the right place at the right time. In Toronto’s case, the Prince’s barely-released childe was in the right place at the right time, and has brought their group of friends along for the ride. Not bright enough to realize they should have an entourage not be one, they are still happily dedicated to living out the life Vincent Chase had on TV – just in Toronto. Meanwhile, the Prince’s ancient ghoul maintains everything as per usual, pleased with the distraction from the master’s sudden absence. There are a few character spaces in the Entourage for vampires and ghouls.

The 905

The Anarch Revolution exists at the edges of the city proper, what the downtowners sometimes derogatorily call ‘the 905’ (nine-oh-five) – so named for the area code that surrounds Toronto but isn’t quite Toronto. It seemed only right that the Anarchs take on the name. The Anarch Revolt has always existed in the city, somewhat defanged by the Camarilla’s dominance, and its own shifting numbers and constant infighting. Now it is reborn from Hardestadt’s ashes around the world, and with their enemy weakened the time to strike is at hand. In Toronto, they didn’t know just how weakened until the provincial election was over. There are a few character spaces in the 905 for vampires of Anarch and Camarilla clans.

The Circulatory System

Nell and her ‘family’ are far from the only Kindred to explore the powers in blood and its different tastes and temperaments. While there are any number of rings of vampires exploiting this knowledge for profit and power, the Circulatory System is the largest, spanning the globe. They traffic vessels between domains, tracking the effects of the vintages they move, and they have not yet been much of a presence in Toronto. But chaos is ever an opportunity…
There are a few character spaces in the Circulatory System for vampires and humans.

Secret Groups

There are two secret groups that will not be revealed until you choose them; both require something of a leap of faith. One group has a diplomatic purpose, while the other is on a fact-finding mission. Both will provide an interesting evening! There are two character spaces in the Diplomatic group, and three character spaces in the Fact-Finding group.

Please contact us (email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, raven… whatever!) if you have any questions about any of the groups or anything about character selection.

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