Ordo Dracul
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The Ordo Dracul is a unique faction in the Kindred world, more interested with internal enlightenment than anything else, or so they say. Members of the Ordo Dracul gain access to The Coils of the Dragon, an amalgamation of many things that allow the members to transcend the Kindred condition.
Ordo Dracul Book
A Covenant guide for the World of Darkness line that contains information for the Ordo Dracul Covenant. White wolf catalog page for this book.
A Covenant Guide for Vampire: The Requiem™
- Details the history, hierarchy and goals of the Ordo Dracul (one of Vampire’s core factions), and serves as an invaluable guide to the world of the Kindred from the covenant’s unique viewpoint
- The Ordo Dracul — the covenant founded by Dracula himself — has proven to be the most popular faction in Vampire: The Requiem
- Features new bloodlines and Disciplines unique to the Ordo Dracul, including a new Coil of the Dragon (the covenant’s unique power), making it a sure draw to players
- Provides settings, antagonists and story seeds for Storytellers
Ordo Dracul in Tokyo
The Ordo Dracul in Tokyo are almost identical to the Dragons in the Western World. They have the same or similar goals and ideas about how to achieve them. They do not feel bound by Japanese traditions, and induct women and Westerners into their secrets. The Ordo Dracul does have a main chapter house located in Shibuya. The Dragons' library is distributed across 12 chapter houses across the 23 wards of Tokyo; some works are duplicated, some are only located in specific locations. Only a few high-ranking Dragons know where all the books are located; each chapter house knows what is contained in its own library, but not others, to try and keep theft and spying to a manageable level.
The Kogaion of Tokyo, the Gangrel Daimyo Takahiro Yamane, is also the oldest Dragon in the city. He is Sworn of the Dying light, and his title is Architect of Equilibrium. He allows the Sworn of Mysteries to deal in the city politics, rarely showing at Sakura's Court; not out of disrespect, but simply because he feels it an unnecessary tradition and if he needed to speak to Sakura, he simply would. His maps of the Wyrm's Nests of Tokyo are ancient and exact, and causes a lot of conflict with the mages and werewolves of Tokyo.
Circle of the Crone
The Ordo Dracul and the Circle of the Crone have no issues with each other and do not see each other as allies or rivals. The Tokyo Ordo come and go as they please, and occasionally can be found discussing philosophies with other Kindred including Circle members. The Ordo and the Circle are one of the few Covenant relations that allow membership in both without trouble, as long as Covenant secrets are not shared between non-members, which is something both covenants check on frequently.
Invictus
The Ordo Dracul and the Invictus do not exist on good terms. The Invictus see the Ordo as a factor of unnecessary chaos, and the Ordo see the Invictus as unnecessarily impeding progress. There are rarely discussions and usually simply arguments between members of these two covenants, however kept civil in all ways.
Carthians
The Ordo Dracul probably has the best relation with the Carthians of Tokyo, both having an acceptance of change as a necessary thing. Their differences are not so large as to occlude them from working together, or sharing membership at the very low levels. Cross-covenant membership is allowed, but members are watched carefully to ensure that the Coils are not taught to untrusted Kindred who are not in the Ordo Dracul.
Lancea Sanctum
The Ordo Dracul and the Lancea Sanctum have very little relationship together. Their differences in the West are the same in the East, and are one of the few that can end violently. Since there are so few Lancea in Japan in total, this is usually not an issue, however, as superior numbers can dampen even the most righteous of religious fervor for persecution.
