Mariner Gangrel

The Mariners are sea-dwelling Gangrel that have evolved into monstrous entities gaining unique advantages for their aquatic environment. They shun both the Sabbat and the Camarilla, and even in a sense the main Clan Gangrel; viewing themselves as individuals. Their embraces are rare and deliberate, often only after a year of observation of the potential childe. However, few Mariners maintain any sort of contact with human life as a whole. In truth, they even shun the company of each other and rarely interact (the one major exception is four Mariners living in Lake Nyasa in southern Africa, though it is believed they are charged in the protection of some lost secret rather than adopting this lifestyle by choice). Mariners are also equally divided between a nomadic and a sedentary life-style.

They are still capable of functioning on the surface, rarely seeking out other Kindred to learn the basics of new Disciplines such as Obfuscate. They are also extremely protective of the sea, helping oil tankers not to save the crew (often Mariners will devour vast portions of the crew in the process) but to prevent the damage it would do the the ocean ecosystem.

Although, the Mariner bloodline would appear to be one mostly of temperament, it does represent itself in a number of physical ways. Most notably is their rapid adoption of animal features (much more quickly than standard Gangrel, represented in game by a loss of a Social Attribute every 3 frenzies instead of 5). These features are often of aquatic or reptilian life, such as scales or gills. Additionally, Mariners have developed unique Protean powers to aid them in their harsh environment. Primarily, their "Shape of the Beast" (Protean lv. 4) is one of an aquatic predator instead of the standard wolf. Instead of "Eyes of the Beast" (Protean lv. 1) they develop a form of sonar which they call "Dolphin's Unsight". Instead of "Feral Claws" (Protean lv. 2), they develop "Phocidaean Webbing" which elongates their fingers and toes, webbing the area between them, so they can better navigate the depths. Mariner elders, report additional bizarre advanced powers.

Mariners are extremely rare, with only thirty or less worldwide. They are however almost universally extremely low generation.