Mentor

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Mentor (VTM)
This Trait represents a Kindred or group of Kindred who looks out for you, offering guidance or aid once in a while. A mentor may be powerful, but his power need not be direct. Depending on the number of dots in this Background, your mentor might be nothing more than a vampire with a remarkable information network, or might be a centuries-old creature with tremendous influence and supernatural power. He may offer advice,speak to the Prince or Archbishop on your behalf, steer other elders clear of you, or warn you when you’re walking into situations you don’t understand.

Most often your mentor is your sire, but it could well be any Cainite with an interest in your wellbeing. A high Mentor rating could even represent a group of like-minded vampires, such as the elders of the city’s Tremere chantry or a Black Hand cell. Bear in mind that this Trait isn’t a “Get out of Jail Free” card. Your mentor won’t necessarily arrive like the cavalry whenever you’re endangered (and if she does, you’re likely to lose a dot or more in this Background after rousing her ire). What’s more, she might

occasionally expect something in return for her patronage, which can lead to a number of interesting stories.

A mentor typically remains aloof, giving you useful information or advice out of camaraderie, but will abandon you without a thought if you prove an unworthy or troublesome protégé.

Trait Rating
• Mentor is an ancilla of little influence, or a Ductus or Pack Priest.

•• Mentor is respected: an elder or highly decorated veteran, for instance.

••• Mentor is heavily influential, such as a member of the Primogen or a Bishop.

•••• Mentor has a great deal of power over the city: a Prince or Archbishop,for example.

••••• Mentor is extraordinarily powerful, perhaps even a Justicar or Cardinal.