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The Libitinarii are a bloodline of the Mekhet clan of vampires. It concerns itself with funerary practices that manage to stave away the worst effects of the Fog of Eternity.

They are primary aligned with the Ordo Dracul.

Overview[]

The origin of the bloodline was a scholary cult in London during the 1880s. An university professor, Ivor Gardner, began funding the harmless ritual ceremonies of classical cultures. Due to their interest in religion in the Ptolemaic era, the professors centered many of their rituals on Serapis, a composite god combining elements of Osiris, the Apis bull of Memphis and various other Hellenistic deities. The ceremonies were secret only because the professors were embarrassed to be spending their time singing in Latin and reciting Egyptian "spells."

One of the members, Henry Weeks, was a ghoul to a member of the Ordo Dracul. When Gardnerpassed away in 1885, they had buried him according to the rites of the Roman goddess Libitinia, transforming fully into a cult. Weeks' master eventually revealed himself to the cult, turning them into a research group for his own projects. In 1892, Weeks was Embraced for his faithful service; at a ceremony to ease his sire into torpor, a magic spell catalyzed something in his Vitae. Within a year of his Embrace, he had become the founder of a new bloodline. It was a remarkable achievement for a young vampire, and suggested that the new Avus had an intuitive understanding of the Blood and an incredible understanding of the mortuary magic he had studied for so many years. Others claim that this would be impossible for a mere fledgling, and that Weeks' master had in truth been the last member of an ancient bloodline with similar powers.

Tonight, Weeks continues to practice the art of Mortualia at the behest Princes and Regents throughout England and Europe. For a century, Weeks has been a loyal, if shy, member of the Ordo Dracul and an aid to its allies. Though some among the Sworn of the Locust continue to keep watch on the Morticians, their scrutiny has been applied with exquisite patience for 50 years and isn't likely to change until some new facts are unearthed.

Weakness[]

In addition to the standard weaknesses of their Clan, the Libitinarii are more prone to longer sleeps. Their difficulty to rising during daytime is -2 on all Humanity rolls.

In addition, recent discoveries tell that Mortualia, the treasured discipline of the bloodline, might be able to be taught to a vampire without introducing him into the bloodline. This would spell the doom for the group and such, measures are taken to prevent this from happening.

References[]

Vampire: The Requiem - Bloodlines of the Mekhet clan

Agonistes · Alucinor · Angustri · Ankou · Bak-Ra · Brothers of Ypres · Család · Icelus · Iltani · Khaibit · Kuufukuji · Libitinarius · Lynx · Mnemosyne · Morbus · Norvegi · Osites · Players · Qedeshah · Sangiovanni · Tismanu

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