WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 The Invictus Benefit: Members of the Invictus benefit from their league of friends and the resources of the group as a whole. This allows players of Invictus characters to purchase the Herd, Mentor, Resources and Retainer Merits for substantially fewer experience points than players of other Kindred do. |
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Invictus is the landed aristocracy of the Damned. An elitist organization
at its core, the Invictus teaches that power is everything and those
who gain power deserve it most: those with the greatest skill, the
greatest ambition, and overall, the greatest claim to leadership.
The Invictus appeals far more to elder Kindred than to neonates,
and the covenant believes that age and experience are worth far more
than anything youth might offer. The so-called First Estate claims
to have created most of the common titles and ranks in the modern
nights, especially the title of Prince. The Invictus clearly thinks
in terms of aristocracy, and like any aristocracy, it suffers in
disorder. Therefore, the Invictus strives to maintain order among
the Damned and seeks to uphold the laws of the Kindred to the fullest
extent. The most frightening aspect of the Invictus is that the covenant
might be right: If they don’t hold the power of the Kindred,
then who will? Perhaps the long history of Invictus tyranny exists
because it’s the only way to rule the Damned.