Generally, the factions among us are small, but some maintain contact from city to city. Some of our factions tend to gather together. So where a group of us is to be found in one place, they will almost certainly be part of the same faction.
Choristers
While most of us prefer to remain solitary, a few of us like to keep their sisters close in their solitude. The voice is more powerful in a choir, and so it has often proved the case with our powers. It seems the Fugue is often of great benefit to us when working together. While we all hear a different melody, the underlying tune is the same, and it can be of great help in coordinating together. The Choristers have several reasons for gathering together, but in many cases, it is simply for mutual support. Being outside most Kindred politics might sound safer, but it actually leaves you with few allies.
Choristers usually have great control over Melpominee, and seek out ways to become more than the sum of their parts when working together. They form very intimate groups made only of fellow Daughters. When they exert their power, they are truly formidable, but it is unclear whether this is because they are Daughters or because they have learned how to work together for the best effect, like any other group.
Whatever the case, many other Daughters are highly concerned about the growth of Choristers. For a start, gathering together makes other people nervous, and the last thing our tiny bloodline needs is too much attention. That they prove even more dangerous when together only makes things worse. The secretiveness of such groups and extremely insular nature also makes a lot of powerful people wonder what they are hiding. A few Daughters wonder if they are hiding something from the rest of us too! However, a recent concern has been raised that perhaps this flocking together is actually part of the original Tal’ Mahe’ Ra plan. Perhaps the experiment isn’ t actually over, and something will drive us all to gather together and join a great song that will tear everything apart.
Soloists
Most of us prefer to keep to ourselves and avoid each other’ s company. The opposite of the Choristers is practically the default for our bloodline. The problem of us coming together is this; few of us are good at sharing the spotlight. Sure, the odd duet is fine, but more than that you become a group and then no one gets to shine the brightest. None of us want to be anyone else’ s back-up singer either. So the best thing to do is meet up for the occasional jam and otherwise leave
each other alone. By the way, if you think I was just talking about singing, you haven’ t been paying attention.
While some of us are happy to just stay out of each other’ s way, a few take it a lot further. They have been known to even leave the cities and seek a more rural life. A lot of tales of mysterious voices on the moors or the like can be attributed to our less sociable sisters. While few of these extreme Soloists make many friends, I’ m told the Gangrel hold them in high esteem, and many have even joined some quite wild gangs of traveling Kindred, even though they rarely stay in even such small company for long.
Sisters of the Fugue
We all hear the Fugue, the music that we carry with us. Many of us find it a distraction and try to tune it out, while most of us find a way to live with it and follow its flow. But some of us actually work to listen to it very closely. If it is truly the tune of humanity’ s heart, they believe that understanding it might lead to incredible insight and power. Where it will lead them is hard to tell, as the sisters rarely share their secrets. Actually, it is rare for you to be able to even get their attention. Every spare moment they have is spent in meditation, listening to the melody in their mind and trying to commune with it.
It’ s hard to know if they have learnt much, but several new abilities are rumored to have been developed amongst them. Some say they can hear voices under the music, and these voices offer hints of the future or the past. Some tell secrets, and others warn of danger. It may be true, but I’ ve always been told that hearing voices is the first sign of madness. The second sign is listening for them. It’ s no coincidence that more than a few Banshees have come from the ranks of the Sisters.
The Quiet Celebrities
We all want to sing, but not all of us want to be famous. Fame is a double-edged sword for the kine, but it can be downright dangerous for Kindred. Our lack of aging is also a problem if we finally hit the big time. Sure, Cliff Richard and Madonna might have an uncanny ability to maintain their youth, but sooner or later your eternal beauty gives the game away. So you might think you have eternity to work your way towards singing at Carnegie Hall or Wembley Stadium, but once you do, it is quickly time to retire. For most of us that seems like a waste of talent, especially when( even if I’ m being modest) only the most incredibly talented singers are ever Embraced by us.
So, some of us have formed a society to help deal with this problem. They control recording labels, venues, and production companies so they might employ any of us“ for one night
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