Demotion to Chandala status was a common punishment for heresy. The Vaisyas were effectively a military manager caste.Д¬handalas were the Ravnos equivalent of Caitiff and Caitiff in India were automatically classified as Chandalas. Vaisyas maintained the equivalent of a Masquerade in India and also managed mortal resources. The Kshatriya were the military leaders of the Ravnos and ran the war against the asuratizayya. Clanbook: Ravnos Revised erroneously names this caste as 'Brahman'. The Western cousins of this caste, the Phuri Dae, are treated as a distinct bloodline due to their variant clan Disciplines. The Brahmin replace Fortitude with Auspex, and many learn Sadhana. The priests of the Indian Ravnos were the Brahmin, who maintain mayaparisatya and advise the other castes. These Jati are effectively bloodlines with the clan: Western Ravnos are largely individuals without larger clan loyalties outside of perhaps tribal (and Rroma loyalties).Д®astern Ravnos have their own caste system, developed from the lineages that descended from Zapathasura. Princes or Sabbat pogroms, but these alliances quickly fade once the threat no longer exists. Deceivers have been known to ally against common enemies such as tyrant That said, Ravnos often like to make a great show ofД¬lan camaraderie and cultural ritual, even though they know that promises made to one another are as fleetingДЄs whispers on a night wind. That each Deceiver looks after his own interests first. Organization: The Ravnos are a far-flung Clan, with little to unite them and an open acknowledgement Vice, the Ravnos must indulge it unless her player succeeds on a Self-Control or Instincts roll (difficulty 6). When presented with the opportunity to engage in that

Some sort of vice - lying, cruelty, or theft, for example. Weaknesses: A turbulent history makes the Ravnos slaves to their vices. Ravnos develop a breadth of Backgrounds that can give them an edge when theyвЂ™re on the move or in a tight spot, such as stashed Resources, defensible Physical and Social Attributes predominate, as do Talents and Skills. As such, the hardluck drifter reputation tends to follow the Deceivers.Д¬haracter Creation: Outsider and selfish Natures are common among the Clan. Ravnos rarely seek out childer actively, instead drawing from those whose In manyД¬ases, a Ravnos will either never sire, or sire for companionship or safety, with little concern for how wellДЄ childe will fare as a vampire. Havens in ethnic ghettos, industrial outskirts, and isolated geography are safest and most easilyД«ackground: The Ravnos are scattered and suspicious, and those childer who donвЂ™t have the tendency toward self-sufficiency donвЂ™t last long. When a Deceiver does put down roots in a domain, his permanent haven is often away from Haven: Many Ravnos take to the road instead of establishing permanent havens, dwelling temporarily among itinerant communities,ДЄt roadside rest stops, or even in vehicles. To be predominant, and any mendicant Kindred might be of Ravnos origin. Given that the Clan is widely spread and holds no traditional central domain, no consistent look can be said What few elders of the Clan may remain are presumed to come from Indian or Middle Eastern Thus, the Deceivers find themselves independent for lack of aДЄppearance: Young Ravnos often come from Eastern European Romani stock, with a relative paucity of вЂњnon-gypsyвЂќ Of many Camarilla cities, and has no inherent love for the violence of

Sect: Clan Ravnos often has a difficult time heeding the rigorous order Misdirection, but it can also prove to be a DeceiverвЂ™s salvation and ease the vagaries of an outcast unlife. Chimerstry does much to convince Kindred that the Ravnos trade in lies and The Ravnos practice a unique Discipline known as Chimerstry that convinces their enemies that they see

Kindred who give so many Ravnos a bad name, but even the devout seem bizarre to many vampires. Among some young and unprincipled members of theД¬lan, however, this philosophy becomes a penchant for capriciousness or an excuse for chaos. Reincarnation espoused by many Indian faiths. The more enlightened among the Ravnos follow a Clan ideology inspired by the cycle of Make themselves into the ravening terrors that other Kindred believe them to be. Scourges, but Ravnos vampires adapt well, thriving in their marginalized role. This exacerbates their reputations as transients, gypsies, and vagrant On the fringes of established territories where they can escape if local Kindred Many young Ravnos tend toward nomadic unlives, moving from one domain to the next or hiding With reputations like these, the Ravnos are considered outsiders even among those Kindred whoДo not ally themselves with Sects. Kindred society burdens the Ravnos with prejudices of Of Europe or the grave-robbing ghГ»l of Western Asia, They are the thief in the night, the rakshaД¬hased by the wind, the nightmare-dream too fearful The Ravnos move like the rumors that surround

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