Dwellers+of+the+Pleasure-dome

//This is part of the Hangover city, Liverpool, uk setting// =The Family Zander= The Family Zander are one of the smaller White Court factions.

They live off the euphoria of destructive excess - or to give it its old world name; the sin of Gluttony. Modern mortal lifestyles, with its taciturn acceptance of ‘binge drinking’, drug taking and over indulgence; dovetail well into this feeding pattern and the Zanders have potential to grow to a significant faction in White Court polities. However skirmishes with mortal authorities and their ‘War on Drugs/Terror’ have prevented them from capitalising and they are currently lying low quietly rebuilding. In Liverpool they are lead by Elijah Zander. He is very young to hold the title of Prince and there is some ‘unclarity’ around his ‘coronation’. Most White Court outside the city believe he is little more than a puppet places on the thrown by the Covenant forces of the Royal Court and The Mages Guild. Like many White court groups they are one extended family. To tighten links Zander and Raiths lines have effectively intermarried by sharing mortal wives and husbands. As such it is not always clear which line an individual descends from, especially as Raiths will use the recreational drugs to ‘soften up’ their prey and the Zanders enjoy sex as much as the next… inhuman vampiric creature.

The activities in Clubland mean that changelings and those with magical talent are just as likely to become ‘Blinders’ - a term used with in the supernatural community to describe those addicted to the Vampire’s gifts, and derived from the scouse term for alcoholics that have turned to wood alcohol, surgical or mentholated spirits, which often cause blindness. i.e. People who are so focused on feeding their addiction they will turn a blind eye to the detrimental effects kill themselves. Additionally these people are just as likely to be taken as mates by the White court as the mortals, often more so in the hope that they will show some of the skills form their no vampiric parent.

This can make for a complicated family line as the various groups inter-relate over different generations, and can prove to be a nightmare for any one concerned about the prospect of ‘accidental incest’. Rumour has it, Ream does not just track the Breeds family lines in those books.

Family Zander Template

 * Description**: Zander Vampires are Good looking humans, not as visually stunning as the Raiths, but still striking and capable of attracting the attention of all the mortals in a room. They tend to be very bi-polar in their nature; alternating between Manic hyperactivity and and ‘chilled out’ latitude depending on how recently they have fed and what they have been ’snacking’ on.
 * What We Know**: House Zander vampires primarily feed on euphoria fuelled by intoxication. Often they will have a ‘drug of choice’ that they encourage their victims to partake in, as different drugs give different flavours to the euphoria. The side effect of this is that a Zander vampire can usually tell at least the type of drug the person is being influenced by (e.g. Hallucinogenic, depressant, stimulant)
 * Powers**: Standard White Court powers. Additionally the emotion they incite is one of dependance, such that the victim becomes addicted to the presence to the Vampire themselves, which they often back up to the physical addiction of the drugs they offer. This helps to prevent the prey from going to an alternative source, as the drugs themselves can never quite give the same level of high.
 * Skills**: Zander Vampires often have skills in Scholarship (lab work to allow them to create new intoxicating substances), Contacts (People who make new intoxicating substances) and / or Resources (Representing the money they make form selling the products). They also often have Performance or Presence to allow them to attract a group of mortals.
 * Weaknesses**: Standard White Court weaknesses, plus injury from the expression or trappings of Abstinence and temperance. In practicality this means that anyone who has given up an addiction will have a bonus to resisting the effects of the Zander vampires. - See stopping smoking really can save your life! However the ‘burnt lips’ level of damage the Raith experience when faced by True Love only really comes into play with some one who is devoutly temperance and has sworn off all levels of intoxication - e.g. Methodists that have signed the pledge- and in these times, that is even rarer than True Love

Important location
The Shaw Street Mansion