Ordo Dracul

The Ordo Dracul are a neo-Victorian covenant, devoted to studying the Kindred condition. The Order venerates Vlad the Impaler, claiming that he was a vampire who was able to defy the weaknesses believed to be inherent to the Kindred; that he was able to walk in the sunlight and tame the Beast. They follow his tradition, seeking not to cure themselves but to reach a state of transcendence and become more than mortal or vampire. To that end, they have developed the Coils of the Dragon, refinements of body and soul that allow the Kindred to resist the banes that plague them.

The Ordo Dracul have many ways to approaching what they call the Great Work, and there are two dominant ideologies in New Manchester. There are the Sworn of Ether, who use the trappings of science to further their understanding of the Kindred condition, and there are the Sworn of Euphoria, who use art and hedonism towards the same end. Between the two, they have a firm control on the intellectual industries in New Manchester.