Heartland Orphans: The Bird of Ill Omen

One Strix remained above it all in my short Vampire the Requiem Chronicle, Heartland Orphans. The Bird of Ill-Omen hints at dark futures but remains uninvolved in the affairs of Kindred and mortals alike. To it, they are both too transient.

The Bird of Ill-Omen

Resembling a large crow more than an owl, this shadowy creature refuses to take hosts and prefers to feast from the dead and dying directly. In its remote lair, it soars above the fields of battle, snatching victims like a dark valkyrie.

This Strix rarely shows personal interest in individuals however whether they are mortal or Kindred. Thanks to its powers, the hidden secrets of the world are open to it. Once they intrigued it but now after so many centuries, they only bore it. In modern days, it only rouses itself for the grandest of tragedies: acts of nature that destroy whole communities. Its greatest joy is to watch these horrible acts of God happen.

Vice: Curiosity
Aspirations:

• See a town destroyed by a force of nature
• Make bad luck lead to murder and slaughter

Shadow Potency: 6

Attributes: Power 5, Finesse 5, Resistance 5
Skills: Academics 2, Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Occult 3, Science 2, Stealth 2, Survival 2

Corpus: 7
Willpower: 10
Size: 2
Speed: 12
Defense: 5
Initiative: 10

Embodiments: Shadow Form, Possess Corpse, Possess Revenant, Posses Kindred, Possess Living, Synthesis
Dread Powers: Ambition’s Source, Web of Destiny, Screech, Kindred Disciplines (Auspex 5, Celerity 2, Obfuscate 5), Shadow Infection
Vitae: 20, 6/turn
Banes: fire, sunlight, bells, hated by beasts

The Bird can call upon the traits of its lair if one of them (or one of its Siblings) is already present: Dim Light, Rotting, Exposed, Stench.