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|type=Bloodline

|description=The weirdlings are a bloodline initially started through a concoction of faerie Blood, with alien appearances that make themselves easily visible in a crowd. Kiasyd are known as well-mannered lorekeepers, researching all manners of occult lore and mysteries. Some are known to be skilled in Blood Alchemy, creating concoctions from the Blood of supernaturals.

|parent=Lasombra.

|who=The Kiasyd embrace the studious, polite, and highly educated. Their small population is largely comprised of inquisitive minds that rarely seek to socialise, besides for the sharing of their attained knowledge with each other. Many enjoy the varied flavours of different Blood and vitae, having cocktail clubs scattered thinly across the world where they drink alongside others of their bloodline. Some have the talent to practice Blood Alchemy, creating concoctions that may strengthen themselves and potentially evolve the bloodline's future generations.

The vast majority spent a great amount of time dissociating from Sect affairs in the past, but events in recent nights have pushed many to take more active roles for the sake of a quiet future. Many are leaving the Sabbat due to the attention they draw from the Second Inquisition. Most join the Camarilla, following the footsteps of their founder, Marconius, and their parent clan, the Lasombra. Some join the Anarchs for the greater freedom they provide the weirdlings in their work.

The Kiasyd have alien physiques due to their faerie nature. They are tall, pale, with eyes like the abyss. They can lie to mortals under the guise that their appearance is alternative fashion. They still draw a great deal of attention to themselves, so most conceal their most eye-drawing features to be safe from the Second Inquisition. Their new height cannot be concealed from mortals from their past, making visits extreme risks to the Masquerade unless the Kiasyd poses as a stranger or erases the memories from those visited.

|archetype1name=Librarian

|archetype2name=Mixologist

|archetype2text=These Kiasyd mix Blood cocktails with great skill, able to satisfy the tastes of anyone. Although they rarely mingle with other kindred, their drinks prove delicious to those who get a taste. A Mixologist’s talents are often employed in Elysiums, and they take the opportunity to learn anything useful about those present.

|archetype3text=There are many unnatural forces in this world, and these weirdlings seek to uncover and control many of them. They search for methods to enter the Changeling realm of The Dreaming whilst they master mytherceria, they steal necromantic tomes from the Hecata, and they may even explore the likes of blood sorcery or vicissitude to further understand and apply the supernatural forces of the world.

|disciplines='''there are two variations of the disciplines depending on the preference of the player and the storyteller when running a Kiasyd. The first variant is one where Mytherceria is its own full discipline to help make the Kiasyd feel truly unique. (See Related)'''

'''Oblivion:''' Oblivion allows Kiasyd to conceal themselves in darkness, or to eavesdrop through the perspective of shadows. They also accumulated knowledge of the necromantic uses of Oblivion, communicating with spirits and creating undead servants for labour. Using this power can stain the soul, but the Kiasyd see it as an acceptable cost for the powers gained.

In addition to these physical changes, Kiasyd suffer effects equivalent to one Flaw: Folkloric Block and one Flaw: Folkloric Bane, except that the Willpower which must be spent and Aggravated Health damage suffered are equal to their Bane Severity. While both the Block and Bane of a Kiasyd will generally have the same subject, they vary greatly between each Kiasyd, ranging from physical substances such as iron to more esoteric ones such as telling lies.

|compname=Research

|compulsion=Driven by the same strange forces that created them, the Kiasyd finds themselves with an urge to tinker, to take things apart to see how they work, to learn at any cost, even -and especially- if the cost is the pain of others. While driven by this compulsion, the Kiasyd takes a two-dice penalty on any actions that are not taken to that end. This penalty lasts until the end of the scene or until the Kiasyd's obsession with experimentation and learning is sated by finding a new and better way of doing things; or by altering themselves or their surroundings, giving detailed notes on the effects of the changes.

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