#Tal'Mahe'Ra

[kruk-art]

As promised bonus cards for Anarch, Sabbat, Camarilla and Tal'Mahe'Ra!

[discodiablo]

The funniest shit I ever did in VtM as an ST was make the Prince in my chronicle a descendant of Izhim ur-Baal, Seraph of the Sabbat and Tal'Mahe'Ra. The guy who got eaten by Namtaru. It's a little easter egg for me

[uselesscaitiff]

"Hey. Guys. What's a Tal'Mahe'Ra? Sounds Egyptian. Does it involve those Setite loons?"

[victorluvsalice]

Happy Birthday RingletsAndPearls/SoFamiliarAGleam!

@ringletsandpearls Another one following in the vein (ha) of my previous two gift fics to you -- more “Vampire Alice and Claudia in Bloodlines“ fun! We all like that, right? This year’s fic brings us closer to the endgame of Bloodlines -- looks like Claudia hitched a ride when Jack came up to Griffith Park to get Alice after that whole mess with the werewolves. . .

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"What happened?"

"Damned if I know!" Alice shot back as they bounced along the road out of Griffith Park in the back of Jack's car. "One minute, I'm up there, talking to Nines about how Ming Xiao confessed to impersonating him and that she and LaCroix are metaphorically in bed together, the next–" She flung her hands up above her head. "Fwoom! The whole bloody park is on fire! That's the third time since coming to this wretched city that I've ended up in the middle of some sort of firestorm! I'm getting rather sick of reliving that particular trauma!"

"Yeah, I bet," Jack said, taking a corner perhaps a bit harder than necessary. "Betcha anything a couple of LaCroix's lackeys were the ones to drop the match. I've heard you bitch enough about the kind of stuff he makes you do. Bastard up his ivory tower's been trying to kill you since the beginning."

"For what?" Claudia asked, looking between them.

"Living," Alice hissed. "I was an illegal Embrace, remember? Apparently it's traditional to kill the childe along with the sire in these cases, but Nines spoke up for me, and LaCroix backed down before they could put me to the literal sword."

"Yeah – you've been a sign of weakness for him ever since," Jack agreed. "And if there's one thing good old LaCroix hates, it's lookin' weak. Especially in front of the Anarchs."

Claudia groaned, sprawling dramatically over the backseat. "How I despise vampire politics! And here I thought I'd left the worst of it behind me in Paris. . ."

"I'm sorry, but vampires being covert assholes seems to be a thing all over," Alice grumbled, rubbing her face.

"Ha! Ain't that right." Jack glanced back at them in the rear view mirror. "But hey, if it makes ya feel better, the werewolves up there probably ripped 'em to pieces before they could get away."

". . .werewolves?" Claudia repeated squeakily.

"Yes – two at least," Alice confirmed. "They came after me and Nines – one of them tackled him right over a cliff." She grimaced in Jack's general direction. "I'm sorry. I don't know how close you were, but I know how important he was to the movement."

"Shit. . .dude knew the risks of hidin' out up there," Jack said, though Alice thought she detected a hint of genuine sadness in his voice. "But yeah, Damsel and the rest are gonna be pissed. . .how the hell did you manage to outrun the other one?"

". . .uh, I – I actually – sort of – crushed it. In the observatory."

There was a moment of silence. "You what?" Claudia finally asked, sitting back up.

"It was practically an accident – I was running around the main building, found my way up to the main telescope, and when I opened the dome to escape, I noticed how thick and sturdy the doors were. So I caught the monster's attention, did a couple of laps outside, then got it up onto the balcony and through the doors just in time for me to hit the button and close them on it." Alice smirked. "I may have even yelled, 'You're terminated, fucker!'"

"Holy shit!" Jack spun around in his seat, eyes wide. "How the fuck do you keep doing this kinda stuff?! First that gargoyle, then the whole fuckin' L.A. Sabbat, now this?! You know how hard it is to kill even a weak werewolf?"

"Eyes on the road!" Alice demanded, pointing through the windscreen where the guardrail was getting a bit too close for her liking. Jack turned around and yanked them back on track. "And trust me, I know! I don't attribute my survival to anything but incredible luck!" She glanced over her shoulder, at the sword strapped firmly to her back. "And the Tal'Mahe'Ra blade softening it up a bit!"

Claudia shook her head, gaping. "I don't – you are – I don't know what to make of you," she finally settled on. "Except to say that I'm glad you're my side!" Her voice softened. "And that I'm not going to lose another friend to Final Death."

Alice gave her a smile and a pat on the shoulder. "I don't have any intentions of heading into that darkness anytime soon."

Jack shook his head, rounding a curve. "Fuckin' hell. Crushed a goddamn werewolf in the middle of a goddamn forest fire." He looked at Alcie again in the mirror. "LaCroix ain't gonna know what hit him when you come for him."

"Oh, he will," Alice replied, fangs gritted. "I'm going to make sure of that."

[thevalicemultiverse]

To be honest, would you even care if Kindred raised a fuss over your not quite Kuei Jin girlfriend, sister, and sister's boyfriend?

Alice: Yes, but only because of the possibility that they’d try to re-kill them, and I -- look, I know that we could take them. I still have Tal'Mahe'Ra Blade I found in Andrei’s little hell hole for starters, and God knows that nothing LaCroix or any of the others attempted ever put me down. But I just -- I don’t want to have to go through that again. I had my fill of everyone I love being in danger back in Los Angeles.

Lizzie: If I may, I would also like to point out that Sam and I have names. It’s a little annoying to constantly referred to as “sister and sister’s boyfriend.” Especially when you bothered saying Emily’s before.

[missn11]

For the OC Prompts I want to know what kind of video game loot (#6) your OCs would drop, particular Taika, Barbara, Miranda, Oswald and Mara :P

@nessynoname Aw nice

Taika would drop Tremere magic books and artifacts, as well the Tal'Mahe'Ra Blade, a knife, a McLusky Calibre 0.50 and if prejoining the Sabbat, a photo of LaCroix.

Barbara would drop an insane number of firearms (how did she fit them all in that thigh high trench coat? XD), a purse filled with makeup, hundreds of dollar bills and high class drugs and eyeball earrings (before she dies, they look at you with anger, but once you loot them off her body, the bright blue eyeballs are filled with endless gratitude...)

Miranda would drop her beloved cellphone, car keys, pink lipstick, a well used checkbook and a wallet full of cash and credit cards.

Oswald would drop a Uzi, a shotgun, a police ID card, few strange artifacts, quite a number of blood packs and a wallet filled with a good amount of cash.

And finally Mara would drop a revolver, a knife and a wallet with only a couple of notes, overdrawn credit cards and a photo of her and Shufen by a camp fire.

[swdjb]

via Dark Brotherhood

[victorluvsalice]

AU Thursday: Two Quick Ideas I Had For “Londerland Bloodlines” and “Tell Me Where To Find Shelter”

Londerland Bloodlines, Serious & Cool: Been thinking about the Tal’Mahe’Ra Blade -- you know, that mystical katana you find in the Hallowbrook Hotel that deals aggravated damage? The one named after the “True Black Hand,” the vampires who apparently live in the ghost of the First City in the Underworld (until they got destroyed by the writers being embarrassed by their existence)? I’ve decided this weapon needs to be cooler, looks-wise. It has a black tint in-game, but that’s hardly enough for a blade created by vampires living in the afterlife. So I’ve decided that my version of the damn thing looks like it’s made of shadow somehow solidified, and it feels unnaturally cold in one’s hand. Also, you can only wield it if you’ve been touched by death in some way -- so a vampire has no problem, but an ordinary human can’t even pick up the damn thing. (A human who was dragged off to the Land of the Dead after accidentally proposing to a corpse bride, however. . .) There are reasons Alice keeps this thing close, and not all of them are to do with how good a sword it is.

Tell Me Where To Find Shelter, Silly & Stupid: Also been thinking about that post I reblogged, where the last video game I played and the last show I watched resulted in a Big Fat Quiz/Fallout 4 crossover. Specifically, I had the following thought:

“You know, doing that crossover would probably be really funny, at least for the specific audience that knows both things. And Valentine probably WOULD be the best guy to be the host. Though damn, does that put a different spin on all the ‘Jimmy Carr is a puppet/robot’ jokes that the contestants, especially Noel Fielding, like to ma --

. . .I suddenly have a horrible idea for a synth stand-up comedian who’s hiding out somewhere in the Commonwealth.”

XD Look, trust me, if you’ve seen Jimmy in action. . .you know the reason for those jokes. XD