Mechanics · Updated 2026-05-22

Backgrounds

Consecrated, Dracian Lineage, Herd-as-blood, inflated Resources, and retainer portrayal.

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consecrated

Background actions refresh on the first of the month. Influence and growth follow Dark Colony documents.

Consecrated

Your soul has been dedicated to a Wyrm entity. Its taint inhabits you. Bonus social traits equal to rating on social challenges with Wyrmish entities and cultists (including vampires and other tainted entities). You gain the benefits of your highest level and all lower levels. One entity only.

For every level of Consecrated, take a negative trait that grants no free traits and cannot be bought off. Any being with Consecrated registers as irrevocably Wyrm-tainted.

Level	Patron	Benefit
1	A minor bane	One supernatural “luck” retest, once per month
2	Stronger bane or corrupted shifter	One phantom level of Ancestors (corrupted, intrusive thoughts)
3	Pack totem or elder corrupted shifter	Bonus traits equal to Consecrated on all Mental, Physical, and Social challenges
4	Maeljin Incarne	Retest on Occult challenges relating to dark magic, evil sorcery, or banes / corrupted spirits
5	A Triatic Wyrm	May use “the bomb” on Occult (dark magic / evil sorcery), Lore: Wyrm, and bane / corrupted spirit challenges

Dracian Lineage

Vampires: per packet.
Non-vampires: additional Mana Pool for Pillars of Dracian, spendable to power Pillars / Affinities.

Herd

Each level of Herd (or similar) may instead be spent for three blood per point.

Resources

Each level produces 10× the printed amount from Laws of the Night. Any ability or background that produces money similarly produces 13×.

Retainers

Players need express Storyteller permission before portraying NPCs associated with their backgrounds. Dark Colony Goon Rules apply.

Mana Pool

Per book: each point in the background gives two Mana traits.