DRUKPA



   By Jenny Parr (j.l.parr@bradford.uk.ac)

   Of all the Hibakusha clans the clan Drukpa was the one to suffer most
   at the hands of the clan they took their powers from. Their founder
   was an old priest of the ancient Bhutanese worship of the divine
   madman. A Child of Set decided to impersonate this legendary figure of
   Bhutanese Buddhist mythology in the hope of tricking the local people
   into serving him. Unknown to him, the leader of the local temple,
   Harai, was a vampire himself - a Hibakusha who became enraged at the
   sight of his followers prostrating themselves in front of this false
   madman from the west. In a fury Harai threw himself upon the stranger
   and slew him, draining all his blood and devouring his spirit. So
   overwhelmed was Harai by the potent blood of the Child of Set that he
   fell into a frenzy. When he finally awoke from the red haze he was
   surrounded by his beloved followers and covered from head to foot in
   their blood.

   Rejected by his people, Harai travelled to Gaza Dzong on the summit of
   a small mountain to the north of the region. Here he built a shrine
   and was sustained by the blood of animals that were drawn to him. He
   spent all his time meditating, hoping to find a way of absolving his
   guilt and avenging himself on the stranger's clan. It was at this time
   he received a vision of a dragon hovering over a pit of snakes. The
   dragon raised it's head and gave a loud cry, then a flock of dragons
   came flying from the east to help destroy the snakes. Through this
   vision and many like it the discipline of Druk Gyalpo was developed.
   Harai received a chance to use it much earlier than he would have
   liked. A small group of novice monks had travelled to the shrine to
   seek his help. The Children of Set had destroyed several monasteries
   and temples in revenge for the death of their clansman. Saddened, but
   not surprised, at the news Harai embraced the noviciates and began to
   teach them the secrets of Druk Gyalpo in order that they should seek
   out the Followers of Set and destroy them.

   Today the Drukpa are still recruited from the ranks of noviciates in
   the Buddhist monasteries of Bhutan and Tibet. As a result of this
   selection procedure there are few female Drukpa, but those that have
   been embraced were Buddhist nuns in their life. All Drukpa believe
   that it is their duty to seek out and destroy the Followers of Set
   wherever they are, and to this aim they have even travelled to Europe
   and America to root out evil there as well.

   Opinions

   Camarilla "They do not realise the harm that is being done to them by
   the snakes" Setites "For their sacrilege they shall all die, even if
   it takes every last drop of blood in our bodies"

   Sanatan "Unjustly punished for the sins of their Elders. We forgive
   them"

   Assamites "The snakes often send these warriors against us. Are they a
   match for the Kasa or the Kyuketsuki? I think not"

   Ju "They are too obsessed with material power, and expanding their
   borders"

   Kuei "The tigers have long been our allies. Maybe this expansion will
   benefit us both"

  DRUKPA



   Nickname: Dragonlords

   Origins: Bhutan

   Appearance: The Drukpa are all of Tibetan appearance with very short
   hair (if any). Most are male.

   Haven: As they can be claustrophobic the Drukpa like to have flats on
   the 2nd floor upwards so they have escape routes in emergencies.

   Clan Disciplines: Animalism, Presence, Druk Gyalpo.

   Weaknesses: The Drukpa can have a maximum of three dots in conscience
   due to their devout belief that they are being punished for the crime
   of their founder.

   Backgrounds: All Drukpas were priests so social attributes and
   knowledges are primary. They need at least three dots in theology.

   View Druk Gyalpo discipline.