Ordo Dracul

• The Ordo Dracul is a Kindred Covenant focused on transcendence. They are often given the nickname Dragons.
  
• Advantages: Coils of the Dragon
• Chapter House: 38° 25' 21" N, 121° 17' 43" WLatitude: 38.422564
  Longitude: -121.295164

The Sworn of Dracula

There are three Sworn Orders within the Ordo Dracul. Those are the Sworn of the Axe (aka Crimson, warriors and protectors), the Sworn of the Dying Light (Azure, scholars and judges), and the Sworn of the Mysteries (Onyx, diplomats and politicians). The colors noted there are ceremonial colors, and some in each Sworn order may take offense should an Unsworn or Sworn of another Oath wear them at official OD functions. Because the Sworn have additional responsibilities placed on them, their authority expands further than the Unsworn.

When it comes to giving orders, if neither are Oathbound (or both are), the one with more more coils has greater rank and thus greater authority. However, any Oathbound outranks an Unsworn. But, if both are equal in Oath (or lack thereof) as well as Coils, the one with more Ordo Dracul status has more authority.

This has a few exceptions. In battle, deference goes to the Axe. In matters of research, to the Dying Light. In matters of policy, to the Mysteries.

Sworn Ranks and Titles

With security being a major concern among Dragons, some members of the Order have devised certain unofficial titles and descriptors for the Oaths they belong to so that they may speak and type more freely. You may notice that certain titles seem incongruous or even inappropriate for the title and/or society they describe; this is intentional. Members are welcome to make their own additions to this list if they so choose.

These Titles are usually included in the Decoration section of the formal title.

Coils: Titles, Domain, & Decoration

The formal titles used within the Ordo Dracul have three distinct components: Title, Domain, & Decoration.

Titles

The first is the Title, which is a representation of how many Coils a Dragon claims to have. Note that a Dragon can lie, but doing so runs the risk of extreme (and possibly fatal) repercussions if caught, depending on the dominant Rite in the Academy.

As an example, a Dragon who has Blood 4, Banes 3, Beast 1, Flesh 1, & Soul 1 could list his Title as Aetherial Visionary of Hunger, which would tell any other Dragon that he has a total of 10 Coils, knows all four tiers of the Coil of Blood, and has at least one tier in all five Coils.

Domains

The second is the Domain, which indicates which particular Coil the Dragon is most accomplished within. This is typically placed directly behind the Title. It is also permitted to place an adjective before the Domain, to indicate the second-strongest Coil that the Dragon possesses. This is the most commonly used Decoration, as well.

Decorations

The third and final component is the Decoration, which is added to the Title + Domain formula as the Dragon wishes, either to convey additional information about the Dragon and his accomplishments within the Ordo Dracul, or simply to appear more impressive to others.

Decorations are usually placed before the Title + Domain section.

Cipher-Titles

"Some titles see use in a single domain, while other has become virtually ubiquitous." --p 16, Ordo Dracul.

• "I know rituals of another covenant." ....... Questing or Tested
• "I'm showing off for the audience." ......... Sublime or Transcendent or Dreadful
• "I am here against my own will." ............ Terrible
• "I am lying or disguised." .................. Forgotten or Withered
• "Outsiders are listening." .................. Subtle
• "Enemies are listening." .................... Invincible
• "I need immediate aide." .................... Esoteric
• "We are in immediate danger." ............... Sterling or Omnipotent
• "I am favored." or "I am to be protected." .. Renewed or Remarkable
• "My master wants you to destroy me." ........ ...of the Fourth Darkness

Additional examples of Titles can be found in Ordo Dracul, pages 15 and 16.

Other Titles

Some of these titles appear nowhere (or in name only) in the Ordo Dracul source book or any other sanctioned material. They are included here for general use by those who want to enjoy making their titles even more ostentatious than they already are. These Titles are usually listed separately from the formal Title.

• Castellan - Similar to a "Master of Elysium" for an academy's Chapter House
• Convener - Highest ranking unworn in an academy
• Grand Wyrm - Ceremonial title for the Dragon who took her Oath to the Ordo Dracul earlier than anyone else in the academy.
• Unchained - Title for dragons who claim no Mentor or Academy (Immortal Sinners pg. 43)