Nickname: Rippers

     Masters of stealth and wild bringers of confusion and
destruction, many have commented that the mere presence of a member
of this small, tightly-knit bloodline is an omen of trouble to
come.
     Much speculation abounds on the origin of the Children, but
the most popularly accepted assumption involves an elder arising
from an experimental embracing with combined Lasombra and Ravnos
blood.  Anyone with knowledge in the workings of vitae knows that
this belief is false, but no one has ever come forth with a better
story.  Whether or not they know their own derivation is moot
though, because this bunch isn't telling.  What is obvious
(infuriatingly so for the Sabbat Lasombra) is that they have full
command of the discipline of Obtenebration, so their roots are
considered to be intermingled with the Sabbat leaders.
     As a defect passed along in the embrace, the Razor Children
are unable to heal wounds with their saliva.  Because of this,
their greatest curse, their only recourse in the interest of
secrecy and security is to inflict the necessary wounds for feeding
with mundane weaponry, usually knives (although some have been
known to utilise hypodermic needles).  Since the curse is not
widely known, the image most Kindred have of the Razor Children is
that of merciless, inhuman sadists.  Their habits are considered to
be at best disgusting and at worst a threat to all Kindred.  
     Many members of the bloodline, overcome by guilt, tend to lean
one of two ways.  Either they become strict farmers and bankers,
never feeding directly on human blood, or they take on an "avenging
angel" persona, feeding on and slaying only those they believe are
hurtful to others and deserve punishment.
     A rather treasured item for the Razor Children is a small vial
of Kindred saliva.  They never say why they want it, but often
times they can be found performing small services for it.  Seeing
as many mysterious rumors exist about the Children, though, most
Kindred are far too paranoid to endorse such activity.  Any vampire
who attempts to take advantage of this dealing should be wary,
though.  The Razor Children have a distinct hatred for those who
would patronize or use them, and they will not hesitate to lash out
if they begin to believe this is the case.
     In a way, the most prominent agenda of the Razor Children
seems to be a direct "clean-up" or "cover-up" crew in emergency
masquerade situations.  They do the dirty work.  Sometimes it
entails hunting down and helping a witch-hunter to "disappear",
sometimes it may require slaughtering all the inhabitants of a
household.  In the past, they have even been called upon to issue
a physical "warning" to Kindred who are not careful enough.  They
have no qualms about being asked to kill, and their terror tactics
are so well executed, they rarely have to ask anyone to watch their
step twice.  Rare is the individual who witnesses them swarming
through an area, destroying all who might jeopardize the
masquerade, and still does not fear their force.  Note that the
Children do seem to have a secondary agenda of their own, and that
seems to affect their decisions when asked to embark on such a
"clean-up" mission.  Sometimes they seem to have no reason to
refuse, and yet still do.    There are some who disagree violently
with their methods, arguing that the brutality of the Children can
only be hidden with many times more blood than was originally
spilled.  These individuals claim that the Children are just
violence addicts, and work to satisfy their own urges, nothing
more.  More often than not, these opinions are never heard in
anything but whispers.

     Appearance:  The Razor Children are almost always relatively
young when embraced, rarely appearing to be over thirty years of
age.  They tend to dress in dark clothing, most often wearing
garments of leather, suede, or denim.  All of them have a
ritualistic, elaborate tattoo somewhere on their bodies, which
contains a specific bloodline symbol and their name encoded in it. 
All members of the bloodline are taught to read this code, and no
one outside the line is permitted to know of it.  Impostors who are
identified in this manner are taught a swift lesson.  Other ritual
self-mutilation is popular, such as body piercing and branding (!)