Mad-eyed oracles and somber spiritual guides once founded this, the only Wing of the Camarilla that claims the right to speak directly with the gods. Those with designs on legitimate practice are lost now, among a ranging mass of charlatans, professional toadies and power-hungry opportunists. Tenuously balanced between maintaining the necessary appearance of honesty and flexing the Wing’s own considerable influence, the Wing of Prophets may be straining to the breaking point but provides one of the speediest routes to power and authority in the whole of the Camarilla.
Members
There are two types of vampires who find their way into the Cult of Augurs, and they are as different from one another as night from day. The first group is genuinely faithful and fearful of the gods, seeking to make a practice of maintaining favor for the Camarilla and guiding the Kindred in accordance with the will of divinity. Unfortunately, because these vampires often bring warnings to the Camarilla — more so in recent nights than those long gone — these vampires are less likely to be perceived as sage advisors and more often treated as simple or self-aggrandizing troublemakers. The designation couldn’t be further from the truth,
but it tends to stick.
The second group is composed of the real opportunists in the Wing: liars and smooth-talkers, they make a practice of telling the Senex and the Kindred of the Camarilla exactly what they want to hear. These vampires are the profiteers of the spiritual trade, and their frequent attacks on the incorruptible adherents of real faith are usually assisted by the dupes the vampires work so hard to please. Where once these frauds were few and far between, they have multiplied without restraint, and now threaten to dominate the whole of the Wing.
Titles and Duties
The Cult of Augurs is no less stratified and static than the Senex. In gatherings and ritual, members of the Cult stand in ranks of descending Status, just as members of
the Senex do in assembly, with the most revered Kindred closest to the altar of sacrifice or augury and the lowest supplicants at the outer edge.
Vaticinator
The most general title of the Cult of Augurs is the Vaticinator. Every member of the Cult bears this title, from the lowest student to the great leaders of the Wing. More
an honorific than an actual title of function, the word is commonly used by outsiders as well as those within the Cult. All Vaticinators of the Camarilla carry a small iron knife for sacrificial augury, and wear a distinctive black or gray robe with part of the mantle raised, as a cloak, over the head.
Scholar
A Scholar is a specialized Vaticinator of the Cult dedicated to the preservation and study of ritual. All Scholars are expected to serve as instructors and students, and
many work to maintain libraries of esoteric texts. The Scholars have a developed cant of their own, designed to obscure the knowledge they exchange and exclude outsiders from the secrets of the cult. Scholars are marked with a single white stripe on their robes of office.
Epulones
Specializing in securing the blessings of the gods over the official chambers and gatherings of Necropolis, the Epulones are the most sought-after and highly paid members of the Cult. They oversee the sacrifices performed in cleansing rituals and verify the approval of the gods before any major undertaking by the Senex or the Legio Mortuum. Members of the Kindred Epulones are marked by a red stripe on their robes of office, and they carry specialized, shallow bowls designed to catch the blood of sacrifices.
Rex Sacrorum
The nominal leader of the Cult of Augurs in any domain is referred to as the Rex Sacrorum — the king of ritual. If a female vampire fills the position, she is
referred to as “Regina Sacrorum,” or the queen of ritual. The Rex Sacrorum oversees all operations of the Cult in the domain, and leads the great gatherings and rituals of
the Wing of Prophets. The position technically implies the greatest knowledge and the closest relationship with the gods, and thus carries indisputable weight in matters
of Wing policy. This vampire presides over the monthly sacrifices of the Roman calendar, and his recommendation is highly sought after by those outside the Wing.