Daeva

The Daeva are a fictional clan of vampires in the role-playing game Vampire: The Requiem, published by White Wolf Game Studio . Each of the game's five clans are representative of an archetype in vampire literature. The Daeva are meant to be representatives of the deceitful, seductive vampire. Nicknamed "Succubi" by the other clans, Daeva are envied for the ease with which they move among mortals. Politically, the Invictus sect is popular among Daeva.

Each clan is particularly gifted in three of the vampiric Disciplines. (In the game mechanics, this translates as a reduced experience point cost to learn them.) Daeva are especially gifted in the vampiric Disciplines of Celerity (superhuman speed), Vigor (superhuman strength), and Majesty (the ability to attract, sway, and control the emotions of others). Like the other vampiric clans, the Daeva have a unique weakness; the Daeva, in particular, find it very difficult to resist indulging themselves. A Daeva who has an opportunity to indulge his favorite vice and fails to do so finds his resolve weakened (reflected in the game mechanics as lost Willpower points).

The symbol of the Daeva is a thorny rose entwining an ornamental dagger.