Patrons

A vampire who awards status to another is lending her name and reputation as a patron to the vampire who receives such a gift. As long as the recipient holds this status, she carries a piece of the patron’s reputation, and her actions reflect on that patron. This system of patrons and vassals ties vampire society together as strongly as the custom of boons. Those vampires living outside of this custom are often discounted as irrelevant — and unlikely to be missed if they should disappear