Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’s player character is called Phyre

Introducing the protagonist for the upcoming RPG

Marco Wutz | Oct 31, 2023

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’s player character is called Phyre /

The Chinese Room and Paradox Interactive presented Vampire: The Masquerade fans with the protagonist of the upcoming Bloodlines 2 today. Phyre is an Elder Kindred, who was embraced back in the 17th Century. While they are an established character, players will be able to select a male or female version as well as choose a clan for them from four different options – Paradox will reveal those over the next few weeks. A fifth clan as well other content will come to the game after launch.

Phyre is fully voice-acted and will be assisted on their adventure by Fabian, a mysterious voice that’s directly projected into their head and seems to be omnipresent. Phyre seeks to hunt down one of the Camarilla clan’s rogue enforcers in an alternate version of Seattle. This mission will bring her into contact with the city’s elite and each dialog choice directly impacts how everyone will react to Phyre and which direction the narrative will take.

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 first-person view of a vampire stalking its prey. — Oh look, a snack! :: The Chinese Room / Paradox Interactive

Fans of the setting should watch the Seattle by Night live-play show of the pen-and-paper game from Penny Arcade, as it acts as a sort of prequel to Bloodlines 2 by setting the stage for Phyre’s awakening.

“Creating a character that resonates with players in the World of Darkness, yet shakes up what they know about Seattle, is a core pillar of our storytelling,” said Ian Thomas, Narrative Director at The Chinese Room. “We maintain Vampire: The Masquerade’s essence and leverage its dark undertones to weave Phyre’s intricate narrative. All these elements combine to create a deeply immersive story that players expect from a Bloodlines game while maintaining our signature Chinese Room flair.”

“Bloodlines 2 comes to life with Phyre as they wake in a very different world than they remember. They have a certain edge to every encounter, making each interaction more impactful than the last,” commented Sean Greaney, Vice President of World of Darkness at publisher Paradox Interactive. “Seattle adapts and changes to the choices and dialogue options players choose, resulting in a different story experience. With Phyre, players finally have the Bloodlines 2 game they’ve been waiting so long to experience.”

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is set to be released in Fall 2024.

Published Oct 31, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg