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The Reeve is the head of law enforcement, loosely equivalent to the Camarilla Sheriff, except that in democratic Anarch domains her powers are far less summary, and she must seek warrants or permits for searches, seizures and arrests.

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The Anarch Reeve is a seeming paradox, a keeper of order in Anarch domains that typically spurn such order and authority. Still, few are the Barons who are so foolish as to allow pure anarchy in their domains because all it takes is one shitbird Lick to blow the Masquerade and bring holy (mortal) hell down on everyone else’s heads. Only the most foolish of Anarchs puts blind faith in others of his sect, and most at least reluctantly acknowledge the sometime necessity of a sanctioned asskicker to keep the less-principled in line. A Reeve is similar to a Sheriff, but often has even less accountability. Many bullies end up in the role, but brutish would-be Reeves should take heed: in an Anarch domain, a Baron may end up siding with the Kindred who decide that enough is enough and it’s time to physically effect a change in the Reeve’s attitude. The Baron usually declares a Reeve, but popular opinion among the Damned of the Domain can just as quickly ruin him.

In practice, the Reeve is much like the Sheriff, but the role’s lack of formal support in the form of the Baron reduces its Status. The difference in Status implies the lack of esteem that many Anarchs hold for authority figures.

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