Dynasties of the Night: London
Boons and Banes
Kindred deal in favors and no where more so then in London, deals cut between allies and rivals are common place for the ambitious to push their will through the law. Typically Vampires need at least some level of support to push through any Law, the easiest way is to do so is to offer something up, normally this would be access to the equivalent level of Merits equal to the Vampires City Status.
For Example, a Mekhet is seeking to call for an Elysium requiring a minimum of City Status 3 but only poses a City Status of 1, she petitions her Sire for support, her Sire has a City Status of 2, the Mekhet gives her Sire access to her Resources Merit with a rating of 2 for a week and her Sire agrees, she now has sufficient support to call for the Elysium.
Boons
Some times a Vampire has nothing of worth while to offer and so must either rely on her other skills to get what she wants done. Should a Vampire prove to have nothing of worth she may owe a Boon to her would be supporter, if both sides agree to the terms the Vampire gains the Leveraged Condition until she is called upon to pay her debts at which point she gains the Tasked Condition.
For Example, take the situation above except the Mekhets Sire has little interest in her affairs forcing her to go to an ambitious Nosferatu. The Nosferatu has the requisite City Status and offers his support in return for a favor, the Mekhet gains the Leveraged Condition, a month later the Nosferatu ask the Mekhet to spy on one of his rivals, the Mekhet gains the Tasked Condition.
Banes
Not all deals are made in good faith and sometimes demands can be seen as to extreme, should a Vampire known for asking steep Boons or a vampire fails to repay their Boons gains the Guilty Condition.
For Example, take the situation above except the Nosferatu ask the Mekhet to kill the Thrall of a rival a steep price for calling an Elysium and the Mekhet refuses. The Nosferatu lets it be known that the Mekhet refused to repay a Boon and she gains the Guilty Condition as a result yet when she presents her side of the story the tables are turned and the Nosferatu gains the Guilty Condition.