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Serpents in the dark — faith, vice, and the long road of Set.
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Serpents in the dark — faith, vice, and the long road of Set.
The Setite antitribu of the Sabbat reject Theophidian doctrine in all its forms. The Cobras accept the myth of Caine as the First Vampire, which irritates more orthodox Setites. All Setites believe that their god-king’s return, with the awakening of the other Antediluvians, will destroy the world as we know it. Theophidians consider this desirable; the Serpents of the Light emphatically do not! From the orthodox point of view, the Cobras have sold out to the Aeons.
Perhaps the antitribu could reconcile with some Setite cults. Some Followers accept the practicality of cooperating with other supernatural powers — for now — and the militantly orthodox Cohort of Wepwawet lost most of its influence.
Several other Setite temples are old and prestigious enough that many Setites know their names. Most of these are Founding Temples themselves, although their cults differ only in minor details.
Ombos needs no other name than the town it lies beneath. This shrine is supposedly the Founding Temple, the one established by Set Himself. The sultan Baybars destroyed the Ombos temple. A cabal of Setites secretly rebuilt it late in the 19th century, but never told anyone except a few ancient Hierophant
Histories
Figures of the Blood
Children of Damballah
The Setites spread through sub-Saharan Africa long ago, establishing new cults by syncretizing Set with various tribal gods. The Cult of Damballah, based in Nigeria and Benin, is a typical example of these cults. The Damballans keep their Founding Temple in the town of Oyo, once the capital of a powerful Yoruba kingdom. West Africa, however, is a long and difficult way from Egypt. The West African Setites diverged greatly from their parent clan.
Warrior Setites
Setite clan mythology holds that all Warrior Setites descend from Set’s childe, Wepwawet. This is not literally true, but rather a statement of an ideal. In fact, Warrior Setites are simply Serpents who choose to emphasize their divine forebear’s martial aspects and fight their clan’s enemies. Some Setites speak of a special Path of Enlightenment for Warrior Setites, but (as with the Ecstatic Setites) most modern Serpents regard this Path as a mere attitude or approach to the Path of Typhon Set, without the depth and detail to qualify as a Path of its own. Many Warrior Setites actually follow Humanity: they justify their killings through religious devotion. A few Warrior Chapter Two: After Such Knowledge Setites learn the Path of Honorable Accord from contacts in the Sabbat, and seek to spread this Path through their bloodline.
Followers of Set
The Followers of Set have very little positive to say about the Gangrel, and the Gangrel return the favor. Both sides also have very little negative to say in exchange, as the urbane Setites and the forthright Gangrel scarcely cross paths. Tensions run high in those few areas where contact is common, such as northern Africa and extensive city parks along the US coasts.
Seal Egress
Thaumaturges jealously guard their research.
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