Vampire Histories

The First Lesson: Beginnings This night’s cold, not that the packmates are about to admit it. The winter storms blast off the North Pacific and up the Columbia River, driving sleet like knives. The wi

The First Lesson: Beginnings This night’s cold, not that the packmates are about to admit it. The winter storms blast off the North Pacific and up the Columbia River, driving sleet like knives. The wi

The First Lesson: Beginnings This night’s cold, not that the packmates are about to admit it. The winter storms blast off the North Pacific and up the Columbia River, driving sleet like knives. The wi

The Third Lesson: The Great Revolt The Festival of the Dead is over. As always, the police and the mayor scramble for hasty explanations about all the extra bodies. As always, they tried to cover it u

The Third Lesson: The Great Revolt The Festival of the Dead is over. As always, the police and the mayor scramble for hasty explanations about all the extra bodies. As always, they tried to cover it u

The Second Lesson: Antiquity The worst of the storm is past now, leaving a legacy of winds chill enough to keep the ice frozen. Andrew’s pack spends two nights seeking out stranded motorists and feedi

The Second Lesson: Antiquity The worst of the storm is past now, leaving a legacy of winds chill enough to keep the ice frozen. Andrew’s pack spends two nights seeking out stranded motorists and feedi

The Fourth Lesson: The Rest of the World It’s been fifteen nights since the battered freighter left Bangkok. Andrew and his pack are having a marvelous time. They came on business: The Pacific Rim car

History of the Sabbat S else has remained consistent about the Black Hand throughout the intervening centuries, this vicious fact has. Blood and Fire o far as anyone can remember, the Sabbat emerged f

Brujah Antitribu Nickname: Rabble-rousers Brujah antitribu are just like their Camarilla counterparts, except that within the Sabbat they are not viewed as dissidents. After all, most vampires within

Sabbat Rituals The lust for vampire blood is strong within the Sabbat. Diablerie is condoned, with the Methuselahs outside the sect as the main targets. Packs of Sabbat gather into groups known as War

The Structure of the Sabbat Storytellers Guide to the Sabbat part of the establishment. The Brujah antitribu hate the Camarilla more than any of the other clans, but try the hardest to convert anarchs

The Sabbat of Today Storytellers Guide to the Sabbat Many of the anarchs whose clans had joined the Camarilla saw surrender as their only opportunity before their own clans hunted them down. The Assam

The Holy Crusades Storytellers Guide to the Sabbat Sabbat vampires differ from other vampires in their overwhelming loyalty to their sect and their belief in personal freedom. The Sabbat is founded on

The Sabbat Perspective Chapter One: Inside the Sabbat He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it renounces life. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy Storytellers Guide to the Sab

Sabbat The Spread of Vampiric Disease There is a good chance that a vampiric disease could reach epidemic proportions within the Sabbat. It could be easily passed through the Vaulderie. It would not t

’ Minster. Use of the same power on the bone yields visions people to walk abreast. After a distance of 15 feet or so, the passage opens into a cobblestone yard. At the far side is a short staircase a

play a role. ne Crime - The criminal element in York is not so organized as to be easily influenced. While brigands roam the highways and cutpurses stalk the streets, there is no centralizedstructure

Ventrue “My lady, have I offended?” She turned to him. “My lord? What right have I to be offended by the prince’s actions?” Jürgen shook his head. “My lady, I admit to a desire to shield you from the

Succeed To Fail and Succeed Casper Johnson pressed the elevator call button for the fourth time in nine seconds. He knew rationally that it didn’t make a damn bit of difference, but he was in a hurry.

its subtleties and pitfalls need to be addressed. characters contend, all seeking to have last word on what's right. Never forget that might makes right. Sandman. A look at a family of immortal supern

Viking have lost! You stand before the childe of Julian Cerialis, the blood brother of your sire. He is not your enemy!” Katla’s eyes never left John, but Leland saw that the words affected her. After

Sparta No one learned to fear the power of mortals better than the Ventrue who took the name Artemis. She, along with a number of other Ventrue, had settled in the prosperous region of Greece called t

possibly by he or she who benefited most from the Aside from the major forces struggling for influence of York, other figures play prominent roles. These lesser players are pressured from many sides,

THE TALE OF HORACE SLATER LOREKEEPER OFI CHATAMAUGA WARREN If there’s a god - do you know his name? If there’s a god - if there’s a god - why do 1 feel so ashamed? Ellen James Society, “God in Heaven”

As the victims literally trip themselves to death, the sturdier Nosferatu feed on them. The doped-up Nosferatu then volunteer for the most dangerous War Parties. The victims are used as fertilizer for

wide variety of games, festivals and sports. Indeed, they play often, wildly and desperately, seeking in their games some small measure of escape. SCAVENGER HUNT perpetual leer. Friends and acquaintan

NIGHT OF THE TOXIC VAMPIRES DATE: 10-23.89 TO: Xerxes FROM: Jameson RE: Arlington Warren Per your request, I set out on foot to discover why communications between the Arlington Warren and our own hav

Let us go then, you and I When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table. Let us go through certain half-deserted streets The muttering retreats Of restless night

THE TALE OF HORACE SLATER LOREKEEPER OFI CHATAMAUGA WARREN If there’s a god - do you know his name? If there’s a god - if there’s a god - why do 1 feel so ashamed? Ellen James Society, “God in Heaven”

THE TALE OF HORACE SLATER LOREKEEPER OFI CHATAMAUGA WARREN If there’s a god - do you know his name? If there’s a god - if there’s a god - why do 1 feel so ashamed? Ellen James Society, “God in Heaven”

THE TALE OF HORACE SLATER LOREKEEPER OFI CHATAMAUGA WARREN If there’s a god - do you know his name? If there’s a god - if there’s a god - why do 1 feel so ashamed? Ellen James Society, “God in Heaven”

going south Part two: going south Sunday, 8 August 1999, 5:36 AM 630 West Harrison Avenue Chicago, Illinois I have waited for you to come here, but you know that I have always been with you. I see tha

part three: part three: gone Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 9:00 PM U.S. Interstate 85 North of Atlanta, Georgia Nine o'clock exactly, Victoria noted as she drove north out of Atlanta. She wasn't certai

Ultarr6lliWthelegemls U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Clanbook Malkavian Each of these philosophies has a following, but the “true believers” rarely meet, and do little to espouse the philosophy. This lea

Appendix2 The Secret to the Riddle of the Universe Introduction Chapter Won:TheMalkavians Chapter1o:Legendsof theMalkavians Chapter 3 Traditions of the Malkavians Chapter Fore!!k Malkavian Templates L

Archbishop She was never meant to be successful; she was appointed out of spite, not respect. Nobody expected the mad neonate to actually be able to hold the reins of power. Nobody thought she’d be ab

Using the Moirai Although the Moirai have been presented here as fitting into a Camarilla city, there’s no reason they can’t be adapted to serve as a Sabbat pack of advisors to the archbishop. The Mal

Able prepared a sacrifice of blood - animal blood -saying, “Here’s an even better sacrifice: blood!” ‘Clever boy, Able,” God said, and He took the blood. Caine figured out the trick and whacked Able o

MalkavizutArcadiaConnection A change of worldview can change the world viewed. Joseph Chilton Pearce, The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: Changing Constructs of Mind and Reality The Malkavians are secretly b

Tower By Carmelita Neillson From Heretics to Great Religions Christianity, as a religion, is an outgrowth of Judaism. Same God, same part of the world. The Messiah and his rebellion against Rome and t

Victoria Ash apartments that have not been lightproofed. I suggest you sell them. You will also gain access to my accounts, offshore holding companies, and financial advisors. The advisors need a stea

On worshipping the ancients and the rise of Noddism Our union has always venerated the lineages and the past. While we have kept the most cult-like aspects to our private gatherings, we, especially th

The Inner Circle The Upper Echelons As described by Fearless Alys, Kingmaker of Clan Tremere, Traditionalist Faction, Bucharest There’s them and there’s us. Yeah, we’re Camarilla. We uphold the Tradit

introduction introduction hen you became one of us, you may have thought of other words. "Vampire" is a favorite of mortal mythmakers. "Lick" shows the vital vulgarity of the Anarchs. Such words are n

Ventrue Primogen of New York At first glance, you’d swear our sect is a secular body. More of a political union, an alliance of lords, than a temple. But we are both. Think of Russia. See how the peop

Diplomacy without explanation. Learning to avoid such punishment, or at least to avoid such Archons, remains an exercise in loyalty and survival. “Drag wants to become an Archon, become a legend for t

Catholics During the Burning Times the thought of a world without Christ or His Church was an impossibility. Whether we believed ourselves cursed or tested, as devils or avenging angels, we were someh

once were warrior3 cbapter Five: once were warrior3 (New York, 1055) The streets were as quiet as only 3:OO a.m. could be, occasional taxis and delivery vans the only reminders of city life. No pedest

A Night ir) tbe Life of ... cbapter one: A Night ir) tbe Life of ... Someone had been busy causing some spectacular trouble over the last couple of weeks. On August 22nd, a two-man police patrol calle

the shell game part three: the shell game whose name has so long been carved upon my heart; you whose thoughts I know better than the reflection of my own face in the mirror. My greatest fear — which

Three vignettes (various cI->apter Tep: Three vignettes (various LOCOtiOr)(S, 1959 - 1972) “Relax, Theophilus. Don’t take it so personally. I know that you dislike this extra responsibility, but you s

bait and Switch part two: bait and Switch Tuesday, 26 October 1999, 2:41 AM Cherry Hill Baltimore, Maryland Lucinde was in Baltimore. He didn't know how long she'd been in the city. He still wouldn't

Dedopulos “Because then you’d be hunted down and killed. You’ll be much better off getting legitimized.’’ “Providing your prince doesn’t just kill me.” “She’s not my prince,” said Theo. “Actually, tec

TIW Dedopulos Uphold them. Not take in every pathetic waif and stray that crosses our paths. You are to kill the girl this instant. She is in breach of the third tradition, she is the product of our c

cbapter one: cbapter one: A Night ir) tbe Life of ... Someone had been busy causing some spectacular trouble over the last couple of weeks. On August 22nd, a two-man police patrol called for backup to

Brujah The sign of Libra, the Scales, rules the Brujah clan. Thoth, the god of writing and measurement, brought their founder into the darkness. This may surprise you if you have crossed a Brujah. If

Other Notes Appearance: Daitya come from the Indian subcontinent; therefore, Daitya all look like pale Indians, Sri Lankans, Pakistani, and so on. Skin tone ranges from swarthy to brown, while nearly

Famous Founding Temples 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

Gangrel The sign of Leo, the Lion, rules the Clan of the Beast. Apropos of their place in the Celestial Chain, the Gangrel are another warrior clan. I find the Gangrel incredibly brave, amazingly toug

Serpents of the Light 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.

Tremere I mentioned the death of Antediluvians and the replacement of clans. The Tremere, known in my childehood as the Usurpers and now called Warlocks, provide a glorious example of this. The sign o

Doctrines Until recently, the Serpents of the Light had very little contact with the rest of their clan. Their cult began as an offshoot of the West African Cult of Damballah, but over the centuries i

Lasombra The sign of Aries the Ram rules the Clan of Night. Aries is a fiery sign; ram-headed Amon chose this clan’s founder for the power-lust that burned within his heart. You may know a Lasombra by

a zhugan, he must first master the & form. At least one them. As Sascha says, it was a way to prove that a future candidate was master of his Beast, proof against the Old World Tzimisce’s accusation t

THFNIGHTSOF THE YOUNG A Fiend in California Embraces and diablerizes serial killers, collecting their murderous souls. The regent dejtroyedapackinMexicoCityfor burningdownaGrimaldi state. A Tzimisce s

his domain and settled there with his g r o w tribe, to better learn his new nature. Demdemeh‘s rule was not easy, for the Nile had its own monsters that challenged the Tzimisce’s presence. Still, he

power or territorial holdings often use this title, though young clan members shy away from such epitaphs. vozhd: a fading practice among contemporary Tzimisce, wozhd are lobotomized amalgamations of

youth, discovered that sect members of one generation became anachronisms the next. At first, America lived up to its reputation as the land of plenty. Immigration into the US saw the arrival of over

THE PATH OF LILITH Cast out of Eden, you say? Pain is the greatest teacher, you say? Ultimate freedom and self-discovery, too? If not for the fact that the Path is considered heretical even within the

lasin, but empires would contest the might of the ;iends. In turn, these new sovereignties would bring Tith them Cainites hungry for the clan's domain. As it ras, the Romans were uncomfortably close b

Myca accepted the bundle and began paging through it, scanning the closely written lines. “Lukasz and Rachlav. He was entertaining envoys from them last autumn. Do you know anything of either of them?

Lasombra Respect is the key word in the relationship between the Gangrel and the Lasombra. The Gangrel respect the Lasombra for their capable leadership and their appearance of honesty. The Lasombra r

It is my belief that the Gangrel founder was not only a woman, but also the possessor of such qualities as may be termed archetypally feminine. Along with her blood, we have received a portion of her

The Gangrel clan's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. The Gangrel are tied to the Beast Within in ways that no other vampire could understand; their greatest gifts come from that primal

MET Systems for Animal Traits Frog Eyes: These add two Traits to all sight-based perception tests, and subtract one from the standard multiple-opponents Trait penalties. Hide/Carapace: The vampire gai

The Gangrel of North America have taken the brunt of the abuse in the wake of the clan's separation from the Camarilla. All along the East Coast, where tensions between the Sabbat and the Camarilla ar

The hot, wet geography of South America is a extensive haven for the Gangrel. It also shelters shapechanging cats and terrible lizard-monsters, but most local Gangrel accept the test of their survival

The Gangrel hold a respected place in Kindred society in the Middle East. Perhaps vampires who struggle for survival in the harsh, arid climate have a greater understanding of the clan's steadfast str

Europe Europe is not a particularly quiet place to be Gangrel. More wilderness disappears every year despite the best (and disjointed) efforts of humans, Lupines and the occasional vampire. Gangrel el

cf>apter 4: TI->e pool Antigone broke the surface to find herself treading the icy waters of a subterranean pool. She could hear the lapping of water against marble. The obelisks that bordered this hi

the following year after his castle was attacked by anarchs led by the Brujah Tyler, and the proposal seemed forgotten. Few knew institutions of mankind: politics, commerce and the Church. THE END OF

Tremere and one of the founders of the ancient Order of THE FATEFUL Unlike the history of most vampire clans, the history of the remere is well-known, documented, and even within the After the turn of

Unlike the history of most vampire clans, the history of the remere is well-known, documented, and even within the After the turn of the millennium (A.D. loa)), the Order identified a disturbance in t

Tremere “That’s where they put the keep.” As they passed between the houses, many of which bore holes and gouges in their walls, or black scorch-marks licking along their sides, the residents came out

The anarchs can be a Ravnos' most valuable acquaintances. Most of them are too young to give two flings with a dead whore about clan or history. If you've spent any time around the Camarilla, your fir

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The Devil’s Due The Devil’s Due “Bloody hell,” Gwen muttered into her drink. “One last night of freedom.” She drained the glass in one gulp, shuddering as the scotch burned its way to her stomach to j

Gypaka A WorCd of Gypaka demand: fortunetelling, entertaining, or trafficking information or illegal merchandise. Though most Ravnos travel in and out of Europe indiscriminately, some kumpuniyi have b

Caine’a Favored Son In the trees Our sons stand naked Through the walls Our daughters cry See their tears in the rainfall U2, “Mothers of the Disappeared” We are renowned for our storytelling. It is,

World War 11 v trickster totems of Raven and Coyote in highest esteem. The Ravnos called these shilmulo the “Ravnos Neve” (New Ravnos), and more idealistic clan members allied themselves with these Na

Ravnos create new childer for a vast number of reasons. Some Ravnos select a criminal mind as carefully as an artist seeks a prote'ge, while others look for candidates who can assist them in their own

for which the Indian Ravnos were often unprepared. Apparently, Eastern Kindred can't just Embrace others, as the Ravnos can — they have some other method of defying Final Death. Still, when faced with

the middle of nowhere part three: the middle of nowhere Night unknown The cargo hold of the Pride of Roderigo Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean Once again, despite his wishes, the dead man woke. Trapped

dig your own hole part two: dig your own hole The cowled figure stepped forth from the shadows, seeming to pour out of them like wine from a pitcher. It surveyed the surroundings, sniffing a bit in th

Kissing Cousins Introduction: Kissing Cousins Boston, April 4th It was late afternoon when Kay Polerno arrived at the Boston mansion of her mother’s family. She was nervous. She had met her maternal c

Mortal Roots Chapter One: A Familiar Conceit of us who became Kindred are just a little different from what’s normal. If you ask me, you got no reason even trying to figure out why God wants Kindred s

Before History No idea, huh? See, you’ve just gone from being ignorant kine (that’s what we vampires refer to humans as, see) to ignorant Kindred. That’s what most vampires refer to themselves as. Yea

Toward The Renaissance — in Two Forms After the Becoming, Giovanni history once again grows quiet for a few hundred years. This was a period in which the family was simultaneously conducting two calcu

The Eternal City This is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to the geography of Rome or a sort of 17th century Rome By Night. Rather, it is a sketch of the major regions of the city, including t

No Rest For the Wicked After the resolution of that particular hysteria, things calmed down… until Charlemagne came onto the scene. See, at the end of the eighth century, the Lombard king Desiderius d

Spain The old church tower loomed more ominously than should a place of worship. For mortals, the building might be where they came to be closer to God. For Lucita, it was a portal not to heaven but t

Jackals Garrotte This is a strangling cord, about 2 feet long and made of any flexible substance from thin cord to electrical cable. Silk scarves have often been used as garrottes, and so, on occasion

Orders and Organizations Although the Assamites have never been as unified as some would claim, the center of authority that is Alamut has always provided the basis for a strong clan structure. This a

Brujah If they understood how to buck up and keep it in their pants, they might be a more credible threat. When they’re not fighting, they’re whining. When they’re not whining, they’re looking for a f

Attitudes Toward The Militant faction is strongest within the Assamite antitribu and believes that the clan should step up its campaign against the other Kindred, eliminating clan leaders and other im

Systems Blood Call: This ritual creates a limited psychic link between two willing characters. If either character is destroyed, the other will know instantly and will have a clear but fleeting vision

Playing Assamite Antitribu Characters In many ways, the Assamite antitribu are closer to the general stereotype of the Assamites than any other faction of the clan. Until the past year, they were excl

The Camarilla enemies. And all the time, we grew stronger on the Blood of their elders. Many rafiq greeted the dawn of a new golden age and grew contemptuous of the kafir. But when they began to meet

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The Anarch Revolt CHAPTER ONE: THE HISTORY OF THE ANARCH MOVEMENT As events unfolded, the words of the Toreador Rafael de Corazon echoed across European domains, calling upon Cainites to rally behind

Toward the CHAPTER ONE: THE HISTORY OF THE ANARCH MOVEMENT the East African coast. The success of these antitribu has underpinned much of the animosity between the Lasombra of the Sabbat and the wider

The Second Revolt Class tension grew in France. The commoners hated the Ancien Régime, and when word spread of the American Revolution, they soon followed the example of their New World cousins. The F

Anarchs In The Digital Age On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists flew two planes in the World Trade Center in New York City and a third into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth crashed in P

Introduction Introduction Societies in decline have no use for visionaries. — Anaïs Nin Embraced into the War of Ages, the Anarchs are those vampires with the bottle to take what’s theirs, or at least

Revolution by Other Means As the Red Question evolved from a manifesto into a movement, its members and affiliates continued to refine their computer-related Disciplines and rituals. Importantly, memb

The History of the Chapter One: The History of the Anarch Movement This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. — T.S. El