Perhaps vampires who struggle for survival in the harsh, arid climate

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 strength. The mortal population of the area, caught between modernization and religious fervor, has made existence uncomfortable for vampires of any clan. The numbers of people with True Faith have risen, and vampires fear the fiery bombs of extremists as keenly as any human. Still, in the rural and wilderness areas favored by the Gangrel, life and death go on as they have for years. Gangrel of Note: Respected Islamic scholar Ebi Raboud has spent years wandering warily among havens in Islamabad, Kabul and Tehran, avoiding Assamite assassins and the fetid pisacha while composing and disseminating his commentaries on Islamic law as it CIANBOOK: GANGREL applies to Kindred. He now encounters a new class of Assamite — faithful vampires fleeing the civil war on Alamut seek him out for advice and help. He cannot turn these refugees away, but he fears that he may not see the assassin among the supplicants until it is too late.