Vampire (World of Darkness)

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The Vampires are a species that feature in World of Darkness.

History

Vampires were a race of undead humans that came to inhabit the world. Vampire mythology as detailed in the Book of Nod which spoke of their origin. According to it, after Caine killed his brother Abel he was exiled by God to Nod located in the East of Eden. Outside of Nod, he came to meet Lilith who taught him the basics of vampiric power. At this time, he was also cursed by God's Angels to be vulnerable to fire, sunlight and the treachery of his descendants. Caine then traveled to Enoch, the First City of the human race. There he embraced its ruler and became the God-King of the city, embracing three childer as the Second Generation. These three childer in turn embraced the thirteen Antediluvians who became the founders of the vampire clans.

Overview

Vampires were created through the Embrace whereby the blood was drained from a candidate with it being replaced by a small amount of their own. This caused the corpse to rise as a vampire, usually instantly though in some cases those of the highest generations may appear to lie dead for some time before they awaken. The vampire who initiated the Embrace was known as a Sire whilst the newborn vampire was the Sire's Childe.

After being Embraced, their internal organs withered away, and almost all their body fluids were replaced by blood. The only exception being the stomach, which pulsed with the blood that the vampire consumed.

Nominally, every vampire is Embraced into a Clan, which is a line of vampires tracing their ancestry back to a common Antediluvian. Each Clan has specific strengths and weaknesses, as well as their own distinct history. A vampire without a Clan was Caitiff, generally a second-class citizen in vampiric society.

In addition to these two Sects, several lesser divisions exist. Vampires who reject both Sects in favor of more indepedence are grouped into a loose community called Anarch. Several Clans are loyal primarily to their Clans, and are independent of the major Sects. In addition, there is a group of mysterious elder vampires, the Inconnu, who eschew all politics in favor of their own projects. However, not every Kindred belongs to a Sect, nor swears fealty to a Clan, Prince, Bishop, or other such entity - these Autarkis often lead solitary unlives not unlike hermits or outcasts.

Members

• Caine :
• Brujah Antediluvian :
• Haqim :
• Absimiliard :
• Set :
• Baba Yaga :
• Augustus Giovanni :
• Dracula :
• Helena :

Notes

• Vampires were created by White Wolf where they featured in the setting of the World of Darkness universe.

In other media

Video games

Novels

Appearances

• Vampire: The Masquerade Rulebook:
• Vampire: The Dark Ages Rulebook:

External Link

• White Wolf Wiki Entry

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