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attracted the worst elements of the world. Even mortals
began seeing them and their progeny as different from
other Cainites, because the Baali now carried an aura of
corrupted, tainted power.
From this, they also learned the name of Namtaru,
Spreader of Plagues. Namtaru was a demon that the brothers
believed held the key to masking this mantle of power, so
we… they… could be just as sneaky and secretive as other
Cainites. Summoning such an entity would spell death to
anyone who got in the brothers’ way — and to most of the
world. Namtaru wasn’t a demon known for understanding
the difference between friend or foe — only who he served
and those there as sacrifices to his power. This frightened
even Moloch, and he decided to betray his brother, turning
to the other Clans for help in taking down the now power-
drunk Nergal.
Even with the combined might of the Lasombra,
Nosferatu, and Toreador working together, Nergal and his
followers stood their own and could have been victorious had
Moloch not given the Lasombra the location of important
relics needed for the summoning ritual and how to destroy
them. This was the only way to win, as the brothers had
spent a considerable amount of time Embracing an army to
ward off such attacks. In the end, Nergal was slain. Sadly, so
was Namtaru, the creature’s head severed while attempting
to break through to this world. That’s why we can say his
name, you understand. I’d never utter a “living” demon’s
name so casually; names have power.
What Moloch had not anticipated was the other Clans’
intense hatred for the Baali and the power we had at our
disposal. Most of our bloodline was slain during the battle,
and not just those who followed Nergal. This forced us
into hiding for the most part, where we went to lick our
wounds and plot our revenge.
In the Shadows
With the death of his brother, Moloch was now the only
Baali with powers akin to a god. He became Ba’al-Hammon,
which inspired our bloodline’s name. He had the mind
of an expert strategist, and stayed in the shadows waiting
for the right time to call upon demons for aid. The end
will be here soon enough without our intervention, but it
doesn’t hurt to help it along now and again.
LORE OF THE BLOODLINES
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