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an appearance, blinking as the light of scholarly research
is, for once, turned back upon us. I wonder if my sire
would approve.
Of course, you have been very patient through these long
nights, childe. Granted, the chains have, I am sure, helped
to encourage a certain amount of patience as we carefully sift
through all the lies and misunderstandings of our kind. Well,
I say “we.” You still haven’t finished your own dissertation,
have you? And you must be getting quite hungry. Don’t snap
at me, childe — I’ll have you know that deprivation can be
very clarifying to the mind. As you contemplate, let me tell
you of the bloodlines. Perhaps their stories will help you
understand your own predicament better.
What’s In This Book
Each chapter addresses one of nine bloodlines of the
modern nights from the perspective of a vampire in it:
Bound by their mutual worship of demons, the Baali
have become the targets of many Kindred as they corrupt
and manipulate vampires and demons like.
The Daughters of Cacophony focus on the power of
song and voice. They are touched with both madness and
artistic insight that other vampires crave.
Created by ancient Tremere experiments, the Gargoyles
are not-quite-vampires that serve their masters loyally…
except when they violently rebel.
The Harbingers of Skulls are the last remnants of an
ancient Clan with a long-held grudge against the Giovanni.
They hide behind a variety of masks, and only some of
them are physical.
Misunderstood scholars, the Kiasyd are obsessed
with mental puzzles. Some believe they are the result of
experimentation with the fae, but the truth may be far
stranger.
The Nagaraja are cannibalistic vampires that lurk in the
shadows of Kindred society. They comprise part of the
shadowy Sect known as the True Black Hand.
Once one of the thirteen Clans of Caine, before the
treachery of the Tremere nearly d