Blood Curse (Assamite)

The Blood Curse of the Tremere was a punishment inflicted on Clan Assamite as part of the Treaty of Tyre of 1496. Over the previous ten years a vicious war had been fought between the Assamites and the newly created Camarilla. When a lone Nosferatu was discovered to have breached the defenses of Alamut the Children of Haqim sued for peace. In exchange for an end to hostilities they agreed to cease their practice of diablerie against Camarilla members. To ensure this they accepted a Blood Curse from Clan Tremere that made Cainite vitae poisonous to them.

Over time Assamite Sorcerers developed the ritual From Marduk's Throat, which allowed them to artificially decrease their generation. This only addressed the physical needs of the clan, though. Many Assamites follow the Path of Blood, which exalts the practices of diablerie. The inability to taste the blood of other Kindred is an affront to their faith.

In 1999, ur-Shulgi, a childe of Haqim himself, awoke from torpor. Among the most powerful blood sorcerers ever to exist, he dispelled the curse within a week. Finally free to taste the long denied blood of other Cainites, many Assamite Warriors now find themselves addicted to vitae.