The Beast Within Revised

The Beast Within, Revised Edition is a 2000 fiction anthology based on Vampire: The Masquerade. It includes eight short stories from the 1994 edition with minor updates (See continuity section below) and two new short stories.

Several of the characters highlighted in these short stories also appear in "Dark Prince" (1994), "Prince of the City" (1995) and "World of Darkness: Strange City." Unlike the 1994 edition, the revised edition did not include a glossary or illustrations.

Contents
''A young woman discovers that her favorite poet has a close connection to the dark subject of his poems. ''
 * “The Scarlet Letters” by Scott H. Urban*



''Awoken from torpor, an Aztec priest comes to terms with the modern world and an old enemy. ''
 * “The Voice of the Hummingbird” by S.P. Somtow*



''A Ventrue forensic scientist uses her position in the morgue to gain influence in kindred society. ''
 * “Power” by Don Bassingthwaite*



''Tremere Don Benedict is tasked with maintaining control over Chinatown, in opposition to an invading Cathayan vampire. ''
 * “Darkening of the Light” by Bill Bridges*



Anastasia must return to the Tremere in order to save her lover from the Sabbat.
 * “Descent” by Sam Chupp*



''A homeless Caitiff finds himself introduced into kindred schemes and rivalries. ''
 * “Expendable” by Lois Tilton*



''Nosferatu Jeremy Wix returns from exile, but to be accepted he must confront old enemies. ''
 * “Homecoming: Affairs of the Heart” by James A. Moore *

 

''A San Francisco police officer gets more than she expected when she makes contact with a vampire gang. ''
 * “Undercover” by Matthew J. Costello*

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;margin-left:24px;">"Inquiry" by Gherbod Flemining</li> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;margin-left:24px;">''​Archon Theo Bell is debriefed on the strange death of Marcus Vitel by Justicar Madame Guil. ''

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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;margin-left:24px;">"Third Angel" by Eric Griffin</li>
 * Hesha Ruhadze travels to Desret, Egypt, where he receives a mission from the ancient architect, Amenophis. 


 * Also included in the 1994 edition.

<span style="color:rgb(0,102,153);font-family:"MiehleCGCondensed",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-variant-caps:small-caps;letter-spacing:2px;">Continuity
The 1994 edition of The Beast Within featured numerous stories set at least partially in San Francisco. These stories introduced an error in continuity, however, as some stories referenced Prince Vannevar Thomas while others named the city's prince as  Jochen Van Nuys. Several of these stories were reprinted in  World of Darkness: Strange City, which attempted to reconcile this error by changing references to Jochen Van Nuys into references to Vannevar Thomas. However, in the Revised era, a different solution was found in  San Francisco by Night, in which Van Nuys was revealed to have replaced Thomas as prince in  1996 , and he himself was in turn later replaced by  Sara Anne Winder.

In the revised edition, all references to Vannevar Thomas were updated to refer to Jochen Van Nuys, implying that those stories happened after Van Nuys' coup. This does lead to some confusion as to who the sire of Donna Cambridge, the prince's childe, really is.