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'''''Cairo by Night''''' is a [[sourcebook]] for [[Vampire: The Masquerade]] about the culture and secrets of the [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]] of [[Cairo (WOD)|Cairo]].
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'''Cairo by Night''' is a supplement for '''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]''' about the culture and secrets of the [[Kindred (VTM)|kindred]] of Cairo.
  
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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From the White Wolf catalog:
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From the [[White Wolf]] catalog:
   
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:'''''Ancients in an Ancient City'''''
  
:'''''Ancients in an Ancient City'''''
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:''Older than both of the warring sects combined, Cairo sits perched atop the Nile like a pharaoh upon a throne, but all is not well in the city. Ancient conspiracies play out nightly while the [[Caitiff]] prince struggles with the resident Kindred's issues of faith. Cairo hides a myriad of secrets from itself as well as its shadowy denizens.''
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:''Older than both of the warring [[sect]]s combined, [[Cairo (WOD)|Cairo]] sits perched atop the Nile like a pharaoh upon a throne, but all is not well in the city. Ancient conspiracies play out nightly while the [[Mukhtar Bey|Caitiff prince]] struggles with the resident [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]]'s issues of faith. Cairo hides a myriad of secrets from itself as well as its shadowy denizens.''
   
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:'''''A Six-Thousand-Year Night'''''
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:'''Cairo by Night''''' includes:''
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:*''A complete setting for Vampire stories''
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:'''''Cairo by Night''' presents a chronicle setting that focuses on two of Vampires core themes, the [[Final Nights]] and the price of eternal unlife. Suitable for characters of any power level, the events of this book will satisfy lovers of epic tales and personal horrors and everything in between. Cairo explores not only the Kindred that players expect to meet, but the others with whom they share the night.''
  
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:*''Story hooks appropriate for characters of any age or power level''
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:*''Opportunities to make characters a vital part of undead society in one of the world's oldest cities''
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===Introduction: The Pulse of Millenia===
  
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==Chapters==
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===Introduction: The Pulse of Millennia===
 
A summary of the book, a quick overview of the real Cairo and its people, a lexicon, and recommend books, music, and film to set and get a feel for the mood.
  
A summary of the book, a quick overview of the real Cairo and its people, a lexicon, and recommend books, music, and film to set and get a feel for the mood.
   
 
===Chapter One: Sins of the Fathers: A History of Cairo===
  
===Chapter One: Sins of the Fathers: A History of Cairo===
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Because of [[Set]], the kindred (and particularly the [[Followers of Set]]) have had a long-running hold in Cairo and Egypt in general. The history is greatly detailed from the ancient days to the coming of Islam and into modern nights.
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Because of [[Set (VTM)|Set]], the Kindred (and particularly the [[Followers of Set]]) have had a long-running hold in Cairo and Egypt in general. The history is greatly detailed from the ancient days to the coming of Islam and into [[modern nights]].
   
 
===Chapter Two: Blood and Sand: Geography and the Undead===
  
===Chapter Two: Blood and Sand: Geography and the Undead===
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The nine [[Cainite]] social zones of Cairo, or ''khittas'', dictate how much of kindred society is run there. As always, however, there are those who don't want to follow the rules. Many of the khittas are run by one clan; alongside the Setites, other [[Clan (VTM)|clans]] of note include the [[Assamite]]s, [[Nosferatu (VTM)|Nosferatu]], and [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]].
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The nine [[Cainite]] social zones of Cairo, or ''khittas'', dictate how much of Kindred society is run there. As always, however, there are those who do not want to follow the rules. Many of the khittas are run by one clan; alongside the Setites, other [[Clan (VTM)|clans]] of note include the [[Assamite]]s, [[Nosferatu (VTM)|Nosferatu]], and [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]].
   
 
===Chapter Three: Brothers in Arms: Pyramids of Power===
  
===Chapter Three: Brothers in Arms: Pyramids of Power===
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Notes on the major kindred organizations that work within Cairo, such as the [[Ashirra]], the [[Hajj]], and [[Allah Walid]], as well as notable mortal societies.
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Notes on the major Kindred organizations that work within Cairo, such as the [[Ashirra]], the [[Hajj (VTM)|Hajj]], and [[Allah Walid]], as well as notable mortal societies.
   
 
===Chapter Four: Dead Among the Dead: The Damned of Cairo===
  
===Chapter Four: Dead Among the Dead: The Damned of Cairo===
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The famous and infamous kindred of Cairo, as well as information on the [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]] path ''Soul of the Serpent''.
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The famous and infamous Kindred of Cairo, as well as information on the [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]] path [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Soul of the Serpent|Soul of the Serpent]].
   
 
===Chapter Five: ''Ummel-Dunya'': Storytelling Cairo===
  
===Chapter Five: ''Ummel-Dunya'': Storytelling Cairo===
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Suggestions and tips on creating Cairo based chronicles, including major themes and ideas such as the Islamic religion, the mysteries of ancient Egypt, and the major influence of the Assimites and Setites.
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Suggestions and tips on creating Cairo based chronicles, including major themes and ideas such as the Islamic religion, the mysteries of ancient Egypt, and the major influence of the Assamites and Setites.
   
 
===Appendix: Shadows in Dust: The Hidden Host===
  
===Appendix: Shadows in Dust: The Hidden Host===
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The secret and ancient kindred who survive, biding their time for a takeover.
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The secret and ancient Kindred who survive, biding their time for a takeover.
   
 
==Background Information==
  
==Background Information==
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This is the '''Vampire: The Masquerade''' entry for the [[Year of the Scarab]].
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This is the Vampire: The Masquerade entry for the [[Year of the Scarab]].
   
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===Memorable Quotes===
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==Memorable Quotes==
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(...)
   
 
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*[[Set]] - Founder of the Followers of Set.
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* [[Set (VTM)|Set]] - Founder of the [[Followers of Set]]
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*[[Osiris (cWOD)|Osiris]] - Set's kindred (?) brother, who fought him for control of Egypt.
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* [[Osiris (WOD)|Osiris]] - Set's kindred (?) brother, who fought him for control of [[Egypt (WOD)|Egypt]]
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*[[Isis (cWOD)|Isis]] - Osiris' wife, who brought her slain husband back to life.
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* [[Isis (WOD)|Isis]] - Osiris' wife, who brought her slain husband back to life
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*[[Horus (cWOD)|Horus]] - Son of Osiris, who fought off Set's forces after his father's return to the underworld.
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* [[Horus (WOD)|Horus]] - Son of Osiris, who fought off Set's forces after his father's return to the underworld
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*[[Mukhtar Bey]] - [[Prince (VTM)|Prince]] of Cairo, and, unusually, a Caitiff.
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* [[Mukhtar Bey]] - [[Prince (VTM)|Prince]] of Cairo and, unusually, a [[Caitiff]]
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*[[Abdallah]] - Founder of the [[Mameluke]].
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* [[Abdallah]] - Founder of the Mamluk
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*[[Angelique]] - One of the rare [[Cappadocian]]s, awaiting her master's return.
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* [[Angelique]] - One of the rare [[Cappadocians]], awaiting her [[Lazarus|master]]'s return
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* [[Ibn Ja'far]] the Golden - [[Nosferatu (VTM)|Nosferatu]] leader of Cairo's [[Ashirra]]
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* [[Shahid]] - Ibn Ja'far's childe
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* [[Mohammed Rihani]] - a poet
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* [[Shagaret al-Durr]], the Tree of Pearls
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* [[Petra (Cairo)|Petra]], Shagaret's childe
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* [[Yehuda]], one of the few Jewish Nosferatu in Cairo
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* [[Waulkeen]], visionary and leader of the Caitiffs
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* [[Najat]], Waulkeen's beloved
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* [[Sparrow]]
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* [[Adri]] the Seeker - a [[Ravnos]] masquerading as a Caitiff
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* [[Munther al-Aswad]], [[Bishop (VTM)|Bishop]] of Cairo
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* [[Mesmera]], al-Aswad's childe
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* [[Jim Spenser|Spenser]], an American ''[[Assamite antitribu|antitribu]]''
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* [[Izzat al-Khunzir]] - nationalist elder
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* [[Umm Nadji]] - a Setite sex worker
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* [[David Mooreland]] - a Setite cult leader
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* [[Sadiq al-Farigh]], a trader in favors
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* [[DJ Too-Tone]] - a Setite musician
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* [[Acthoes]] - a Setite
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* [[Kahina]] the Sorceress - one of the two heads of the [[Dream Court]]
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* [[Shirkol]] - an envoy to the Dream Court from the Court of Steel and Sky
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* The [[Sleeping Lord]] - plague-ridden lord of the Dream Court, in [[torpor]]
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* [[Nazrudin the Wise]] - a Malkavian "prophet" and pawn of [[al-Ussa]]
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* [[Aziz]], Prince of Riddles - a Malkavian tale-spinner who may have achieved [[Golconda (VTM)|Golconda]]
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* [[Assad Salhoum]] - spy of the [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]]
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* [[Sylvia Kilver]] - ally of Setite sorcerers
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* [[Hyapatia]] - rival of Sylvia
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* [[Kasper von Aupfholme]] - Hyapatia's sire, currently missing
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* [[Andreas LeCompte]] - leader of the Cairene Toreador
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* [[Fahd al-Zawba'a]] - self-appointed "hero"
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* [[Muhandis]] - architect and warrior against the [[Baali]]
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* [[Antara|Antara the Shepherd]] - disgraced [[elder]]
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* [[Tel'aat el-Ali]] - Antara's rival
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* [[Imanna]] - Antara's childe
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* [[Beomedian Khulud]] - an Assamite crime lord
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* [[Fatimah al-Lam'a]] - advisor to the Prince
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* [[Christobal]] - [[Munther al-Aswad]]'s childe
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* [[Al-Muntaqim]], childe of [[Agonistes (VTM)|Agonistes]], "the Avenger"
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* [[Al-Muntathir]], childe of [[Agonistes (VTM)|Agonistes]], "God's Witness"
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* [[Ibn Khaldun]], childe of [[Al-Muntathir]] chronicler and statesman
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* [[Sheridan Foster]] - leader of the local Ventrue
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* [[Hussein al-Husseini]] - Foster's right-hand man
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* [[Nadima al-Muqanna]], Priestess of Dreams - leader of the [[Disciples of Anubis]]
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* [[Nazirah]] - Nadima's childe
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* [[Abd al-Jileel]] - a penitent
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* [[Afifa]], the Herald - a pregnant Caitiff
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* [[Netjeru-Khemi]] - a vindictive [[Shemsu-Heru]]
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* [[Hatshepsut]] - resurrected Queen of Repose
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* [[Abu al-Intiqam]] - a [[Child of Osiris]] rendered [[Mortal (WOD)|mortal]] again
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* [[Winthrop Murray]] - a founder of the [[Arcanum (WOD)|Arcanum]] and now immortal
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[[Akhiya Futuwa]], [[Akritai]], [[Allah Walid]], [[Alnilam]], [[Arcanum (WOD)]], [[Ashirra]], [[Cult of Isis]], [[Dream Court]], [[Hajj (VTM)]], [[Ikhwan al-Safa]], [[Lilin]], [[Society of Leopold]], [[Week of Midnight Sun]]
   
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[[Akhiya Futuwa]], [[Allah Walid]], [[Alnilam]], [[Ashirra]], [[Hajj]], [[Mameluke]], [[Week of Midnight Sun]]
  
   
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Cairo by Night is a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade about the culture and secrets of the Kindred of Cairo.

Summary

From the White Wolf catalog:

Ancients in an Ancient City
Older than both of the warring sects combined, Cairo sits perched atop the Nile like a pharaoh upon a throne, but all is not well in the city. Ancient conspiracies play out nightly while the Caitiff prince struggles with the resident Kindred's issues of faith. Cairo hides a myriad of secrets from itself as well as its shadowy denizens.
Cairo by Night includes:
  • A complete setting for Vampire stories
  • Story hooks appropriate for characters of any age or power level
  • Opportunities to make characters a vital part of undead society in one of the world's oldest cities


Chapters

Introduction: The Pulse of Millennia

A summary of the book, a quick overview of the real Cairo and its people, a lexicon, and recommend books, music, and film to set and get a feel for the mood.

Chapter One: Sins of the Fathers: A History of Cairo

Because of Set, the Kindred (and particularly the Followers of Set) have had a long-running hold in Cairo and Egypt in general. The history is greatly detailed from the ancient days to the coming of Islam and into modern nights.

Chapter Two: Blood and Sand: Geography and the Undead

The nine Cainite social zones of Cairo, or khittas, dictate how much of Kindred society is run there. As always, however, there are those who do not want to follow the rules. Many of the khittas are run by one clan; alongside the Setites, other clans of note include the Assamites, Nosferatu, and Ventrue.

Chapter Three: Brothers in Arms: Pyramids of Power

Notes on the major Kindred organizations that work within Cairo, such as the Ashirra, the Hajj, and Allah Walid, as well as notable mortal societies.

Chapter Four: Dead Among the Dead: The Damned of Cairo

The famous and infamous Kindred of Cairo, as well as information on the Thaumaturgy path Soul of the Serpent.

Chapter Five: Ummel-Dunya: Storytelling Cairo

Suggestions and tips on creating Cairo based chronicles, including major themes and ideas such as the Islamic religion, the mysteries of ancient Egypt, and the major influence of the Assamites and Setites.

Appendix: Shadows in Dust: The Hidden Host

The secret and ancient Kindred who survive, biding their time for a takeover.

Background Information

This is the Vampire: The Masquerade entry for the Year of the Scarab.

Memorable Quotes

(...)

Characters

The Hajj
Alnilam
Akhiya Futuwa
  • Waulkeen, visionary and leader of the Caitiffs
  • Najat, Waulkeen's beloved
  • Sparrow
  • Adri the Seeker - a Ravnos masquerading as a Caitiff
Sabbat
Followers of Set
  • Izzat al-Khunzir - nationalist elder
  • Umm Nadji - a Setite sex worker
  • David Mooreland - a Setite cult leader
  • Sadiq al-Farigh, a trader in favors
  • DJ Too-Tone - a Setite musician
  • Acthoes - a Setite
  • Kahina the Sorceress - one of the two heads of the Dream Court
  • Shirkol - an envoy to the Dream Court from the Court of Steel and Sky
  • The Sleeping Lord - plague-ridden lord of the Dream Court, in torpor
Malkavians
  • Nazrudin the Wise - a Malkavian "prophet" and pawn of al-Ussa
  • Aziz, Prince of Riddles - a Malkavian tale-spinner who may have achieved Golconda
  • Assad Salhoum - spy of the Camarilla
Tremere
  • Sylvia Kilver - ally of Setite sorcerers
  • Hyapatia - rival of Sylvia
  • Kasper von Aupfholme - Hyapatia's sire, currently missing
Toreador
  • Andreas LeCompte - leader of the Cairene Toreador
  • Fahd al-Zawba'a - self-appointed "hero"
  • Muhandis - architect and warrior against the Baali
Assamites
Lasombra
True Brujah
Ventrue
  • Sheridan Foster - leader of the local Ventrue
  • Hussein al-Husseini - Foster's right-hand man
Gangrel
Caitiff
  • Afifa, the Herald - a pregnant Caitiff
Non-Kindred

Terminology

Akhiya Futuwa, Akritai, Allah Walid, Alnilam, Arcanum (WOD), Ashirra, Cult of Isis, Dream Court, Hajj (VTM), Ikhwan al-Safa, Lilin, Society of Leopold, Week of Midnight Sun


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