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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

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Characters

Set - Founder of the Followers of Set
Osiris - Set's kindred (?) brother, who fought him for control of Egypt
Isis - Osiris' wife, who brought her slain husband back to life
Horus - Son of Osiris, who fought off Set's forces after his father's return to the underworld
Mukhtar Bey - Prince of Cairo and, unusually, a Caitiff
Abdallah - Founder of the Mamluk
Angelique - One of the rare Cappadocians, awaiting her master's return

The Hajj

Ibn Ja'far the Golden - Nosferatu leader of Cairo's Ashirra
Shahid - Ibn Ja'far's childe
Mohammed Rihani - a poet

Alnilam

Shagaret al-Durr, the Tree of Pearls
Petra, Shagaret's childe
Yehuda, one of the few Jewish Nosferatu in Cairo

Akhiya Futuwa

Waulkeen, visionary and leader of the Caitiffs
Najat, Waulkeen's beloved
Sparrow
Adri the Seeker - a Ravnos masquerading as a Caitiff

Sabbat

Munther al-Aswad, Bishop of Cairo
Mesmera, al-Aswad's childe
Spenser, an American antitribu

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

Antara the Shepherd - disgraced elder
Tel'aat el-Ali - Antara's rival
Imanna - Antara's childe
Beomedian Khulud - an Assamite crime lord

Lasombra

Fatimah al-Lam'a - advisor to the Prince
Christobal - Munther al-Aswad's childe

True Brujah

Al-Muntaqim, childe of Agonistes, "the Avenger"
Al-Muntathir, childe of Agonistes, "God's Witness"
Ibn Khaldun, childe of Al-Muntathir chronicler and statesman

Ventrue

Sheridan Foster - leader of the local Ventrue
Hussein al-Husseini - Foster's right-hand man

Gangrel

Nadima al-Muqanna, Priestess of Dreams - leader of the Disciples of Anubis
Nazirah - Nadima's childe
Abd al-Jileel - a penitent

Caitiff

Afifa, the Herald - a pregnant Caitiff

Non-Kindred

Netjeru-Khemi - a vindictive Shemsu-Heru
Hatshepsut - resurrected Queen of Repose
Abu al-Intiqam - a Child of Osiris rendered mortal again
Winthrop Murray - a founder of the Arcanum and now immortal

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

Previous release:
VTM: Blood Sacrifice: The Thaumaturgy Companion

Game Books
Vampire: The Masquerade books

Next release:
VTM: Clan Novel Trilogy Lasombra 1: Shards

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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]].