- For the article on the card game, see Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. For the original card set by that name, see Jyhad (card set).
The Jyhad, also known as the Eternal Struggle, is the ongoing battle for dominance between Methuselahs (ancient Kindred, possibly including the Inconnu) and the Antediluvians that began during the time of the First City and continues into the Modern Nights. It is a subtle conflict which is fought in the every-night interactions of younger vampires, most of whom are entirely unaware they are being controlled and used as pawns.
The motives and goals behind the Jyhad are as unknowable as its players, though it seems likely that it involves Gehenna. A leading theory suggests that the Methuselahs fear the awakening of the Antediluvians (or that the Antediluvians fear the return of Caine), and so seek to gain power, cannon fodder or perhaps just a guaranteed source of sustenance by influencing the Kindred population. In Modern Nights, this is seemingly manifested through events such as the Beckoning and the ongoing Gehenna War.
The Camarilla long maintained a policy of officially denying the reality of the Jyhad, as they also did the existence of the Antediluvians. The Sabbat, on the other hand, seeks to end the Jyhad and its players, especially the Antediluvians. Many mummies have typically been seen as players in the Jyhad, through their leader Horus's conflict with the Antediluvian Set.
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References[]
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Rulebook, p. 194
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Second Edition, p. 55
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition, p. 48-49
