Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Volume 3: The Unbeholden is a fiction novel for Vampire: The Masquerade, and the last book of the Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy.
Summary[]
- From the White Wolf Catalog:
- "He came like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel..." - from "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
- THE THREAT
- The Red Death, leader of the cult of vampires known as the Order of Dreadful Night, is about to seize control of the two secret organizations that rule the World of Darkness. The only obstacles to his plan for global domination are two humans, Dire McCann and Alicia Varney.
- THE HORROR
- Unknown to the Red Death, his unholy allies, fire demons from another dimension, have been manipulating him for their own ends. If the Red Death succeeds, unimaginable terror will be unleashed upon the world.
- THE FINAL CONFRONTATION
- Now is the time for the battle of the Unbeholden. From the catacombs of Paris, to the deserts of Israel, to an ancient crypt far beneath the streets of Vienna, Dire McCann and the Red Death engage in a titanic struggle from which only one can emerge victorious. It is a duel to the death, a battle that will at last reveal the astonishing truth behind the Masquerade of the Red Death.
Contents[]
- Prologue
- Part 1
- Chapter 1 - 13
- Part 2
- Chapter 1 - 13
- Part 3
- Chapter 1 - 13
- Epilogue
- About the Author
- The Ebon Mask Excerpt
Background Information[]
- White Wolf does not consider this trilogy to be canon. This is due to the fact that the Trilogy leads into Robert Weinberg's Horizon War Trilogy, which is also considered non-canon.[1]
- The back of the novel lists the following ads: Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Novel Mail Order Form and Vampire: The Masquerade 2nd Edition.
Memorable Quotes[]
| “ | "And not far ahead was Central Park, the deadly gathering point of New York City's werewolf population. This neighborhood was not safe for vampires." - pg. 79 | ” |
| “ | "What if Phantomas publishes his encyclopedia?" asked Rachel. "It will never happen," said Reuben. - pg. 318 |
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Characters[]
- Walter Holmes, "Marius" - Inconnu Monitor, Caitiff
- George Malenko - Gangrel, Owns Nero's Fiddle
- Melinda Galbraith
- Justine Bern - Archbishop of New York City, Destroyed
- Hugh Portiglio - Tremere Antitribu, Destroyed
- Alicia Varney - Justine's Ghoul, Really Anis' Ghoul and shares mind with Anis
- Anis, "Queen of Night"
- Rachel Young, "Leah," "Mareth," "Tablis," "Seramis," "Elizabeth," "Jill" - Masquerader, Revenant, Child of Seth
- Reuben, "Micah," "Khufu" - Masquerader, Revenant, Child of Seth
- "Dire McCann" - Euthanatos Detective, Lameth pretending to be a Mortal/Mage
- Lameth, "Dark Messiah"
- Elisha, "Blinding One" - Mage
- Ezra - Mage
- Moses Maimonides, "Rambam"
- Judith - Mage, Erza's Sister
- Azazel
- Flavia, "Dark Angel" - Assamite, Destroyed
- Madeleine Giovanni, "Dagger of the Giovanni"
- Absimilard
- King Solomon
- Ronald Jackson - Alicia's Assistant
- Don Caravelli
- Don Torazon - Vampire, Destroyed
- Don Brusca - Vampire, Destroyed
- Elaine De Calinot
- Don Nicko Lazzari - Vampire, Destroyed
- Etrius
- Saulot
- Goratrix
- Meerlinda
- Abetorius
- Tremere
- Peter Spizzo - Tremere, Etrius' Childe, Destroyed
- Phantomas
- Lady Anne
- François Villon
- Gustave Breidenstein
- Karl Schrekt
- Seker (Red Death (Melinda Galbraith, Elaine De Calinot, Alexander Vargoss and Peter Spizzo), Count St. Germain)
- Jack Darrow - Brujah, Destroyed
- Alexander Vargoss - Ventrue, Prince of St. Louis, Destroyed
- Sidney Carstairs - Brujah, Jack Darrow's Sire, Destroyed
- Pietro Giovanni
- Daniel Marista Giovanni - Giovanni, Madeleine Giovanni's Father, Destroyed
- Baba Yaga
- Marius Michaud - Vampire, Don Caravelli's ex-security chief, Destroyed
- Echbatana - McCann's Chauffeur
- Horus
- Isis
- Set
- Osiris
- Anubis
- Nuckalavee, the Skinless One
- Gorgo, She Who Screams in Darkness
- Madame Zorza - Gangrel
- Brujah
- Troile
- Asshur, "Lucian," "Cappadocius"
- Fawn - Flavia's Sister, Assamite, Destroyed
- Cesare Giovanni - Giovanni, Madeleine Giovanni's Cousin
- Montifloro Giovanni - Giovanni, Madeleine Giovanni's Cousin
- Rocholone - Nosferatu, 6th Generation, Missing
- Le Clair - Brujah, Leader of the Unholy Three, Destroyed
- Helena
- Dark Selene - Vampire, Mentioned
- Augustus Giovanni
- Makish - Assamite
- Tyrus Benedict - Tremere, Destroyed
- Luigi - Brujah
- Dietrich Grill - Schrekt's Head of Security
- Sumohn - Alicia's Pet Panther, Anis' Panther Ghoul
- Uglyface - Nosferatu, Destroyed
- Father Naples - Society of Leopold, Died
- Jalan-Aajav
- Djuhah
Terminology[]
1740, 1784, 1850, 1994, Africa, Antediluvian, Antitribu, Apocrypha of the Damned, Archbishop, Archon, Argentina, Army of the Night, Asia, Assamite, Atlantis, Aura, Australia, Austria, Beast, Belgium, Berlin, Bern, Black Hand, Blood and Revenge, Blood Bond, Blood Duel, Blood Guard, Blood Hunt, Bloodline, Blood Pool, Book of Nod, Brisbane, Broadway, Brood, Broken Spheres, Brotherhood of the Third Eye, Brujah, Buenos Aires, Cafe de la Paix, Caine, Cainite, Caitiff, Camarilla, Castle Schrekt, Central Park, Chantry, Childe, Children of Assur, Children of Dreadful Night, Clan, Club Diabolique (Destroyed), Conclave, Darwin, The Devil's Playground (Club), Discipline (Animalism, Arcanorum, Auspex, Body of Fire, Deceptio, Dominate, Earth Meld, Majesty, Obfuscate, Presence, Teleportation, Temporis, Unseen Presence), Domain, Egypt, Elder, Embrace, England, Enoch (First City), Europe, Euthanatos, Faerie, Fifth Generation, Final Death, Followers of Set, Fontainebleau, Fourth Generation, France, Gangrel, Garou, Gehenna, Germany, Ghoul, Giovanni, Golconda, Grand Plaza, Inconnu, Inner Council, Inquisition, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, Justicar, Jyhad, Kennedy Airport, Kindred, Kine, Land of the Dead, Lasombra, Las Vegas, Linz, London, Long Island, Louvre, Lupine, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madison Square Garden, Macdonnell Mountain, Mafia, Mage, Magick, Manhattan, Marseille, Masquerade, Masqueraders, Masquerade of the Red Death, Mausoleum, Methuselah, Mexico City, Middle East, Monitor, Moscow, Mummy, Neapolitan Club, Neonate, Nero's Fiddle (Blood Bar), Newark, Newark Airport, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Nictuku, Nosferatu, Notre Dame, Order of Tremere, Paradox, Paris, Paris Opera House, Penn Station, Peru, Prince, Radio City Music Hall, Reality, Regent, Revenant, Ritual, Rockfeller Center, Rodin Museum, Rome, Russia, Sabbat, Salubri, Second City, Sect, Seraphim, Seth, Sheddim (Beings of Flame), Sicily, Sinai Desert, Sire, Sixth Generation, Society of Leopold, South America, Spell, Spell of Life, Spirit World, St. Louis, Switzerland, Tahiti, Tel Aviv, Third Generation, Times Square, Toreador, Torpor, Transylvania, Tremere, True Brujah, Tzimisce, Unbeholden (Anis, Lameth and Red Death), Unholy Three, Ur, Vampire, Varney Enterprises, Varney Industries, Venice, Ventrue, Versailles, Vienna, Vietnam, Vitae, Washinton, D.C., Washington Navy Yard, Werewolf, Wraith,
References[]
- ↑ MTAs: Horizon War 3: War in Heaven, p. 375
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