Nahum ben Enosh is a fourth generation vampire of clan Salubri.
Biography[]
Nahum ben Enosh started out as a Talmudic scholar, spending his days in Yeshiva, studying and arguing the fine points of Jewish law. One evening when he was heading home, he was overheard to say that he regretted his rapidly approaching death. Old age was catching up to him and Nahum mourned all of the knowledge that he had not had the time to acquire. It was Saulot who overheard and who embraced him.
Nahum spent the following centuries learning and passing his knowledge unto others. While he despaired of ever reconciling the blood-prohibition with his Cainism. He is reconciled to the fact that Yahweh´s plan was far beyond his meager, mortal understanding. Blood feeding notwithstanding, Nahum could not imagine his existence as a Salubri warrior, so followed the healing path instead.
Before long, Nahum turned his inquisitive nature from being wholly devoted to Torah studies, to include the study of demonic pacts too. What exactly, are demons? Why does Yahweh allow them to continue to exist? What purpose do they serve? Is it possible to control them? Or are kindred and kine alike fooling themselves into believing that it is possible to control a demon?
A scholar of considerable repute, Nahum has been at his trade for century upon century.
Some time during the Dark Ages, Nahum slips into torpor shortly after leaving Jerusalem and vanishes from the pages of history.
Appearance[]
Nahum appear to be a harmless old man, dressed in traveler's robes and carrying a walking staff. His hair and beard are quite white.
In VTES, he looks much younger than his VTM version where he dresses in a suit with black hair and a goatee.
Trivia[]
The Ashirra have protected seven al-Amin from destruction into the Final Nights thanks to an accord between the Old Man of the Mountain and Nahum. They are protected as long as they live in Ashirra territory and their numbers never surpass seven. The seven are treated as royalty, but are always watched, something that has begun to grate on the younger generation that want more freedoms.
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References[]
- VTM: Jerusalem by Night, p. 98-99
