Dark Prophecy is a fiction novel for Vampire: The Masquerade.
Summary[]
- The trilogy of the Blood Curse comes to its awesome conclusion in this final volume, Dark Prophecy. The novels that make up the series are based on the roleplaying game, Vampire: The Masquerade.
From the Back Cover:
- When the hunter becomes the hunted...
- The crazed Camarilla prince of Atlanta will stop at nothing to kill Owain Evans. Carlos, bishop of the Sabbat, also thirsts for vengeance. The Giovanni might come to Owain's aid - unless they can benefit from betraying him.
- Who can he trust in the diabolic world of the Kindred, those vampires who stalk the night unseen by mortal eyes? The answer us simple - no one.
- Not even himself.
Contents[]
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One - Chapter Thirteen
- Epilogue
Background[]
- The acknowledgments page mentions that editors Ed Hall and Anna Branscome worked on the Trilogy. With Special Thanks to Stewart Wieck, gratitude to Eric Griffin, Bligh Conway and Justin Achilli were helpful and thanks to Kathleen Ryan, Richard Thomas and William O'Connor.
- Because the novel takes place sometimes in Atlanta, it can be seen as a prequel to the Clan Novel Saga.
- Many characters from Necropolis: Atlanta and Berlin by Night appear in the book.
Memorable Quotes[]
"What is the meaning of this?" asked Owain...
"The meaning of this," Kline scoffed, "is that your ass is mine. The prince says so." - Pg. 55
"I am the flood: bringer of life.
"I am the ship: pulled by current."
"I am the wave: scouring shore.
"I am fire: scouring bone." - Pg. 167-168
Characters[]
- Nicholas - Gangrel
- Ragnar - Gangrel, Childe of Blaidd
- Blaidd
- Owain, "Owain Evans," "Owain ap Ieuan," "Kinslayer," "The Wanderer"
- Edward Blackfeather - Gangrel
- Kendall Jackson - Ghoul, Owain's Servant, Died
- El Greco - Sabbat Prince of Toledo, Toreador, Died
- Carlos - Sabbat Vampire
- Miguel - Sabbat Vampire, El Greco's Lieutenant, Died
- Randal - Owain's Servant Ghoul, Died
- Javier - Vampire, Miguel's Childe, Sabbat, Spy for Carlos
- Prince J. Benison Hodge
- Angharad, "Isabella" - Rhys ap Ieuan's Wife, Reborn
- William Nen, "Dr. Nen" - Human, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maureen Blake - Human, Nen's Superior
- Martain Raimes - Human, Nen's Pathologist Friend
- Leigh - Human, Nen's Psychologist
- Lorenzo Giovanni - Ghoul
- Alonzo - Human, Lorenzo's Bodyguard
- Eleanor
- Baylor
- Albert Bowman - Malkavian, Died
- Franklin West - Mortal, King Road Club
- Gwilym - Owain's Ghoul, Past, Died
- Ron - Brujah, Died
- Xavier Kline - Brujah
- Arden - Ghoul Servant to Owain, Died
- Mike - Ghoul Servant to Owain, Arden's Nephew, Missing
- Señora Rodriguez - Ghoul Servant to Owain, Died
- Señor Rodriguez - Ghoul Servant to Owain, Died
- Thu - Brujah, Kline's Underling
- Kli Kodesh - Ancient Nosferatu, also rumored to be "Judas Iscariot" and/or "Merlin"
- Vermeil - Benison's Ghoul
- Thelonious
- Benjamin
- Harold Godwin - Historical Figure
- William the Bastard - Historical Figure
- Jacques de Molay - Historical Figure
- Morgan ap Rhys, King of Rhufoniog - Owain's Ghoul, Past
- Rhys ap Ieuan - Mortal, Owain's Brother, Died, Past
- Iorwerth ap Rhys - Mortal, Morgan's Brother, Died, Past
- Frau Schneider - Fake Name used by Ellison
- Ellison
- Melitta
- Montrovant
- Joseph the Lesser, "Joseph of Arimathea" - More than a mere Mortal, turned to ashes
- Lutz
- Blodwen - Iorwerth's wife, Died, Past Mortal
- Branwen - Iorwerth's daughter, Died, Past Mortal
- Elen - Iorwerth's daughter, Died, Past Mortal
- Sian - Iorwerth's daughter, Died, Past Mortal
- Iago - Iorwerth's son, Died, Past Mortal
- Theo Bell
- Jaroslav Pascek
Terminology[]
Abel, Alps, Anarch, Anarch Revolt, Archon, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Newspaper), Baphomet, Bath, Beast, Berlin, Blood Curse, Blood Hunt, Boston, Boutnemouth, Bristol, Britain, Brujah, Burning Blood, Cadaver, Caine, Cainite, Camarilla, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Childe, Clan, Cornwall, Damned, Elder, Embrace, England, Europe, France, Frenzy, Gangrel, Gehenna, Germany, Ghoul, Giovanni, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Tor, Grunewald Forest, Hamburg, Hasenheide Park, Haven, Herd, Holy Grail (Sangrail), The Holy Thorn, Holywell, House Rhufoniog, Humanity, Hunger, Inner Circle, Isle of Angels, Jerusalem, Justicar, Kindred, King Road, King Road Club (Group), Kinslaying, Knights Templar, La Sirène (Ship), London, Madrid, Malkavian, Masquerade, Neonate, New York, Nosferatu, Oblivion, Osgood Luxury Line, Primogen, Primus, Prince, Progeny, Project Angharad, Pyrenees, Ravening, Realm, Reborn, Relic, Rent, Restless Dead, Retainer, Rhodes Hall, River Havel, Rome, Sabbat, Shade, Sire, Soul, Southhampton, Spain, Switzerland, Sudan, Templars, Toledo, Toreador, Tremere, Vampire, Veil, Ventrue, Vitae, Wales, Wearyall Hill, Westminster, Weymouth, Winnowing, Words of Undoing, Wraiths, Wroughton Service, Zaire,
References[]
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