Dreams from within Ceoris 1.

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My Vampire Dark Ages Fiction, deciphered Andr M. Pietroschek
Written IC, from the perspectie of chosen !P" character
Dear Magus Leigh,
wandering the dark halls of our spiritual high-fortress has become a
dangerous ordeal to me. guess all those whispers and rumors about
some ongoing secret diabolism, and the members of our !ouse who commit
it, ma" ha#e begun to spook me a bit.
M" breath is hea#", and am sweating each time more, when attempt,
to make it to our now-nightl" meetings. do not blame "ou, as "our
higher rank includes so much more dut". $et sometimes wished, we
could e%change our letters in da"light, like we did the last decade.
&he new arrangement bears its benefits too. 'ne night reall" belie#ed
that saw (trius himself walking around with his staff of ad)utants and
secretaries. t was most inspiring to be reminded of how much higher in
rank most of us ma" still rise. 'h, if would )ust be better-#ersed with
creo fatum, rego *atum and +erdo *ortuna...
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I write this in Pietroschek Prose, not US-English, nor British English. Pietroschek Prose is something like unintentional,
imbecilic-moronic violation of the two English versions to which it is often accidentally comared to. !-"
,ight and -ilence, -hadows. *riends. / decade before established m"
hea#il" critici0ed progress on bloodmagic had ranked on the path of
eternal night or -hadows, as the simpletons put it in their impatience. t
did help, as on successful in#ocation the darkness guided me more than it
blinded me. Creo ater, rego ater 1 perdo ater, in m" lacking Latin.
-adl" though, it becomes more and more clear to me that the -hadows
themsel#es whisper warnings, or threats, to me. ,ightl" +redators
lurking2 Could it reall" be that a fierce, stealth" killer managed to get
access to Ceoris wonder2
/n"wa", m" weakened stamina worries me and will force me, to in#est
much more energ" and time back into recuperation and healing. e#en
remembered the good old /lchem" and !ousewife herbal remedies... $et
no longer want to keep "ou waiting for "our recent ke"-topic.
$our obser#ations and conclusions ha#e 3uite impressed me. was
surprised b" the astonishment of the disco#er". $ou seem to see a uni3ue
approach to bloodmagic which actuall" ha#e ne#er disco#ered m"self.
fear though that is the toll which age and sickness ha#e on m"
competence. $our approach seems to be more modern than an" theor" of
-orcer" which e#er read or inscribed m"self.
am faithful to our arrangement though and will put emphasis on the
topics of bloodmagic for longe#it" -orcer" as soon, as can focus on
practical sorcer" instead of theor" and research about it. M" access to
certain tomes is limited in usage-time and others am forbidden to read
at all. *urther am the mbecile. M" sad lack of skill for linguistics,
the limits of m" education, take their pro#erbial toll.
M" onl" meditation about the suggestion which "ou made, and e%pect
"ou ha#e made it for a practical reason, ga#e me a #ague intuiti#e
feeling about the need to e%periment with a cross-combination of
bloodmagic with healing and transformation.
-tupid as m" 1
st
mistake, foolishl" thought, )ust for one instance, that
"ou meant that there e%ists a certain bloodmagic-alchem" drink, which
would actuall" in#oke such a transformation in at ma%imum three
nights. 'h such is m" foll". 'f course "ou, as a ranking member of
impressi#e accomplishments, know well,
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that -orcer" takes time. (speciall" so when used to produce lasting
effects. $et ha#e the feeling that can soon )oin "ou up on "our
theor" and that we ma" actuall" disco#er some spectacular results. /ll
that schedule puts between m" practical support and our first anal"sis is
one appointment with another member from the concla#e of darkness.
Much like "ou, the" came up with an offer of alchemical sorts. &he"
foretold #aguel" about a ritual and potion, which could stabili0e m"
health and again m" .in )ust three nights. misconception. ,octurnal
Coincidences like that seem to be the bliss of the moment.
/s this letter ends, am focused on -hadow -orcer" and eager, to pass
the test which allows me to meet this new ac3uaintance. -ome whisper,
he is a famous guest who has #isited Ceoris for man" "ears alread".
*,5M.
Addendum (?) Add-On 1 A hastily scribbled Note
Dear Magus Leigh,
my aologies !or "anishing in the heat o! ambition !or some days# $ sincerely hoe that
no comromising situation arose because o! my late retrie"al o! your latest ans%er? $
already contributed my art in lausible disin!ormation concerning the ser"ants and
sies $ must e&ect, too#
$ articiated in the mentioned ritual and %as actually out o! ser"ice !or three nights#
No%, t%o more days a!ter, $ am "ery %ell# On the '
th
day $ still !elt e&hausted, as i!
my body had to %or( hard and strenuously to heal# $ guess $ ha"e been much sic(er,
than $ e&ected# )he ritual leader heled me through that and %e did send some
hours in dar(ness to discuss the conse*uences o! the healing drought#
As resect demands, $ %ill ser"e as his assistant !or a %hile, to ay bac( the enormous
!a"or he has done !or me# My bio!eedbac( +ust stays in turmoil# $ had a !ierce and
bloody dream about , lease understand, the !e"er## about a "amire and eternal or
abyssal dar(ness# A!ter serious contemlation $ am con"inced that it %as actually a
slendid and lucid symbolism-
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)he dar(ness symboli.ed our ritual and the creo ater and rego ater %e !ocused uon,
%hile the /amire surely symboli.ed the ener"ating e!!ect o! my sic(ness and its
really dangerous imact uon my health# Much %orse, than $ had belie"ed it to be#
No miracle that horrid dreams haunted some o! my nights#
$ %as nearly dead and my 0orcery has su!!ered immensely- 1et $ am ali"e and
breathing, than(s to my imressi"e and admirable bene!actor# )he 0hado%s %hiser
so!ter no%, yet each time they do, $ !eel as i! my ne% mentor could ans%er all
*uestions and return my o%er %ith +ust one more ritual### 0hado%s and 2loodmagic,
$ ne"er be!ore susected synthesis#
$ %ill, !or no%, !ocus on relacing lost abilities by ad"ancing "ia the ne% aroach $
%as taught# 0oon $ may suort you again# 3are%ell-
/dd-'n 4 7 Letter to an appreciated old /c3uaintance
Most respected &haumaturge Leigh,
with this letter wanted to thank "ou for efforts, which back in the
past, could not appreciate for lack of both, knowledge and initiation.
$ou knew me as 8artholomew #an 9e"den, a minor adept of a sub-house
to the old !ouses oh so !ermetic before :ebirth in 8lood was known.
8" now understand well that "our (mbrace into !ouse &remere and
m" (mbrace into the Clan of -hadow spoiled some of "our original plans.
apologi0e for ha#ing failed to support "ou b" m" selfish 3uest for
sur#i#al. guess "ou know that m" -ire would ha#e not left me that
option though an"wa".
/s more than a Decade did pass and politics ha#e become a problem ha#e
to watch out for, please know this. !"potheticall" would be willing
to reestablish the old occult research as we did it as mortals. 'nce
more, how foolish babbled about "ou in m" ignorance, please lets laugh
about it with no pro#erbial bad blood left between us2
;
would understand, if "our Clans reign puts "ou in a predicament of
sorts, "et if "ou still follow some of "our old roads to disco#er", we
ma", to a degree limited b" our duties and allegiances, return to the
)o"ful stud" of 8loodmagic and -hadow-+owers finall". lea#e the
choice to "ou, as trul", m" duties forced me into a new role which the
mortal -orcerer once was could ha#e ne#er imagined.
once saw a <ester mocking the topic. -adl" he was an impertinent ghoul
going to far with it and was torn to shreds in the combat-*ocused creo
ater and rego ater which our hardliners are so notorious for. became a
kind of +rodig". /fter horrible failures and hardl" sur#i#ed punishments
am now finall" a self-sufficient and nearl" independent adult once
more= /s far, as one of our blood ma" be so.
8asicall", to remain modest and focused, the 8loodmagic handled as a
mortal resulted in an une%pected /nomal" when became a ghoul and
once more when was (mbraced. ,othing spectacular, )ust that
3uickl" de#eloped back in -hadow--orcer" and that was reborn with a
gift which is harshl" e#er coming that earl" to those of our blood.
heard "our scholars summari0e it as the Discipline called /uspe%.
am willing to discuss m" wa" through the last "ears, "et, of course
and in mutual consideration, e%pect it wise for both of us, not to
share an" information about our creators or our bloodlines at all.
had been trained and send to assassinate traitors as part of m"
education and stud" and it was ne#er as pleasant as in bardic tales.
Dut" alwa"s comes first now, otherwise ha#e regained m" open-minded
personalit" in memor" of the good old times.
am a notch more culti#ated in practice now, too. ,ot good enough
for the highborn, "et can handle m"self among artisans and merchants
or simple courtiers. &hat includes keeping their daggers out of m" back
for now.
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am uncertain about the credibilit" of rumors. &hough hope that "our
own progress has satisfied "ou. was rebuked 3uite harshl" b" some of
the &remere inter#iewed to find "ou after such a long time. n truth,
barel" escaped *inal Death due one of "our most intolerant hardliners
in +rague and once more similar in >ienna.

9ell, it ga#e me reasons to become tougher and faster. sn.t it
despicable how the non-spirituals compensate their deficiencies b"
constant #iolence2 still get angr" when ha#e to draw a blade.
/s far as can suggest topics which we ma" use to re#i#e our old
ac3uaintance, consider the 5se of Mental Domination, &he blood-
powers of perception and the old approaches we alread" did as mortals to
be a decent and modest, neutral and uncompromising start2 would lo#e
to read "our e#aluation.
+olitics and *ormalities ma" cost us some time, "et it should be possible
to once more reach a state of mutual benefit. would understand
though, when "ou want to lea#e all "our mortal ties behind "ou.
ne#er did embrace an"bod" "et, still know from obser#ation and
handling m" own retainers that there are good reasons for such as well.
know that "ou cannot belie#e me, "et promise, did not share an" of
m" in3uiries about "ou with m" -ire or an" other member of m"
bloodline. t is m" right to attempt this though, as back in Ceoris we had
legitimi0ation to )oin "our !ouse as free and welcome guests.
/s far as know, did not #iolate an" of "our wards. t will be
seriousl" helpful to "ou an"wa", to remember focus on perdo ater as
once called it. Detecting of our traditional wa" of -hadow--orcer"
ma" be a notch more difficult. 9hile am inferior skilled with /uspe%,
would remind "ou to use that gift of the blood in addition to "our
-uccessor to -orcer" which know now as thaumaturg".
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'ne last rhetorical 3uestion@ /fter the (mbrace, did "ou face certain
strenuous failures, when energi0ing b" blood instead of will, too2
know that it can be easil" dismissed as thinking too mortal. -till
found that precisel" that allows uni3ue applications which are not
known to reactionar" or lethargic members of our Concla#e of -hadows
at all.
ha#e not been banned from Ceoris "et or such, it is )ust, that feel
wrong in )ust returning there. plan to regain a new official in#itation
as am no longer a Mortal -orcerer and would be displeased, if one
would accuse me of such a blatant and crude attempt of infiltration or
opportunism.
$ou ha#e m" best wishes and hope that no change we had to get
through would force us, to face each other as enemies. Ma" that night
ne#er come. *arewell=
Another Note send into the 4n(no%n
5eird Dreams %ithin these 5alls- Disturbingly lucid and recurrent# 6secially !or
my ne% state o! being# $ cra!t coies o! this, in case o! my demise# )he 1
st
night $
couldn7t belie"e it, yet the mere bad "ibrations and their e!!ect on my imro"ed
ercetion !orced me to in"o(e a %ard straight in my o%n dreams-
2y the !act that it made a di!!erence $ %as reassured that the old and long ignored
rumors about diabolism are actually %orth in"estigation by the "igilant# Didn7t $
once underestimate the clarity o! my dreams about /amires +ust as %ell? 5ell, $ did#
No% it seems though that the recaution o! those reborn in blood %as actually +ust
one o! t%o !la"ors, %hereby the other !la"or seems more and more to be literally
diabolic or abyssal- $! $ %ould be more suerstitious $ %ould consider it the "ile
resence o! the De"il itsel!-
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3rom that and my 5ard $ conclude that either some Demonic 0orcery is in"ol"ed, or
that somebody is really !oolish yet s(illed or deserate enough, to summon an actual
Deni.en o! 8ell# My cometences are much too limited, to decide, %hether such is
symbolical or i! a !iend !rom the in!ernal realms is resent !or real#
As $ (no% nearly nothing about demonology and ha"e no access to reliable research
material at all, all $ can do about it is to reort to better-"ersed scholars#
9ongratulations, accursed 9eoris# One night bac( %ithin your %alls and $ once more
!eel li(e the most !oolish arentice %ho had e"er entered#
5ith the !irst shoc( assing, maybe the leadershi has decided, to %elcome guests
!rom that clan %hich sa%ned !orth so many rumors? 5asn7t there some tal( about
in!ernal "amires in 2y.antium? 8o% !oolish $ %ould discredit mysel! i! all that
really haened is that the reborn in blood %elcomed one o! those %ithin their
stronghold# 1et then, $ read about the "ia diaboli and ractitioners o! that alone
lea"e no ob"ious unholy resonance as !ar as $ (no%# 9ould there be de"ilish magic?
Does such e&ist outside o! easantry anic at all?
:elief 1 what dangerous delusion it ma" be.
!onored Compatriot,
am relie#ed much, now that ha#e brought the secret meeting
confirming the permissions behind me. t ma" seem weird, "et from all
know onl" the scholars of Ceoris embod" the spirit and competence to
handle m" inheritance.
wanted all m" works from m" "ears as a mortal -orcerer archi#ed for
those of us who ma" be called successors. found it was a proper wa"
of ending that chapter of m" life and showing gratefulness to those who
had once helped me. f m" mediocre approaches are e#er needed, there will
soon be copies of m" books a#ailable in the libraries.
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9ith that done and all 3uestions answered, ha#e to prepare taking m"
lea#e though. &o me the warning signs are ob#ious. &he &remere
hardliners are seclusi#e and embod" a certain siege-mentalit". 'ne which
ser#ed them well against the &0imisce repeatedl" indeed=
&he" made it clear that time as a guest is limited, and under conditions.
&ruthfull" though, am withdrawing. :etreating from a battle cannot
win. suspect that somehow ran afoul of the Diabolists. Could it be
that the -p"master found m" note about the disturbing emanations and
the dreams those had spawned forth2
will ne#er know. can still contact "ou legitimatel" #ia the gate of
Lions on the sland. would prefer though, to #enture to Milano or
>enice. t has been much easier to me whene#er there was distance
between m" -ire and me. ,o blame in that, )ust that he surel" is more
politician than occult indulger. $es, fear m" bloodline could cause
trouble. (speciall" now that did disco#er a secret which the" demand
me to share with them. 5nusual, how stumble into 8lood-/lchem" from
time to time. t has ne#er been m" field of stud".
9hile it was smart to remain a political nobod" within those walls of
Ceoris, m" focus on research and field-testing made me other enemies
nonetheless. am not sure, if it is actuall" about 'neiromanc" or
Diabolism. $et suspect the latter, as m" senses and in#ocations ha#e
#erified more into that direction.
warn "ou further, not to trust m" -ire o#ertl" much= t is no secret
to an"bod" met that m" bloodline has been guest at more than one
&0imisce stronghold and agree that we, too, were trained to find it
suspicious when some defect or disrespect a flawless all" spontaneousl".
ha#e mentioned that to those who showed me respect and hospitalit"
among !ouse tremere. &hough remember, am )ust a guest, surel" did
not e#er meet "our higher ranks at all.
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lea#e "ou a note-book. t includes m" conclusions about regaining
-orcer" or similar after becoming a ghoul. ha#e added certain notes
from the later "ears and m" suspicions about the &ransformation which
we call (mbrace and how it has to be handled to keep a connection to
formerl" learned basics. (mbrace, for it makes me one of m" brothers
keepers... a weird statement of camaraderie and responsibilit", wouldn.t
"ou think2
f sur#i#e the tra#els, fear that a centur" of political dut" awaits
me. -ometimes it is a burden or toll find unsuitable. $et until now
onl" know of one m"stic from m" own bloodline who has an" interest in
furthering the understanding of our blood-powered -hadow--orcer".
'pportunit" in crisis. 'riginall" considered the last principle "ou
wrote me about a failure on m" part. Later, had to correct that. ,o,
cannot shoot bolts of darkness at enemies. am not aware, if that is
because of m" own limited skill, or because of ph"sical limitations. 8olts
fired lose substance rapidl", as energ"-loss destabili0es their matter and
m" control of the energ". did impro#ise a solution though. Minor
+rogress, can temporaril" solidif" the spearheads of m" tentacles to
become dagger-like.
&o me personall" it is ener#ating, as ha#e to in#est e%tra effort and
concentration. $et felled four so called witch-hunters with it where
earl" would ha#e )ust managed to wrestle them and flee. *oolishl", as
the concept of strangulation is well known to me. -till am not "et
reall" skilled in such and m" temper took toll.
-adl" this means one more temporal dead-end to our combined research
and contemplation. *or now. ha#e to tell "ou about m" suspicion
about that topic. t seems "our blood-power is more #ersatile in certain
approaches. 'r am far deficient in Dnowledge2 n theor" the principles
work out well, "et in practice less than half of them seem practicable at
all.
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&o a degree this must be due lack of e%perience, ma"be for both of us.
'h and did as "ou asked on the mundane definition. &he term <ihad, as
far as know, is unknown as such among the reborn in blood. &he term
stems from /rabia and the Muslim religion known as slam2 slam means
total submission to god in some translations and <ihad or D)"had seems
to mean@ 9ork for god when in peacetime and hol" war otherwise2
-ome could call me a heretic to the catholic faith. am not sure, "et
remember our priests preaching against bearded de#ils from the desert and
their mortal pawns. was not surprised that the" crusaded in attempts
to free the !ol" Land from them and would not be surprised, when
those bearded de#ils would soon roast on p"res either. Ma"be
retrospecti#e that /tmosphere of 5ncertaint" is the aftermath of the 1
st
Crusade gone awr". don.t know, if the" are friend, food or foe...
9hile ne#er #isited /rabia or (g"pt, know warnings about the
latter. 8oth spawn forth dedicated scholars and m"stics, "et m" -ire
warned me about #enturing south too much. guess he was holding back
the real important lore as usual, "et our bloodline does not warn if
there is no real threat obscured and lurking. *are &hee well and e%pect
words to the sland Lion, if sur#i#e the ordeal put before me.
-hades of -hadow" -ermon
'The eldritch excerpt from Bartholomew van Weyden was seemingly
continued by a certain Andiamo Guicciardini some decades after the
original heretic had withered away. The name is clearly artificial and
the writing, it seems to stem from somebody with very limited sill and
education once again. !t is clear though that the writing suggests that
a cult of nocturnal heretics worshi ps the 'angelis ater' or angel of
darness. This dar angel then, obvious to all theologists another
fallen angel" one more disguise of the #evil itself$ %ucily though, it
seems to be a local heresy in &outhern 'ngland. While the author
wastes no words about his person or reliable sources, there are several
passages, which tell(tale against the typical pagan witchcraft
conspiracy. The author considers them archaic and atavistic, prone to
self(destruction by provoing the holy !n)uisition. We consider A.G. To
be a fallen mon or halfwit noble child, who, tormented by *ell and
the shoc of having sexual intercourse with the #evil, felt forced, to
unleash such unholy sermon about darness being a sentient and
sapient entity to those with certain talents. !t is wise, not to let such
writings be read by the ,nprepared, as their innocent souls may really
be tainted by beholding the ,nholy.'
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Dear thaumaturge Leigh,
in a mi%ture of sadness and )o" ma" report to "ou that the author of
the note abo#e was neutrali0ed before his, 3uite appreciated though
naE#e summar", could bring the attention of religious fanatics upon us=
would lo#e to use it as backside information summar" for works from
m" mortal "ears nonetheless= 'f course such will ne#er happen, as
discretion is #er" important and m" lo"alt" to m" brothers and sisters is
unshakeable.
t was m" chance to pla" /dmiral though. >aliantl" marshaling m" own
ghouls to dare the )ourne" from northern tal" to (ngland. 9e
succeeded and had 3uite some fun learning lessons in interception= &his
time.
-adl" though, remembered clearl" that the onl" ones possessing works
from m" mortal "ears are actuall" those of "our bloodline.
*urther ha#e neither ambitions on the sland, nor would compromise
diplomac" b" #enturing there unin#ited m"self= 9hile do not blame an"
reborn in blood, am certain that some mortal magi managed to craft
copies of m" works and smuggle them out of Ceoris.
M" -ire will soon find out and he will not be amused like m"self. !e
will not be satisfied with m" countermeasure as well. !e will enforce to
find the original traitor and neutrali0e the threat completel".
will answer him that would lea#e that to him, as, ob#iousl", m"
competences are still not fitting and m" diplomatic state is hampering
efforts to enter Ceoris freel". More disturbing was that a mere Mortal
managed to connect m" old name to the false one adopted= *or such it
needs Di#ination -orcer" or Di#ine 8lessing, ma"be infernal blessing
alternatel"=
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&his /ffair henceforth wasted e#er"thing did build-up in northern
tal" with one foul strike= /ll it gained me was a new ghoul. / ghoul
unaware that m" -ire will 3uestion him in #er" torturous wa"s soon,
and e%tensi#el". ,o, am not amused.
&o balance this note though@ ha#e found out, #er" successfull", that
the -"nthesis of 9ill with >itae was )ust the beginning. ndeed ad#ise
"ou, to instantl" start attempts, which combine the blood-powers into
achie#ing one specific effect= M" Creo ater or rego ater with /ura-
sight and as well with +s"chometr"2 8oth spawned forth formidable
results in )ust some weeks of intuiti#e e%perimentation=
/s a M"stic of m" blood, do ha#e some allies and do ha#e #alue to
m" bloodline. $et cannot afford, to lea#e securit" breaches which go
back into :ome e#er= Man" of our blood were former Catholics and onl"
our own faction has m"stics and e%-sorcerers who learned life as heretic
before their transformation and rebirth in blood. noted before FMa"
that night ne#er come.G
$et, if ha#e to protect m" bloodline, then it is m" dut", the dut"
which alwa"s comes first, to murder an" in#ol#ed &remere-:eborn in
8lood without hesitation. *inal Death, nothing spiritual.
therefor ask "our support in finding a flawless political solution
immediatel"= -mart would it be, not to get our names in#ol#ed into
that at all.
ne#er doubted "our intellect nor "our prudence. +lease ensure that
the precious opportunities we kept going for more than fift" "ears b"
now are not wasted due some short-sighted traitor from within the
walls of Ceoris.
f m" -ire drags me back to Ceoris, am prepared. 8oth, for dut" and
an" punishment ma" suffer, if am found fault" or guilt", which am
most probabl" not.
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M" anger stems from the fact that ha#e better things to do. (#en as
the most imbecile scholar in decades. 9ell, am a M"stic, not reall" a
-cholar. M" talent lies with the (mpiric and the +racticable.
8orn -hadow--orcerer and 8lood-Magi. know the looks of those who
would dr"l" remark that m" -ire could ha#e tattooed Fn3uisition-
*odderG upon m" forehead )ust as well. !e didn.t. /nd the one flaw m"
-ire ne#er displa"ed was choosing badl" when it came to ser#ants and
disciples=

*are &hee 9ell=

-e%ual escapades Finter paresG
Dearest &haumaturge,
"es, "es. &rouble resol#ed, traitor felled. Diabolists were in#ol#ed and
told most insane lies in the chosen few cases where the" li#ed long
enough to dare it. -hadows and *ire haunting them to Death. 'ccult
+ersecution Comple% as e%cuse for their own #ile #illain"= 8ah.
was on #acation upon a small island. .nter pares. was properl"
translated as .among e3uals., hope. ha#e no books with me, m"
apologies.
9ell, m" new mistress could do more than stealing m" books and
teaching me primiti#e )o" though. /ctuall", consider her 3uite an
e%pert on Diabolism among the reborn in 8lood.
*or now, onl" wanted "ou to know that the intimac" of feeling our
blood course through both of us was merel" an introduction of sorts.
>ulgar "et efficient it made us disco#er that we both are #er" fond of
practical e%periments with sorcer".
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-he insists that all need, to make in#ocations of in#isibilit" work, is
to articulate them through m" >itae instead of through #erbal
incantations which would ha#e used as a mortal. Can "ou belie#e it2
do since she showed me that she can e#en in#oke one which made her look
like m" &win=
Channeling called it, when the mind sets energ" into motion to affect
ph"sical realit". &he concept is the best spontaneous hint can offer.
9e worked much in those three weeks. $et with Dut" calling, ha#e to
return homewards, e#en if it is, )ust so can plan to #isit her for
another fortnight soon.
/mong the gifts we shared, found two of possible interest to "ou, too.
*irst, was told that Diabolists, not unlike bloodlines, ha#e factions
and schisms, too. / streak of hope that m" bad dreams within the walls
of Ceoris were onl" due a small local disturbance.
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nd,
will ne#er be the same again. /s sign of her sincerit" and courage
she showed me one of her own blood-powers, thereb" as well telling me
honestl" that she is reborn in blood of a Diabolical bloodline
considered named 8aali, or Children of 8aal.
-he summoned the *lames of !ell= ,o, am not mistaken and not
e%aggerating= -he summoned a direct gatewa" into !ell. 9hen she made
one of those flames hit me knew that she was not o#erestimating her
abilities either. &he kind of burn could not be compared to an" candle or
torch, priestl" blessed or not. &he horrid thought that m" b" now
reliable toughness of a reborn in blood could be easil" o#erwhelmed or
undone= /nd that her s"mpath" and affection for me were real.
f she would ha#e held me in her arms while opening the *ire-gate,
would ha#e been burned to death e#en before !ell could snatch me. /nd
that is, what will alwa"s distinguish us from the 8elie#ers. &he" belie#e
in a Messiah, a +aradise, a De#il and a !ell. 9e, instead, know and
learn to know more of it.
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ha#e ne#er before been so afraid. -hunning a *lame and *earing the
-un ha#e been put into a new relati#it". /nd she looked so happ" in
those flames. Decei#ingl" !app" ma" be. 'h, Lorena, m" 8rimstone-
bride...
t seems another principle is unmasked. Like with our 8loodline, there are
the materialists and the spiritualists, e#en among the Diabolical. <ust
that those of a specific elder actuall" ha#e a literal pact with the
De#il. / horrid notion.
Lorena told me her tale. *rom a harsh childhood as daughter of a
Merchant-+rince from the cit" of Capua, tormented b" her sisters for
she was beautiful, chaste and smart, "et not the firstborn, to her time
as a ,un in the monaster". &he fateful night, when the De#il decided,
to test her faith, knowing she was still too "oung for her to hold
herself against the *iend.
&he De#il raped her, e#idencing what he told her that all her faith and
de#otion would not make Hod help her at all= 5ndoubtedl" that was
more than mere bluff. /nd she fell worse, #iolated and disillusioned as
)ust another de#ilish whore she was transformed into a worth" harlot in
its image. did not want to ask her the details on the (mbrace for now.
$et Lorena claimed, her /buser was en)o"ing the enormous amount of
innocence he could rob her of and treated her as a pawn for his lusts
and ambitions for a while. 9hen he finall" lusted for fresher whores she
managed to flee and started her li#e as a wandering m"stic. /gain, did
not ask for Details.
*or twent" "ears she had been a hermit on the islands before we met. 'r
so it seems. 'b#iousl" her education and spiritualit" reco#ered, e#en
though she told me that curses and not pra"ers are all, which the
Christian Deit" deser#es. Dnowing about witch-hunters, cannot
disagree with that statement completel". feel a mental and emotional
fatigue while am )uggled across the wa#es. ha#e much to contemplate
thoroughl".
1?
wonder, if we could trap one of those diabolical Dream-+oisoners in
Ceoris and do some di#ination upon that fiendish fellow2 9hat secrets
could be re#ealed b" finesse instead of crude #iolence2 ndeed, do not
consider all diabolism ended within those walls. <ust the faction of m"
fans, who, parado%icall", turned it against me. -ometimes feel #er"
old...
Noted 9ontemlation: "ia diaboli "ersus "ia "ideo ne!as
$ !ailed in %riting a 2rimstone-bride oetry %orthy !or Lorena- Again### yet in my
%isdom $ in"ested a !ortnight !or lo"e and a remaining %ee( !or undisturbed
research# 1es, $ should in"est a century into roer Latin indeed# $t is +ust that it
hurts e"en to consider it### $ am the $mbecile among the 6&-0orcerers a!ter all#
)heory: 2lood is +ust the 3oundation# 5ith the centuries many reborn in blood !orget
their time as humans# )here!or, among older reborn in blood, there is an ambition, to
cra!t a 9ode& o! 9onduct, %hich allo%s to beha"e roerly %ithout constantly
endangering hideout and !ello% reborn in blood# As %ith e"erything else, it ne"er
ta(es long, be!ore diabolical "ariants are sa%ned !orth# )%o o! those $ had
rudimentary insight into# )he 1
st
seemingly a recie !or criminal success, as the so
called ;oad o! the De"il is "ery materialist and imatient#
No% consider my surrise, %hen the <
nd
diabolical "ariant, deri"ed !rom oldest agan,
is oerating based on a mystic-rincial %hich all in-the-(no% recogni.e instantly- $
am %illing, to in"est %or( into !inding out, ho% much o! the Diabolism %e can
e&terminate and relace by roer mystical or thaumaturge guidance indeed- $ ha"e
not !orgotten, ho% the 0hado%s %hisered to my mortal sel!# $ %as +ust too
un(no%ing, to handle it better# $ %ill not ress !ocus to 7"ideo ater7 either, as $ do
that habitually on my o%n any%ay# 1et %hat, i! %e combine some siritual minds o!
the ;eborn, to cra!t a 9ode& o! 9onduct, %hich hels to imro"e generic sorcery
e!!icacy simly by a"oiding the core mista(es %e all ma(e occasionally?
A %orthy e&tension then could be, ho% combining blood-o%ers may %or( out
easier# 5ho (no%s, %e may e"en hel our 2loodlines to gain a ractical tool
along %ith it#
3are%ell, my most resected )haumaturge#
1A
*reedom b" 8etra"al or *reed from m" 8etra"er
M" #alued 'ccult-'bser#er,
indeed "ou know, what wrote before. Did it surprise "ou2 M" -ire has
a despicable streak in his wa"s. t is wrong that an" of us pretends to be
human, for we are absolutel" not= M" allies in Ceoris were alwa"s
closer to me, than the one who ensla#ed me b" 8lood.
Despicable, how the" mock and mimic our -orcerous Cabals in their
idiotic worship of elitism. 9hat is F/mici ,octisG but a foolish
separation from fle%ible M"stics of Darkness2 /nd wh" does *riends of
the ,ight sound like drunken -odomites to me2
8ecause learned Lasombra wisdom= 9e despise weakness and cull it from
our ranks. M" -ire postures the noble, while his ilk, the martial arm,
should be bus" freeing beria. !e himself is a traitorous opportunist. M"
Marriage did not ensla#e me, as "ou ma" soon find pro#e of "ourself. t
did set me free=
can once more focus on M"sticism and -orcer", focus on what care
about and am skilled with, instead of sp"ing and assassinating for the
whim of a traitor disguised as Clan-+olitics= honored m" hosts in
Ceoris for a centur" alread".
,ow there is much to learn once again. $et 8lood--la#er" is true. &he
price for tainted Longe#it" comes in a loss of -orcer", which no blood-
power could full" compensate for= ndeed, en#ied "our choice, as
&haumaturg" is so much more fle%ible and #ersatile.
/nd !ubris e#er"where= (#en a child would reali0e that the /b"ss of
Darkness has nothing to do with the bottomless pit. 8ut among
Lasombra, there is an idioc", a clenching to catholic patterns of worship
and beha#ior e#en as the" are pro#en weakness.
1B
'ur special diet is a dangerous problem. t makes us addicts to the
mortals we so easil" despise after being reborn in blood. /nd new
whispers of madness arose. harshl" understood all, "et it seems that
imbalance of blood-powers, much like o#eruse of them, leads to temporal
mental turmoil among all reborn in blood. Like an inbuilt safeguard
against o#er-ambitious opportunism2
am afraid occasionall". &here are those of the 8lood whom
rightfull" fear. 8rutes and Monsters, older and more powerful, than can
be good. $et is it more than delusional, to still consider 5- children of
Hod2 sn.t it clear that we fail to resist temptation whene#er we get
thirst"2 /ren.t we nocturnal and crawling through the nights like
thie#es2 think we should be careful and #igilant, as Discipline and
Caution are sur#i#al mechanism of our new wa" of e%istence indeed.
ne#er mentioned it before, "et found comfort in $ou=
&he thought that if m" path fails there will still remain those in Ceoris
ha#ing m" books, and "ou, knowing man" principles and disco#eries which
could share... would lie to "ou if would write that all m" "ears
had been peaceful and well-protected. /ctuall" learned the blood-
powers of ph"sical nature because had to face the threats from earl"
on.
&oughen "ourself well, as both, the claws of a *iend and the -pell of
an (lder will hit "ou before "ou can con)ure-up a defense= am still
not satisfied with m" in#isibilit"-research and testing. will not forget,
to send "ou notice about it though. /ctuall" that blood-power is #er"
fascinating. ts options so subtle and as if created for combined effects.
ha#e ne#er known that man" &remere, "et "ou belong to the -cholars
and open-minded 'ccultists who made me sta" true to the approaches
started as a mortal. fear though that not e#en the idea behind Ceoris
is immune to +olitics. 'r the n3uisition.
*arewell=
1C
>ia #ideo obscura
Dearest Leigh,
ha#e started to work on a pathwa" of scholarship and m"sticism read"
for theor" and practice e#en among reborn in blood= await "our
feedback on it, if that is not too insolent to ask for.
1. !andle "our nocturnal needs in a mindset of modest" and caution.
-afet" and -ur#i#al are needed to progress.
4. ,e#er endanger "our -ire or fellows on the pathwa" b" "our
words, deeds and neglects.
6. +ractice the /rts of *ortitude and 'bfuscation, as the" help "ou
in both, sur#i#al and discretion be"ond "our own limits.
;. +ractice the /rts of /uspe% and /wareness as other means to
disco#er the camouflaged and unseen.
5. -hare De"-+rinciples and disco#eries with those who walk the
pathwa" as "our e3uals 1 !igher ones.
?. n#est efforts to re-in#estigate the known for new options due
"our progresses through the "ears.
A. Meditate in Death-&rance and wrestle "our inner demons to
fortif" "our personalit" against the risks of madness and despair.
B. ...
/h, so much to think into so limited a number of words. t makes me feel
like a Charlatan= !arshl" do manage to embod" the se#en rules and
now shall dare to define an B
th
2 would ne#er want to make others
depend on m" limited competence alone. +lease share "our nsights with
me. 'ne final 9arning@ 'ur cult has a serious dislike to FDi#ide and
Con3uerG. -ta" distant at best. &acticall" !onest and Diplomatic
otherwise.
*are &hee 9ell
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The Final Farewell
Deer Traumaturk Leigh,
yoo will not know me, as I am unimportant. I know though
that my precious Magister would have wanted yoo
informed. Don't dare to send the hurch after me, or I'll
kill yoo and !etray all "ouse Tremor secrets#
I wrote this on the $
th
of %ulliard in the year &'(). I wrote
this so yoo know, that my master, once known as
*artholomew van +eyden , -ndiamo .ucciawhatever,
has met Final Death yesterday, due a craven am!ush !y
the almighty Lord itself#
The coward didn't even show up, made the sun do his dirty
work for him. -s my !eloved Master wished, I send yoo his
last gift for yoo. It is a grim moire/ +ell, a !ook it is.
"e entitled yoor copy 0*rimstone *ride , *rotherly
1itual .uide2. "e must have liked yoo very much. *ut my
copy is perfumed, while yoors is not# I must now destroy
the hideout and kill myself, as without the !eloved master
there is nothing left to live for.
Loretta, the dutiful Lady3.houl
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4ot that funny.
There died a free spirit and no!le3hearted fellow
indeed. 'perdo adeptus' he would have said.
The 5ympathy was mutual,
- !rother in all !ut !lood,
I mourn the loss of a real adept.

Loretta plays dead,
, Long lives Lorena.
6ur lan lost a generous ally indeed.
5he knows, for 5he is...
Added Excerpt: Crept out of the Phantasm-Well
Dreams are my reality... Vanessa silently cursed her immature naivety. That French Film with
Sophie Marceau had brainwashed entire generations into expecting omance! where in truth a
merciless Dictator named Testosterone reigned sel"ishly. #nd it lur$ed "or all o" them.
%et! "or now! she had more urgent problems to handle. &y her own decision she had eagerly
'oined the secret society to which her parents had pledged allegiance. She still paid the price "or
that decision as she ran onwards.
Dreamers o" the Silver (ortal. #ctually a very modern and 'oy"ul group. Those o" extraordinaire
mind "ound training! advise and li$e)minded "ellows there. *t started with some yoga! meditation
and lucid dreaming discussions. Much "un! great com"ort and even modern style whenever she
was there. %et in reality nothing is "lawless and the dar$ side o" the psychic "oundation had
shown itsel" soon enough.
Vanessa became an early victim in a power)struggle o" the veteran psychics battling "or
leadership and the privileges it brought along. +er body comatose due a psychic poison! she
"ought a desperate "ight to wa$e up. +er only alternate was wal$ing a dreamworld which would
die when the li"e)support "or her body would be turned o"".
#nd neither her parents nor be"riended psychics could be contacted! no matter how hard she
tried. #"ter a while she had learned all that "rom observation and conclusion about her physical
body aging as other subtle signs which brought tears to her dream)eyes. #nd she had gained
her "irst triumph.
Somewhere out there in the real world was one desperate "ool whom could sense her. Sadly
though he was very "ar "rom being Vanessa,s -night in Shining #rmor. +e was 'ust some $ind o"
"rea$! old and useless to society. That though made him waste much time be"ore computers and
precisely that made his mind dri"t into the trance state due which she could hold contact with
the intuitive "ool he was.
*t had its drawbac$s though. *n her dream)prison laws were di""erent and each time the imbecile
indulged a porn or went playing Dungeons . Dragons it was Vanessa who "ound hersel"
surrounded by /phemera which became real enough to threaten her li"e. 0r her sel")respect
when he watched cheap so"t)porn.
The drawbac$s were "or both o" them as she had learned. +er presence and attaching to his
personality had begun to in"luence him as well. +e considered Vanessa the 1host o" his
daughter haunting him2 #"ter a while guilt and sorrow had stopped crashing li$e waves upon
both o" them and he had started to become wary o" the evil ephemera driving him nuts.
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+e suspected one o" his chat)room contacts to be the culprit. (urposely driving him insane! li$e
some $ind o" craven villain2 Stu"" li$e that.
Vanessa thereby lost time. (recious time. #s long as the "ool was distracted! she could learn what
his mind read "rom the screen. Sometimes even news and dates to give her some orientation.
3n"ortunately he had begun research o" dreaming as part o" his ghost hunting and exorcism
research. (aranoid 4retch2
#nd then came the moment in which he had hit her2 She was dream)wal$ing on her own! as i"
she had a choice! when her world shoo$ and she "elt pain "or the "irst time in years. 4hen she
opened her eyes and stood up again! she "aced the old man glaring at her with eyes "ull o"
hostility. &ut time wor$ed its own spell and his dream)body lost energy! dissolved li$e a
banished ghost. &ut she had clearly seen! that he hadn,t even waxed his "acial hair2 /vil old
wretch.
Three months passed. Feverish e""orts o" learning "or the young girl and the old man. The
Stalemate bro$e! when Vanessa detected him in trance once more. She calmed hersel" and
ventured care"ully! "or the "irst time not simply rushing into his personality. /xpecting the
*nternet or his home (5 once more! the "irst surprise was that he stared upon a Tablet (5! a hand)
held device loo$ing li$e a larger cellular phone to her.
The 6
nd
surprise dar$ened her world! as he obviously invested e""orts to ma$e her see his index
"inger move towards the icon o" a camera. *t was soon "orgotten! when his 7
rd
surprise made him
loo$ upon a picture ta$en. *t was her comatose "orm! sti"" and still where the oxygen supply did
not move the body.
Vanessa "elt a wave o" e8uilibrium. # weird though clearly psychic power activated by the angry
old man. Then he moved and she lost "ocus as his trance was no longer deep enough "or her
mind to reach it. #nother eternity began to pass by. 9ext she was drawn into a trance against
her own decision. ebecca: She loo$ed so old2 ebecca tal$ed! yet Vanessa couldn,t her a word.
The moment "aded. ebecca was one o" her "riends! one o" the "ew who remained "riends a"ter
high)school.
Timeless her dream)world went on. 3ntil another occurrence. She was visited again. The old man
and ebecca this time. Vanessa saw the old man directed towards ebecca! while her "riend once
more seemed to call "or her yet remained voiceless. She could read the worried "acial expression
o" ebecca, and witnessed her tal$ing with the old man. She "elt the result! he grew "rustrated.
+is device appeared in his hand again. +e started typing a moment and stared on it li$e a priest
stares at holy scripture. # moment later Vanessa could share his sight once more; 5onnect your
mind to your bodies 5entral 9ervous System emphatically. 0ur e""orts will alert those who "lat)
lined you and without a healer we seem to "ail anyway2
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Vanessa was overwhelmed. Trapped between shoc$ and con"usion. 4hen she concentrated
again on her surroundings she "elt the trance state rein"orcing once more and this time she saw
that ebecca was typing on the mini (5 o" the old man.
</mpty Screen= then the old man "ocused once again. ebecca is worried about your
predicament and promised to help. She is not li$e you though! * sense no talent in her.
Vanessa raged de"ensively. ebecca is very talented! she dances delicately and she graduated
much better than you old wretch could ever dream to do2 The "utility o" her response soon
became clear. ebecca was not a (sychic at all that remained true.
They both began to "ade. Vanessa was away "rom reality "or too long! to remember the immense
strain which extended psychic activity meant "or humans. +er dreams simply became blea$ and
empty when she had overdone it with her abilities. %et now she had a goal. # clear goal! much
better than mere hope. The old man had hit her with his mind and hence"orth he may be true
with the need o" her own mind controlling her body again. &ut he should really see a beauty
saloon! even he would not need to be that ugly and un$empt.
&lac$! oily water reached up to Vanessa>s hip. ?uc$ily she had not to smell it as well. The dream
had a gravity drawing her "orwards. #n ancient stone well on a small island in that rotten waters.
3p "rom above there shone a golden light down upon the well. For a moment her minds eye
suggested a surreal $ind o" seance being held by ebecca! the old and now bald man and some
others. &ut a hurting and merciless "orce propelled her closer to the well. Force"ully pushing her
onwards! until she was pushed into the depth2
5orpses everywhere Vanessa struggled to orient hersel" to her surroundings. &ut her limbs did
not move her anymore. This was the borderline which was no longer 'ust the dream made up by
her own mind and here the rules o" reality were un$nown to her.
0nwards "or your li"e2
The picture had not "ully "ormed in her mind! when it was already "ading again. Vanessa "elt
urgency in the message and attempted to comply. 0nly her will was le"t to attempt the
empathic override o" her surroundings and it was gruesomely short! that precious moment o"
"eeling her glide "orwards towards @ towards what:
/ternal dar$ness! underwater in a thunderstorm. Vanessa realiAed that it needed a miracle to
bring her bac$ to li"e. #nd she $new that only one thing ever ma$es 1od grant such miracles. *t is
being deserving o" it2 Vanessa "ought "or her li"e now! she "inally realiAed! that it meant now or
never.
4;
&lue ?ight "rom #bove! stone walls around her. Vanessa $new it was her "inal push upwards. She
had reached the threshold! where nothing but her will $ept her clinging to li"e. She gave her last
reserve o" energy! while she "elt the "lash o" lightning around her.
Bim &rown; %ou brought her bac$2
&ald old man; She did! as is stylishly shown.
(ater 5arter; -eep the Faith! &elievers2
Vanessa vomited slimy blood and saliva. (ain 'olted through her body and shivers o" icy cold
seemed li$e claws o" the grim reaper in an e""ort! to pull her bac$ into deadly slumber.
&ald old man; Save the /els2 (oor little heroes they are.
For Vanessa eyesight began to return. # "eeling she had all but "orgotten. The voice o" ebecca
grew louder and she "elt hersel" wrestled around by her "riends passionate overreaction2
&ald old man; 0ur wor$ is done! lets leave.
(ater 5arter; %es! hard earned rest would be "ine.
Bim &rown; Cuentin>s (ub:
#ll three in unison; #ye2
Vanessa's Prelude
#nd so she learned the truth. +er parents, involvement in the power)struggle o" the secret
(sychic Foundation and the "ull a"termath. Vanessa! twelve years in coma! "or the one thing her
senses had never revealed to her was the cruel ambition o" her own parents. The special poison
to split soul "rom body and the valiant /els suc$ing it out. The storage o" Vanessa>s body! so her
mother could snatch it as hers when her own body would "ail her. Vanessa,s anonymous savior!
mortally wounded by Vanessa hersel"! as her uns$illed psychic intrusions had spawned "orth a
brain)tumor. The unproven 5all o" 1od which had made the "aith"ul old man save her
nonetheless. The two years o" desperate struggle which culminated in the bald old man "inally
"inding psychic healers with no involvement in the crimes which impacted Vanessa,s li"e. The
gunshot battle during their success"ul attempt! to rescue Vanessa>s body "rom the hospital
where her alerted villainous parents would have "inished her o"". ebecca buying a house under
"alse name to create a sa"e haven "or Vanessa,s recovery. # simple tale o" near)heroic dreamers!
"riendship and righteousness in the "ace o" murderous adversity. #nd a tale o" sacri"ices which
deserved not to be "orgotten. There was a rec$oning to be prepared now. Bustice had been
neglected "or much too long already... 509T*93/D *9 T+/ 5*MS09 53S#D/
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About the Author
#orn on the $
nd
of %&'y in the year ()*$. A 'ong+term pa&per myse'f I kno, p'enty a-o&t ho, often I am
the poor wretch to some, still rich like a nobleman to others. Poerty is a pro-'em indeed and .'aery
is a despica-'e crime, 'ets oppose -oth/ 0ypica' sayings, as a&thor, -y me, Andr M. Pietroschek1
2ike ,ith sports it is ,ith spirit&a' or ro'e+p'ay, I ,on3t 'ose oer,eight -y someone e'se doing
,orko&ts 4 I hae to do my o,n.
C&riosity ki''ed the cat, necromancy reied it, and diine 5&stice did p&t it on a pyre.
!o'e+p'ay ,as the ho--y of my 'ife, yet, ,itho&t do,ns6endings, ho, co&'d it hae -een a
comp'ete e7perience8
9:
th
-irthday reached. From no, on it is mid'ife crisis and straight after that it 5&st m&st -e
o'd+age dementia. 7+;
I need no <'ite+=niersity to &nderstand that the >
rd
!eich had different meanings ,hen 2eni
!iefenstah' is compared to Anne Frank/
?If it ,as the greatest 'ie of the dei' that it does not e7ist, then the greatest 'ie a-o&t &s ,as
that ,e are defeated/@
The Beast called Pride swore the oath to defend the Land! And it did defend it against
freedom, justice, and sanity to its very end! My timeless remar on !erman "laws#
#eing o'd myse'f -y no,, 9:
th
-irthday passed, I consider it on'y fair to note that I kno, my nosta'gia is
not easi'y appreciated -y yo&nger ones. When I p'ayed Cr&sader Aings $ Demo and 0he .ims Mediea'
tho&gh, I ,as a,are of many moments from o'd Vampire 4 0he Dark Ages. As ,e'' I had a',ays 'iked
Vampire+!edemption more than Vampire #'ood'ines, -oth PC games. Fina''y, I ,as emai'ing ,ith a
Modder+Mastermind from the =.A on the 0remere topic and tried to contemp'ate a 'ot of tha&mat&rge+
,isdom secret'y -et,een the 'ines. Whi'e no masterpiece this fi'e he'ps me to reie one of the o'dest
c'assic pen and paper approaches ,hich once he'd meaning to me. May-e 'ike my Borrid Vi-es of D.
Manor fai'ing, I may skip it or finish it. In a moment of tr&th I 5&st ,ondered, if any-ody o&t there sti''
ind&'ges the specific !P". Cr mere'y my memory+defragmentation8
4?
"avorite $ar Ages %lans& Baali ' %a((adocian
"avorite Modern %lans& )*TM +etites ' Assamites,
T,imisce*-oldunic +orcerers# )*T. !angrel ' $aeva
"avorite /hite /olf Products&
/o$ +orcerer .evised 0 Mage Tarot %ards
"avorite Blac $og Product& Baali %lan1oo
/as lured into +A+ /o$*.P! 1y& 2#T# Prose
$islied& The misera1le !erman translations
committed 1y "eder'+chwert#
Experimental Character Secrets & 'Destiny'
Bartholomew van Weyden aka Andiamo
Gicciardini! "ortrayed #y dear $osephire%
"ictre sed with "ermission& $atre' Explorer%
Demeanor' Sensalist! A(ter his Em#race into the
)asom#ra Clan his secret am#ition was
compensatin* the loss o( Sorcery which he wielded
as a +ortal! A +ystic% Blood +a*ician% and
Worshiper o( Darkness he secretly ventres (orth
to learn contactin* the An*el o( Darkness or
similar sorces! ,ar away (rom Ceoris in its (inal
ni*hts he #arely notices the rmors! ,or )i(e and
-nli(e he remains smart eno*h to stay (orever
otside o( kindred politics! .e #ecomes re/
em#raced as a Baali Celestial Apostate in 0123! 4n
0506 his Ex/Sire invites him to a precios
noctrnal a((airs rital in +onaco! 7he invitation
an am#sh the nderestimated +ystic (i*hts #ack
a*ainst his (ormer Sire and wins #y (ortitosly srvivin* the Sn lon*er than his a#sive
Slaver! 7he 4m#ecile% #adly scorched% retrns sothward to the isles and remains in torpor
ntil 0589! .e (inishes a ,inal commnication with his oldest compatriot/mind% creates a
new noctrnal occlt lod*e and a revenant line o( san*ine alchemists% then settles down
with )orena (or :as lon* as it may last;! Believin* that God calls him (orth% to #e conted%
he measres his Darkness verss the Snli*ht on his (inal mornin*% and is #rned to Ashes
in the Wind on the 3
th
o( <ly in 03=6!!!
)orena! $atre' De(ender% Demeanor' 7raditionalist! $ot even the existence o( this reported
Baali 7emptress & .i*h "riestess >Celestial ,actions $est +other? cold #e proven! While
some consider her an Ephemera in the heretical )asom#ra's +ind% she did actally teach and
inspire him as mch% as he ta*ht her! 7heir love amon* the (allen real (or a while! With the
Wars% and the "r*e a*ainst her Bloodline% she simply sed her @#(scation and Devilish
Deception to remain dead and (or*otten% or so the whispers went in the +editerranean!!!
With (ew Ae#orn in Blood existin* in the areas arond Sardinia% no Aspex/Beteran
searched (or a secret stron*hold there anyway! @r srvived to tell a#ot it!
7hamatr*e )ei*h! $atre' Ao*e% Demeanor' "eda*o*e! 7ypical (or a mem#er o( .ose
and Clan% he was never ca*ht and when he came p with a clan/oriented version o( the
thamatr*e path o( Darkness & Damnation% his risin* in rank and his competences made
no#ody wonder% i( he achieved it all on his own! -nsrprisin*ly he rose to re*ency (or a
while and traveled thro*h Erope wherever dty lead him! 7he last known arrivin* letter
addressed to him was reported to stem (rom the 8
th
o( <ly in 03=6! C
th
o( <ly 03=6 he is
reported a#sent (rom his Chantry in 7irol! Bienna loses #lood/trace o( him on <ly the 09
th%
when he #ecomes another Apostate! 4n the year 0306 an occlt tome titled :,rom the Ashes
o( the 4m#ecile;% translated into )atin% En*lish% German and 4talianD is p#lished
anonymosly! Everythin* else a#ot this Ex/7hamatr*e ends in o#scrity and dead
ends!!!
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Secondary Cast, Mortals:
Banessa Eennedy! $atre' Cele#rant% Demeanor' Child! "sychic o( the Silver "ortal Dreamers and
.eroine in the yet nwritten :Crimson Crsade #y "ietroschek;!
Bald old +an! $atre' )eader% Demeanor' "enitent! ,aith(l "sychic and Crippled Wretch!
Ae#ecca Washin*ton! $atre' Gallant% Demeanor' Con(idant! A tre (riend o( Banessa!
<im Brown! $atre' Bon Bivant% Demeanor' Caretaker! "sychic .ealer & WomaniFer!
"ater Carter! $atre' Atocrat% Demeanor' <d*e! ,aith(l "riest who loses his Go# to do :what is ri*ht
in the Eyes o( God;!
Alle*orical Alchemy% or prover#ial .ome#rew
+y trth had two core pro#lems with the o((icial de(initions which spoiled Hite a lot! ,rther the Alliance
Camarilla verss .orde Sa##at was actally dm# and immatre (rom my perspective as well! 4 do not care a#ot
the monetary% as it didn't *o to my #ank acconts&
7o the very #est 4 know the most virtos real world hmans 4 had to spend my li(e with wold have a
maximm .manity ratin* o( 9! 7he de(inition was so (lawed and hypocrite that it dis*sted me (rom
the start! .avin* played a Sa##at )asom#ra with a path o( enli*htenment% .manity was actally not
enrichin* (or Bampires!
A rle 4 wold en(orce is that no#ody learns the speci(ic :Clan/Discipline; o( any Clan which he or she is not
#elon*in* to! A 7oreador with more dots in 7hamatr*y than any 7remere o( eHal *eneration >now called #lood
potency? is no character concept #t a spoilin* cheater! A nice balance for reminding that being made of a
certain blood means being controlled by that blood to a certain degree would have served well, too.
Especially as most clans are still direct pawns o( the Bampire who created the clan!
Bampires are clinically dead #odies% cold and sti((! Sex as somethin* which is no (n at all shold #e
reserved to those who enGoy their real world marria*e in my opinion!
7he Assamite Clan#ook was one o( the #est ways to ever show a vampire Bloodline! 4t showed the stealthy
assassin :we all; knew% the stereotype which made them notorios% yet as well the trth! 7hat their clans'
#rtes are *ided #y the political BiFiers and the Sorcerers! 7he Draw#ack was that in a time o( real
world 4slamic 7errorism and Extremism this Clan seemed the easiest way to waste yor reptation and
meet certain a*encies o( the State! Especially +inds Eye 7heater & )AA"!
.ell(ire% a weapon o( mass/destrctionI 7he Baali Clan was #adly presented! 4ts Discipline the key to
de(eatin* medieval Christianity and all they did with it was :Act like pale Satanic @rcs with ,an*s;I
Setites were cool% as a niHe Clan o( vampires #sy revivin* their ,onder while corrptin* any#ody
else! .ere was the Sex&Dr*s crap which teena*ers so easily (all prey to! With 7yphon Seth% as S#/
+ekhet% all that remains is a crde Clt o( Destrction! Set was a deity o( E*ypt and to ndead
#loodsckers his rei*n was hi*hly pre(era#le to the "antheon which (elled him!
When 4 wrote that +alkav sired Caine 4 was actally displayin* the arro*ance and hmor o( my insolent little
+alkavian! 4n that moment 4 was not aware that White Wol( had really (orced all athors & artists into
s#mission to a )eadership which ahem!!! remained (ar (rom appreciated to this day! S#liminal "erception
realiFed too lateI x/? 4 do a*ree so that too many Clans spoil "laya#ility! 7he "rince o( the City Board*ame
worked Hite well with the (ew new Clans o( Bampire the AeHiem! >4 wold simply replace Bentre #y Baali%
+ekhet Sel(/"ity ,ans #y )asom#ra and $os(erat #y 7Fimisce to *ive it a more adlt ed*e!?
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