Assamite
 | The
last remaining kindred clan to posses a significant force in the far
east, the Assamites are widely known as the assassins and holy warriors
of the vampiric world. Some Assamites have taken it on them to purge
any form of evil from the world, but many others have gone to becoming
contract killers, taking on contracts from the western elders to hunt
down other kindred in exchange for the chance to diablarize. Indeed,
most, if not all Assamites hunt for nothing more then the chance to
drain other kindred dry, recently even without contract. Disciplines: Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus Nickname: Assassins
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Dark Ages
It
was during the dark ages that the Assamites suffered the wrath of the
Camarilla. As the assassins drew close to outright attacking the west,
the Ventrue ordered the Tremere to cast a curse upon the Assamite
bloodline, that they would never again be able to drink the vitea of
another kindred. The clan scattered after this and while they remained
great assassins, they lost a great deal of their cannibalistic ways.
In recent nights the clan has become more depraved and recklessly engage in cannibalism and diablary whenever the opportunity arrives, and no longer honor the old codes. As the Tremere curse has slipped from their veins their old curse came surging back in, and now many Assamite run wild and ignore even the command of their elders. While most Assamite hold a nasty grudge to the Camarilla as a whole for the curse the Tremere placed on them, they seem only to be interested in engaging in as much diablary as they possibly can.
Embraces
These
days the Assamites mainly embrace Terrorists, assassins or other
criminals who fall along the same lines. Though most Assamites hail
from middle-eastern asia or Africa,
many of western stock have recently been embraced as well. As an
Assamite grows older, his skin grows darker, as such many elders of the
clan have a pitch black skin.
Havens
Most
assamites live at the hidden fortress of Alamut, the stronghold of the
clan. Those that are abroad or newly embraced prefer to make their
havens in inaccessible places, where unexpected company is most
unlikely.
As a clan
Though
the elders of the clan still orchestrate most of the clans progress
from Alamut, many Assamites are far away killing seemingly at random,
with or without a contract. Many
of the clan's former "rules of engagement" - such as the prohibition
against hunting an opponent who'd already bested another Assamite -
have been discarded. To those outside the clan, it appears as if the
Assamites are running rampant. Many Assamites even seem to organize
themselves more like the Sabbat, hunting in temporary packs to gain
footholds in cities. The most important note about todays Assamites
must be that they view other kindred as inferior, and as such have a
tendency of showing other kindred very little respect, if any at all.
Strength
The strength of clan
Assamite lies in it’s mastery of their unique discipline of Quietus,
which allows them to turn their own blood into a potent weapon, as
maybe a poison or a ferocious acid.
Weakness
All
Assamites are addicted to the vitea of other vampires. The more of it
they get, the more of it they want, and in the modern nights many
Assamites seek to gain it through any means necessary. Diablary has a
strong foothold in the culture of the clan, in fact there are few
Assamites that never devoured another Kindred. They believe that with
every other kindred they diablarize, they get 1 step closer to their
clan Antidilluvian.
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