Clans and Bloodlines of the Kindred (Modern & Dark Ages) v2

THE CLANS OF CAINE
Ra has chosen me to bring light in the darkness and healing to those who suffer.
In the ancient kingdom of Egypt lived two brothers:
Pharaoh Osiris and his younger brother Set.
Osiris was a wise ruler, but Set envied him,
lusting after both the crown and Osiris’ wife,
Isis. Striking a dark bargain with the god
Apep, Set became an unliving demon with
great power so he might strike his brother
down. With a heavy heart, for he still loved
his brother, Osiris prayed to Ra to give him
the power to deliver his land from this new
evil. Ra responded by granting Osiris divine
gifts, but also tying him to darkness so Osiris
might forever serve as Ra’s representation in
the night. When the two brothers clashed,
even Ra could not match
Apep and Osiris was struck
down, killed and dismembered
by Set. Yet Set had
not reckoned with Osiris’
wife, for Isis was a great
sorceress who set out to
make her husband’s body
whole again. She succeeded
at the cost of any offspring
they might still have had, as
Osiris could no longer create
life. Even in defeat, the Pharaoh
remained wise and other creatures
cursed like Set willingly sought him out
in an effort to heal their souls with the
light of Ra. Since then, Osiris has been a
beacon of hope and redemption in the night.
This is the story the Children of Osiris tell. It
might paint Osiris in a more positive light than he
strictly deserves; as an Egyptian Pharaoh, Osiris could
probably scheme and betray with the best. Indeed, the
Followers of Set tell a very different story in which
Osiris begged the dark gift off his older brother,
only to be consumed by bloodlust and rage until
finally his own wife cast a spell to rein in his
temper and prevent him from creating other
monsters like him.
Whatever the truth of those long ago
nights, a Child of Osiris usually strives to
emulate the myth. He has a reputation for
being kind and wise; a renowned Golconda
seeker and mentor. Whilst many Children
of Osiris are indeed like the good shepherd,
carefully tending to each lost sheep, another
might have his eye on the larger flock. Such
a Penitent could manipulate a Prince into
greater depravity, with the intention
of inciting a backlash that deposes
her and instills a renewed
sense of morality in the fiefdom
as other Cainites grow wary
of going down the same path.
This is a risky gambit, but by no
means impossible with the right tools
and positioning. A Child of Osiris might
have good intentions for the most, but the
road to hell is paved with them.
Sobriquet: Penitents, Pharaohs
(mocking)
Appearance: Hailing from many
different clans and bloodlines, the Children
of Osiris as a whole are as varied in
appearance as they come. After his initiation
period however, every Penitent shaves his heads to
symbolize that he is like a babe on his new path. When
inside the temples, he usually wears white Egyptian
robes, either plain or lavishly adorned with Egyptian
symbols in gold thread.
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