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

You call us heathens, thieves, and serpents.
You fail to understand that your hatred says more about you than it does about us.
The Followers of Set are corrupt, hedonistic, and venal.
They are evil incarnate, spreaders of disease, heresy,
and dissolution. They devote themselves to their god and
their sinful pleasures, and must be uprooted whenever
discovered. Or at least that’s what most clans would have
you believe. As always, their interpretation
of the truth is selective
at best.
Set was one of
the chief gods of the
Egyptian pantheon.
The god of the desert
and storms, he was a
harsh god for a harsh
land. Then the Ptolemies
came, and the
Romans after, and twisted
the myths to suit their own
purpose. Ptolemaic influence
turned Set into a god of violence and chaos
whose worship was gradually forgotten in
favor of the gods of the Abrahamic faiths.
And so the rest of the world remembers Set
as an evil god best abandoned.
The Followers of Set remember the
truth. Set, not Caine, was the progenitor
of all vampires. The myth of Caine is lies
and propaganda, designed to Christianize
vampires. Though Set disappeared from the
world, it remains the
duty of his faithful
to spread his word.
Followers of Set actively
seek to undermine
Christian and Islamic rule in
Europe. They do this not out of a love of chaos, which is
anathema to Set. Instead, they seek not only the restoration
of worship of their god, but to spread it across the
known world. More than anyone, the Followers of Set
know that religions are living things — they are born,
flourish, and die. By working to eliminate the invasive
influence of Christianity and Islam, they seek only to
hasten the inevitable.
Sobriquet: Serpents, Setites
Appearance: Followers of Set are mostly Egyptian or
North African in origin. The few Europeans
they Embrace tend to
have red hair, which
is seen as a blessing
or sign of favor from
Set. Styles of dress
vary according to need.
When traveling in less
tolerant regions, Setites
often dress in the style of
North African merchants
to avoid drawing undue attention.
In the safety of their
temples, however, they favor the
linen robes of the old Egyptian priests.
Haven and Prey: Hatred of the sun god,
Horus, and a need for secrecy lead many
Followers of Set to places underground. They
frequently establish centers of worship to Set in
abandoned temples long-since buried or natural
caverns. However, this is not always practical.
Many Setites bow to necessity by establishing
havens in port city slums, or risk maintaining a
secure mobile haven as part of a trading caravan.
Regardless of location, most Setites feed on
the dregs of society who
will not be missed, so
as to not draw attention
from those in power.
The Embrace: Followers of
Set tend to recruit from within the ranks of the secret
Set cults that they establish. Through these cults, they
identify mortals with the cunning and charisma needed
to survive and spread the worship of their god. Potential
recruits often serve as ghoul retainers to their vampiric
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