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to Rötschreck, and can even access abilities that are normally available only to vampires of
surpassingly potent blood. Some legends even suggest that a vampire who attains Golconda
can become mortal once again. The specifi c details have not ever been set down, because
Golconda is not only rare, but it’s unique to those who achieve it. The exact effects of this
higher state of vampiric existence likely vary from one vampire to the next.
Few Kindred tonight believe in Golconda, considering it a myth, a mistranslation or an
indicator of how religious Kindred should conduct themselves, as opposed to an actual goal
to be achieved. Still, a select few Kindred strive to fi nd this legendary perfect state of balance,
seeing in it the promise of redemption, or at least escape from an eternity of need.
To those who see beyond the pleasant-seeming connotations of Golconda, a frightening
consideration lies beneath the surface. A vampire in this state doesn’t necessarily become
“nice.” Indeed, almost the opposite might be true. A vampire who achieves Golconda might
well be one of the most fearsome creatures another Kindred could hope to meet, as her soul is
in a perfect state of balance with regard to vampirism. Golconda might not be a state of natural
serenity, but could instead elevate one to the status of a consummate predator. In nature, a
wolf and shark are both in tune with what they are, and a creature with more cognitive ability
than these killing machines might be more terror than saint.
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PROPHETS AND ORACLES
No discussion of vampire mythology would be complete without a mention of
a particular group of Kindred occultists, scholars and prophets who might be little
more than myth.
They are called the Moirai and are said to be a bloodline unto themselves, though
from which clan they might descend is open to serious speculation. (Common
mythology ascribes their lineage to either the Mekhet or the Daeva, but more
obscure legends link them to other clans, or even to a Kindred familial group now
long forgotten.)
It is said that the Moirai have somehow kept records from before the nights of Christ,
that they have found some way to resist the dreams of torpor and have maintained
their elders’ memories of ages past. They possess hidden libraries of occult lore to
chapter one: society of the damned