Abu Al-Intiqam
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History: When the Dar es-Salaam burned down in July of 1999, it took with it, many of the Children of Osiris' secrets. Among these were the keys to maintaining ma'at, which the Children used to stave off the rapacious Beast within themselves. The undisputed master of these secrets was the head and founder of the House of Peace, himself -- an elder Child of Osiris who was thought to have perished in the mighty conflagration.
While it is true that the vampire in question died that sweltering day in July, the man himself did not. The Beautiful One had risen from his meditation in Duat and, seeing the unholy state of his childer after so long a sleep, brought judgment down upon those of his line. Those who had flaunted the will of their progenitor, shredding his legacy in a downward spiral of gradual surrender to the Beast, were consumed by Osiris' rage, the rage of a father whose heart had been broken by the betrayal of his own children. Those who remembered their place, however, maintaining their precious humanity through both his teachings and his precious gifts, were spared their father's burning wrath.
Abu al-Intiqam, being the most devout resident of the House of Peace, was one such child redeemed. Fittingly, it had been the Child's utter devotion to peace that ultimately spared him from the agony of a fiery Final Death. His unthinking adherence to the tenets of his progenitor was rewarded with the lifting of the Curse of Caine from his soul, bestowing upon him the gift of life anew. Rather than die instantly, however (he had long since outlive the normal lifespan for which he had been intended), he simply began to age normally from that point on. What is more, he had full recollection of his considerable time as one of the undead. Through the progenitor of the former Child's bloodline, Allah himself had spoken.
Now that he is mortal once again, Abu al-Intiqam is determined to turn the world of the undead upon its ear, single handedly, if necessary. He view the rest of his allotted life span (brief by way of comparison) as a count-down -- the ticking clock upon his new found purpose. In the few short years that he has left, he will use all he has learned in seven centuries of existence to ensure that the damned Childer of Caine come to the peace that can only be found in the utter annihilation of the Beast Within. He knows first-hand what awaits those who are worthy, and he has vowed to show them the way before it is too late for them. As for the rest...those who willingly choose to embrace the darkness rather than lead their unlives in search of the light shall know the judgment of the Lord. As a vampire, Abu al-Intiqam had been the unquestioning head of the house of peace. As a mortal, he will become the unforgiving hand of God.
Recent Events: The Light Bringer has already contacted the Sayyadin of the Dar el-Adil, and he is now making preparations to take his righteous fight to the foe. Should these two become full confederates in their endeavors, then the Kindred of Cairo could well be headed for one hell of a reckoning....
