Serpentis

Disciplines / Discipline Techniques

There's a Snake Lurking in the Grass

- Virgil

Introduction to Serpentis

The Followers of Set do not consider themselves cursed by God, or even vampires in the sense that the other Children of Caine are. Serpentis, their Discipline, was granted to them by the god Set himself. The nature of the clan's relationship with Set prevents them from sharing their secrets with other vampires. Only on very rare occasions do they deign to teach its nuances to so-called Cainites, and such students are invariably initiates in the Setite cult.

Followers of Set laugh off the suggestion that Serpentis might represent a curse from God. The most they will admit to is that they represent the serpent of the Garden and are a curse on humanity, rather than being cursed themselves. More often, the Followers of Set say that Serpentis allows its users to assume a semblance of godhood. Perfection of Serpentis brings the Setites closer to the metaphorical serpent shape they identify with their founder/god. Astute scholars note the many similarities between this ability and the Protean power of the Gangrel and wonder to themselves what relationship between the two clan's founders might have been.

Main Sequence

1 - Eyes of the Serpent
2 - Tongue of the Asp
3 - Skin of the Adder
4 - Form of the Cobra
5 - Cheat the Scale of Anubis

Alternate Powers (1-5)

Advanced Serpentis

Level 6

Aspect of the God (PGLC 155-156)

Breathe the Sandstorm (DAV 212-213)

Cobra Fangs (FoS 66)

Ophidian Infestation (DAC 91)

Taking the Heart (Original to this Chronicle)

Level 7

Seed of Corruption (PGLC 156-157)

Set's Curse (DAC 91-92)

Level 8

Apep's Semblance (DAC 92)

Body of the Great Lord Set / Divine Image (PGLC 157)

Heart Thief (FoS 67)

Level 9

Pact with Ra (PGLC 157)

Shadow of Apep (FoS 67)

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Proposed Serpentis Powers

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