Assamite Antitribu

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Introduction

The Assamite antitribu, also known as Angels of Caine, are almost identical to their non-Sabbat counterparts, except that they accept all races into their clan, granting membership to anyone with a warrior's heart. Also, most importantly, they were never subjected to the Curse of the Tremere. The Assamites of the Sabbat are free to drink the blood of all vampires. Because of this, they may be considered a separate bloodline from all other Assamites.

Overview

The Assamites of the Sabbat, acting on the request of the sect's leaders, severed all direct association to the Assamite clan. The Sabbat Assamites have since made peace with their former clan. Assamite antitribu will not battle non-Sabbat Assamites, and Assamites have never warred against the Sabbat Assamites. This unspoken understanding is at least recognized by Sabbat leaders. The antitribu regard themselves as "true Assamites", while the Sorcerers of Alamut believe that the reason the antitribu are free of the Tremere curse lies in the ruins of Chorazin and has something to do with the Ba'ali.

The Assamite antitribu are the primary assassins of the Sabbat. However, they do not ask for blood from the leaders of the sect. Instead, they ritually slay the eldest of their own clan every 100 years through a special diablerie ceremony. This elder has some of the blood of the Lasombra founder, a Third Generation vampire, running through his veins. The elder exists for a century as the closest Assamite antitribu to Caine himself, ruling under the title Hulul. At the end of the 100-year reign, the next in line drinks the precious vitae from the previous ruler, and so it passes it through history.

With the breaking of the Tremere Curse by Ur-Shulgi, many elders of the antitribu, including the current Hulul, have rejoined the sect to escape the humiliation of submitting to the blood wizards and returned to Alamut and joined the Loyalist forces. Conversely, many young Assamites have fled to the Sabbat in order to escape the harsh laws under the new Eldest.

Al-Azif

Al-Azif is the name the Assamite Sorcerers of the antitribu chose for themselves. As they lack the resources and libraries of Alamut, each Al-Azif practices Assamite Sorcery in the same manner the original defectors of the main Clan used it, focusing on kalif and ecstatic practices to fuel their art. As they were never much to begin with, few regular pack members ever meet an Al-Azif.

Most Al-Azif are a reclusive lot, hoarding their supply of kalif and keeping their allegiance within the Sabbat as wide as possible, to avoid making potential enemies.

Bloodline Disciplines: Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus

5th Generation

• -- Izhim ur-Baal / Izhim abd'Azrael -- Warrior caste. First of the antitribu. Seraph of the Black Hand. Member of the True Hand.

7th Generation

• -- Kashan -- Sire of Djuhah

8th Generation

• -- Djuhah -- Progeny of Kashan and Seraph of the Black Hand -- (Warrior Caste)