Ashur

Laodice

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Explanations: A few scholars believe that Cappadocius does have another name, the name of Ashur. Others even say that Ashur is the name of Cappadocius’ sire, although no second-generation Cainite exists in any myths or records by that name. Did he exist at all?

Is this, in fact, the name of Cappadocius? If so, is it his true name, or just another alias this most enigmatic of ancients picked up along the way? None can say for certain, of course, but it is worth noting that at no time has anyone heard Cappadocius himself make use of that name; it has always been ascribed to him in writing by others.

It is also worth noting that some credit a vampire by the name of Ashur with the creation of the depraved Baali. If this is true, would that make the Cappadocians and the Baali cousins who share the same grandfather? Brothers who share the same patriarch? Or could their bonds run more closely still?

It has never been verified that Ashur is Cappadocius, as some theories hold that Ashur may have been Saulot or an unknown "other." However, in Lair of the Hidden, the lineage of the Cappadocian Inconnu character starts with the name Ashur. Other names of Cappadocius include Abu Lazar, Sargon (supposedly the name he used in life, as revealed in Clan Novel: Cappadocian) and Laodice (the sire of Byzar/Mahatma in Children of the Night). The choice of the name Laodice is particularly interesting as it is a feminine name, suggesting Cappadocius may have taken on different forms as well as different names.