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    By Bruce BauGHu Crepiis Weitten by: Brace Baugh Developed by: Justin Achilli Editor: James Stewart ‘Art Director: Richard Thomas Layout S Typesetting: Becky Jollensten Interior Art: Michael Gaydos, Leif Jones, Andrew Trbbold, Drew Tucker, Christopher Shy. Front Cover Art: John Van Fleet Front & Back Cover Design: Becky Jollensten Game STuDrD © 2001 White Wolf Publishing, Inc.All rights revere Reproduction without the written permission of the pub- lsher is expresly fobiddlen, except for the purpotes of ‘eviews, and for Wank character sets, which may be repro- duced for personal use only. White Wolf, Vampire, Varpiee the Maxquerade, Vampite the Dark Ages, Mage the Ascen- sion, World of Darkness and Aberrant ate registered tuademorks of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. All rights re- served. Werewoll the Apocalypse, Wraith the Oblivion, Changeling the Dreaming, Hunter theReckoning, Werewolf the Will West, Mage the Sorcerets Crusade, Wraith the (Great War, Trinity, lanbook Lavo ters names, places and text herein are copyrighted by Write Wolf Publiing, Inc. Them these pages concerned This book uses the su nce te any sompany o peels not challenge worhe tademath or copyright tural for settings, characters and themes. All myst ipernatueal clenrents are sion. and intended for entertainment purposes only. This book ‘contains mature content. Reader discretion is advised. Fora free White Wolf catalog call 1-800-454-WOLF. Check ovt White Wolf online a hetpul/www.white-wolficom; alt.games.whitewolf and rec-gamenfipstonyteller PRINTED IN USA, Dean “Unrelenting” Burnham, for two solid weeks of none stop punishment. Mike “Stank” Tinney, for renting the room that smelled like ole lady arm Jess “Comespondence” Heinig, for tying desperuely to create an aisport that came to him, Twice. Joba “What the Funk?” Chambers. for “rescuing” the juke. box ftom Garth Brooks and the Backstreet Boys. Conrad “Zoomtard” Hubbard, for nearly dying twice and being utterly unaware. Fred “Naprand” Yelk, forealling it quitson the fist night but towing progressively more psychotic over the restof the trip, ‘Chad “Von Tabs" Brown, for pills & thrills & bellyaches. Brian “Wingman” Glass, for being there every second ofthe o-weck joutney into the guts of debauchery. Tim" Whoah” Avers, for learning about titty bar the hatd way. Steve“Parience, Grasshopper” Wieck, for not ninja-kickiny the bejeezus out of those three drunken hooligans battering, ‘down hs door at half past two. Spirit Creek, for hosting the GenCon party Lost Goth and Big Daddy Thwak, for, wel, pom. ‘Trem Own Cmencor Fen. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM! “Housekeeping! Clean your rom?" Oops A conection: Ree Soesbee's “Additional Material credit ‘was inadverently left out of Clanbook: Tremere. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: THE DARKNESSCLAIMS YOU CHapter One: AN UNMIRRORED CORRIDOR Cuapter Two: THe Keepers’ UNuITHALis Cuapter THREE: New SHADOWS THe DARK NESS CiaciiveS Wou Ese mein ach a if Te cp roe gaa how many powers of darkness him for their own. oe Perea, “Heart of Darkness” Ten years age: Jean featthe pulstin my tiah lander ad faster as mitre SatA spurts jrinw a Anzeii cult @@ Arip past my face toevaed the pile sf riley glade Saleer sit, Twn merge flashes rfl Hak frm aparks, Yecime aupare that cherchna tony int of chs. Event these EVN made it here vnichin the met— no, Tue gotng to Ale. Ye happend suddenly, 71 bein Ativing meg nese testing the modifications far hands-only cantrit af 4 manual bransmiision. Scary stuffy dnt J vas ‘deluge. Vite and Dad sat in back, Aisappreving | bolt not quite soiling ts any 3, amd managing the gart af ereversatiin ove alias had. to this arosiversary. Nathing avvbindtd Cike."A re you surethat a cripple P shentA. be trying thts sorting thing or, “dent yon thdck that tee years of vhscksivé anger iabent the accihtiat is wnanighi” Dah analy hh leit sega recent construction prtjects and pintih out cook his firm Aad dene trthe mansions ore. drrve past. Th ‘Aecided to take theidens sony home, maaniering arewnd the Arreyn Gico and sesing Keir mitry tandmarks vve conta identify from varions movies. A Gotof Dads corporate castomers ved here, and some Ad the money 0 bring, his firm in for demastic evork. Siraet of saat just plabe strange, tov, (ike the eArsom swith the elevater-monnted ceiling that the voner comth Covver to five feet aboe the fleer for a Aerstert fool. Dad started Dating all the bait Ang | codes that had te be cirenmvented or brifed past fer that bre. Then atl che Cights event ont far cove Becks on every side. Not just the streetlights — everything. Prvch lights, hense Oghts, ever the dashboard becnrity, systems Cights im parkeA cars, There ons total Aarkness evith andy the rave meer overheads J ‘started te pull rver, hit something slippery and coent ver a SriAge abutment. All a matter of tinsing, 1 suppose. A fecw seconds cartier and 1 evenlA have steercA inte a ten- POeigh meisereAnction toatl TE crontd have hart, oayben lot, bat then coed Be stopped. A ferv sectnds tater aud YA have bib OA 18201 Srutage, sxicihen Aisconraging hurricane fauce. Likely vcd have caread off that and span, maybe (lipped, but slapped. semsterhert pw the bridge: Theres enty a small gap betoreen evatl and fence, and J hit tt just right, “TDC ou The van tumbled leregtherise am tts tay th the onl af he evrchense. Thats hy Fm here ambit npsihe Aston, my nscless legs Atngtng werbead ohile may hrmes are pinned. If J conte raise my right ‘Arm: J cOntA tench pre Of the fanr glass Ths that ammeh through the syinihshiedA And br ints the back. Onered mansthrongh Dan's throat, Tes wiore pitrce Vom, one in her right eye anda past belove her collarbone. Dsad gurgtid for a fety mutrentes, bot ‘Vier never mane A sound. J think death’ came prickly for them, Se its just me: J can't opens ney hoor. chn shent fr help, but there hocsn’t seem te be asysne arian. J cant mee t2 release my harness tn disengage the ‘steering colnmun brace or punch in ancdmergency irde ithe car phawe Then the Oights came Sack my, taithont amy pritininary flickering. J caw see the wvhole (rere- fense sprean ene dxlovey or perhaps abrve, wes Its bert War 19 comstenction. 7 verete an article mee abent the immense Anrabitity of "temperary’ baitd- Ings Che this me. Tovisted sheets af corrngated atzainnm nove ie sprasvled aver Lang reves of glass. Whirvors, windoves, peculiar panes vohase fraction J sant imagine, Exit lights reflect threngh the Gnnarectipte, dark red and tminons, Thetvhale sete reminds me of something. Pant Kitts m a bad day. Sime Faturist nightmare. The bleed keeps prand- ng in wy head. Gtngih education. Cmart doesn't ftp yen evhene yen re pinaeh in an npstde-dscen van, Ne Klee voasn 39 ham-harhid. D take another lok ie tha rear Veoy mit thh Wy parents are right where they entre. The car sides Aston a bite The seatbelt ents inte my mack and collarbone \Aithent vvarning, theres « hard, tm my shankder. 7 car ten ey head, 69 J have to roll my yeh as best J can tr set the Lhimz nantly marenred Pngermaite Hs a small, grcegal ad, very hark ImAech, perhaps African vt from Mute Guinea. A {00k chicken the’ mittor shaved nebeky there. J an Aalincinating. ‘ Andrise he weil ib cléar bat tafe, abmiseohispered: Each syllable emars perfectly fopaseh I ioe wath dug inthe mirrors] fl the hah on ney shastder. The hand has mb pntse. Ardeece, acioirivtedge me: fon har md! Tsay mthing. Diam nat a haltncination. rae Aging, and ove nat spek> Visay withing. "Vine Ofe 15 n story you havn't Yeah, Creal ‘th me! Something abaitchatiamads 2, boererringhe that I almost Laugh, suk J sprahe t» the musene presence. VPhat storgt Arve yim going to ctaim ty be Wearehitect of my mideryt The mess tyke made ma Anffer for sey arth: GPive nd, wreaks Even siaygen SATViA, J expict something fatter than that! *Thatls precisely what. 7 rbot te tell yor! “hae "I mean te tall yin that yore Life has Kee my ‘bby fer abont a hecade, and that the melas come frrigem be decide vphat to-do went. Listen te mes’ The wie unfit sendy Cary sf sicrte, things Te ever told anyorce dds: the petty frustrations as tuall ‘ae the great ines, the miner Ole ating vith the ‘massive calamities The bpeaker,erhase sex J carte gress. speaks to me shout caritese Antind and ‘Berserk: mailien and arrogand editors and the einnte Cass tthers ophaoe madd my Ofe nnpleasant. J realize, Homctohere along tha ivey that the velce never panes yr breath Ard yon made it happen? “Aid vohat F cont” Lanagher. Grr the first time J feet confidens that the ice begs tea extoare Dot yon kines the story Hf ek, Andree” "Of canrae. Ged tark nevay everything frim ns “to prrve to Gatan thal ob eons evrrthy. J hope yonte ‘nat going to claim te fe the angel of the Lord” “Listen te me.” The voice remains sift, but theres A command 1 1 Why minth snaps closeh epithont anny comscions ecsion tn may part. A Snagte nti be that immaculate hank pierces my skin: "Spare me ine efforts at Aamuar, J Aid wot select yon tr fe my Fasten J cannat ask the rbuiens grestion; ft she antia- © pates it nreghooe.T wached to find ont evhat yon toate ike eotchane the chins char Aefine yonr Whenctey. If 7 cent remeve year fran and. put Tt ix a jar te periment nomi] tvontd. I Aad te cut acony the Oe erbicnh your mind, as FAT AS pessibCe, €2 see Rory yw UAipe weith lots: Yfonr Cife has been a test. Yon pass, If yon ish” Nowe J can speak again. Phat de J aint 7 ape tts 4 torvel. My eyes ating.” Meeritig?” "D.ssih J didw't want to speak vsith an angel? Yow Aided Am vet an angel."I can haar a sunite tn that lees ALet mesdhore nc? ‘YT hear metal scream anid break pehind me. At \ frat 7 think that I’m losing my peripheral vistim, Then J realize theres tangible Stackwess Beside’ the ear/a edtnmen of soncehing Oke smoke. Floating he y the middle of ty 1 s2e-a extn. Shei tall bot shies, her face heavily seatria. Her hair... isw'thabrat ally 4h layer men lager tf mrvineg shadains, Oke vefal ating granite or pecing bark Per arms Seem vormal exangh— J recognize the hand and toristehat rested im my shentder, Batie them, thongh a second set of p arms pokes through slits nthe gray robe she vvears. hegre mattled black, reminding me stightly of (pictnres nen trhers thansepertmarteie loft rey math anchors for & year, photographing its changes, She scares wie half te heath, nt chat that se far A Grip just nocy, Je halincinaten Sufore, anh J Kee ‘bsatately wore if the enes that tell me my brain ts fabrication the seane. Ye takes mea namie to vention that shes hanging npside dovin in that Aarkwesss (Blmce toe se ee to eye. J fal chaires of association at typhi my mind, as though seme antenomins chonight process has gone searching for everything that “darkness” means 9 me. THemorics flicker and are Gike the darkness artnnd the cotmar. Andreer? she bays thringh latticed ips." Yon ‘See your fears inthe darkoness, Aan’ yout” Sheseed my Bght 0h GAUL yon Dif. all argoa’s De, thine things live beneath yonr skin. Voce they love ont along with your Gife itself. Learn’ (Ome of chase shanory-arms scretches cov9M rh me, Fes lave ok smashes thringh the remains of the Ativer-sihe evindoey ak snakes aronnd in front of ee VRE ane sivift mation it cera arennd my head, completely covering my eyes. Bor an instant there's Kiker. grofannA nothing. Ever the retinal flickers that Been Behind chrseA eyelids disappear; in some Sense) thearkiness pours behind ney eyes.) can't even take a breath, The ftashes of memory become wench moredretense, Thereh ne sensory component ta then, only states of seted Angee: Mt the acsidout: at the hospital at my Parents, ‘at the government. burcancrats, at the focehend doctors ivho fail to understand tohat Tell ass Foote, of resto, of Ung mip mrad an crall as my Corps, of never voriting again, of 0A age and poverty inthis condition mbition and pride, for the ‘meke great everk, to prove urrowg att the doctors and Aonibter, to shave meg parents the fally of thar hrpes for mes Depression ivoven in throngh tall, the destre ‘Tre Dies Clans You te simply Arift Avsay from the body. 7 see myself as 4 veanil sopping aver With Aatk passinns, Cacking neg to e for, fidting the emptiness vith a leveg Geary of thing to Be against ange Vision returns. Tt clandy voce, Gome Sled hans eragulated arennd my eyes, and vive ung peripheral faking fer lack of xygon. Diath sarniet be far avony. ilow reall “Yen see, Anarene, yon have cnt yourself ont of the fabric of stciety. Bout yen do ym tent to clothe yearsedf ines and jt Laie eohat ener aver is net itngh Ze yp see” D wad rr at east J try. My face rttee mink. "Lot int bl yon enhat nbvaitor Atf tale pastiche, Gt Aescribes graveing up in the Becgian Conge, searing in her heart the veces of PAs that the colsnial masters sonrght to destroy. She Acseribes rapive, the hestrnction of sohele tribes, eisavinrt ark hnmibition atthe hands of Enripe ir atery seem irrclevant, same second: ns cme te get rich, Che describes heaving the pee if the Hight inside a partiontarty ambitions ontpest ly te Lose has fo big mAness and self inpervis destrictin suffers Sheteltsiethe story of evarderie at night, hopseg t0 hear a vverd from the shadsces And swe wight the shadsoos spolsts hen 4 pate man emergid and to6d her the Gi serreves and affercd het the pr swatch Adres “8 yon see, Aridrece, others keris tere The shadvey-arm grabs the seat I'm tn and Arner it suas dy tnt of the cary Leith the other shadoee- arms cenrineg off the remains Of my Aver int one ytnk, Waieh a sudden flip, Vm right side np again The ivtman pivits te remain faclng mie and shiks HOUnLY Ee Che grbnnd. VMy shots tench Slordy shards 9488. The cwoman steps ext of the column af darkness and picks the seat and me np vith one Aa he tosses me casnally ints the aya fer Geo: Leow 8 f fifore settinng me Abin. YA vemit If there ever nythiong tefl tn rg atemachs She sguats te lork Airactly at me a5.) fumble for the seatbelt balch.t Stig she says, and] freeze. At S HLeANse’] twat (0, Out, Becanse not ame vetnncary minscle ansivers me. “Stand? Aeghinst meg evil, my arms wnbnekle me and prs me Inte ani mpright peiidion. J teeter for « mbuicsit ied then, duesitably, fall ace forevard onte the glass. Patf 4 Abzen sharks slice me open, tne Big fractione nf Ave inch from my right eye. A. plece poles inte mi math, Uokging agalush my apper frotc 7 can feck te scrape tooth beneath the gam. Nore Arian, Andress. Jnagine yonrsctf abet Ha ephat Tee Prat minds yon de. Yon remaster zene eremies J made ante of that. Can yon envision them a fferinng as you do nore, and exoract Pie yom accept a Tie fsal veerd catches rue by surprise "Ggifte” “Ths bord and hurt is a gift Bus mce again the F chains of assiclation are, J have been very confident thant 1 mivderstaseh hove he vorrth toorkes. Tse mackeh Bihesd coh disagrecd. In my Aesk at heme theres a file of lattrs trom readers ivhe report Aisitta- Mi oh lots of oith becanse of what Tre seridten: LaPinld amythinog Less than this have con: inced mat And J pictare the tart if torment the cxoman caeeithan Yr hesverd somes tub arrnicd the glass S ovedgeA inte may mani. Yes.” fGhadves arms flip md over s4 that I’m bying on ny HER, She Opens Her mans 8 here me (args They don't Lok: Gké mevie-manater props. These are tha reat thing, emergiveg organicalty brim her jnre | toud servated Dike cansivore fangs, As she leans over iy mack, op Sreath stirs wy shvedded eotlar. For a | moment J see channels alneg the farege'inside Ages, stained with small flecks of dried blood. J marvel at thadr offictomeyases T thanght that 7 knee somethinig:abrnt suffer ing, Bt this is the sharpest, mast consaming agticg ‘Tioeever felt. Lhe pricks are saat, and J nove that there are xe Ajit nerves arinund then, but wonethe- ess its Gike fore scveepoig frome me de vf wey brdy (e the other. nat as quickly, theres plensnres Hat orgasmic pleasure — there's ne physiological comphwint, nly completion and sightwisse In my minds T hear the cveman say, "This ts your fanetlon as prey. Remember what yen are Leaving, kine va mite.” My prlse becomes erratic, creak Stops. Clrnizalty, Ym dead. Hh epee cotinme to see, Ail bt hat ope ori. Me mses ry gore i the blard- Wr scree boo, “There's stillreess ine my body. My eyes Aimy st J dart s0e the sopman Bend over mt, J'Mear her Bice semeching: She presses her crthe brit te ney math. Her both — thiekand stoce— valves past mey stilt Cips. Pain veterna, ane clictrica shack or simething Cike it rippling pat. from wig throat. It’s been tow years Bice I felt mrtg veal sensation belo meg his, Mocs, as the shock blasts thinnggh then, J can feel them aggtin. ] feat the hebris; anh mig tronsers tonching the hair oe my legs. Simathindg hat isn't Cife stra veithie mas My eyes eport. The veeman sulles at me. That toms the first sep.” ax Mews Sir yon see yonire nat the oily ret Renee he sort of Coss yom fetes Yes, T'm bmethat che pln evhere our family, your Jrb, your standing in the comain- nity ance svdre le sharp, 7 racy these thinegs ter Theres a tony to redress it, if yon trkit. Are yen veal tb become a predate for reat; vather there prey sith detasions of granhentt TreDanies Cans You And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkn est erifles, Win us with ho us maths In deepest consequence William Shakespeare, Macbeth Tue FirstLesson: BEGINNINGS This nights cold, not that the packomate admit it. The winter storms blast off the North Pacific and up the Columbia River, driving sleet ike lnives, The wind hasn't fallen belowe 25 miles an hour since sunset. Gusts feel something in the air, though, andl without actually speakinga wend cacach othe, they agree that they must cake they understand their comalition, Only the new recruits have any real prophetic sere, bu that's enough. The Vauldere erst their gop impending encouruer with the mentonudelteacherlcop of their brethren So i's with special flourishes that they ascend to thetr meeting ground, the rf of the sll finshed municipal administrative hudding, Nobody wears an extra layer of insulating clothing, Druitt makes a grand show of sipping his chest hare before dragging himself up the scaffoldmyg one- paint. "Ye understand that the me vain let up, he could look over ti bualdingand see the scorch marks where Leo met th the hang ofthe basics. His wheres anal Andres di f this pack. He with the bn n't notice any litle patherings of destroy anothe n feel not as pleas but d i. He hopes that is wall make it through the night. Inst all seven of Andrew's charge sprated on che rooftop T the Vin cia sense ther fear and anticipation. He's Gurna Ou: AW Uosnca Come sunnple hen ha ulien hi much foresight Ming and the Other Razor show, and comeratulates them. “You're deing well. It's nor qui enough, of course. If you really thorght it was trap, you stayed away, But your concer isa good sign of you who survive will probably do wel for y nd each other." He ies. None ofthe fledgling ‘can sense it, but Andrew hears the whispers in shadow: and hurries on lecture night." The pack groans in snison ight youl be Resrng from the really did, once upom a tine, teachme everything ! knows Fle makes slightly thearical bore, ard Demba x ‘out from the shadous in Andrew's coat. She does moc sm au the students. All thei liede motions, nervous tics and semiconscious habits, stop immediately. Her native ap cance is completely hidden: Tonight she stands as a st carved from shadow, lacking any facial features excep very tong, very sharp fangs. She has no mouth that any v students cam see, but her words cary through the ar rather than directly into their minds “Good evening, young Keepers. This isa lecuere and test, rolled into one. Let us begin." Ai TRUTH First, I will tell you the foundational truth, the key tounderstanding everything about the vampiric cond tion. This is it: We can never know the truth. You know that all evidence can be fiked. Some of you here can yourselves craftworks of arto flawless that no breathing art critic can distinguish them from the real thing. Youknow that maney can buy many thing that persuasion and intimidation can earn you the rest. and that no human being begins to grayp what you ar your kind can do. You know that the kine desperately try to deceive themselves and each other about us. You've benefited ftom this willful denial, and you must realize that other Cainites do as well important realities never appear in any records you cin examine Furthermore, vou know that will and memory ar something less than absolutely sure. Most of you here can force a mortal to do something and never realize that he was, for that moment, your direct rool. Some of You are learning the art of personal charisma, making them love you simply because of the power in your Blood. You've no doubt seen that your ductus and other older Cainites can do fur more than the few tricks you've learned 4 fr. Where is truth in any of this! Anyone's memorie can be changed. All records can be adjusted, created or removed. There is absolutely nothing youcan councon Everyching, inside you and out, might bea le, pera

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