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The Followers of Set
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The Followers of Set (or Setites) are a clan of vampires who believe their founder was the Egyptian god Set. Orthodox Setite belief dictates that Set will one day return to rule or consume the world, and devout Setites prepare the way for his resurrection. To this end, the clan remains independent of the Sects of other Kindred, and practice with great skill the arts of corruption, deceit and ancient sorcery. They refer to themselves as the Mesu Bedshet, the "Children of Rebellion". Due to their inherent clan weakness, Followers of Set are extremely susceptible to sunlight (double damage).



Organisation

Setite organization is mostly local, with a single temple or network of cults representing a city’s Serpent presence. Setites in the cities rarely scheme among each other, preferring to face outward threats in unity rather than the schismatic self-interest of the Sects. Whispers persist of a massive temple devoted to Set located somewhere in Africa, with a terrible Methuselah who claims to be the childe of Set himself at the head.



Clan Variants

The Serpents of the Light are another heretical Setite bloodline — essentially "Setite antitribu" — who practice voodoun. They originated in the 1960s when a group of independent Setites in Haiti formed an alliance with the newly-arrived Sabbat, ignoring orders from senior Setites to have nothing to do with the Sect. The Serpents (or "Cobras") are committed to combating the Antediluvians, and believe Set to be among their enemies; they are considered traitors by other Setites. Apart from their ideological and spiritual beliefs, however, there are no significant differences between Cobras and their parent clan: they learn the same Disciplines, and share the same weakness to light.



Embraces

Prospective childer for the Followers of Set often spend some time involved with a Setite cult, so they’re indoctrinated in the mysteries of the Clan before becoming one of its Kindred. They may come from any cultural origin, though many are outsiders, loners, or otherwise marginalized by society, which is often what led them to the forbidden fruits offered by the cult of Set in the first place.


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Obfuscate

Obfuscate is a Discipline that allows vampires to conceal themselves and create some manner of illusions. It is one of the more popular Disciplines practiced by Cainites, and is the source of legends surrounding the ability of vampires to vanish and appear seemingly from nowhere. Obfuscate is mentally based; its powers achieve their effects by manipulating the minds of others, not in creating any real changes, and thus will not work against creatures immune to such mental effects or technological sensors. Vampires with levels of Auspex may also bypass the effects of Obfuscate, as described on pg. 152 of Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition.

Official Abilities

Standard Abilities
  • Level One - Cloak of Shadows : Remain hidden so long as you do not move.
  • Level Two - Unseen Presence: Become invisible to others so long as you do not attract attention
  • Level Three - Mask of a Thousand Faces: Change your appearance and mannerisms to mimic someone else
  • Level Four - Vanish/Fade from the Mind's Eye: Disappear right from in front of someone
  • Level Five - Cloak the Gathering: Extend your Obfuscate powers to a group.



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Presence

Presence is a Discipline of supernatural allure and emotional manipulation. It is a fairly common among vampires, especially within the Camarilla, both because of its versatility and because of its subtlety. Many Presence powers can be used upon large groups of people at once and transcend virtually all boundaries of gender, race, religion, class, and supernatural status. Though Presence can be resisted through force of will and by ignoring the user, most do not realize when it is being used upon them.

Official Abilities

Standard Abilities
  • Level One - Awe: Make your words seem interesting and reasonable to those who hear you
  • Level Two - Dread Gaze: Frighten someone with a look
  • Level Three - Entrancement: Make someone obsessively want to please you
  • Level Four - Summon: Compel someone to come to you immediately
  • Level Five - Majesty: Appear as a figure of absolute power and authority.



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Serpentis

Serpentis is the trademark Discipline of the Followers of Set clan. It primarily provides shapechanging abilities, though it also encompasses corruption and other characteristics associated with snakes. The Setites consider it a gift from their dark god and almost never share it with other vampires.

Official Abillities

Standard Abilities
  • Level One - The Eyes of the Serpent: Temporarily immobilize someone with your gaze.
  • Level Two - The Tongue of the Asp: Grow a extended tongue that serves as a weapon.
  • Level Three - Mummify: Go into a short term torpor-like state, recovering yourself at a hyper increased rate.
  • Level Three - Skin of the Adder: Grow hardened monstrous skin that protects you
  • Level Four - The Form of the Cobra: Transform into a large venomous snake
  • Level Five - Cheat the Scale of Anubis: Remove your heart, making your body immune to staking. Your heart must be placed somewhere else however and does not just disappear from the world. Should it be discovered and staked, you will still die.

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