Cappadocians
 | Once the Cappadocians were known as the great Clan of Death, they who studied the art of death in order to increase their knowledge of the vampiric condition. Their discipline, Mortis, gave them incredible power over the dead state and to some extend even to their own deceased bodies. However, when the clan antediluvian Cappadocius embraced a man named Augustus Giovanni, the tragedy which would see whole Cappadocian clan destroyed during the following ages began. Disciplines: Mortis, Fortitude, Auspex Nickname: Graverobbers
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Dark Ages
During the Dark ages the
Cappadocians had become a perfect unity, as in, they were all of equal
mindset and worked towards the same goal: furthering their knowledge on
the state that is death. The other clans, whether they feared or
respected the Cappadocians for their interests, preferred to leave the
Cappadocians alone, and the Cappadocians preferred to be left to their
studies, so everyone was happy and content.
Modern days
The Cappadocians did not
survive into this age, however, their descendants have survived. Some
Cappadocians who were not part of the main caste of the Cappadocian
structure had fled west towards to Caribbean
long before the Giovanni and became Clan Samedi, those who carry the
face of death itself. Others who hid in the void while the Giovanni
massacred the Cappadocians, came back in the form of the Harbingers of
skulls. These very ancient and very angry ex-Cappadocians joined the
Sabbat to exact their vengeance on the Camarilla for selling out the
Cappadocians and more then anything the Giovanni for their cursed hunt.
Embraces
Only those who were
intellectually strong and showed the same fascination in death as many
Cappadocians were embraced into the clan. Unlike in other clans
however, these fledglings were generally free to go about as they
pleased, provided they did not get in the way.
Havens
Due to the Cappadocian
curse and their research, many Cappadocians lived in or near
graveyards. However, since many Cappadocians were also religious
(catholic most of the time) they often also chose monasteries or other
places of worship as their havens.
As a clan
After the dreaded Feast
of Folley (which destroyed any cappadocians, Cappadocius did not feel
worthy of being part of his clan) the Cappadocians were as their leader
desired them to be, uninterested in the business of other vampires and
only interested in further researching the art of Mortis to benefit
both themselves and their clan as a whole.
Strengths
The Cappadocians were
always intellectually strong, but their strength came from their art of
Mortis, which allowed them to manipulate Death itself, whether this was
the death of another or their own diseased corpses.
Weakness
Because of their
fascination, the Cappadocians were cursed with always appearing so
morbidly pale, that mortals could easily see a Cappadocian as no longer
being among the living.
Clan Symbol
