Sebastion

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Introduction
Quote: "Be very careful. That's an original Gutenberg Bible you're handling. If you damage it, I shall have no choice but to exact reparations; I doubt you'd live long without your skin."

Quote: "Off with you, child. Your lack of manners bores me, and I am not one to trifle with. Return to your meaningless manipulations and disturb my solitude no more."

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Overview
Full Name: Sebastion Stefenescu
Date of Birth: March 3, 1280
Nationality: Romanian
Occupation: Occultist
Race: Kiasyd
Faction Autarkis
Nature: Fanatic

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Stereotypes
The Sabbat: The sires of our sires now lead this rabble, having fallen from any dignity and thrown away all their manners. They turned their teeth toward us during their petty war with the Camarilla. They have not done so since.

-- The Arcadian, Elder Kiasyd

"The Kiasyd are demons clothed in flesh. Trust not their nice manners and polite smiles and 'How do you do?', they are maddened freaks behind their careful facades, and they are more than willing to twist your reality into any hell which pleases their whim. Malkavians with the blood of faeries running through their veins, the darklings could put one of the madmen to shame with his tricks."

-- Paulo, Lasombra priest

The Camarilla: Petty children. How they fear the tread of their parents' feet by their door at night, all the while plotting mischief when they think no one is watching. Behind their false dignity and pathetic attempts at order and culture lies a void. At least the Sabbat is honest in their dealings; to them you are dinner. To the Camarilla, you a tool called "friend."

-- Albertus, Kiasyd Inconnu

"They are under our dominion, as are all Kindred, but they deign to remain aloof and distant. Perhaps that is for the best, but when the End Times come, they will have no shelter."

-- Folken, Tremere Noddist

The Inconnu: The few who understand, at least somewhat. The Jyhad is meaningless. The Camarilla-Sabbat War is meaningless. The Anarch War is meaningless. Detect a pattern?

-- Davis, aspiring Kiasyd Golcondist

"Often the odd ones out, the Kiasyd are deeper than they seem. Behind their smiles and manners lies a deeply unfathomable and inhuman nature. All Kindred are no longer human; the Kiasyd are no longer of this world. The superstitious called the fae the "Fair Folk" because they wanted to avoid their inhuman and illogical ire. Similar logic fares one well with these creatures of two worlds."

-- Salius, Ventrue antitribu Monitor of Strasbourg

The Ravnos: Brothers in spirit if not in blood, these tricksters delight in playing with us. They always know more than they are telling, don't forget that. Do, however, extend them the courtesy you would a sibling, but trust them as much as you would rival relative. Older in blood and younger in spirit, the Ravnos still have a tie to the fae that is a mystery to us.

-- Isanwayen, Hindu Kiasyd Occultist

"Mysterious as they are odd, the Kiasyd are an enigma, and an extremely entertaining one at that. They seem fascinated by our powers of illusion, and they will go to great length to learn it. Beware toying with them, however, for they have the luck of Hanuman himself. Things always seem to go their way and they always know more than they let on."

-- Talos, Ravnos ancillae

The Malkavians: Madness does indeed grant them insight into the world behind the world, but they seem incapable of expressing their knowledge. Listen and watch the madmen, and take their words to heart. Hold the speaker close, however, and you embrace their madness. They seem fae-touched at times, but they are dangerous as well. Play with fire and risk getting burned. Play with a Malkavian....

-- The Arcadian, Kiasyd Elder

"They keep a tight grip on their minds. Control is precious to them. Very, very, very precious. They forget that that which is most precious is most easily lost."

-- Thomas the Thomas, Malkavian psychologist

The Fae: Gruesomely tied by blood as we are, we share a long history and a longer tie. Do not treat them as if they were one of us, they are one of us. Extend them every courtesy and favor. They, like us, are more than they seem to the naked eye. Changelings can hide within the most mundane of shells, and their powers of misdirection and trickery are second to none. With the sluagh and the nockers, we keep close ties, as our interests often coincide. They are often quite surprised by our nature, for some reason it seems that the mere presence of "normal vampires" is painful to the fae-born. As an aside, Malkavians seem to share our trait of not being "poisonous" to the fae. That frightens me....

-- The Arcadian, Kiasyd Elder

"Normally I would warn you away from any leech, the weight of their years bears down upon anyone near them and they are suffocatingly Banal, but the Kiasyd are different. Like the Malkavians, the Kiasyd seem blessed by the Tuatha De Danaan. They possess fae blood and can even affect the Dreaming, but they do not suffer from the same Bedlam that wracks the others' minds. Beyond even this, they are possessed of manners and etiquette that even our fae brethren often lack. Were they still not vampires, I would call them "sluagh" and "brother" and be done with distinctions."

-- Dalain, sluagh medium and advisor to High King David

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Contacts
  • Milavalka: What an unusual study. One most be on their toes with this one. Extremely hard to just idly let this one pass by. Enchanting to say the least!" I have found myself drawn closer to this creature. I must be more cautious in my endeavors. I will have to ask the shadows.
  • Cyn: This Monster definitely has my attention! Now wheter that is good or not remains to be seen. Seeing is believing I should have known not to delve deeper into this monster's liar. I would advise serious caution to those that wish to do so."
  • Bliss: A beautiful young lady whom talks way too much. Has slightly irritated me, but I am sure that will pass.
  • Cherazart The ever-enduring owner or Manager of Images and Dreams. Her always frantic work ethic for some reason brings me joy. Such a fun study watching her balancing the always impossible crowd. I often wonder what goes thru that mind. Perhaps, I will have to take a look sometime.
  • Oswald Ah yes the Giant. His pleasantries and nobility lend a nice charm. Now is for one to say this be a gentle Giant? (laughs) I would certainly hope so; as one certainly would not wish to fall on his bad side."
  • Wyatt His bad manners simply sicken me at the moment. However if one can get thru this there is a wealth of interesting conversation and ideas to be exchanged.
  • Never A young one. Highly intuitive. Great work ethic. He may hold promise.
  • Marion Foolish, but extremely fun. She has something of key interest to me. Must keep somewhat of a tab on her.
  • 'Faqirah As dangerous as she is beautiful. I will have to keep close contact with the shadows, or she may turn them agaisnt me.

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RP Hooks
Sometimes I make my way out onto the grid in the more vibrant places. Most often tho I am hard to find. There are a few that have stumbled upon me, but few indeed. Tho, when not busy a simple PM and usually I will entertain a scene.

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Sebastion
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Traditions
The origins of the strange Kiasyd bloodline have been lost to the passage of centuries, but their affection for pomp and their curious powers lead some Cainites to suspect that their roots lie with the Lasombra. The most pervasive theory attributes their creation to unholy experimentation with the blood of the Wild Ones and forbidden deals made with demons. Whatever the truth, the result is one of the strangest consanguinities of vampires in the World of Darkness.

The Kiasyd are scholars and keepers of secrets. They tend to be observers rather than taking an active part in acts such as War Parties. Kiasyd don?t like to take physical actions against an opponent, preferring to spar with wits and words instead. They jealously guard their knowledge and their private collections. While a Kiasyd?s home is always open to visiting members of the bloodline, all Kiasyd are viciously territorial, and most cities house one member of the bloodline at most. Weirdlings don?t like to compete with each other for knowledge. If one encounters two Kiasyd together, it is likely an elder with her childe, who may study with the elder for upward of 50 years. Eventually, however, the time will come when the childe will seek his own haven, almost always in a different community. The Kiasyd are well known for being very calm and studious. Their raison d?‚Ye centers around their collections of scrolls, books, spells and vampiric lore piled high on their library shelves. Their unusual stature and unquenchable thirst for knowledge make for very high-stacked shelves indeed. As to the Kiasyd?s membership in the Sabbat, the theories again involve Lasombra influence. Whether the Keepers have struck a bargain with the Kiasyd, trading secrets for protection, or whether their relationship is a more sinister brand of master and servant, few can say. Their inquisitive natures hide devious, twisted personalities, warped by massive amounts of forbidden lore and probably the fae blood that contributed to their initial creation. In fact, some Kiasyd are rumored to be addicted to the blood of the changelings, drawing sustenance only from its magical nourishment rather than the pale, tepid taste of mortal blood. Other Kiasyd are suspected of even more perverse tastes, feeding only while violating their vessels in impotent parodies of sexual ravishment or stealing children away under the light of the full moon to eat their flesh in their own libraries. In the end, all that is truly known of them is that they are enigmas, suf fered only for their knowledge.

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Stats
How dare you look here! That's as if you're seeing me naked. Come now, let us leave a little something to the imagination.

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