Sebastion/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