Followers of Apophis - the Vampires of Egypt
- Apophans can consume Ka either through blood or flesh, though it must be from a human or a sacred animal (cat, crocodile, falcon, hippo, etc)
- Apophans cannot commit Diablerie except on other Apophans and diablerizing them has no effect, except for another Apophan.
- Followers of Apophis count their Generation from Apophis, so add 3 to a Apophan's Generation to get the Cainite equivalent.
- Being staked kills a Apophan, they cannot exist without their Heart. Being beheaded simply forces them into Torpor.
- Apophans conduct their Embrace through a series of rituals that must start on a living person and involve ritually killing the subject, then binding their Ba into their corpse. These rituals take seven days.
- The Followers of Apophis have four Clan Disciplines: Presence, Obfuscate, Obtenebration and Serpentis.
- Though the Followers have the natural ability to learn Obtenebration, they may only make regular use of it while their khabit is in control (during a Frenzy or Rotschreck). Attempts to use Obtenebration while the khabit is not in control have their Blood costs doubled. Failure of any use of the Discipline outside of khabit control forces an immediate check for Frenzy. Botches of Obtenebration result in automatic Frenzy, without any chance to resist.
Variations on the Followers
- A small group dedicates itself to the god Set. They have the Clan Disciplines of Animalism, Presence and Potence. Among the undead of Egypt, only Setites are able to learn Animalism and, in trade, they can never learn Serpentis.
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