Baali
    Even monsters have their bogeymen. To their erstwhile cousins, the Baali are the devils under the bed. Legend claims that an Antediluvian dallied with a singing slave-boy, and the youth turned against the Third Generation.  He wrought foul pacts with those who hid between the shadows of this world and the next and gathered followers from his Cainite siblings. Calling himself Shaitan, he and his followers made war against the Second City. The Third Generation ended the war with the deaths of the Shaitan's generals, routing their hordes. None knew what happened to the shaitan himself, and the names of what he had served were lost to the night.  Once thought eradicated by the Inquisition, the Baali have come into the awareness (and enmity) of modern Cainites and are rooted out wherever they are found. Faced with an infestation of Baali, Camarilla and Sabbat often set aside personal agendas to burn the offending nest from sight. The recent unearthing of a Baali hive, along with the recovery of their unholy tomes, has cast doubt on the long-held belief of their destruction.  Never numerous, the ranks of the Baali have dwindled even further in recent nights as more and more succumb to a wasting erosion of spirit. They are beset on all sides by the Camarilla, Sabbat, and a host of enemies, and their internal unity fractures nightly. Their havens are visible to those who know the signs - strange sigils in hillsides, the prevalence of places of power, children and livestock in nearby villages born deformed. Contrary to popular belief, they are not the cackling, mustachioed minions of evil, but sages and academics intent on the discovery of knowledge few others have the courage to pursue. They are evangelists, of a sort, bent on the task of bringing all to destruction for the greater glory of Those-Who-Wait.  

 Roleplaying Hints: While some Demons do fit the tongue-wagging, leather-clad devil worshipper profile, most Baali look on these as marks of immaturity or, in more persistent cases, evidence of someone seriously missing the point. It becomes difficult to convert the faithless if you cannot be taken seriously. Seduce your prey, not with wild displays of "evil" but with a genteel and urbane offer of enlightenment. Let them know that the truth is theirs to be had, if they but ask for it. Do not force the issue. The sweetest conquest comes from the willingly conquered. As Baali age and grow wise in the ways of their masters, they fall further and further from their human roots. Many older Demons develop an affectation for vermin, keeping them as pets or companions, sometimes in vast hordes to rival those of the Nosferatu. Many young Demons have Humanity (albeit abysmally low), but fall off rapidly and take up a different path. Some older Baali follow the Path of Cathari or Death and the Soul. Recently, though many have taken up the Path of Evil Revelations and Power and the Inner Voice. There are whispers of a Path particular to Demons, the Path of the Hive, but none have dared get close enough to the Baali to know for sure.

 Disciplines: Daimoinon, Obfuscate, Presence

    Advantage: The very existence of the Demons is bent toward the discovery of dark secrets and hidden lore. By their nature, the Baali seek out forbidden knowledge and forgotten paths to power. As a result, all who come to the Blood gain a free Occult Ability to reflect their rigorous study of the darkest roads. This focus is not exclusive to the magical world. The Baali treasure all forms of learning and typically make inroads into academia and the halls of mundane power as easily as in the occult world. Neonate Demons may also choose one bonus trait in University or Occult Influence.

     Disadvantage: Perhaps because of the nature of their patrons, or even if just the lingering ghosts of human morality, the Baali are particularly affected by acts of faith. When confronting a mortal with True Faith, all Baali must risk twice the normal number of Traits to even have a chance of succeeding.  If struck by a holy symbol wielded by one of True Faith, the Baali takes twice the damage normally inflicted. Most cannot even handle any paraphernalia related to religion.

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