Additions to the Book of Nod
A NOTE ON THESE FINDINGS
Many of us have now read the famed Book of Nod, published by the Camarilla dupe, Aristotle de Laurent, and disseminated by his childe Beckett. It is a great book, and many in the Sabbat have voted to place his life under protection, for the great knowledge he has given the world of our Father. I favour this idea, for without knowledge of our ancient foes, we cannot hope to prevail.
Yet it is incomplete. Being of the Camarilla, de Laurent was woefully ignorant of all clans save those in his own pathetic sect. Many years ago, I made it my mission to correct this error. I journeyed to the far corners of the earth in search of the words of OUR founders, and those of the independent clans, including the viled Baali founder (Shaitan). I cannot boast perfection, much of what I found was incomplete, most notably the legacy of Ravnos. I blame the last on the Gypsies lack of a written culture, and their own wandering nature. What I have discovered may not even be accurate. I was hurried, for from the start I was aware of being hunted. This is the work of my unlife, however, and as such I gladly risk everything for it.
What I found was…disturbing to say the least. Note how possessive Tzimisce is of his childer, and how he promises to 'claim them'. Note how Lasombra seems to view his Childer as pawns in a bid for total control. Haqim urges his childer to fight a war of extermination, and the words of Shaitan…. I am Tzimisce, yet even I had nightmares for many days after handling that foul text. May the fires of the Inquisitors burn all the vile dogs long before their dream ever becomes reality.
The purpose of the Sabbat is war to save our race. Each Sabbat is but a soldier who serves where and as he can. So, my fellows, I sign not in triumph as de Laurent did his text but in humility and in fear
Heinrich Brunner
Priscus
Quito Ecuador
Tzimisce's Words
My Children
You are granted my gift
The gift of Mastery
Mastery of your bodies
Mastery of your minds
Mastery of the wild world.
For My name
My children
You must use these gifts
To rise
To evolve
To transcend the merely human
In My name
Only then can you
Master the bodies of others
Master the minds of others
Master the entire world
And bring all to a higher level
In My name
Obey your Elders
Defend our home
Rule with strength
Honor the Land
In My name
My children
You bear My Name
You are Mine
And one day
I will claim you
All.
Lasombra's Words
We were cast into the night
By He Who Brings the Dawn
Before Him we are powerless
Unfairly punished for the crime of Our Father
And condemned forever to the Darkness
Yet the Darkness is our friend
When the Light abandoned me
And I was denied even the sight of my face
It lent me its strength
And my strength is your strength
Rule from the shadows
Walk in the darkness
Blot out the hated Light
Spread the glory
Of an everlasting Darkness
Under My rule
And we shall never be powerless again
We shall cast down our betrayer
The Dawnbringer
The Lightmaker
The Sun King
And Teach the world
The Power of Night
My
Power
My Night
The Words of Haqim
Know this, my children,
My faithful ones,
That we are not as the others are.
They are birthed of monsters
Whom Khayyin did make
In defiance of the King of Heaven
Whose servant I was and am
My children,
My dutiful ones,
I stole the blood of Khayyin
That his creations would not go unopposed
You are their predators
You are their foes
Where you find them
Kill them, consume them
But stealthily and in secret
My children,
My cunning ones,
Set them against one another
Let the bastards of Khayyin
Waste their strength
In constant wars
Then shall you return again
To consume the victors
My children,
My zealous ones,
Show them no pity
Show them no fear
Do not rest until
Your task is complete
My children,
My beloved ones,
Do not harm those who
Of their own choice
Return to the Path of Righteousness
Or who adopt our way, and aid us
For a return to grace
Is our final goal
And we can deny it to none who seek it
Shaitan's Words
We did not start this war.
It began when my father's father's Father
Caine, the first free man,
Was cursed by the Coward Above.
Cursed because he had a mind of his own
Cursed because he defied by choice, not by accident
Cured because he did not beg forgiveness
And cast out of the world of men
Where the Coward felt he would cause too much harm
On that day He proved Himself afraid
And Unfit to Rule
We are not alone in this fight.
Our Allies below are mighty
And will aid us to triumph
But trust them not wholeheartedly
For they seek to consume all
Whereas we seek our rightful place
As rulers in His stead
Plan therefore my children
Drench the world in blood
Kill all those who stand with the Coward
Thrill to the music of tormented souls
Use the Banished Ones but never submit
Destroy the Three Eyes wherever you find them
And work always to speed the Last Day
When there shall be A great feast
In Mockery of the One Above
And see that you are not among those devoured
The Words of Ravnos(1)
Once the Universe was at peace
Once Order was perfect
Then the Guardians
Abandoned their duty
And sought to consume the force of existance
They (fragment missing) throughout
And sought to contaminate the Sacred Land
The task given us by the heavens
Is not easy, (fragment missing
The Guardians have disturbed the Order
And turned part of Creation into
(fragment missing)
We must prevent this
From spreading.
We are not strong, like the Learned Ones
We are not wild, like the Clan of the Beast,
Who are our cousins
This is because we must not destroy the Guardians
But return them to their duty
We do this by taking away that which corrupted them
We must prevent them Ascending to (fragment missing)
Until we know them to be ready
And to be pure enough to reassume
Their duty
This is our duty
We must not fail
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"Wow" said Jaice,True Brujah agent of the Black Hand "this guy Brunner really did his homework"
"Yes" replied his sire Vera, "but the Sleeping Masters are unhappy enough with what that fool, DeLaurent, let the whole damned world know. Come on, toss it onto the pyre with its creator, and just thank Brujah that we caught this before anyone else saw it."
"Sorry Herr Brunner" Jaice said as he threw the manuscript onto the flames "but your sources order your death. Huh. Guess what you don't know really HAS killed you. Hey, Vera, you think he was right about the Baali? Y'know, what Shaitan said?"
"Maybe" she said "Wouldn't put it past that filth. 'a great feast in mockery of Him Above' is just what those bastards are probably planning. Well the Sleeping Masters will teach them about feasting I can tell you that, and I doubt it'll be a lesson they'll much care for"
The two walked laughing into the night.
End
A/n
This is just something that flitted through my brain, and seemed a good idea.
I have been rereading the copy of the Book of Nod I found online. From what I gather its more or less exactly the same as White Wolf's official supplement, though there are some minor spacing issues. Before anyone asks, no, I don't remember where I got. You might try googling the following: Saulot, Caine, Abel, moon beasts, Lilith, Aristotle, shapers, Golconda. Might work.
NOTE: AUTHOR IS NOT ENDORSING WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM THOUGH HE DOES POINT OUT THAT THE MASQUERADE LINE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND THE BOOK OF NOD IS PROBABLY OUT OF PRINT
Sorry just remembering the wise words of my father: Take care of business but cover your ass.
Anyway I was rereading the bit about 'words from the clan chiefs'and wondered why they didn't include sabbat or independent clans. Its just the antideluvians of the Camarilla clans. So, here are my views on the advice the OTHER clan heads would have given, excluding the Giovanni since they're founder wasn't Antideluvian and the Setites since their God probably had a LOT to say.
One note on the paragraphing. In my copy (which is admittedly imperfect) the word from the founders are written in a similar style. If this is inaccurate, I DON'T apologize, because personally I think it siunds better.
Which leads me to my last point. PLEASE REVIEW THIS! I wrote this as a test to see if I could adopt a style of writing not usual to me. I need to know how well I did. Be honest, and fair. I.e. , don't kiss my ass if you really want to kick it.
Ravnos' bit is based off the background in Ravnos Revised. Rather than just being a clan of thieves, the REAL Ravnos were the dominant clan of India, and served to keep the Kuei-Jin from spreading. This explains the illusion discipline of Chimestery, since most Eastern religions place a great value on casting away illusions. The Gypsy Ravnos are basically the Caitiff of the real clan, rejects and malcontents. Sorry its incomplete, but its hard to figure this stuff out based on the miniscule Ravnos info I found online. And anyway I never liked them much anyway.