Opinions

## Introduction

The following article contains a list of typical opinions held about an Afflicted Subfaction. These quotes are given from the perspective of elders.

## Strigoi

### Balauri

**Cousombre:** *"Accursed are the childer of Balaur, the great forefather. One must pay respect to this being for all of us owe their existence to him; yet the Balauri extend this to an abominable level. Foolishly they worship the foul heritage of a being driven to madness long ago, and they all desire to drag is into the abyss where he resides."*

**Aedifex:** *"We share common purpose with the worshippers of Balaur. Both we wish to bring about (...) and none of us desires to do it for Ahriman. They must be eradicated before the end of days comes but for now they can make for excellent allies."*

### Cousombre

**Aedifex:** *"Vain and selfabsorbed are the Cousombre. They claim to be rulers from the shadows; yet their motives are crystal clear to us while they grope in the dark about ours. For now we are content with playing the role of servants as they are so convinced their rulership is absolute. Soon enough we shall prove them wrong."*

### Custodes

**Cousombre:** *"There is no shame in devoting ones existence to servitude, even for beings as superior as we are. The Custodes are soldiers since our kind saw the dark of the first night and they never betrayed their true purpose. Proud yet humble they make for excellent guardians."*

**Aedifex:** *"They believe themselves capable of seeing through our sycophancy and servility. In truth they are simply jealous we are more valuable in the Covenants wars than the "noble and proud" warriors they believe themselves to be. Our creatures strike ten times harder without such narcissistic delusions."*

### Dracul

**Cousombre:** *"The Dracul are almost as close to the true purpose of our kind as we are. Yet they dilute our heritage with petty feuds and a truly odd care for their servants. They almost take pride in safe-guarding their flock, atributing the lowborn a worth they never possessed. Once they stop envisioning themselves as nothing but feudal lords they might achieve true greatness."*

**Aedifex:** *"The selfproclaimed "Masters of Monsters" laughably believe themselves superior to us. We have seen the crippled creatures they so adore and our constructs crushed them without trouble. Every good Reanimator knows such failures belong in the Charnel Pits and in time their masters shall join them there. Atleast the flesh of a Dracul is capable of creating real monsters."*

### Vuldonen

**Cousombre:** *"They* *are unliving insults towards our kind. They tained themselves with the blood the Draugr and purged all glory form their essence. It tells you alot that they rather consort with Ghouls then their own kin. In the countless wars we fought they showed that they are as much of a thread to the future of all Strigoi as the accursed Balauri."*

**Aedifex:** *"The Vuldonen are the only Strigoi that treat us with decency. They might be blind to our true purpose but trading with them is a much greater pleasure than their kine offer. Unfortunatly such dealings need to happen in secret for the Covenant disapproves of these valuable creatures."*

### Zalim

**Cousombre:** *"All Strigoi meddle with religion as it is a great tool to bind mortals in servitude. And although the Zalim have mastered this art, they are foolish enough to trap their own minds in these sacred deceptions. The crypts they guard contain nothing but horrors which they falsy percieve as gods. The Zalim fail to understand that divinity lies only within ones undying will, not the yoke of long lost corpses."*

**Aedifex:** *"They call our kind slaves, yet they are nothing more than puppets of the Ancients. The Edimmu wished to enslave all of Undeath since the first days of mankind. Foolish as the Zalim are, they willingly indulge in servitude, not knowing the true purpose of their worship."*

## Ghouls

### Mayong

**Cousombre:** *"Savage and outlandish are their arts, as are their believes. It is beyond us how an Undead can worship the very forces that try to destroy us all. Their believe in divine justice seems to have vindicated itself however; as they have become nothing but dirt under the boots of our empire. We will enforce our dominion over their "sacred" homelands, no matter how much they resist."*

**Aedifex:** *"Their worship of Akasha is truly despicable. All Undead defile its narrowminded sense of naturality and that is something death itself will not forgive. It appears as karma has well rewarded their faithfulness however. Their lamentations do no concern us and when they perish another obstacle in our way will be removed."* -Aedifex

### Nereids

**Cousombre:** *"These ocean-dwellers are strange creatures indeed. While both their magic and their appereance are repulsive, they can make for good puppets under the right threads. Use them as long as they are valuable."*

**Aedifex:** *"We are not so different to the worshippers of the deep. Both of us are rebels in heart and both of us offer their services to those lower than ourselfes. Nereids can be good company and our cooperations have always been most fruitful."*

### Sphingians

**Cousombre:** *"The return of the Sphingians does not concern us. Their powers are ancient but also outdated. They claim to have greatness on their side, yet the only way they can execute it is through infiltration and lies. These pathetic mystery cults will be whiped from the face of the earth soon enough and the Hierophants shall be pushed back into their graves."*

**Aedifex:** *"Again the Sphingians rise up to claim a world they never understood. Their lacking insight will once more be their undoing. For now the Aedifex will sit back and watch as they spread their pesky cults. Fate has always been the best teacher when it comes to vanity."*

### Vargr

**Cousombre:** *"Vargr are the very pinnacle of ghoulish foolishness. Pesky as they are, they fight for freedom of those that where always destined to be enslaved. This lawless scum believes that a better soceity can be made from burning down everything we build. If ashes are what they seek than they shall be rewarded plenty."*

**Aedifex:** *"And for another time our kind rises up under the banner of rebellion. Again and again this tragic story occurs; and soon enough another page will be filled in the woeful anals of failed uprisings. Let these partisans spread havoc in the Strigoi lands, perhabs they will distract its rulers from our activities."*

## Revenants

### Yunsong

**Cousombre:**

**Aedifex:** *"We deal similar things and our creations of similar potence, yet our arts are so very different. We might not best these spirit-eaters in open conflict but if the tensions with the Strigoi can be stimulated any further, me might not need to."*

### Senshi

**Cousombre:**

**Aedifex:** *"We have heared they are as deadly and unrelenting as the steel they swing. The Aedifex value such abilities and reward them well in the Charnel Pits. From there we will reforge their kind once the east has fallen."*