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Followers of Set From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Followers of Set (Setites) are a fictional clan of vampires (also known as "The Snake Clan"), from White Wolf Game Studio's books and role-playing games set in the World of Darkness (Vampire: The Dark Ages and Vampire: The Masquerade). Unlike most vampires, in the modern setting the Setites are associated with neither the Camarilla nor the Sabbat sect. Much of the Setite symbology is Egyptian, and they claim that their organization was founded by the god Set and not Caine. They see themselves as having a divine mandate to revive their master, Set, in order to create an era of paradise for vampires and they are willing to work towards this in any way possible without drawing attention to themselves. The Followers of Set are generally found near Cairo, in sub-Saharan Africa, India, and the Caribbean though they travel worldwide in their search for knowledge to help them find and revive Set. Due to this connection to Set, all Setites see things a little differently than other vampires. All Setites count their vampire "generation" from Set instead of Caine, which lowers the number by two, but does not affect gameplay mechanics. Hence, a Setite who claims to be ninth generation is in actuality eleventh. Even when compared to other vampires, the Setites are especially pained by sunlight having it deal more damage to them faster than for any other kind of vampire. Only their antitribu, the Serpents of the Light, escape this fault. According to in-game lore, Set was cast from his family to become a vampire by Ra for his hand in killing Osiris and Ra's hate is what causes the sunlight to burn Set and all his children more than all other kindred. The Setites are known as keepers of secrets, particularly those of a magical nature. Indeed, the Followers of Set tend to know anything anyone needs to know or can find it for them--for a price. Many vampires warn each other never to trust a Setite, as Followers of Set do not follow the Path of Humanity like most other vampires. Instead they have their own Path of Enlightenment which exalts, amongst other things, the corruption of others. Many who are snared by the Followers of Set do not realize the danger until it's too late and are either forced to join the Followers of Set or become dangerously indebted to them. In the Followers of Set Handbook, it is revealed that the Setites were responsible for the Inquisition, which was a turning point in the fictional history of the World of Darkness. The Disciplines of the Followers of Set are... * Obfuscate - the ability to become "invisible" by manipulating the minds of those who would otherwise see you * Presence - an ability used to draw attention to oneself for various purposes * Serpentis - a strange collection of abilities drawn vaguely from Typhonic lore with such abilities as transformation into a giant snake. There is an antitribu sect of the Setites called Serpents of the Light. Like most antitribu, they're associated with the Sabbat. The Serpents of the Light practice an alteration of voodoo taught to them by a Haitian holy woman during the 1960's. They do not associate with the Followers of Set at all. References * Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) by White Wolf (1998)