Amrids

By Tim Coram (shdwwlkr01@aol.com) for The Inconnu (version 2)

Description

This family once served the Hand. It was destroyed for their treachery during the Setite Wars. The family began to realize their survival was being largely disvalued as the Hand put them into numerous untenable situations and allowed many members to die for petty victories. They sought to free themselves of the Hand's domination and so gave the Setite's vital information on the Hand's weakness, costing the Hand grieviously. The resulting decimation of the family would have been absolute had it not been that several members of the family (always gifted with dealing with the spirits) were warned by the ghosts of the kin to avoid the Tal'mhe'ra and to seek refuge elsewhere. They fled. In 592 the Amrids found a Rome disintegrating. The ancient Kindred there were actually quite pleased to accept under their tutelage these educated people in an era when learning was dying in the world. They became far more scholarly in their time with the Inconnu (in the Hand they had largely served as couriers and diplomats.)

Disciplines

Celerity, Obfuscate, Presence (many of them also have such merits as Faerie Sight and Medium)

Weaknesses

The affinity of the Amrid for the spirit worlds and magical arts have ben paid for in the loss of a resistence to magic and all Amrid automatically take the flaw Magical Susceptibility (for no points obviously). They would also be hunted by the Hand, but their name was stricken from the records of the Hand. Still, they must be cautious of bringing themselves to the attentions of the eldest of that sect lest they remember their betrayal.

The Family currently works in the service of many various branches of the Inconnu, and usually regard all of their masters as equals. Many of them are enchanted to prevent the revelation of secrets to those who should not have them.