I am delighted to be given the opportunity to present my treatise to you, such an esteemed audience. No doubt you have already read many works on the walking dead, most of whom make no real effort to hide from any but the mundane. I present to you here my studies of a group of the undead who have disconnected themselves from the usual groups that we encounter. I present here The Order of the Wyrm.
First let me explain to you my research in the subject. As you may be aware I have for a long time been studying our nocturnal friends to see what threat they pose to us and our Order. I came across in my studies, information of a group who were dedicated to the maintaining of balance. This as you can imagine both delighted and intrigued me.
As you are aware some of the Kindred claim to be the children of Cain. Although the existence of these clans neither proves or disproves this theory it does suggest other possibilities. This is that the Kindred are not the creation of Him but of demons and spirits, more specifically in this case those of the traditional elements earth, water, air and fire.
The earliest I have been able to trace the Order is back to feudal Japan, this may suggest that these kindred are not an original Bloodline and had committed what the Kindred term Diablerie to achieve their status. The most likely alternative is that they had simply remained secretive up to that point.
What is this Order?, well as far as I can tell it is a group containing four Bloodlines, each devoted to an element. These Kindred seem to be devoted to the balance of these elements, in that they will only oppose one when it is in excess. To this end no element is truly opposite to any other. In addition to balance of the elements these Kindred seem to prevent the total spread of human population, they create powerful disasters such as volcano eruptions, hurricanes, whirlpools and earthquakes.
These Kindred seem to follow many Japanese beliefs, however some of their influence may be found elsewhere. It is not unlikely that some of their members have been confused for the gods of the elements. These Kindred seem to follow a code of practice, and do so resolutely, much like the codes of Bushido and Buddhism, they have strict control in their order and one must follow the orders of their superiors implicitly, more so even then our special friends, the Tremere. This seems to be enforced fairly well as all of a very high generation and their creation is never on the whim, it is done only after a long study of the prospective member.
They seem to have temples to their order throughout time, this is often where the members are chosen. It is of interest now however that the mainstream religions have lessened their followers but increased their devotion. Less quantity more quality it seems.
From the mind of one of my subjects, an acolyte and potential member of the sect of air within the order I discovered that only kindred within the order, and who follow their code, can use the disciplines of each sect. Even then they must be truly devoted to one element only.
What the order essentially does is stop the complete spread of humans. By the very nature of Kindred some do this because they kill their victims, however most vampires like the spread of humans as it increases their herd. The kindred of each sect follow those in their sect of higher generation. Those of the highest generation occasionally meet to discuss politics, such as what, where, when and how a 'disaster' should occur. These discussions are also taken place between those of fourth generation.
My subject also showed that each sect seems to be broken into sub divisions. He revealed that the sect of air had as the fourth generation four members, North, East, South and West winds, and the sect of water are Ao Ch'in, Ao Kuang, Ao Jun, and Ao Shun. It seems like each member has four members serving under him, but this is merely speculation. It is interesting to note, however, that in Japenese four means death.
The most frightening of all these elements (excuse the pun) is that of where the order gets its name. Those who have reached fourth generation can take on a form of a Wyrm, a dragon, a huge serpent, connected in form to their element. Even in the mind of my subjects this form was something to behold.
In conclusion I must say that this frightens me. If nature is controlled by these beasts what else is controlled and by whom. As with anything I have turned over a rock to find a mountain of rocks. I leave you with this report and the thought that if they control our environment, what controls them?
I bid you pleasant dreams my friends.
Note that there is strict control of the order by superior members.
"You expect me to believe that they are responsible for world disasters! Not only that, they are controlled by four Antediluvians who get along! Ha ha ha!"
The Sabbat: They are the opposite and equal of the Camarilla. This is good in that they achieve balance. However like the Camarilla they do not understand the concept of immortality.
"You expect me to believe that four Antediluvians get along! Not only that, they are responsible for world disasters! Ha ha ha!"
The Inconnu: They are aware of immortality, and they are neutral. They seldom delve into the realm of mortals and politics. Maybe they are our opposites.
"Meep."