Sample file 1 By Justin Achilli, Kraig Blackwelder, Brian Campbell, SampleWill Hindmarch and Ari Marmell file Vampire created by Mark Rein•Hagen 2 Credits Written by: Justin Achilli, Kraig Blackwelder, Brian Camp- bell, Will Hindmarch and Ari Marmell. Vampire and the World of Darkness created by Mark Rein•Hagen Storyteller Game System Design: Mark Rein•Hagen Developed by: Justin Achilli Editor: John “Superintendent Chalmers” Chambers Art Director: Richard “Good Lord!” Thomas Layout & Typesetting: Ron Thompson Interior Art: Mike Danza, Guy Davis, Rebecca Guay, Vince Locke, Matt Mitchell, Christopher Shy, Richard Thomas and Andy Trabbold Front & Back Cover Design: Ron Thompson © 2002 White Wolf Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden, except for the purposes of reviews, and for blank character sheets, which may be reproduced for personal use only. White Wolf, Vampire, Vampire the Masquerade, Mage the Ascension, Hunter the Reckoning, World of Darkness and Aber- rant are registered trademarks of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Dark Ages Vampire, Werewolf the Apocalypse, Wraith the Oblivion, Changeling the Dreaming, Werewolf the Wild West, Mage the Sorcerers Crusade, Wraith the Great War, Trinity, Guide to the Camarilla, Guide to the Sabbat and Victorian Age Vampire are trademarks of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, names, places and text herein are copyrighted by White Wolf Publishing, Inc. The mention of or reference to any company or product in these pages is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright concerned. This book uses the supernatural for settings, characters and themes. All mystical and supernatural elements are fi ction and intended for entertainment purposes only. This book contains mature content. Reader discretion is advised. For a free White Wolf catalog, call 1-800-454-WOLF. Check out White Wolf online at http://www.white-wolf.com Sample file 3 Table of Contents Prelude: The Turning of Adam, or Innocence Conquered 4 Chapter One: The Empire After Nightfall 14 Chapter Two: A Society of Monsters 48 Chapter Three: Characters 112 Chapter Four: Chasing Sunset 128 ChapterSample Five: Storytelling file 170 Chapter Six: Antagonists 192 4 Sample file PRELUDE 5 Prelude: The Turning of Adam, or Innocence Conquered It was in the chill fall of the year, and nearly four decades since my grave change of circumstance, that I returned to London. It was, as I recall, a particu- larly storm-ridden season, and on the very night of my arrival, as my vessel navigated its way up the fetid waters of the Thames, the city saw fit to welcome me with — in no particular order — fog, hail, lightning and winds of a remarkable tempestuousness. It was an honor I graciously accepted. As I saw it, such was my due as a returning dignitary of the nighttime hours. The wilds of Eastern Europe, full as they were of bestial savages (who had recently slaughtered my lovely mortal companions for sport) on the one side and superstitious peasants on the other, had not been to my liking. The worst London storm was sweeter Sampleto me than the clearest summer night in Styria, whence file I was returning. THE TURNING OF ADAM.