Baali Antitribu

By Drew A. Sundeen (drewsundeen@usa.net)

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Description

The story of the Baali Antitribu begins just before the Inquisition. A young Priest named Father Gabriel had just moved to Paris, France, where he would be taking the place of his predecessor, an old priest who had died under mysterious circumstances. He was giving his first mass, when, in the back pew, he noticed a beautiful woman who was silently praying. He immediately began having lustful thoughts about her. After just barely stumbling through the rest of the mass, Father Gabriel dismissed his congregation. As he cleaned up the altar, he noticed that the woman was still there. Father Gabriel asked the woman if there was any problem. She said that she needed to confess a serious crime. Father Gabriel took her to the confessional, where she made her confession. She told him that she had committed adultery and proceeded to describe to the priest exactly what she had done. When the priest was completely inflamed with desire, she left the confessional. That night, while Father Gabriel was praying for guidance, there was a knock at the door. The young priest opened the door and before him stood the same young woman from that morning. She walked in and closed the door. Father Gabriel asked her if anything was the matter. She answered by kissing him full on the mouth. The two made love that night, and in the morning when Father Gabriel woke up, his lover was nowhere to be seen. After this, Father Gabriel fell into a deep depression. He had committed a mortal sin, one he thought was unforgivable. He began dipping into the sacramental wine on a regular basis. When the Bishop can to the church, he was shocked and dismayed at the young priest he had known a mere three months earlier that had been so full of life and faith, had turned into a drunkard. He was stripped of his priesthood and forbidden from entering the church ever again. He wandered the streets of Paris for days, barely managing to stay alive. And then she came. It was the woman whom he felt was responsible for his fate. When he tried to straggle her, she merely laughed and pushed him away with a shocking strength. She told him that she knew a man who could help him, but only if he wanted to. Gabriel, having nothing to lose, accepted. That night, the woman led Gabriel to his Baali sire.

Gabriel served the dark lords of the Baali for decades, even through the Inquisition that raged through Europe. And then one night, the event that would change Gabriel's unlife came. Gabriel was stalking his prey for the evening when he heard a sound that he had not heard in a long, long time. Church bells. It was midnight mass in a small church a few block from where he was. The sound enchanted him, and he walked toward the church. When he got there, he barely noticed that his weakness as a Baali was not in effect. He walked into the church and tears streamed down his face, as he felt his faith, which he thought long dead, returning to him. After the mass he went into confession and confessed his many crimes through the rest of the night. When it was almost dawn, Gabriel Embraced the priest, and retired to a back room to sleep. The next evening, Gabriel and his childe prayed for a long time. After they were done, Gabriel decided to hunt those who had lead him down the dark path, and if they could not be turned as he was, they would be destroyed.

Nicknames

Betrayers (by the Baali), Paladins.

Background

Childer are usually chosen from those few who truly wish to fight evil, and if not from them, then those who are able to fight and kept hidden, such as Navy SEALS, are Embraced.

Character Creation

Physical or Social are usually primary, as are Skills. Demeanors vary widely to help the Dark Angels hide, but Nature is most often Fanatic or Visionary. In addition, many Baali Antitribu have the Merits Blasé' (anti-Presence), Clear-Sighted (anti-Obfuscate), Guardian Angel, or True Faith.

Disciplines

Obfuscate, Potence, Deus

Weakness

The Baali Antitribu automatically have the flaws Hunted (by the other Baali) and Demon Hounded. The Baali were created to be intrinsically evil. The Baali Antitribu, who despise their own evil, have managed to separate from the evil in a way. All Baali Antitribu have a darker half, a Shadow of sorts, that constantly tempts them to turn back to the darkness. The darker half has a connection with the Beast, so that when the Baali Antitribu frenzies, the darker half can roll its Willpower (equal to the empty circles on the Kindred's Humanity score),difficulty equal to the Baali Antitribu's Willpower. If it succeeds, the darker half takes over for a number of hours equal to the amount of Willpower it spends. The darker half gains permanent Willpower any time the Kindred botches a Willpower or Conscience roll. It regains temporary Willpower whenever the Kindred botches any other roll, or when ever the Kindred does something particularly vicious or demented. Should the darker half's permanent Willpower ever exceed the Kindred's permanent Willpower, the darker half may make a Willpower roll at any time to gain control of the Kindred, and only needs to gains a number of successes equal to the Kindred's Willpower halved, rounded down.

Organization

It is extremely rare that two or more Baali Antitribu meet, but there are rumors of groups of them banding together to hunt down Infernalists.

Quote

"So, evil one, you thought your demon could harm me? I am protected by the power of the holy one, which is more than I can say for you."

Stereotypes

Since so few know of the Baali Antitribu, no clan or bloodline but the Baali themselves have a stereotype for them.

Baali: We will either bring our Infernal brothers into the light, or we will destroy them.

"HA! That meager bunch? They will scream the loudest when the Dark Lords come!"

Assamites: They have helped us in the past, though they do not know it. Respect them.

Brujah: One might be tempted to think that these Kindred would be the first to fall to the Baali because of their rash behavior. In the end, that may be all that saves them.

Gangrel: They may have the right idea, avoiding the politics of the other Kindred. We may have an ally among their kind.

Giovanni: These necromancers are almost as bad as the Baali. They must be destroyed when the time comes.

Lasombra: The Keepers claim to know darkness, but they are like children playing with matches, too curious to leave them alone, too ignorant to put them down after burning themselves.

Malkavian: A man possessed or a prophet? Judge each by his own merits.

Nosferatu: While they wear the visage of a demon, they often are the most noble at heart.

Ravnos: I hope that the true Baali find them as annoying as we do.

Setites: Just another of the dark one's tools that must be destroyed before it is to late.

Toreador: They have potential to be the most angelic of Kindred, but far too often, they fall to vice and depravity.

Tremere: We are still uncertain as to whether our brothers are responsible for their kind, but things do look in that direction.

Tzimisce: The face of evil itself! These kindred are some of the most corrupt creatures that walk this world. They will be a difficult thing to deal with when we must.

Ventrue: Walk carefully, blue-bloods. You tread a thin rope. Should you fall, you'll be as dark as our brothers.

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