HISTORY OF CLAN SETHIAN:

The Sethian Bloodline is the direct result of one of the most controversial forays into kindred history in recent times.

A Setite named Eliot Cole had, while infiltrating the Tremere Clan, uncovered evidence that the Antidiluvian Set may have not always been what everybody - including his followers believed him to be. Alternate legends indicated that Set (or "Seth") was the God of strength , rather than darkness, and that the battle between Seth and Horus was actually some kind of contest. Seth lost, but was still given the task of protecting the sun barge from the great Serpent Apep during the ship's nightly foray into the Underworld. Eliot believed that there may have been some truth to this legend; if so, then the "Apep" described may have been some manifestation of what the Garu call "The Wyrm", and that Seth may have been ultimately corrupted by it.

This theory was initially dismissed by the majority of the clan, but certain documents dating back to the Convention of Thorns made references to the "Ancient Ox" (a Set Symbol that corresponds to the god's semiotic representation in his aspect as Seth). Finding certain Setites who knew of an old temple which contained similar information, Cole continued his research and finally accepted his theory as a viable one. Further, Cole reasoned that if the above was true; then it was possible that both the philosophies and the disciplines of the clan were different that they are today. Eliot resolved to unravel this complex enigma.

Eliot (who held a degree in Philosophy) developed a distinct Path of Enlightenment called the Way of the Ox and the Ass, and indoctrinated the members of the Cult that he controlled. Then using certain thaumaturgic rituals of his own design, embrassed one of the cultists. The newly created kindred became a unique being possessing disciplines reflecting the raw power of body and spirit.

Having proven (at least Superficially) his theory, Cole... with the aid of several allies- including several Tremere, Setites and a Toreador - who had been assisting him covertly, engaged in a final , massive ritual which had two results: Coles Sacrifice of his own life-force, and the transformation of several dozen Setites around the world into the Sethian Bloodline.

Originally, the Sethians had based themselves on a remote island in the Pacific; recent events have shrunk down their (already small) numbers, effectively scattering them across the globe, principally within the United States. Another aspect of the group was their separatist position within the Clan. This has also fallen by the wayside, as the Sethians are now considered to be a very focused subgroup of the Warrior faction.

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