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the followers of set, or setites as they often call themselves, make up one of the most widely loathed clans in the world. the camarilla decision to ask the setites to join came only after weeks of divisive debate, and the fact that few setites responded to the call was met with a wave of relief from the young sect.
the explanation for this reaction lies with the very nature of the setites. they are the masters of moral and spiritual corruption. they seem to have an uncanny ability to find the weakness in any organization or individual, and the uncommon urge to exploit it. drugs, sex, money, and power are their weapons of corruption, and they take great delight in using them against kindred and kine alike. the setites believe that the power of decay and corruption is absolute; no one is immune.
although the setites have become members of the camarilla, this has not stopped factions within the sect from making use of their special talents. in the world of kindred politics, the folllowers of set have the distinction of being regarded as a necessary evil.
the followers claim to be able to trace their clan's lineage back to the egyptian dark god himself. the truth of this statement, however, remains unrevealed. in any event, they are darkly powerful beings with unclear interests beyond the assumption of mortal and supernatural power.
according to legend, the clan originated in ancient egypt. about 5000 BC, a group of powerful kindred gathered around the nile river delta. there they are said to have established a thriving civilization and enthroned themselves as the ruling gods. among these kindred was one named sutekh. sutekh, renowned as a warrior and hunter, stalked the darkness like a great beast; by 3300 BC he was being worshipped by some mortals as the god of night and darkness. he was more than likely a member of the third generation, an antediluvian.
for the next two millenia, sutekh, now calling himself set, enjoyed the worship of mortals and the respect of his fellow kindred. however, a power struggle began when a vampire known as osiris, along with several of his progeny, began to claim absolute kingship over the rest of the kindred.. set opposed osiris, and for several hundred years the two waged a savage war. by 900 BC, the tide had turned against set and his followers. a being known as heru-behutet, and his warriors, defeated set and his allies in a great battle.set was exiled and his followers slaughtered. in his anguish, set vowed that if he were going to be exiled into the darkness,then that darkness would become all-powerful.
in the centuries that followed, set recruited new followers. most came from egypt but there were others as well. greeks, romans, persians and semites all fell under the influence of set, god of darkness. his message spread to the far corners of the known world. from the mountains of spain to the shores of the black sea, the seeds of darkness were planted. finally, in AD 33, set himself vanished from the world (likely to escape being a casualty of the jyhad). before he disappeared, set promised his followers that he would eventually return in all his dark glory.
even after his disappearance, this clan grew in power. always small in number, it exerted an influence that belied its size.some say its members were partially responsible for the birth of the inquisition, though there is no proof to substantiate this allegation. empires have come and gone and still the followers of set carry on their master's dark traditions.
in modern times, the setites found a new home in the western hemisphere. both jamaica and haiti became fertile recruiting grounds for the clan. using the sophisticated science of modern times, the setites became druglords extraordinaire. several haitian secret societies and jamaican posses are rumored to be under their control, along with at least one middle-eastern terrorist group.
