Samedi (World of Darkness)

The Samedi are a minor independent bloodline of vampires from White Wolf Game Studio's The Masquerade books and role-playing games, native to the Caribbean.

The Samedi bloodline has a relatively short but immensely curious history within kindred society. Originating most likely in the Caribbean, the bloodline's members all seem to resemble a zombie or a corpse. Unlike the Nosferatu, who merely become disfigured, the body of the Samedi appears to be in a constant state of decay. Social interactions often fail miserably, as do attempts to integrate into mortal society. Rotting chunks of flesh fall off of their bodies with increasing frequency as they age, and the smell of death clings to them wherever they roam.

The Samedi often serve as Assassins, working for both the Camarilla and the Sabbat.<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: -->The founder of the bloodline is known only as The Baron and is believed to be the source of the vodoun spirit Baron Samedi. Along with their powers of Fortitude (unnatural endurance), Obfuscate (invisibility) & Thanatosis (manipulation of the processes of aging and decay), many Samedi are accomplished Necromancers.

The Samedi were first encountered in Italy and Caribbean, and the bloodline has only been known to exist for the last several hundred years. While there is not a wealth of information available on the bloodline's history, they seem to have some sort of kinship with both the Giovanni and the Nosferatu. Like the...
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