The Heresy: An Alternate Cosmology for Vampire: the Masquerade
Roman Empire, and acquired their less savory reputation.
Nosferatu. James the Greater, brother of John. The first "martyr," James was killed not for his religious beliefs but for his gruesome visage, which made it impossible to conceal his true nature.
Assamites. Judas, of course. The scorned one. The one whose taste for blood was tainted -- some say the Assamites' taste for diablerie originated with Judas, who crept into his Lord's tomb to feed on his shrouded body when he found he could not end his life, or his hunger, by hanging.
"His countenance was like lightning, and his appearance pale as snow." :: Matthew 28: 3
How much of the Bible is to be believed? The New Testament was formed under the care of Kindred who had become aware of the importance the Church would have. The names we use for the Disciples may not even be correct: they may be intentionally hiding their identities. The emphasis on blood certainly shows both the influence of the Kindred and the ability of the truth to seep through; likewise, the twofold, self-contradictory mission of Jesus (who comes with a sword, yet whose greatest commandment is to love one's neighbor) demonstrates the conflicting forces at work in the redaction of the text.
"Now I know the secret of the world ... He gives me everything, and now I can die." Nina Gordon, "Now I Can Die."
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