Kiasyd
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The Kiasyd are a fictional bloodline of vampires in White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games, sometimes also appearing in Changeling: The Dreaming.
The Kiasyd trace their lineage to a vampire named Marconius who had himself infused with fae blood. For this reason, Marconius, and those embraced by him and his followers, are often thought to be a combination of vampire and fae. Because of a long-standing love-hate relationship with the Lasombra, Kiasyd are most often associated with the Sabbat. This is not always the case, however.
The clans members are exceptionally tall and heights of over seven feet are not unusual. Their odd appearance includes chalk-white skin which seems to glow blue in the moonlight, and solid black eyes. This strange visual impression may account for the clan nickname "Weirdlings." Their symbol is a black stylised moth.
The bloodline's clan discipline is Mytherceria, which encompasses a heightened talent for acquiring arcane knowledge. The discipline also makes them experts at creating and solving riddles. Not too surprisingly, librarians, museum curators, and students are among those most frequently embraced by the Kiasyd.
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- Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) by White Wolf (1998)
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