TABLE OF CONTENTS

   

The Premature Burial (Fiction)

Introduction

Lexicon

   

Chapter 1: Setting

Timeline

History One - Two - Three

The Soul, Death and Cosmology

Reborn society

A World of Immortals

Outlook: A view on the rest of the World of Darkness

Mortal cults

   

Chapter 2: the Ogdoad

The 8 Dynasties

Cabiri: Immortals of the Classical world - those who stole Immortality

Crochan Geni: the European Immortals – those who were sacrificed

Ishmaelites: Egyptian Immortals - those who turned away

Oboli: The self made Immortals - those who bought Immortality

Shemsu-Heru: The Friends of Horus - those whom Isis chose

Tzadikim: Middle eastern Immortals - those who are Worthy

Xianren: Asian Immortals – those who mastered Alchemy

Xibalba: American Immortals – those who walk with the Ancestors

The Eanead: the nine Houses of the Reborn

   

Chapter 3: Systems

Character creation

Additional and Optional rules

Merits and flaws

Paths

Virtues revisited

   

Chapter 4: Magic

Hekau

Spell List

Arcanoi

New Spells

The Spell(s) of Life

   

Chapter 5: Going Forth

The Underworld: the Dark Umbra revisited

The Dark Kingdoms: part i

The Dark Kingdoms: part ii

Relics

   

Chapter 6: Oblivion

Oblivion

Servants of Oblivion

Akeldamach

Aptrgangr

Children of Apophis

Metnal

Syven

Udug

System

   

Chapter 7: Storytelling

Living forever

Cross Dynasty stories

   

Appendix

Appendix I: A cast of Immortals

Appendix II Templates

Appendix III Long Tailed Cats

Appendix IV Rénxiān

Appendix V Ultra Mortalitas