The Masquerade

An androgynous, tall, and lithe vampire with deep coppery skin. They wear flowing silk and leather garments in desert hues adorned with ancient Egyptian symbols, and bear intricate Setite tattoos visible only when revealed.

Charming, enigmatic, and disarmingly gentle, Sefu is dangerously charismatic, encouraging others to question their beliefs with Socratic subtlety. They are fluid in morality, guided by the principle that enlightenment comes through liberation from all lies, including the lie of safety. Skilled at finding hypocrisy in others, their cruelty lies in turning others' masks against them with a smile.

Born in Cairo in the early 1900s, Sefu Khaldun was the child of a temple caretaker in the ruins of ancient Heliopolis. Their early life was steeped in half-whispered myth and forbidden rituals, sparking a lifelong hunger for buried truths and spiritual power. As Egypt modernized and ancient sites fell to ruin and tourism, Sefu became a cultural liaison for foreign occultists, archaeologists, and mystics — an emissary of secrets dressed as a guide. It was during one such expedition into a forgotten temple of Set that Sefu met her sire, a Kindred who recognized the mortal's potential and made them an initiate of The Ministry. After their Embrace, Sefu travelled the world, embedding themselves in cults, churches, and political movements—not to rule them, but to fracture them from within.