                                     JU



   By Jenny Parr (j.l.parr@bradford.uk.ac)

   The Ju are generally regarded to have inherited the cunning,
   treachery, manipulation and total untrustworthiness of their parent
   clan - the Tremere. The most recent of the Hibakusha clans, the Ju
   were first noted around the 15th century as the dreaded blood clan
   wished to examine the new western clan that had seemingly appeared out
   of thin air. Nothing that was already known about Thaurmaturgical
   paths was discovered but the Tremere captured (and subsequently
   diabolised) was working on rituals involving mirrors and their effects
   on obfuscation. The new Ju clan carried on this research and thus the
   discipline of Wu Wei was born. As the Ju can prove that Wu Wei was
   their creation they hold its secrets very tightly and refuse to teach
   it to any outsiders.

   The history of the Ju has been filled with treachery and betrayal of
   other clans as several have found to their cost. The major black mark
   on the history of the Ju is the war with clan Mora, a Hibakusha clan,
   mainly of Siberia, whose parent clan was the Malkavian Antitribu clan
   of the Sabbat: All of clan Mora were highly precognative. In moments
   of stress they would fall into a trance where they would see part of
   the future. Always a small clan, the Mora kept themselves away from
   the war with the West until their founder had a vision which revealed
   that the coming Gehenna would be caused by the Ju. As could be
   expected, the Ju were not too pleased with the proclamation that they
   would be responsible for the Last Battle and started a full scale war
   on the members of clan Mora, determined to wipe them out. As expected
   from a clan that could see into the future, the Mora had prepared for
   this great war but they knew that they would loose. Instead they
   concentrated on crippling the Ju so that the other clans would be
   strong enough to defeat them before all was lost. They performed the
   most powerful ritual for 3000 years as they sought to stop the Ju from
   increasing their ranks with childer or ghouls. The ritual was only
   just complete when the Ju broke through the Siberian defenses and
   slaughtered the Mora gathered there. But it was a bitter victory.

   Stereotypes:

   Camarilla: "A good enemy - one that is divided and helpless before our
   might, they will soon tremble when they hear our name"

   Sabbat: "Possible allies perhaps?"

   Tremere: "Useful to have alive and to do our research for us, then we
   can capture some more and have fun torturing the information we want
   out of them"

   Lasombra: "They may be our lost brothers in arms. We may spare them to
   rule at our side when the Last Battle is fought"

   Salubri: "The inheritors of the Sazan, but unlike their precursors
   they have no spirit. They are weak and we shall crush both them and
   their Tremere enemies"

   Kyuketsuki: "A pitiful excuse for a clan. They still believe in the
   Shinma. Maybe they also believe in Father Christmas ,Susano o and the
   horrible bugbears under the bed"

   Sanatan: "They are still up to something"

   Kuei: "Ignorant tiger puppies who think they can conquer the world,
   well they'll soon find how weak they are against us"



  JU



   Nickname: Sorcerers

   Origins: China

   Appearance: Oriental. Most shave the tops of their heads as a sign of
   their power (this reduces their appearance by one).Most sport old
   Chinese plaited hair and moustaches as they were mostly sired during
   the 19th century.

   Haven: Many Ju have places in the ruling party of China (they saw that
   Communism was coming very early) and most live in the basement of
   party headquarters in the major towns.

   Clan Disciplines: Dominate, Thaumaturgy, Wu-wei

   Weaknesses: The Ju are unable to create progeny or ghouls due to a
   curse set upon them by the now extinct Clan Mora (a Russian clan).
   They also cast no reflection in mirrors although they do appear on
   film. This may be a sign that they are in some way related to the
   Lasombra clan of the Sabbat although they do not get on well with the
   Hibakusha clan derived from them - the Kyuketsuki.

   Backgrounds: The Ju were usually occultists before their embrace. None
   have been embraced since 1892. Mental attributes and knowledges are
   primary but at least three dots are needed in occult.

   View Wu-wei discipline.
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