Saulot

The Salubri were one of the original thirteen clans. Their clan founder, Saulot, was said to be a fair-minded judge, favored among Caine's childer. It was also said that he grew progressively more disgusted with Kindred affairs over time, and weary of the constant, bloody cycles of violence and betrayal. He left his home for lands far to the east. When he returned, he was changed. He was tranquil and contemplative, but also somewhat fatalistic. Most surprisingly, though, he had developed a third eye in his forehead. Saulot Embraced new childer, and his clan slowly grew. For centuries, they acted as advisors, healers, and sages to other Kindred and, to a lesser extent, mortals.

And then came the diablerie of Saulot.

The mages of the newly created Tremere line found Saulot’s torpid body, and drained his blood and soul. They usurped the power from one of the Clans of Caine, and sent the Salubri into a downward spiral from which they never really recovered. Tonight, rumor has it that only seven members of the once-respected line exist at any given time.

However, the rumors spread by House Tremere remain. Modern Kindred know of the Salubri as diablerists who openly consume their own sires and remove the souls of other Kindred. The Soulsuckers are, supposedly, a clan of defilers and liars from centuries past, possibly involved with infernalism, and demonstrably part of the Sabbat. They ask, quite reasonably, how the Salubri are able to achieve Golconda with any regularity. They wonder how any line can sustain itself with so few members. And, finally, they pose this question: even if these first two notions are taken as given, why would the Salubri need to submit to diablerie? Why do their childer need to consume their sires’ souls, if not for some defect in the bloodline itself?