Keskinen

A revenant family that serves the ancient Malkavian Louhi.

Overview

The Keskinen serve the mad ancient called Louhi. It is unknown how or when the mystic acquired this family, or if she created the lineage herself with stolen rituals. The Keskinen are a very small, tight-knit family, who are even more unfathomable than their Methuselah master. They travel throughout Europe acquiring alchemical materials, and occasionally trade for lore with Tzimisce kolduns or mortal mystics. They practice old, mostly forgotten magics, powered in part by their twisted blood and traditions passed down through many years.

Most vampires did not even know of their existence until Louhi’s very recent alliance with the Anarch Movement in Scandinavia. Even now, most vampires think of them as eccentric ghouls in service to the Methuselah. All Keskinen share their patrons’ obsession with ushering in an eternal night by blotting out the sun. This Derangement manifests in a number of different ways throughout the family.

References

• VTM: Ghouls & Revenants, p. 113