History: The Clan founder of the Malkavians was not human. He was something called a Lilin, descended from the Dark Mother, Lilith. They were one of the first races on the earth, the beautiful ones, who dwelled close to the early mortals, using them for their own ends. The people of Enoch made war upon them, desiring dominance over the Sons of Man. Much of the tales of those times are lost. But the Beautiful Ones walked with devils and evil spirits, and used magic, forbidden by God. Like the children of Caine, the Lilin were deathless, but they were mere flesh. Their blood burned with strange and terrible energy, and although the Children of Caine were strong, and had dark powers themselves, the Lilin fought them to a standstill. Indeed, the Children of Caine in those days were still said to be under God's Ban, and the Angels did not interfere against them. The Angels instead continued their war against the Children of Lilith and the Fallen Ones. One on occasion, so the stories say, some of the Lilin, young ones, barely out of childhood came to the city of Enoch. There were the twins, who some called Arikel and Malkav, and one other. The elders of the Second Generation desired them, and gave them gifts, so they could possess them, and their secrets. They were given the Embrace. But the Embrace did not curse them; it made them powerful beyond dreams. It is said that these led the Third Generation to war against the Elders of the Second Generation. The truth is unknown. It is said that the third was to become Troile, the first of the Brujah, while others claim that this was Saulot. The real truth is unknown, but this the Bahari know, and this too, the Malkavians remember. Some say Malkav was cursed by God for this action, or by Caine. The truth is unknown, but what is known is this. His sister, (who sources name as either Nahema or Arikel) descended into Hell and drew the Fallen to her, and became a Queen there. She is named in several commonly available occultic texts. Nahema is named in certain texts held in secret in the Tremere libraries as being the Anti-Muse, or the Dark Muse, the demon queen of madness. She is one of the patrons of psychopaths, serial killers and torturers. If such can be believed, then we must at least consider the fact that this person, this thing, was the Founder of the Toreador clan. Sources indicate that the trio of Lilin revealed certain powers unto the Cainites, the most obvious of which was Magic itself. No, Thaumaturgy was not the creation of the Tremere, and it is well known that Clans such as the Brujah, the Tzimisce, the Toreador, the Followers of Set, the Lasombra, the Baali and the Ravnos all used the Blood Magic. The Tremere are the foremost practitioners of Blood Magic on our age, but there were practitioners before. The combination of magic and their dark gifts swung the tides against the god-like Second Generation. And in the Darkness, the demons of dark creativity waited for their brethren on Earth.