He is taken in by Lilith, the first wife of Adam, and is given her wisdom, which he in turn changes to turn them to Disciplines that he would use later. Caine becomes the first vampire and travels east of Eden. That mark? The curse? That was vampirism. God, seeing the first murder, curses Caine with his “Mark”, and states that any who would harm Caine would suffer his vengeance sevenfold.īut this is where the story takes a slight turn.
Now, the story goes on as we expect: Caine grows jealous of his brother, takes him into a field, and murders him. After Adam and Eve were exiled from the garden of Eden, they had children. It is, if nothing else, an impressive phenomenon. It has led to several iterations, two video games, and a short run TV series. In the World of Darkness, there is not a single more iconic title.
