Editing Salubri (section)

==The Scouring of the Clan==

The Salubri continued with their existence as the healers and peacemakers of the Kindred Clans.  While its Warrior Caste pursued its mandate to destroy evil-doers, the mainline clan busied themselves with the business of attaining Golconda. Because the Clan were by and large uncomfortable with their unliving state, they embraced very rarely, and as a result the Salubri was never a large clan.

As for Saulot himself, he remained active up until the time of Christ, before he eventually fell into torpor.

Things changed during the middle ages when a house of mages from the [[Mage: The Ascension|Order of Hermes]], desperate to find an alternative to their failing longevity potions, decided to try out vampirism via elixir brewed from the blood of different Clans (but from [[Tzimisce]] mostly).  They succeeded, but in the process gained a LOT of enemies.  The clan, now calling themselves the '''[[Tremere]]''', needed legitimacy, which meant they needed power, more than they currently had.

They needed an [[Antediluvian]] of their own, and barring that, one they can conveniently [[Diablerie|diablerize]]. And they found that in Saulot.

The mages raided Saulot's resting place, and its namesake himself did the deed... Then suddenly dropped into torpor himself.

The entire Kindred community in Europe at the time reeled at the sheer audacity of the act, and this garnered the Tremere even MORE enemies, especially among the Salubri themselves.  But with their newfound power, the Tremere soon turned the tables, and launched a smear campaign against Saulot's clan, painting ''them'' as soul-eaters.  NOT helped as the Tremere were instrumental in the establishment of the [[Camarilla]], which gave them political protection as well.

Despite the best efforts of the Warrior caste, the Salubri were slowly hunted down by the Tremere.  As many wanted to cozy up with the blood mages and their convenient magic, many looked the other way and did nothing while the Clan was driven to near-extinction. Due to an ancient pact, the Assammites smuggled a small number into their lands, but officially the Clan ceased to exist, as its surviving members scattered to the winds.