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quote]The Tremere were a group of Vampires, probably a Bloodline, that
trafficked with Abyssal monsters in exchange for knowledge. Eventually they
learned how to steal souls while they drained blood and how to use those
souls to gain back some elements of humanity. They could come outside at
dusk, be nourished by food, etcetera. But human souls were weak and could
only support them for a few days. They wanted more, and they knew enough to
know that Awakened souls were stronger medicine. They lured some mages to
them with secrets and promises of more secrets, and then they fed on them. And were immediately burned to ashes by the power of their victims' souls. The victims, though, had lost part of their souls in the process, and they
could feel the rest ebbing away. They had to replace what they were losing,
and the knowledge that the vampires had given them showed them the way. They learned how to steal the souls of others with relative ease and attach
them to themselves. They learned how to use those souls to defer aging in
themselves. And they learned how to steal and use an Awakened soul. They
called themselves the Tremere-infected. Over time, that was shortened to
simply Tremere, and the word Lich got picked up somewhere, probably in
fairly recent times. Now they're a tightly knit Left-handed Legacy which recruits Mages by the
promise of immortality in exchange for giving their soul to their
teacher.{/quote] from this thread (i dont have the book yet) :
http://forums.white-wolf.com/viewtopic.php?t=22267&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
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