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A World of Darkness, also known as A World of Darkness: The Promised Lands, is a sourcebook that gives an overview of key locations in the World of Darkness of Vampire: The Masquerade.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

Where Light Fears to Tread...
Throughout the world mortals walk, believing themselves safe in the light of civilization. But what happens when the darkness does not recede but stays, refusing to yield to the penetrating rays of light?
How Can There be Hope?
Voodoo cults in the Caribbean, lost tribes in the Middle East, hidden castles of Europe and geomancy in the boardrooms of Hong Kong. Everywhere the shadows flicker, but here they rule. From the Americas to Asia, from Ireland to Jordan, there are those places where the light of reason and hope has never intruded. And here even the forces of night may meet their end.
A World of Darkness includes:
  • Details on some of the Earth's darkest sites, from the notorious Vampire Club in San Francisco to the lost Valley of Kings in Jordan, design for use with any game in the Storytelling series;
  • Expanded information on the Vampires of Asia;
  • Source material on the mysterious Inconnu, the hidden sect of ancient power.

Contents[]

Introduction[]

The British Isles[]

Written by Graeme Davis, Art by Larry McDougal.

Europe by Night[]

Written by Rob Hatch, Art by Josh Timbrook.

Hunedora Castle[]

Written by Andrew Greenberg, Art by Josh Timbrook.

Jordan[]

Written by Steve Crow, Art by Jon Skoglund.

  • Naba Warrior - Stats

Hong Kong[]

Written by Ryan O'Rourke, Art by John Cobb.

  • Geomancy Path
    • Geomancy Rituals
    • Protect the Tomb - 1st Level
    • Ward Magic 0 2nd Level
    • Curse of the Outcast - 3rd Level
    • Harmonize Building - 5th Level

Gaki[]

Written by Lee Gold, Art by John Cobb.

  • Maho (The Demon Arts)
    • Ihai Creation - 1st Level
    • Change Ihai - 2nd Level
    • Three Nights in a Moment - 3rd Level
    • Destroy Ihai - 4th Level
  • Shinjutsu, the art of the Kami
    • Consecrate Mirror - 1st Level
    • Consecrate Sword - 1st Level
    • Consecrate Jewel - 2nd Level

Haiti[]

Written by Andrew Greenberg, Art by Josh Timbrook.

The Vampire Club[]

Written by Frank Frey, Art by Jon Skoglund.

Background Information[]

  • At the back of the book is an ad for Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Aug. 1992).
  • Word From the White Wolf Game Studio mentions that Chris McDonough is now a new Production team member.

Some of the information in this book was overwritten with later material:

Memorable Quotes[]

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Characters[]

  • Robert Pedder - "Taipan" of Hong Kong
  • George Robinson - pro-Communist Brujah
  • Subitai - Primogen of Hong Kong
  • Hoteph - Ventrue Justicar
  • Andy - Caitiff Anarch
  • Rutherfurd - Anarch
  • Milesius - Prince of Ulster, Vampire
  • Blake - Nosferatu
  • Aine (Black Annis, Gentle Annie) - Nosferatu
  • Noisavair - Nosferatu
  • Mithras
  • John Dee ('Doctor', 'Master') - Tremere
  • Anne Bowesley ('Lady Anne') - Ventrue, Queen of London
  • Aleister Crowley ('The Great Beast') - Malkavian
    • Achadramenous - Aleister's Sire
  • Lianna (Leanan) - Toreador
    • Pascoe - Lianna's Sire
  • Zaroff - Caitiff
    • Arebehaluah - Zaroff's Sire
  • Pietro - Human?/Ghoul?
  • Erik - Nosferatu
  • Brunhilde
  • Don Caravelli - Brujah
    • Antonius Caracus - Don Caravelli's Sire
  • Guillaume - Brujah
  • Louhi - Malkavian
  • Francois Villon - Toreador
  • Baba Yaga - Nosferatu
  • Vlad - Tzimisce, Inconnu
  • Saulot
  • Cret - Ventrue
  • Bahomet - Demon, Hunedoara Castle
  • Talaq - Former Vampire turned mortal
  • Khalid - Nosferatu
  • Maimonides - Mage ally to Talaq
  • Gerald - Malkavian
  • Chen - Nosferatu
  • Tom - Vampire, Unknown Clan
  • Carlos - Vampire
  • Lin Jun - Anarch, Toreador
  • Kwan Sze - Anarch
  • Mai Lai - Anarch
  • Will - Anarch
  • Gordon Smith - Malkavian
  • Baron - Toreador
  • Aleksandra - Tremere
  • Beatrix Bijou - Tremere
  • Franklin Reece - Tremere
  • Gwyedd - Gangrel
  • Virginia Brown - Brujah
  • Lars Thorwald - Gangrel
  • Veronique d'Orleans - Brujah
  • Cassius - Nosferatu, Inconnu
  • T'o Ngoh - Ghost
  • Heike Yusuke Saburo - Gaki
  • Ezuli - Follower of Set
  • Ogwon - Follower of Set
  • Vannevar Thomas - Ventrue
  • Lodin - Venture
  • Sebastian Melmoth - Toreador
  • Tex R. Cainen (Carson Longbaugh) - Toreador
    • Lorena - Tex's Sire
  • Alice Babylon - Toreador, Tex's Childe
  • Michelle Stevens - Ghoul, Day Manager of the Vampire Club

Terminology[]

Alamut, Alexandrian Club, Amsterdam, Austria, Barcelona, The Basques, Belgium, Berlin, Bird of Paradise Lounge (Club), Black Forest, British Isles, Café Prague, Cats, Chantry de los Reyes (Tremere, Spain), Collegium Hermeticum (Mages), The Cult of Ezuli, Denmark, Europe, Ferraille (Secret Society), Finland, France, Gaki, Geomancy, Germany, Ghost, The Ghosts of the Five Tigers (Triad Gang), Greece, Haiti, Hengeyokai, Hima (Will-o'wisp, Spirits), Hong Kong, Hunedoara Castle, The Hunt Club, Inconnu, Istanbul, Italy, Japan, Joe Banana's (Hong Kong, Bar and Club), Jordan, Los Angeles, Lupine, Luxembourg, Mage, Maho, Netherlands, Norway, The Palatinate Council, Paris, Petra, Rift, Romania, Rome, The Royal Phoenix (Yacht), Russia, San Francisco, Shinjutsu, Sicily, Sisterhood of Salem (Mages), Sociedad de la Luz Exterior (Mages, Spain), Society of Leopold, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tokyo, Toledo, Transylvania, Turkey, The Vampire Club, Venice, Vienna, Yugoslavia,

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