Year of the Lotus

The Year of the Lotus was a theme unifying White Wolf releases in 1998. The focus of this year was Asia, culminating in the release of Kindred of the East.

Books Edit

Six books were released under the Year of the Lotus imprint. These were:

• KOTE: Kindred of the East Rulebook , the Asian setting for Vampire: The Masquerade. The sourcebook launched the Kindred of the East line, which focused on the Kuei-jin.
• cWOD: World of Darkness: Demon Hunter X , focusing on the Shih and Strike Force Zero, the monster hunting organizations of Asia.
• cWOD: World of Darkness: Hong Kong for Vampire: The Masquerade; a citybook covering Hong Kong; in spite of its designation as a Vampire book, it has extensive material for every class of supernatural creature.
• WTA: Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East , which covered the way that shapeshifters in Asia operated. Unlike Vampire's Kuei-jin, the Hengeyokai did not end up with their own game line.
• cWOD: World of Darkness: Tokyo for Wraith: The Oblivion, detailing the sway Yu Huang holds over the wraiths of Japan. Also a citybook covering the general World of Darkness setting in Tokyo.
• CTD: Land of Eight Million Dreams , which covered the Little Gods of Asia.

Other books Edit

Other books were released which fit thematically with the Year of the Lotus, but weren't included due to their being published in different years.

• WTO: Dark Kingdom of Jade (book)
• WTO: Dark Kingdom of Jade Adventures
• MTAs: Dragons of the East
• VTDA: Wind from the East
• cWOD: Blood & Silk , covering the Silk Road in the Dark Ages
• cMET: Laws of the East
• cMET: Hengeyokai: Way of the Beast Courts