Nephalim

The Nephilim were part bloodline and part cult that reverred the fallen methuselah Michael as an embodiment of the archangel of the same name. Since his death, which they refer to as his "ascension", they wait for someone who can inherit his divinity.

The line was founded by two surviving childer of Michael, Paul Bathalos and Pakourianis. The pair devised a rite that could purify other Toreador for their eventual deification, christening them childer of Michael in spirit, if not literally. These Nephilim were infused with a longing for the departed methuselah that even superseded their Clan Curse and resulted in the development of the Path of the Archangel.

They were believed extinct in the Dark Ages however a loose Cult survived into the modern day until the combined efforts of William McBryde, Samson Matthews, Levi Tzora, Avidgor Ashström, Sara and Jeanette McConner, also known as the Glass Houses Coterie effectively destroyed their remaining forces.