Editing Independent Alliance (section)

===An Alliance Borne of Necessity===

During this same time, the Followers of Set found themselves besieged by the Sabbat and mortal hunters who saw the cults of the Serpents as threats to morality. With the Camarilla’s increased victories, the Sword of Caine swung at other, less well protected Clans. Like the Giovanni, the Followers of Set became a prime target as no other Clan would come to their aid. The alliance with the True Brujah only extended to academic interests and the relationship between the bloodline and the Followers deteriorated as quickly as it was forged. Clan Giovanni and the Followers of Set were alone and besieged by enemies.

When news reached the Giovanni of the similar plight of the Setites, the Necromancers sent emissaries to the temples of the Serpents. Already weakened by the attacks from the Sabbat, the Setites accepted the Giovanni’s overtures and the two Clans began a series of political negotiations. Caught between the Sabbat’s desire to slaughter Antediluvians, and the Camarilla’s refusal to publicly admit that such creatures influence the world, common bonds brought the Clans together; both clans claim independence from the Sect war, revere their Founders, cleave to Paths outside of humanity, and profit from the hypocrisy of the various Sects that look down on them.

But the Camarilla was not willing to let the Necromancers go quietly into the night. The Camarilla demanded the Giovanni return to the Promise’s restrictions and just before the two could erupt into warfare, the Followers of Set, using an untold number of centuries-old boons from dozens of highly ranked members of the Camarilla, paid the Giovanni’s debt and effectively saw the Promise broken. In exchange for their assistance, the Giovanni provided the Followers of Set access to their centuries of accumulated knowledge in Necromancy and mutual aid against the Sabbat and the mortal Hunters.

The partnership between the Setites and the Giovanni continued to grow. Together, Setite and Giovanni leaders united against the Camarilla, prevented incursions from the Sabbat and forged the beginnings of what would become a worldwide Alliance. In 2011, the relationship between the two Clans was formally solidified when their leaders met to execute “The Treaty of Alliance”.
 The elders of Clans Giovanni and Setite, for themselves and their childer, gathered together out of mutual accord, do swear and affirm the following treaty of alliance:

 I. Territory - All territory owned by either, outside of the lands of Egypt and Venice, shall be considered shared resources, to house and shelter us each within the other, as the local populace so please.

 II. Emissary - In all territories, each Clan shall have an Emissary to the other. These emissaries shall bear witness to significant business deals, offer advice and counsel, solve disputes, and give testimony back to their Clans.

 III. Punishment - No Setite shall deliver Final Death to a member of the Giovanni, nor shall a Giovanni deliver Final Death to a Child of Set, without permission from the Emissary of the accused.

 IV. Protection - Each shall go to the aid of the other, in business or in combat, to defend or aggress, to the mutual benefit of both our Clans. Both Clans shall, to their utmost, protect the Alliance and its territories from mortal awareness and incursion.

 V. Independence - Neither shall bow knee, nor join in whole nor in part, nor ally with, nor take positions wihin, the Sects of the Camarilla or the Sabbat. Personal alliances, boons, and individual agreements notwithstanding, none shall affect the part or the whole. No member of the Alliance shall render aid to a Giovanni or Child of Set who holds status in these Sects.

 VI. Religion - There shall be no law made within these territories that shall discriminate or limit the free exercise of all forms of worship, sacrifice, or the determination of a soul.

 VII. Accord - Finally, both parties agree to use every exertion to enforce peace and friendship between their Clans.

 So done for the Followers of SET, by our eternal hands, marks and seals, in the name of SET the Guardian, SET the Jackal, and SET the Creator.

 So done for all our Coscas, by the bond of Omertà, in honor of Capo Crimini Augustus Jovian Giovanni.

 Ratified in Las Vegas, in the desert of Mojave, this ninth day of May, 2010.
The announcement of the new IA was met with cold silence from the Camarilla. Many Elders believe these two notorious Clans are far too untrustworthy to keep to such an agreement. They anticipate the severing of the Alliance will leave both groups bitter rivals and provide future opportunities in the Jyhad.

Whatever the future may hold, the arrangement has changed many things for both Clans. No longer bound by the Promise, the Giovanni freely trade and interact with members of the Camarilla and the Anarch Movement; though many Elders, including Justicars and various Princes, still hold grudges against them for breaking the Promise. Nonetheless, the two Clans have exploited their budding association and pooled their influence in the underworld by seizing control of criminal networks, mafia families and drug cartels. Consequently, they established safe houses and meeting places across the globe that are hidden from mortal hunters. As many Elysia were no longer safe, these Giovanni/Setite meeting locations became vampiric gathering points for Camarilla, Anarchs, and other independent Clans, allowing the Alliance to show its strengths.