Version Differences
In 1st and 2nd editions of Vampire: The Masquerade, the Ba'ali bloodline were descended from the Methuselah Shaitan who was embraced in the Second City sometime around 4500 BC by Ashur. Ashur is generally considered to be Cappadocius, but The Chaos Factor source-book suggests it was the Gangrel antediluvian. This history claims that of all of Ashur's childer, only the one named Gangrel could not be counted among the Ba'ali and thus the bloodline was originally the majority of the elder's clan. However, many elements of The Chaos Factor were retconned in later editions of the game, since it was considered by fans to be an unpopular source-book that promoted unwarranted crossovers, like Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand.
The early Vampire: The Dark Ages books presented a more complex history, where the Baali were allegedly descended either from the Salubri or Cappadocians, and acted to keep "The Children" (either demons, Earthbound or the Yozi) asleep by appeasing them with sacrifices and chaos.
Later Vampire: The Masquerade supplements, such as The Storyteller's Handbook, shy away from firm details and present an enigmatic story of "dalliance with a low-born singing slave-boy." Gehenna treats Saulot's creation of the Baali as fact in at least one scenario.
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