I merely observe, Lucita. I do not judge. You could grant me the courtesy of doing the same
Fatima Al-Faqadi
The faction that are the lone wolves. They have decided to walk alone rather than run to the Camarilla or the Sabbat. The Dispossessed are easily the majority of Assamites within the Anarch Movement. This should NOT be confused with some sort of solidarity with one another, however. Each Dispossessed has joined for a reason that is all their own, and are as likely to be on opposite sides of conflicts within the Anarch Movement as they would be fighting for one another. They can be found amongst each of the political camps of the Anarch Movement, but whatever might be called a majority are a part of the Disloyal Opposition, seeking a new way of governance that no sect or individual clan has come up with so far.
Those that have joined with the Anarch Movement openly (and not all are open about their clan) have done so mostly due to relative youth, and often due to their chafing at the caste system of their sires. A few are also Muslim, who’ve left the Mountain for the same reason the Schismatics left, wanting to worship their own way and not a blind creature on the Throne.
In the history of the Assamite clan, the Dispossessed were the first Assamites to turn away from Haqim. As the clan left the second city, a group of them choose another path. As the rest of the clan moved to destroy the would be traitors it was Haqim himself who stopped them. The Eldest said only they had the right to choose their own way if they so wanted and thus should be left alone. Since those nights, the number of Dispossessed Assamites has risen and fallen. During the Dark Ages, the Dispossessed outnumbered the number of those Assamites loyal to Alamut. Tonight, to be dispossessed means something very different.
While to be Dispossessed means to walk your own path away from the clan, in the Modern Nights the term Dispossessed largely refers to those among the clan who refuse to partake in the divide between the schism and the loyalists. With the rise of Ur-Shulgi the number of Dispossessed swelled. Once again, the Dispossessed return to being one of the largest factions of Assamites on the planet.
Tonight, there are roughly three different types of Dispossessed. The first and by far the largest are those Assamites Anarch movement. Either embraced into the sect or having chosen them as companion, the Anarchs claim a large portion of the dispossessed population. The next group of dispossessed are those who claim membership of the Autarkis. These Assamites have removed themselves completely from the Jyhad. They are often hermits who wish to be left alone to their own devices. They are members of no sect and wish to not be involved with clan affairs. Finally, the third group of Dispossessed are those who follow the Assamite hero Antara the Shepherd of Wolves. While small in number, the Followers of Antara continue to grow. Based out of Cairo, Antara has chosen to take no side in the dispute with his clan. He claims no allegiance to Alamut or the Schism. Rather, Antara claims allegiance to Haqim only and has sworn to defend Cairo to his last metaphorical breath. Without asking for it, some dispossessed flocked to Antara’s banner as a champion of their clan.
To be Dispossessed among the Assamite clan does not mean to remove oneself from all involvement with the clan. Though the term can mean that; it does not exclusively mean that. The one common thing among all of the Dispossessed is that they refuse to take side in the dispute between the Loyalists and the Schism. As the nights go on the number of Dispossessed Assamites who grow fed up with the conflict within the clan continue to climb.
Tonight, the Dispossessed either scoff at or simply do not care of the claim of a returned Haqim. They turned their backs on the traditions of clan Assamite long ago and have no desire to return to zealotry.