Other than that, the bloodline was too splintered to have a unified organization. The eldest Anda in such a gathering was called the khan, and all others were expected to submit to his authority. On the night of the new moon, all Anda within a given radius met to discuss the movements of their yasun and what kinds of threats might require their collective attention. As the Final Nights see the rise of Dobrul the Brave, many Wan Kuei know that the turning of the Wheel has finally begun. It has been rumored, however, that Elder members of the bloodline had merged with the steppes and will emerge during the dawning of the Sixth Age. After that, the Wan Kuei began a pogrom against the bloodline, and by 1388, no traces could be found. Anda supremacy over the East continued up to the end of Kublai Khan's rule, after which their influence declined until the Yuan Dynasty was shattered and the Ming Dynasty (with vengeful Wan Kuei in its ranks) sacked Karakorum in 1360s. Many Anda recounted that the blood was offered to the Khan, but that he declined the offer. As the Mongol tribes were united, the Anda followed them like a storm, crippling Wan Kuei holdings like the Black Tortoise Court and harassing Cainites in the West, diablerizing many Princes in Eastern Europe. This, however, changed when Genghis Khan rose to power. Most Anda were locked in conflict with both the Wan Kuei and the Xiong Ren native to Mongolia. In return for their blood and protection during the day, the Anda would protect the family from harm and use his supernatural powers to the welfare of the family. The Anda lived openly among their extended families (the yasun) who often acted as their herd. His newly founded brood received stern warnings against the treachery of the Wan Kuei. He desired mortal blood instead of food and detected that his blood wielded the power to create others like him.
Dobrul, however, survived, but the curse of the Wan Kuei had changed him. Convinced of her son's death, Itügen fled westwards, harassed by the jeering Wan Kuei. Dobrul fought bravely, but the insidious demons called down black magic and hurled a stone of fire from the sky to smite Dobrul. When the divine family was attacked by bandit Wan Kuei from the Xia Dynasty, who desired Itügen, her favored son Dobrul stood firm while all others, including her husband, the sky god Tengri, fled in fear for their lives. The Anda themselves believed they were scions of Itügen, the earth goddess of Mongolian religion.
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