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This is not justice that we serve. It is Vengeance.
―Enyos Kalderash[src]

Clan Kalderash (also spelled as "Kalderaš") is a subgroup of the Romani people ((generally known by the slur "gypsies," a collective term for various nomadic cultures). Its members live across Eastern Europe, and their homeland is Romania in the Angel TV Show. The Clan had many interactions with infamous vampires.

Biography

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Kalderaš women in Poland.

The name ""Kalderaš", meaning "cauldron makers", was originally applied as an occupational designation. They were a subgroup of the Vlach Roma, originating from Walachia and Moldavia whose dialects were strongly influenced by the local languages of those lands. Romanis originated in the Punjab region of northern India and they are nomadic people who entered Europe between the 18th and 19th century. The Romani arrived in the two principalities in the 14th century. By the 16th century, though the exact circumstances are still debated by historians, they were all already enslaved. Roma slavery was abolished in 1856, and the Kalderaš immigrated to other countries. Diverse subgroups, who speak various dialects, resided all over Eastern and Central Europe, from Russia to Austria, and there was a large population in the former Yugoslav states. Many of their descendants moved to Western Europe and America.

Nineteenth Century

Sometime in the first half of the 19th century, the Clan came into contact with Dracula. He was impressed with the magical talents of Magda Kalderash. She spent many years teaching him magic, while he protected the Clan.

In 1898, Darla kidnapped a Kalderash girl as a gift for Angelus. The girl's father, who was an Elder of the Clan, found them just after Angelus had drained and killed her. Angelus escaped, but the Clan had Magda curse him through the Ritual of Restoration. The girl's father told Angel of the curse, taking a little satisfaction in the pain the vampire was suffering.

Hours later, as Darla, Drusilla, and Spike massacred the Kalderash encampment, although Darla had come to try to convince the Elder to have Angelus' soul removed, because Spike had already killed the rest of the family, she was left without leverage and had to kill him too. Magda left an image of the three attackers in her crystal ball. So when later that night, Dracula visited the campsite to find everyone dead, he knew who the killers were. He swore revenge on them, which started a centuries-spanning feud between Spike and Dracula.

Twentieth Century

In 1997, the Elder Woman sent Jenny Calendar to Sunnydale to watch over Angel in order to ensure he kept suffering. In 1998, she sensed that Angel's pain was lessening and sent Enyos to investigate. Enyos demanded a report from his niece, Janna, and was enraged to know that Angel had fallen in love with Buffy Summers, the Slayer. Regardless of the fact that Angel was a force of good thanks to his love for the Slayer, Enyos demanded Jenny break the two apart so Angel would suffer again, though he neglected to tell her of the loophole in Angel's curse.

Jenny failed, however, and Buffy and Angel consummated their relationship, which caused Angel to experience absolute happiness and lose his soul. When Buffy asked Jenny to recurse Angelus, she stated it was currently beyond the Clan's ability as the ability to cast those magics was lost long ago. It was later revealed that what was actually lost was the ability to translate the curse into something that could be understood so it could be cast. Angelus subsequently tortured and killed Enyos and later killed Jenny, who managed to translate the curse once again. Months later, Willow Rosenberg and Buffy found a copy of the ritual translated by Jenny and Willow managed to recast the curse on Angelus, restoring Angel, as her first spell. With this, Angel was forced to suffer once more for his crimes against the Clan Kalderash and everyone else he ever hurt as Angelus.

Twenty-First Century

By 2005, some members of Clan Kalderash, including Natalya Kalderash, the only living descendant of Magda, were actively fighting against the regime. It was during this time that Angel, after destroying the Circle of the Black Thorn, visited Romania to find Clan Kalderash to ask them to amend the Ritual of Restoration to allow him happiness. Although he was successful in overthrowing Brasov's regime, Natalya, the only one who could remove Angel's curse, was turned into a vampire in the fighting and Angel was forced to stake her.

Members

Nineteenth Century

Twentieth Century

Twenty-First Century

  • Natalya Kalderash
  • Petru Kalderash
  • Ion Kalderash
  • Lupo Kalderash
  • Chivu Kalderash
  • Bela Kalderash
  • Laszlo Kalderash
  • Marko Kalderash
  • Natalya Kalderash
  • Gheorge Kalderash

Appearances

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