Clans

Camarilla

For uncountable centuries, the clans ruled the nights. The greatest human kingdoms
were but playthings to these so-called Kindred. Their power was matched only
by their arrogance -- until the coming of the fires of the Inquisition.
Vulnerable for the first time, seven of these clans united to govern the rest. They called themselves the Camarilla. The Camarilla existed first and foremost to enforce an edict
-- A Masquerade-- by which to hide. They erased all evidence of Themselves from sight of the living and slowly -- over many, many years-- They became as myths to the minds of man. And thus concealed they have continued to grow in power And to guide Humanity to suit their whims.
 

Camarilla clans
 

Brujah

Clan Brujah is largely composed of rebels, both with and without causes. 
Individualistic, outspoken and turbulent, Brujah hold social change near to 
their undead hearts, and the clan's ranks contain some of the most violent 
of the Camarilla Kindred. Most other vampires perceive the Brujah as 
nothing more than punks and miscreants, but the truth of the matter is that 
genuine passion lies behind their polemics.

Gangrel

Of all vampires, the Gangrel are perhaps closest to their inner nature. 
These nomadic loners spurn the constraints of society, preferring the 
comfort of the wilderness. How they avoid the wrath of the werewolves is 
unknown; perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the Gangrel are 
themselves shapeshifters. When a mortal speaks of a vampire changing 
into a wolf or a bat, she is probably speaking of a Gangrel.

Malkavian

Even other Damned fear the Malkavians. The cursed blood of their clan has 
polluted their minds, with the result that every last Malkavian across the 
world is incurably insane. What's worse, a Malkavian's madness can take 
nearly any form, from overpowering homicidal tendencies to near-catatonia. 
In many cases, there's no way to tell a Malkavian apart from the "sane" 
members of other clans. Those few whose psychoses are immediately 
obvious are among the most terrifying vampires to stalk the streets.

Nosferatu

Caine's childer are called "The Damned," and no vampires embody this 
more fully than the wretches of Clan Nosferatu. While other vampires still 
look human and may travel in mortal society, Nosferatu are twisted and 
deformed by the curse of vampirism. Other Kindred speak shudderingly of 
Caine placing a mark upon the entire clan for the monstrous deeds of its 
Antediluvian founder. As such, Nosferatu find themselves loathed and 
ostracized by the other Children of Caine, who consider them disgusting 
and interact with them only when they must.

Toreador

The Toreador are called many things - "degenerates," "artistes," "poseurs"&nnbsp;
and "hedonists" being but a few. But any such lumpen categorization 
does the clan a disservice. Depending on the individual and her mood, 
Toreador are alternately elegant and flamboyant, brilliant and ludicrous, 
visionary and dissipated. Perhaps the only truism that can be applied to 
the clan is its members' aesthetic zeal. Whatever a Toreador does, she 
does with passion. Whatever a Toreador is, she is with passion.

Tremere

Whether dreaded, mistrusted, feared or reviled, the insular vampires of 
Clan Tremere are anything but ignored. Those who have heard of the 
clan's doings are typically suspicious of the Tremere, and with good 
reason - for the Warlocks are aptly named. Through their own artifice, they 
have mastered a form of vampiric sorcery, complete with rituals and spells, 
that is as potent - if not more so - than any other power of the Blood. Paired 
with the clan's rigid hierarchy and the smoldering ambition so common 
among Warlocks, this power is an unsettling thing indeed to those who 
know what the Tremere are capable of doing.

Ventrue

The Kindred of Clan Ventrue have a reputation for being honorable, 
genteel and of impeccable taste. From time out of mind, Ventrue has been 
the clan of leadership, enforcing the ancient traditions and seeking to 
shape the destiny of the Kindred. In nights of old, Ventrue were chosen 
from nobles, merchant princes or other wielders of power. In modern times 
the clan recruits from wealthy "old money" families, ruthless corporate 
climbers, and politicians. Whatever their origin, Ventrue vampires preserve 
stability and maintain order for the Camarilla. Other Kindred often mistake 
this for arrogance or avarice, but to the Ventrue, their shepherd's role is 
more burden than honor.
 

Sabbat

Two clans stand  in open rebellion  to the Masquerade.  Supported by renegade antitribu 
from the Camarilla clans,  they are collectively known as the Sabbat.  They seek freedom from the rules  of the Camarilla, and they  strive to reduce mankind  to the status of cattle.
The centuries long-war  between these two sects has  escalated -- perhaps beyond control.
The anthem of the Sabbat is total Kindred freedom. It is this philosophy that makes them
deadly guerrilla warriors and a shockingly disorganized sect. One Sabbat pack is seldom aware of the agenda of another. Unlike the Camarilla kindred, they are not bound to the whims of a single  sire. Sabbat vampires undergo blood rites that make them fiercely loyal to 
their sect. Sometimes this rabid devotion is all that keeps them together. 
 

Sabbat Clans
 

Lasombra

The Lasombra clan has fallen from grace - and its members enjoy it. 
Simultaneously graceful and predatory, the Lasombra guide - and, when 
necessary, whip - the Sabbat into an implacable force. Turning their backs 
upon the humans they once were, Lasombra give themselves wholly over 
to the dark majesty of the Embrace. Murder, frenzy, predation: Why fear 
these things, many Lasombra ask, if one is meant to be a vampire? In 
contrast to the Tzimisce, though, Lasombra generally seek not to reject all 
things mortal, but to shape them for their own pleasure.

Tzimisce

If Clan Lasombra is the heart of the Sabbat, Clan Tzimisce is the soul. Even 
other vampires grow uneasy around these flesh-crafting Kindred, and the 
clan's nickname of "Fiends" was given to it in nights past by horrified 
Kindred of other lines. The Tzimisce's signature Discipline of Vicissitude is 
the subject of particular dread; tales speak of crippling disfigurements 
inflicted on a whim, of ghastly "experiments" and tortures refined beyond 
human - or vampiric - comprehension or endurance.
 

The Independent Clans

The Independent Clans serve none but their own ends. While not part of a common agenda,  each of the independents have unique and devastating abilities that make them respected -- or feared -- by the other clans.
 

Independent Clans

Assamite

From the desert wastes of the East come the Assamites, and they bring 
with them a miasma of terror. The Assamites are known throughout 
vampire society as a clan of murderous assassins, working for whoever 
can pay their price. The price they charge for their work is the vitae of other 
Kindred; for the Assamites, diablerie is the greatest sacrament 

Followers of Set

The Followers of Set, more commonly referred to as "Setites," are 
mistrusted perhaps more than any other clan. Their ties with the 
archetypal Serpent of myth are well-known, and bolstered by their 
disturbing powers. They are custodians of knowledge that, according to 
their claims, predates even the First City. When they enter a city, the 
Cainite power structure almost inevitably erodes. But most unnerving of 
all, they share a dark and powerful faith as a clan - a faith that the blood of 
gods pulses in their cold veins.

Giovanni

The Giovanni are respectful, genteel and well-mannered. Affluent beyond 
imagination, Clan Giovanni traces its roots back to before the Renaissance, 
to a family of merchant princes. The clan still maintains its original home 
in Venice, in a thousand-year-old loggia just outside the heart of the city. 
No other clan makes such a spectacle of humility and propriety as does the 
Giovanni. And no other clan hides its blasphemous secrets as well.

Ravnos

If ever a clan was renowned for a wickedly black sense of humor, the 
Ravnos would be that clan. These Cainites are deceivers of the first order, 
weaving illusion and lies into elaborate schemes to part the foolish from 
whatever it is the Ravnos might fancy - be it wealth, blood or even their 
victims' freedom. Like Mephistopheles or Old Scratch, the Ravnos ply their 
devil's deals with whomever they choose, be it human or Kindred, and woe 
to those who wind up unable to pay the hidden costs.
 
 

other clans

 Abishai

Bent on spreading filth and putrescence throughout the world, the
 Abishai are demons encased in a vampiric husk. Through a
 twisted bonding of infernal spirit and undead flesh, these 
creatures are free to walk the earth and wreak horrible acts upon
 her denizens...man or otherwise.

      Children of Aquarius

 The Children of Aquarius may hail from any ethnic or cultural
 background, and there are an equal proportion of men and
 women Most are chosen from sailors, fisherman and mariners,
 though anyone with some kind of passion for water will do. Those
 who get seasick need not apply. Unlike other clans and
 bloodlines, the Tritons do not need the permissions of their
 Elders to sire, though they are raised to be selective anyway and
 will generally sire few, if any, childer. This policy has sometimes
 caused misunderstandings with the Local Prince when the Triton
 forgets that the Camarilla still requires permission, but most such
 disagreements are ended amicably. .

            Disciples of Horus

A bloodline of masters of light, and the sworn enemies of
 the Followers of Set. They have a small bloodline, part of the
 reason the bloodline remains so small is the high standard
 potential clan members must measure up to. Disciple initiates
 must be fit and healthy, and judged by their sire to be impossible
 to corrupt. Harendotes prefer their childer to be reasonably
 acquainted with Egyptian history. .

         Gorgons

A reclusive bloodline responsible for many myths including
 that of the Greeks from which they draw their name. The Gorgons
 have always been relatively secretive and solitary Kindred,
 largely due to their debilitating weakness that makes
 companionship by any but their own clan virtually impossible.
 Due to this weakness and habitual lifestyle the clan as a whole
 has largely managed to avoid Kindred affairs and embroilment
 altogether. So successful has been their attempt to remain
 reclusive that modern Kindred as a whole are almost completely
 unaware of their existence.

     Missionariat

A bloodline of missionaries, bent on saving the souls of
 vampires. The Missionariat prefer to Embrace from devout clergy and
 lay members of the Catholic Church, though they try not to
 discriminate against Protestants. About 90% of those Embraced
 haveTrue Faith, and roughly half will still have it after a decade.
 Those that keep it tend to strengthen it, making an older member
 of this bloodline very Faithful indeed. 
 

        Shadoweavers

An all-but-extinct offshoot of the Tzimisce, with the power
 to wield shadows.The Weavers selected intelligent, quick witted
 and perceptive humans for the Embrace. Physical prowess is
 also appreciated, as well as beauty,

      Mentis

The Mentis clan is a clan of psychic healers, telepaths, and
 empaths.Their principle discipline 'Umbracuro' lends itself to
 many aspects for caring for the minds and souls of others. This
 trait often lends this clan a reputation of quiet and weakness.In
 truth, however, this is also a clan of warriors, and the
 combination of disciplines and tendencies they possess make
 them formidable opponents. When this mouse roars, it bares the
 teeth of a lion. .

     Erudites

A bloodline of knowledge-seekers possessing multiple forms
 of blood magic.The bloodline known as Erudites is relatively
 young and small compared to the other clans. It is believed to
 have originated in central Europe although there is some
 dispute over their true age Erudites tend to have been a mage or
 a science and/or philosophy student or professor at college.
 Although there is always the possibility of anyone being sired
 purely out of curiosity. Very few of them start with a very high
 generation though.
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       Disciples of Anubis

Spawned by the millennia-old jyhad of Set and Osiris, the
 Disciples of Anubis are a rare and mysterious bloodline of death-
-magicians. Consummate Necromancers, the Disciples
 developed the art long before Augustus and his family, and are
 said to have taught them the ways of the dead.

         Basatu

 It is yet unheard if the Basatu have ever embraced males. All
 Basatu are thereby female. Usually herded from princessly stock,
 these modern nights have given way to nearly any fitting
 candidate. Scholars students, musicians; any woman who has
 the potential to further the line of Basat.

         Kiasyd

Kiasyd. Wierdlings. Darklings. Pick your moniker for the line of
 vampires that is no longer fully Kindred. At the best of 
times reclusive, at the worst of times wrathful, the Kiasyd
 bloodline is known for being made up of dangerously quiet
 scholars. The Kiasyd resemble the Fae of old. Every last one 
of the Wierdlings undergoes a change upon the Embrace. 
They elongate, becoming gaunt and tall, even by Kindred
 standards. Their skin becomes a chalky white, and their
 eyes cloud over with a shadowy blackness that hides
 whatever color they may have been previously. They are
 amazingly rare, and even more confusing in their mannerisms
 contrasting heavily with their Sabbat brethren. The Kiasyd
 hold a very peculiar niche in the World of Darkness. 

Panders

'Panders? What is there to say about them? They're sheep
 in vampires' clothing in Sabbat sportswear. They're
 clanless sons of bitches like every other Caitiff that
 pollutes the streets. The only difference is that THEIR
 leaders actually acknowledge them as cannon fodder.

Baali

The Baali. The mere mentioning of their name sends a shiver
 down the undead spines of many Kindred. While other clans
 and bloodlines are feared for their skills in assassination, or
 in the workings of blood magic, or for the political power they
 can wield, the Baali are feared universally for a far more 
unsettling reason: they're pure evil. 
 
 

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