As long as any can remember, the Tzimisce have plauged Europe even further beyond the Elbe. Amid the many sparse villages and royal lands of the Carpathians, the Fiends stalk through the darkness of night searching for what, only their twisted minds know. Those who trespass against them feel their stinging wrath like no other, a not so subtle reminder never to stray into the wrong domain again.
Of all the clans, clan Tzimisce can be classified as the least human of them all. They are scholars and by every shape of the word brilliant to be hold not only in appearance but also of mind. They delve into deep study, which has brought them to the conclusion that Vampires are in fact vastly superiour to other Cainites and of course the Kine. Only the best will do for this clan, the rest are thrown away like the day's refuse. Unlike the rest of the clans, the Tzimisce don�t think of themselves as being cursed or damned. If God did such a thing, than perhaps it is time for a better God, (or so the Tzimisce think) or a whole flock of them.
Durning the years after the fall of Rome, they took in many of the leaders and chiefs of these eastern civilizations and began to shape the �ghoul families� with noble lineage and inbred supernatural powers. These families gave the Tzmisce everything they needed to take a firm grip on the East, the people of this region did fear their Tzimisce masters, but who among them would dare strike out at them. No, twas better to serve and be useful. For many centuries the clan dominated the East, and at this time were said to be the most powerful of all the Cainite clans.
Recent nights have proved troubling for the Tzimisce. A man named Tremere, a wizard of the Order of Hermes, stole the blood of a powerful elder Tzimisce to obtain his immortality. Not too long after that it became all out war; history could not handle the truth of these battles. At first their own terrible powers and under handed tactics gave them the edge they needed to defeat the Tremere, but the Usrpers have turned the tide. Their skills alone have given them the upper hand.
Other Cainites, sensing the Tzimisce had its throat bare, sent in wave after wave of mortal men to try and take control of dwindling Tzimisce holdings. The Voivodes sent more and more of their own out to fight in their name, who never returned, the Blood Oath made them obey whether they wanted to or not. It was then that the Tzimisce childer began to grumble about the ties that bind.
In a way I admire these Fiends. They are what they are, they can't be controlled or told what to do. They are free to do as they please no matter how horrific or downright vile it is to us. No, these Tzimisce are something different, and I mean much moreso then anything we have seen or have yet to see as the times change. Brilliant with their visions of the body, terrifying when their creations are made manifest. Absolutely brilliant.
Sobriquet: Fiends
Clan Disciplines: Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude
Weakness: Tzimisce are territorial by nature and are tied to the lands they knew in life. When a Tzimisce travels away from her ancestoral lands she must surround herself in two handfulls of her native soil.
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