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The World of Vampires is separated into different factions. These factions are the Camerilla, Sabbat, and Independents. Each faction has different clans that for the most part, stick together. Do not think of clans as a
brotherhood however. Vampires are naturally solitary predators, and as such they think about themselves the most. Clans are simply a collection of vampires who share similar strengths and weaknesses. Now I shall describe each clan, as separated into which faction the bulk belongs to.

To quickly describe the Camerilla, they are the faction who came up with the idea of hiding Vampirism from the mortal population, known also as Kine. They hide behind what's known as the Masquerade, the lies and tricks that keep vampires out of mortal eyes and only in their imaginations.

The clans of the Camerilla are as follows:

Ventrue- These vampires are the leaders of the Camerilla. They are elite, and high classed. Their Disciplines are Dominate, Fortitude, and Presence. Their weakness lies in their tastes. Ventrue are so high classed and picky, they can only gain sustanence from one particular group of people, be it priests, or Irishmen.

Toreador- Clan Toreador is known as a clan of art snobs and degenerates. They are obsessed with their art of any type, and threat other, less class vampires, as filth. These creatures prefer social settings to those where they may get dirty. Their disciplines are Auspex, Celerity, and Presence. Their clan weakness lies in their appreciation of beauty. Whenever anything that could be considered beautiful comes about, be it an exceptional painting or a pretty sunrise (which turns out deadly most of the time) they are rendered completely immobile, and require a successful willpower roll to break out of this "trance".

Tremere- The Warlocks of the Camerilla, the Tremere is a clan wrapped in lies and secrecy. They are a recent edition to full fledged clan, having become Kindred in the 1400's and becoming a full clan not long after. They are magicians of no comparison and complete supporters of the Masquerade which protects them from the average mortal. They live very regimented and structured existences, having every move monitored by their superiors. The entire clan is lead by the Cabal of Seven, which are the original Magi who first became vampires, led by Tremere himself. Their Disciplines are Auspex, Dominate, and Thaumatergy. As a clan, they believe in order, and every neonate is forced to drink the blood of an elder, putting them one step closer to being blood bound to their elders.

Brujah- Pronounced Bru-ha, these rabble-rousers are the brute force of the Camerilla. Once great philosopher kings, Clan Brujah has become a clan of rebels with a cause, though often times that cause is lost even to them. They have the tendency to fly off the handle, in fact their clan weakness is a plus 2 difficulty to resist frenzy. They are, however, loyal friends and passionate warriors. Their disciplines are Celerity, Potence, and Presence.

Malkavian- Clan Malkavian has been plagued for millenia with one debilitating weakness. Each member of this clan is incurably insane. Their insanity ranges from quiet crazy, where they seem almost normal, to outright mental asylum patient. With insanity as their weakness, their disciplines are Dementation, Auspex, and Obfuscate.

Nosferatu- Much like Count Orlok from the 1920's film of the same name, clan Nosferatu all suffer terrible disfigurement. During character creation, they are given an automatic appearance of zero, taking the 1 all originally get. Despite their obvious inability to go into the mortal public without breaking the Masquerade, they are excellent dealers in information. Some speculate this is th emain reason they are still allowed in the Camerilla. Their disciplines are Obfuscate, Potence, and Animalism.

That was all the current clans of the Camerilla. Gangrel once were a part of that sect, but have since withdrawn. I will cover them in the Independant Section, where many of them went.

Now is time for the Sabbat. Although they only have two main clans, many of the Camerilla clans have defectors who choose to side with Sabbat enemies. These traitors to their blood are called antitribu. The Sabbat are a sect of vampires who believe that vampires are better than human, and that they should rule them, not hide from them. They also fight to battle against the Antideluvians (Third Generation creators of each clan) for their very unlives.

These are the clans of the Sabbat.

Lasombra- In Latin, Umbra is the word for Shadow, and the Lasombra are masters in this art. They are the leaders behind the Sabbat. They hate the Camerilla, especially the Ventrue, who they feel are inadequate to lead. Many times they prefer to stand behind the throne as kingmake instead of king, but they'd rather lead the Sabbat themselves than have a member from any other clan lead. Their disciplines are Obteneration, Dominate, and Potence. Their weakness is one of lore, seen in the great Count Dracula of Bram Stoker's famous novel. No Lasombra casts a reflection, nor do they show up on film or in photographs.

Tzimesce- This clan is one that strikes fear into even other creatures of the night. Tales of their weird and painful experiments circulate through society, however few are able to substanciate these rumors, almost none survive who are subject to their experiments. They are cold and unfeeling, having mastered the art of Vicissitude, known as bone and flesh crafting. They hail from the mountains of Romania, and rarely leave their ancestral homes. In fact, their weakness shows their attachment to territory. They must sleep surrounded by at least two handfuls of earth from some land important to them, either their birthplace or that graveyard they were buried in. Their Disciplines are Vicissitude, Animalism, and Auspex.

The Independent Clans claim no sect allegiance. They work only for the furthering of their own clan. For the most part they keep themselves separate from the other clans, though they do commonly work with the sects in certain respects.

This the the list and final installment of the 13 Main Clans.

Gangrel- Clan Gangrel is the first and so far only clan to withdraw from the Camerilla. They are closely tied to nature and the beast, and this shows in their clan weakness. Every time a Gangrel loses control and falls into frenzy, they leave that state with an animalistic feature. Whether it is a physical animal characteristic, or mental, they become closer to the beast within. Due to this they are seen as low class, and tend to be used as brute force by other clans. Their Disciplines are Animalism, Protean, and Fortitude, although there is a Sabbat variant with slightly different abilities.

Assamite- Also known as the Children of Haqim, the Assamites are known as the greatest of assassins. They feel they are not decendants of Caine, and wage a war against the Kindred who they see as pure evil. They are also known as diablerists of the worst degree, they are known to take Kindred blood as payment in order to push the entire clan closer to becoming one with Haqim. Their curse was once the inability to consume Kindred vitae, however this curse was broken, but so long without diablerie has made them addicted to it. Their Disciplines are Celerity, Obfuscate, and Quietus.

Giovanni- Much like the Ventrue, these vampires are high society. Also like the Ventrue, clan Giovanni have dirty little secrets, and more than one skeleton in their closet. Literally. This is the clan of necromancers. Like Tremere, the Giovanni forced their way into Kindred society by usurping the Cappadocians of nights past. These vampires place family incredibly high, in fact every member of Clan Giovanni was once a member of the human family of their Antideluvian, Augustus Giovanni. Their weakness is also in their Kiss. From the Giovanni, no pleasure comes, only ragged pain. Their Disciplines are Dominate, Necromancy, and Potence.

Ravnos- Clan Ravnos has a history of thievery and trickery. In fact, Ravnos pride themselves on their tricks as much if not more than the Malkavians. Direct decendants from the gypsies of the old world, they exhibit the worst of what those people are. The weakness of the Ravnos is their vices. At embrace, every Ravnos has at least one vice they have to partake in, or spend willpower to supress it. This lack of honor and chivalry really angers the Gangrel, who are also said to have gypsy roots. Where the Gangrel have honor, the Ravnos have none. Where the Gangrel are solitary predetors, the Ravnos crave companionship. Their Disciplines are Animalism, Chimistry, and Fortitude.

Followers of Set- This bloodline is the most distrusted and disliked clan in the vampire world. Setites are masters of moral, spiritual and physical corruption. They pride themselves in the amount of chaos they are able to create through the weaknesses of their targets. With such corruption, they fear light, in fact their clan weakness is the fact they take double damage from sunlight, and even in bright artificial light they lose a die from their dice pool. Their disciplines are Serpentis, Presence, and Obfuscate.

There you have it, finally, the completed list of the 13 Main Clans.