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Thier Disciplines consist of Potence, Necromancy, and Dominate.

They have a tendency for incest and even use it as a form of punishment. (the punished could be passed around from member to member forced to endure whatever lewd sexual or sadistic fantasy that person may have)

no other clan is more intent on maintaining a front of respectability than the giovanni, and none is more repulsive at heart. giovanni vampires are rich merchants, speculators and investors who spend most of their nights manipulating their vast assets from skyscraper offices. they spend the rest of their nights in crypts and mausoleums carrying out their dark and morbid rites.

legend has it the clan founder hoped to bolster his own power by Embracing a coven of venetian necromancers. this coven was actually a tightly-knit family of giovanni who had strong trade interests in the mediterranean region. the giovanni repaid their sire for his gift by slaying him and all his other descendants. vampires from around the world reacted with fear and horror, and many joined together to hunt these Devil Kindred. after almost a century of intermittent warfare, the clan made peace with its foes by promising to maintain a low profile and keep out of kindred politics. the giovanni clan has apparently maintained its pledge to this day.

still, suspicion of this clan has continued to the present day. by staying neutral in Cainite battles, the giovanni has had free rein to build its merchant empire. now the clan's wealth is undeniable, but no one knows the exact purpose for which it employs this wealth. few outsiders have ever taken part in the clan's necromantic rituals, so the purpose of these is likewise a mystery. instead, suspicions and innuendoes have taken the places of facts and truths.

every member of this clan is also a member of the giovanni family. by longstanding tradition giovanni only Embrace those of their own family, and most of their retainers and ghouls are also of the family. three members of each generation are chosen as children to be Embraced when they are ready, and carefully raised to prepare them for it. others in the family may be Embraced later in their lives, as a reward for excellent service.

because all giovanni are related by blood (in both senses), they are extremely loyal to one another, and betrayal by one of them is unthinkable. certainly the giovanni possesses the most reliable retainers of any clan.

clan giovanni is one of the more rigidly controlled clans, and contact is constantly maintained between members of the clan. it is still ruled with an iron hand by its patriarch, augustus giovanni, the original leader of the coven when it was first Embraced. augustus sees his control over the line as similar to that of a prince's control over a city, and requires those below him to adhere to the rule of creation: his permission must be obtained before the giovanni embrace can be gifted to anyone. however, some younger members of the clan are given significant leeway and freedom to pursue new control over corporations. because the clan's influence in america is still limited, many of its members have been sent to the new world in recent years.

if asked, most giovanni would say they do what they do in order to gain a complete understanding and appreciation of the form they will have for all eternity. these giovanni believe this form to be of one use- gaining power. other giovanni refer to the god-like feeling they get from having power over death.

Dunno about these guys. I'd rather take my chances with a pissed off Prince.

Giovanni? Don't you guys sell live humans to Tzimitcie for their expiraments.... that makes me a bit ill.

Well, I've heard tha they do crazier s**t than that. I've also heard they raid morgues and graves and such. But, this is the fate of a clan that destroyed the Grave-robbers.

The funny ironic thing about that comment is that we rent out dance clubs. Go figure.

Yeah, I really hate musical ADD. It kinda sucks, because so many good songs get in my head, and leave within ten seconds. It annoys me.

Not necessarily. We could always have a clan that showed more back-bone. But, what can you expect of a clan that decimated the oracles and scholars of the Dark Ages?