Vampire: the Masquerade

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The Midnight Dance Continues

They stalk in the shadows, moving gracefully and unseen among their prey. They are the blood-drinking fiends of whispered legends - Kindred, Cainites, the Damned. Above all, they are vampires. Their eternal struggle, waged since the nights of Jericho and Babylon, plays itself out among the skyscrapers and nightclubs of the modern world. But the vampires' grand Masquerade is imperiled, and the night of Gehenna draws ever closer.

Until the End of All Things

In the beginning there was only Caine.
Caine who murdered his brother out of anger.
Caine who was cast out.
Caine who was cursed forever with immortality.
Caine who was cursed with the lust for blood.
It is Caine from whom we all come,
Our Sire's Sire.

From Caine to the Clans

THE CAMARILLA
This is the greatest sect of vampires, formed in the latest part of the middle ages. This was formed as a vampire "United Nations", to protect vampires from the purges of the Inquisition, to uphold the traditions of Caine, and to enforce the Masquerade.

The Camarilla is the most populous sect, and (in theory) the moist powerful. Bit it comprises seven clans, each with it's own culture and agenda and this renders it prone to discord.

The seven clans of the Camarilla are: Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, Ventrue

The Six Traditions of the Camarilla

THE SABBAT
The Camarilla's bitter rival is the dread sect of the SABBAT. Originally the remains of the shattered Anarch packs, the SABBAT has evolved into some thing much deadlier. The ultimate of social Darwinist, the SABBAT espouses the tenet of vampiric supremity-the doctrine that, because vampires are highest on the food chain, they should dominate the mortals outright.

Two clans lead the SABBAT. The LASOMBRA clan is the most prestigious clan and dreaded for it's members' control over the stuff of shadow. It's ally and occasional rival is the TZIMSCE, a clan of twisted scholars and sorcerers infamous for cruelty.

THE ANARCHS
These are vampires who feel that they should not be tied down with either the Camarilla or the Sabbat. These two major sects treat the Anarchs as humans do termites-individually insignificant, but potentially crippling if allowed to breed and fester.

THE NEUTRALS
Four clans choose to remain neutral. They are: The ASSASIMITES, the FOLLOWERS OF SET, the GIOVANNI and the RAVNOS.

The Clans