Clans Antitribu, the word means "anti-tribe" or "anti-clan". It is used to describe those who have rejected their parental clan and have joined the ranks of the Sabbat instead. There's currently only one major exception to this, that's the Lasombra Antitribu. They have forsaken their parental clan, which is one of the leading clans of the Sabbat, and are now instead members of the Camarilla. (Note: That dosn't mean there aren't any Tzimisce Antitribu among the Camarilla, they're just extremely few.) Camarilla clans Sabbat clans Indepentent clans [ - Ravnos - ] The gypsies among vampires, the Ravnos weave enthralling illusions to deceive and fool those who have something, which they desire. Never building a permanent heaven, the Ravnos chose instead to travel from location to location, playing tricks and deceiving whomever comes in their path. In modern days something has happened to the clan, and their members now only count a handful. Nickname: Deceivers Sect: They do not care about sects; they do what they want, when they want. Clan disciplines: Animalism, Chimerstry, Fortitude. [ - Assamite - ] They are the assassins among the Kindred, swearing loyalty to no masters, the Assamite serve who ever can pay their price. The Assamites independent is a matter of belief; they believe that their founder hails from the second generation and that all other Cainites therefore are flawed copies of themselves. Other Cainites exists only for them to feed from, so they can bring themselves nearer perfection, or nearer the "One", the father of all vampires, Khayyin. Be this as it may, their belief is held in secret, so no other can learn of it, even the younger Assamites don't learn of it until they are old enough to be trusted. So still, the Assamites have at least some degree of contact with outside clans. Nickname: Assassins Sect: Even though the clan doesn't claim membership in any of the sects, some Assamites do exist among the Sabbat and a handful few even exists in the Camarilla. Clan disciplines: Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus. [ - Followers of Set - ] The Snake Clan is the probably the clan which has least allies among outside clans. Claiming that they hail from Set, a dark god predating even Caine. All of the members work towards the resurrection of Set, even so most other Kindred think Set nothing more than another Antediluvian. Regarding what is the truth other Cainites do not look upon Sets resurrection as a acceptable course of action. Their influence is far spread; Africa, India and the Middle East are all inside the Setite sphere of influence. Nickname: Serpents Sect: Keeping their neutrality, they regard both the Camarilla and the Sabbat to be a tad to idealistic for their taste. Instead they work their plans in secret, playing all sides towards the middle. Clan disciplines: Obfuscate, Presence, Serpentis. [ - 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. They still maintain their original home in Venice, in a thousand-year-old loggia just outside the hearth 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. According to tales whispered in Camarilla salons and Sabbat esbats, the Giovanni's money spoiled the family, and the Venetians turned to necromancy out of perverse boredom. Surprisingly enough, the family demonstrated a great aptitude for a trafficking with the dead, and their newfound abilities caught the eye of a forgotten Antediluvian (Cappadocius). The vampire Embraced the head of family, Augustus Giovanni, and brought him into the world of the Damned. Cappadocius had a profound interest in death, and the Embrace of Giovanni and his family was intended to further the vampire's knowledge of what lay beyond the wall of mortality. His plan worked better, albeit differently, than he'd intended. Augustus, a cutthroat and mercenary merchant, saw the opportunity to seize his doddering sire's power and did so, hunting and killing all of Cappadocius descendants as well. After drinking the Ancient's blood, Augustus became a member of the Third Generation and founded his own clan, the Giovanni. Other Kindred reacted in horror, and, for a century, the "Devil Kindred" Giovanni were rooted out and destroyed wherever they went. Finally, the Giovanni sat down with the newly formed Camarilla and formed a mutual truce. This truce guaranteed the Giovanni would not participate in the Jyhad and would leave other vampires to their affairs. The Giovanni agreed, thus averting the genocide they surely would have otherwise met. Taking advantage of other vampire's lack of involvement with them, the Giovanni quietly continued to amass wealth and power practicing they Discipline of Necromancy all the while. Recent global movement by the Giovanni have many Kindred worried. With all that money and all those harvested souls, something is on the horizon; it is an ill wind that blows out if Venice. Nickname: Necromancers Clan disciplines: Dominate, Necromancy, Potence. [ - Gangrel - ] Preferring the wilds to the urban jungle, they are the ones most in contact to their inner beast. Similarly to the Brujah, the Gangrel are also regarded as powerful warriors. But while Brujah fierceness comes form anarchic rage, the Gangrel drawn their battle prowess from animalistic instinct. So strong is their bond with their beast than when they lose themselves to frenzy, their body changes permanently towards that of a animal. One feature at the time changes, their eyes may become yellow and catlike, their feet may become claws and even a tail might appear. As total immunity from frenzy is impossible, many elder Gangrels' appearances lean more towards animal than human. A few times their mind may follow in the same track. Nickname: Outlanders Sect: They just left the Camarilla, what comes next few know. Bloodlines: Two bloodlines exist among the Sabbat: the Country Gangrel (similar in most ways to the main branch of the clan) and City Gangrel (whose Disciplines are Celerity, Obfuscate and Protean). Both types are found only among the Sabbat. Clan disciplines: Animalism, Fortitude, Protean.