The thirteen clans were started by the Antediluvians in the dawn of history. In a few cases, fourth generation vampires rose up and diaberlized their sires, stealing their power and becoming third generation themselves. To be considered a clan, a group of vampires must come from a member of the third generation; they also have to share clan disciplines and a clan weakness. If an Antediluvian dies, then any clan they created is relegated to bloodine status. Some bloodlines actually started because powerful members of the fourth generation changed the clan disciplines and weakness they passed on to their childer. Other bloodlines started because of vampire experiments.

Most clans are known for Embracing certain kinds of people and being interested in specific things, and the stereotypes are just truthful enough to be useful. And a clan becomes a vampire's new family in more ways than one. First, vampires don't choose which clan they belong to; their sires choose them. And secondly, vampires don't choose who's in a clan with them. If anything, vampires take "sibling rivalry" to new heights. And last, clan ties are forever; even a rebel will still have the same special weakness and disciplines. While there are a few, rare exceptions to these rule, they are so rare as to be beside the point. Because, as the song in West Side Story goes, "When you're a Jet, you stay a Jet."

Established Clans and Bloodlines

Assamite Overview A View From Without		Baali Overview A View From Without Servitors of the Pit
Brujah Overview An Eyewitness Account A Ventrue's Commentary		Followers of Set Overview A View From Without A View From Within
Gangrel Overview Gangrel Merits and Flaws A View From Within		Gangrel Antitribu A View From Within
Giovanni Overview A View From Without A View From Their Progenitors		Harbingers of Skulls One Harbinger's Perspective
Kiasyd Kiasyd's Place in V:tM A View From Without The Fae Perspective		Lasombra Overview A View From Without A Ventrue's Perspective A Camarilla Perspective A View from Within Les Amies Noir Membership Abyssal Occultism
Malkavian Overview A View From Without Apocrypha of the Malkavians A View From Within the Without Malkavian Merits and Flaws Malkavian Merits and Flaws II		Nagaraja Overview
Nosferatu Overview A View From Without		Panders A View From Without
Ravnos Overview		Salubri Overview A View From Within A View From Without/History One Point of View A View From Without Merits and Flaws
Salubri Antitribu A view from their progenitors		Samedi Overview A View From Without A View From Within
Tremere A View From Without Another View From Without Merits and Flaws An Image of House and Clan Meditations On... Philosophy of the Tremere		Ventrue An Eyewitness Account A View From Without Commentary on the Ventrue Silent Art of the Monitor Merits and Flaws Merits and Flaws II On Ventrue Loyalty

New Clans and Bloodlines

Abishai A bloodline of purely evil corrupters, spawned by the Baali. (Not recommended for PCs.)		Basatu An old, all-female offshoot of the Ventrue, begat by Hardestadt and known for their hatred of men.
Children of Aquarius A aquatic bloodline with a mystical connection to and power over water.		Disciples of Anubis A bloodline of necromances with their roots in ancient Egypt.
Disciples of Horus A bloodline of masters of light, and the sworn enemies of the Followers of Set.		Erudites A bloodline of knowledge-seekers possessing multiple forms of blood magic.
Gorgon A reclusive bloodline responsible for many myths including that of the Greeks from which they draw their name.		Mentis A bloodline of scholars, referred to as the 'thought police' for their powers of mind and memory control.
Missionariat A bloodline of missionaries, bent on saving the souls of vampires.		Shadoweavers An all-but-extinct offshoot of the Tzimisce, with the power to wield shadows.