History Characters / VampireTheMasqueradeCharactersCamarilla

* EnemyMine: In the V5 the Camarilla is under serious pressure from the Second Inquistion, and the facts that the Brujah and Grangrel leadership has turned their back on the organisation in favor of the resurgent Anarchs and that Tremere has splitered into several strifing factions, leaving it desperate for any opportunity to consolidate their power in these trying times. Meanwhile, Lasombra is in similar dire straits, due to the Inquistion cracking seriously down on the Sabbat too, which have motivated some of the clan's mavericks to make diplomatic overtures towards a Camarilla that is more susceptible than ever. This could potentially set the stage for a truce or even an (uneasy) alliance between the two old enemies.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Doesn't even begin to cover it. The Camarilla is filled to the brim with so much political intrigue and so many heated rivalries that they can barely get anything done. And that's on ''a good day.'' They certainly lucked out because, all things considered, [[ArchEnemy the Sabbat]] really isn't much better.

** V5 changes this up somewhat; some Nosferatu are inflicted with a less severe version of the transformation and can pass as relatively normal, if slightly deformed humans (think someone with a birth-defect or severe burn scars) from a distance, and they will no longer break the Masquerade merely from walking around in the open. However, they now instead all involentarily exude an extremely creepy and malevolent aura, which gives them significant difficulties in social situations. Mortals will instinctively find them terrifying or at the very least disturbing (even if they cannot explain why rationally) and generally try their hardest to stay out of their way, and even other Kindred will at best be slightly uncomfortable in their company.

* ArbitraryScepticism: Despite being composed entirely of vampires and having irregular contact with mages, ghosts, fairies, mummies and other otherworldly forces, the Camarilla refuse to believe in the Antediluvians as a matter of principle.

Free-spirited and animalistic, the Gangrel are much closer to the Beast than vampires of other clans; loners and nomads by nature, they prefer to dwell in the wilderness beyond human civilization, communing with the animals and enjoying the thrill of the hunt. Though they were one of the founding clans of the Camarilla, during the Final Nights, they left the Camarilla altogether and become an independent clan.

* {{Irony}}: They were a big part of the original Anarch Revolt, which was the primary catalyst for the ultimate creation of The Camarilla. So not only are they one of the most important clans in regards to the sect's foundational history, The Camarilla is essentially the 'egalitarian' organization they were fighting for at the time.

* ProudScholarRace: They ''used'' to be this.
* ProudWarriorRace: What they are now.

* SealedGoodInACan / SealedEvilInACan: In the ''Gehenna'' scenario [[spoiler:"Fair Is Foul," Ilyes, the original Brujah antediluvian, turns out to have survived the attempt on his life thanks to his mastery of Temporis; unfortunately, he ended up accidentally displacing himself in time for over a hundred thousand years until he finally emerges in the Final Nights. Depending on what side you take in this particular version of Gehenna, Ilyes can be either sealed good or sealed evil -- in either case, he's escaped by the start of the game.]]

** One Tremere Elder made the mistake of writing a treatise on the Nosferatu that characterized them as "subhuman" and "instinctual," only capable of surviving with the generous assistance of the Camarilla. The manuscript was never finished; the author was found dead, having been dissected with his own surgical tools -- and nobody was able to identify his murderer.

* ChaoticStupid: Certain players use Malkavian insanity as an excuse to indulge in "wacky" behavior. Enter the infamous "Fishmalk".

** V5 changes this up somewhat; some Nosferatu are inflicted with a less servere version of the transformation and can pass as relatively normal, if slightly deformed humans (think someone with a birth-defect or severe burn scars) from a distance, and they will no longer break the Masquerade merely from walking around in the open. However, they now instead all involentarily exude an extremely creepy and malevolent aura, which gives them sigficant difficulties in social situations. Mortals will instinctively find them terrifying or at the very least disturbing (even if they cannot explain why rationally) and generally try their hardest to stay out of their way, and even other Kindred will at best be slightly uncomfortable in their company.

* {{Lunacy}}: In the ''Gehenna'' scenario [[spoiler:"Fair Is Foul," the entire clan is afflicted with this flaw.]]

** '''The Hospitality''': ''"Honor one another's domain. When thou comest to a foreign city, thou shall present thyself to the one who ruleth there. Without the word of acceptance, thou art nothing."'' In essence, a more formal form of The Domain, meant for when a Kindred of lesser stature enters into the Domain of one of higher stature. Make yourself known to the reigning Elder wherever you might be, or you are rescinding their offer of protection while you are within their Domain.

** The Masquerade: ''"Thou shalt not reveal thy true nature to those not of the Blood. Doing such shall renounce thy claims of Blood."'' In essence, don't reveal that you are a vampire to a human, or you will be hunted down like a dog for doing so.
** The Domain: ''"Thy domain is thine own concern. All others owe thee respect while in it. None may challenge thy word while in thy domain."'' In essence, SacredHospitality is in effect for all Camarilla Kindred; don't disrespect another Kindred's Domain and they won't disrespect yours.
** The Progeny: ''"Thou shall only Sire another with the permission of thine Elder. If thou createst another without thine Elder's leave, both thou and thy Progeny shall be slain."'' In essence, Camarilla Kindred can't just run around embracing whomever they wish, since doing so runs the risk of breaking the Masquerade.
** The Accounting: ''"Those thou create are thine own children. Until thy Progeny shall be Released, thou shall command them in all things. Their sins are thine to endure."'' In essence, any vampires you sired are to be treated like they were your actual children, and you have to take responsibility for all that they do until such a time as they can be set free from your control.
** The Hospitality: ''"Honor one another's domain. When thou comest to a foreign city, thou shall present thyself to the one who ruleth there. Without the word of acceptance, thou art nothing."'' In essence, a more formal form of The Domain, meant for when a Kindred of lesser stature enters into the Domain of one of higher stature. Make yourself known to the reigning Elder wherever you might be, or you are rescinding their offer of protection while you are within their Domain.
** The Destruction: ''"Thou art forbidden to destroy another of thy kind. The right of destruction belongeth only to thine Elder. Only the Eldest among thee shall call the Blood Hunt."'' In essence, ApeShallNotKillApe, except in cases where an Elder deems a vampire's destruction necessary. In particularly bad cases where a Kindred is threatening the Masquerade in general and the safety of all vampires in a city, the Elder can sic every vampire in their Domain on them in a Blood Hunt to eliminate the problem as quickly and efficiently as possible.

** The Progeny: ''"Thou shall only Sire another with the permission of thine Elder.
If thou createst another without thine Elder's leave, both thou and thy Progeny shall be slain."'' In essence, Camarilla Kindred can't just run around embracing whomever they wish, since doing so runs the risk of breaking the Masquerade.

* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: The Six Traditions.

* PettingZooPeople: The revised handbook advises players to try and avoid turning frenzying Gangrel into these.

* MindRape: The nastier applications of Dementation. The lesser ones are temporary, more advanced ones (6 and more dots) can be permanent and affect multiple targets, with powers such as ''Stain the Soul'' and ''Mind of a Killer''. As the following quote shows, Dementation is one of the most feared Disciplines for a good reason.
-->''Dominate might erase your memories, Vicissitude might reshape your form, but Dementation can destroy your soul''

%%* MindRape: A possible function of Dementation.%%How?

* DefectorFromDecadence: In the V5 timeline, the entire Clan Brujah has pulled this on the Camarilla, instead joining up with the Anarchs, after the anti-authrorian maverick Theo Bell assumed leadership of the clan.

* AHouseDivided: In the V5 Timeline, this fate has befallen Clan Tremere. When the Second Inquisition struck against the Kindred, they came down especially hard upon the Vienna chantry, the seat of the clan's uppermost leadership, apparently operating under the mistaken belief that the chantry was the leaders of the whole Camarilla, and brutally and swiftly eliminated the entire top of the Tremere pyramid. For a clan that relied so heavily on such a very rigid power structure, the sudden vacuum was downright catastrophic. Without any leading figure to unify the clan, several higher ranking members, owing no loyalty to anyone but themselves, began fighting for leadership positions, with each now claiming that they were the legitimate head of the clan. Clan Temere splintered among these new leaders, with the hardline traditionalists uniting to seek independence under the elder Karl Schrekt, a resurgent House Goratrix deflecting to the Sabbat, House Ipsissimus allying themselves with the Anarchs, and only the upstart House Carna staying loyal to the Camarilla. Meanwhile, there are even quite a few smaller independent groups of Tremeres, or even the rare lone operative, who offer their services for hire as mercenary vampires.

* GadgeteerGenius: Machines are near the top of the list of things Nosferatu are better with than people. Indeed, they were the original creators and primary users of SchrekNet.

* AHouseDivided: In the V5 Timeline, this fate has befallen Clan Tremere. When the Second Inquisition struck against the Kindred, they came down especially hard upon the Vienna chantry, the seat of the clan's uppermost leadership, apparently operating under the mistaken belief that the chantry was the leaders of the whole Camarilla, and brutally and swiftly eliminated the entire top of the Tremere pyramid. For a clan that relied so heavily on such a very rigid power structure, the sudden vacuum was downright catastrophic. Without any leading figure to unify the clan, several higher ranking members, owing no loyalty to anyone but themselves, began fighting for leadership positions, with each now claiming that they were the legitimate head of the clan. Clan Temere splintered among these new leaders, with the hardline traditionalists uniting to seek independence under the elder Karl Schrekt, a resurgent House Goratrix deflecting to the Sabbat, House Ipsissimus allying themselves with the Anarchs, and only the upstart House Carna staying loyal to the Camarilla. Meanwhile, there even quite a few smaller independent groups of Tremeres, or even the rare lone operative, who offer their services for hire as mercenary vampires.

* AHouseDivided: In the V5 Timeline, this fate has befallen Clan Tremere. When the Second Inquisition struck against the Kindred, they came down especially hard upon the Vienna chantry, the seat of the clan's uppermost leadership, apparently operating under the mistaken belief that the chantry was the leaders of the Camarilla , and brutally and swiftly eliminated every member of said leadership. For a clan that relied so rigidly on a very inflexible structure, this sudden power vacuum was a downright catastrophe. The removal of the pyramid's top, meant that quite a few of the higher ranking members could now claim that they were at the top, which was technically correct, but without any leading figure to unite them, they owed no loyalty to each other either, and so Clan Temere splintered among these new leaders, with the hardline traditionalists uniting to seek independence under the elder Karl Schrekt, a resurgent House Goratrix deflecting to the Sabbat, House Ipsissimus allying themselves with the Anarchs, and only the upstart House Carna staying loyal to the Camarilla. Meanwhile, there even quite a few smaller independent groups of Tremeres, or even the rare lone operative, who offer their services for hire as mercenary vampires.

* AHouseDivided: In the V5 Timeline, this fate has befallen Clan Tremere. When the Second Inquistion struck against the Kindred, they came down especially hard upon the Vennia chantry, the seat of the clan's uppermost leadership, appearently operating under the mistaken belief that the chantry was the leaders of the Camarilla , and brutally and swiftly elminiated every member of said leadership. For a clan that relied so ridgedly on a very unflexible structure, this sudden power vaccum was a downright catastrophy. The removal of the pyramid's top, meant that quite a few of the higher ranking members could now claim that they were at the top, which was technically correct, but without any leading figure to unite them, they owed no loyality to each other either, and so Clan Temere splintered among these new leaders, with the hardline traditionalists uniting to seek independence under the elder Karl Schrekt, a resurgent House Goratrix deflecting to the Sabbat, House Ipsissimus allying themselves with the Anarchs, and only the upstart House Carna staying loyal to the Camarilla. Meanwhile, there even quite a few smaller independent groups of Tremeres, or even the rare lone operative, who offer their services for hire as mercenary vampires.