History Characters / VampireTheMasqueradeCharactersCamarilla

* DistractedByTheSexy: The Toreador clan flaw means that they easily get attached to something they find beautiful. (which could be something as simple as a cigarette butt on the ground).

* PopulationControl: The Camarilla normally expects the number of vampires to be 1 per 100,000 humans, so they are usually very rigorous that aspect, and each Kindred must ask permission before transforming someone.

* ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder: A possibility for Malkavians of a scientific bent.

** [[spoiler: In "Nightshade," Tremere -- in Goratrix' body -- manages to diablerize Tzimisce and regain his lost power... only to have it fail at a critical moment due to [[PowerIncontinence the Withering]], resulting in him getting minced to death by the player characters.]]

* ArbitrarySkepticism: 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.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: They're vampires, sure, but they're not all bad. [[TokenEvilTeammate Except maybe the Tremere...]]

* EnemyMine: In the V5 storyline, the Camarilla is under serious pressure from the Second Inquisition, 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 splintered into several warring 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 Inquisition 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 to such things than ever. This could potentially set the stage for a truce or even an (uneasy) alliance between the two old enemies.

* InsistentTerminology: They, as a rule, refer to themselves as 'Kindred.' In some settings, just using the word ''vampire'' to refer to them at all is considered gauche at best and at worst, just flat out rude. The act of turning a mortal into a vampire is the 'embrace,' the rather incestuous favor currying and often times brutal politicking is referred to as 'prestation...'

* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: The Six Traditions;

* PopulationControl: The camarilla normally expects the number of Vampires to be 1 per 100,000 humans, so they are usually very rigorous that aspect, and each Kindred must ask permission before transforming someone.
* PragmaticVillainy: At their worst they can be pretty heinous, reprehensible, and sociopathic... and yet, unlike [[CardCarryingVillain the Sabbat]], they never really KickTheDog [[ForTheEvulz just for the hell of it]]. Most everything about the Camarilla comes from someplace cold and unfeeling and logical, and Kindred with a tendency towards StupidEvil are usually offed for being indiscreet if nothing else. The Camarilla roll their eyes at StupidGood Kindred, seeing them as [[WideEyedIdealist wide eyed idealists]] who are naive in a cruel and unforgiving world, but are in comparison much more tolerant of them, so long as the Kindred in question keep the Masquerade in mind and don't become [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners in the works]] for the people in charge.

* 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. The V5 Storyline sees the Camarilla suffer a semi-implosion when the vast majority of Brujah and Gangrel turning their back on it in favor of the Anarchs, leaving only a few holdouts behind. Meanwhile, Tremere fractures into several bickering factions, with only one of them remaining loyal to the Camarilla.

* DarkSecret: Perhaps the biggest one in the entire organization is that [[spoiler: Hardestadt The Elder was successfully diablerized by the Anarch Tyler in 1395. His childe, Hardestadt The Younger, impersonated him and took his place among the founders to prevent the whole thing from falling apart.]] Save for a select few members of Clan Ventrue, being aware of this will likely get you killed.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Despite being a DecadentCourt of {{Manipulative Bastard}}s who keep new entrants in fear and powerlessness and run on KlingonPromotion, they're the relative "good guys" due to at least attempting to keep their HorrorHunger in check.

* [[EverybodyHasStandards Even The Camarilla Has Standards]]: At the sect's foundation, the Giovanni (who didn't want to join anyway) were told that they ''couldn't'' become a part of the Camarilla - note that the Camarilla theoretically claims ''all'' vampires as members, and the Giovanni ''still'' didn't meet their standards. [[ReligionOfEvil The Followers of Set]], however, were secretly invited for their assistance in helping take the Assamites down (the Setites turned them down, as they were loyal to Set and his purpose).

* The {{Masquerade}}: They enforce it by any means necessary, from falsifying records to executing witnesses -- and perpetrators.

* OurGargoylesRock: The Clan used to create and use Gargoyles as servants back in the middle ages, using the blood of Tzimisce, Gangrel and Nosferatu vampires. The success was debateable, as the program earned them the enmity of the Gangrel and Nosferatu (the Tzimisce just wanted to kill them even more) and the Gargoyles escaped en masse after a while, but they were instrumental in making sure the clan survived its infancy rather than being wiped out by the Tzimisce.

* PyramidPower: Their clan is modelled on a pyramid, symbolizing the rigid hierarchy and control of many by an elevated few.

* BadassInANiceSuit: Ventrue philosophy regarding appearance is that one must stand out, not stick out. Therefore, modern day Ventrue tend to wear nice suits.

* TheChessmaster: If a Ventrue isn't playing someone against another, it's a rare occurence.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: What they tend towards in modern nights, to the point where modern members uses business terminology to refer to their clan structure, i.e. the most influential elders are "the Board of Directors."

--> '''Ventrue:'''(about the Toreador) For every King, there is a Queen. And there are many queens among the Rose clan.

* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: In addition to the Traditions, the Ventrue have a lengthy, if technically-unofficial, list of rules and guidelines for those within the clan, covering everything from the use of Disciplines and social interaction to what colors should be worn at clan meetings.

%%* FiveManBand: At least compared to the Sabbat's FiveManBand.%%ZCE

%%* {{Socialite}}

* [[spoiler: ThirdEye]]: [[spoiler: Tremere vampires begin spontaneously developing these during Gehenna as a sign that Tremere has lost his battle with Saulot.]]

* {{Greed}} and {{Pride}}: They are a proud people like many other vampires, but they are the only ones who love money for its own sake.

* BombThrowingAnarchists: Often characterized as this. Subverted, given the Clan is still allied with the Camarilla despite their misgivings. Played straight in the case of the Brujah Antitribu, who really are as violent and chaos-addicted as the clan stereotype suggests.

* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: A popular pastime among the Antitribu, and often how Gangrel choose new targets to Embrace.

* InfectiousInsanity: One of the most common aspects of Dementation. [[spoiler: Taken to extremes during "The Crucible of God", when Malkav's lunacy actually starts infecting ordinary human beings, transforming them into unrestrained berserkers or cold-hearted sociopaths.]] This even happens ''within'' the Clan. Back during the Dark Ages, the Malkavians who planned to join the Camarilla did... ''something'' that wiped Dementation from their chunk of the clan and replaced it with Dominate, making them more at-home in the sect and leaving the madness powers to the antitribu. Centuries later, the antitribu pull a Great Prank and send it surging ''back'' through the entire clan.

* NightmareFetishist: Both mainstream Nosferatu and Antitribu have a thing for creating and collecting things designed to horrify and disgust those outside the clan -- to the point that "Gross Childe" is actually a character concept.

* MadArtist: The Toreador Antitribu's style of art tends to be rather... bizarre in contrast to their Camarilla cousins.

* ThePurge: Though famous for performing an especially unpleasant one on the Salubri, during the Modern Nights, the Tremere clan also went out of their way to purge their clan of traitors and Antitribu via a blood ritual.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Played straight in ages past, not so much in modern nights. The rare Ventrues from blue collar backgrounds are also likely to take up [[SuperStrength Potence.]]

* BerserkButton: Ventrue [[TheStoic do not react emotionally]], but if you mention the Lasombra, expect a cold stare and a thinning of the lips. Mention the Ventrue antitribu and... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial That is, there's no such thing.]]

* SuperToughness: Enemies of the clan tend to forget that the Ventrue possess Fortitude: Even if they lack the disciplines to make them better at fighting, they still have the ability to shrug off attacks that would obliterate other Kindred.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Most Ventrue don't particularly care for each other, but a Ventrue will aid another Ventrue if asked (Ventrue are also instructed never to ask unless it is desperately needed.) In addition, Ventrue will often participate in the initation ceremony of another's childe, if only because the ceremony involves taking over an aspect of business, often bringing to ruin rival competitors. Anyone who assists is considered off-limits.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: And even ''that'' could be an understatement.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Despite being a DeadlyDecadentCourt of {{Manipulative Bastard}}s who keep new entrants in fear and powerlessness and run on KlingonPromotion, they're the relative "good guys" due to at least attempting to keep their HorrorHunger in check.

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Camarilla Nosferatu remain on good terms with ''antitribu'' and Anarch berethren, because Nosferatu remain undyingly loyal to each other; the clan supersedes all other allegiences.

** All members of the mainline Clan Brujah descend from the original Brujah antediluvian through his childe, Troile. Brujah (or Ilyes) was a cold, calculating creature, while Troile was a fiery rebel. The True Brujah are supposedly descended from Brujah’s other children, and resemble him in spirit more than the main clan do. [[spoiler: One of the Gehenna scenarios reveals that Ilyes only ever embraced Troile, meaning the mainline Brujah are his ''only'' actual descendants.]]

* {{Irony}}: They were a big part of the original Anarch Revolt, which was the primary catalyst for the ultimate creation of the Camarilla. 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.

* TheMorlocks: No two look alike, but the stereotype of the clan is this.

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

* KlingonPromotion: The only real way for neonates to advance in Camarilla society is by diablerizing [[note]] Drinking a senior vampire's blood to gain their soul and powers [[/note]] a superior. While this is still one of the few genuinely taboo behaviours in vampire society, nearly all high-up members took part in it.