Kindred Society

THE SECTS

The Camarilla

Kindred society is one of social maneuvering, with political intrigue bred both from within and from beyond affiliated groups. Nowhere is this truer than in the Ivory Tower of the Camarilla — the de facto authority in modern nights. The Camarilla strictly adheres to a set of ancient laws known as the Traditions. Created as a reaction to the Inquisition, this sect sees its purpose as maintaining the Masquerade as a means of ensuring the survival of all Kindred. While describing itself in idealistic terms might suggest a genteel society of undead peers, the Camarilla harbors a vast, complex, and rigid hierarchy that breeds ancient rivalries and vicious political machinations. Though historically secular, the rise of modern blood cults have forced the Camarilla rethink the application of religion as a form of control.

The Anarch Movement

While ostensibly a faction within the Camarilla, the Anarch Movement has recently been pushed to the fringes of Kindred society by an ever-more paranoid Ivory Tower. Largely made up of decentralized groups of vampires who question what they see as the Camarilla's outmoded means of governing, the Anarch Movement contains a diverse range of ideologies who have little more in common than a belief in a more equitable redistribution of power between Kindred. Those outside the Movement — and even some within — tend to see it as little more than bickering street gangs who would rather take the power for themselves than actually distribute it among their peers.

The Sabbat

Nicknamed the "Sword of Cain", the Sabbat was formed during the Anarch Revolt in response to the oppressive rule of the Elder vampires. The Sabbat do not openly follow the Traditions but instead adhere to a system of self-rule, freedom, and interdependence. Active belief in an inevitable Gehenna emboldens the Sabbat to see it as their duty to protect Cainites from the predation of the Antediluvians. The Sabbat believe themselves superior to humans and ultimately believe that they should rule over the human world rather than hide from it.

BLOOD CULTS

• The Traditions
• The Sects
• Prestation
• Lexicon