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Followers of Set
Few vampires would willingly grant hospitality to a Follower of Set, for a good reason. The Setites, as they call themselves, are servants of darkness and corruption incarnate. The clan's ultimate goal is to corrode the ethics away from humanity and Cainites alike, creating a surfeit of slaves for themselves and their dark master. Legends name Set as the clan's founder. Some say Osiris banished Set, while others claim Horus defeated him. In any event, Set swore to re-establish his rule but this time from the darkness. And in his footprints walked his childer. Originally hailing from Egypt, the serpentine Setites are said to worship the undead vampiredeity Set, serving him in all their efforts. The Setites seem intent on "corrupting" others, enslaving victims in snares of their own weakness, but for what inscrutable purpose, none can guess.Other Kindred despise the Followers of Set, and the clan claims no allies. Inevitably, sin and debasement follow in the Setits' wade, and many Kindred refuse to allow them in their cities.
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Clan Gangrel
Trough the forest nights wander the lonely, nomadic Gangrel. Unlike their brethren, Gangrel spurn the trapping of civilisation, preferring to roam the deep wilds in solitude. The Gangrel is a clan only in the loosest sense; its members tend to be rugged individualists, indifferent to the protocols of either mortal or vampire. Indeed, Gangrel tend to be more comfortable with the creatures of the wilds than with the mortals they were or the vampires they have become.
The night-prowling Gangrel are feral vampires and possess disturbing animalistic tendencies and features. Rarely staying in one place, Gangrel are nomadic wanderers, satisfied only when running alone under the night sky. Distant, aloof and savage, Gangrel are often tragic individuals; altough many hate the cities' crowds and constrictions, the presence of hostile werewolves prevent most Gangrel from existing outside their confines
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Elegant yet predatory, the Lasombra honestly think of themselves as the apex of Cainite existence. Firm believers in Divine Right and the rule of the superior, they have little patience, though ofthe much pity, for those Cainites who are, trough no fault of their own, inferior. The Lasombra character is a curious mix of noblesse oblige and healthy contempt. They actively seek power wherever it may be found, from the halls of the cloisters to the corridors of palaces, yet they do not seek the titles and glory that coms along with rule: most Lasombra prefer the role of kingmaker to the title of king. The Lasombra are lasters of darkness and shadow. many Kindred see the Ventrue and Lasombra as twisted reflections of each other. The Lasombra have all but truned their backs on their former nobility; the chaos of Kindred history and the formation of the sabbat have caused most of them to shun their origins. Now, The lasombra give themselves wholly over to the damnation of being vampires.
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Clan Malkavian seems to be the most incoherent bloodline of vampires. The gently deluded and slavering psychotics are found in equal numbers, and they are but a taste of the diversity characterising this clan. If not for the common trait of insanity, they would scarcely seem a clan at all. But the other clans have no choice but to acknowledge them. Malkavian oracles have been part of vampiric courts for generations, and even the Lasombra and haughty Ventrue, if they seek information, will sup with the Malkavians - with a long spoon. Every member of Clan Malkavian is afflicted with madness, and all are slaves to their debilitating lunacy. The Malkavian clan founder is rumoured to have been one of the most important vampires of old, but in committing some grievous crime, Caine cursed him and his descendants with insanity. Throughout Cainite history, Malkavians have been alternately feared for their bizarre behaviour and sought out for their even more bizarre insight.
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