Vampire Clans

*From researcher's notes found at an estate sale in Wilmington, VA in January 2014*

## **Vampire Clans**

Clans are vampiric organizations not unlike old-blood aristocratic human families. It is common for each clan to have certain powers and weaknesses that are unique to them, although the use of Eaters has altered this somewhat in the current era.

A typical clan is composed of blood-related vampires, humans turned by family members, and witches and werewolves under the vampires' subjugation.

A group needs to have over thirty members total in order to be considered a Clan.

Most clans see humans as lower life forms and more often than not pride themselves on being pureblood, 'true' vampires (vampires that evolved from humans). As a result, many clan members detest The Red Council for its open-minded policy of accepting vampires of all kinds and regard it as little more than a group of disorganized hoodlums.

#### Viradis Clan

* Based in Eastern Europe.
* Over one hundred members, and over one thousand servants.
* Greatest threat to the Red Council.
* Paralytic Bite; weak to Religious Symbolism

#### Xiang Clan

* Based in China.
* Its members are too numerous to count.
* It has great influence over human society, but it keeps its power in check by interacting with the Council, which it is more neutral towards.
* The Xiang Clan is said to be 'rather different' as far as vampiric traits go.
* Prehensile Tongue; Immobile in Sunlight

#### Chag Zulu Clan

* Based in Africa; has a massive territory that spans the African coasts.
* Like the Xiang Clan, the Chagzulu Clan is said to be different in terms of vampiric traits, and like the Xiang Clan they are less likely to show hostility.
* Can subsist on (lots of) normal food; emit phosphorescent light when threatened

#### Aleksandros Clan

* It has multiple bases across Southern Europe, and America.
* Infamously exclusive.
* Reproduction by cursing; cannot turn in coffin (stuck if buried upside-down)

#### Kumanobe Clan

* Based in Japan, specific location unknown.
* Participates little in human society, and is considered mysterious.
* It is rumored that they may know hot to turn a vampire back into a human.
* Absorb life essence, not blood; stopped by sticking paper w/ their name and DOB to forehead

#### Sunford Clan

* Hates the Red Council.
* Treats humans like prey and slaves.
* Keeps numerous Eaters as expendable fighters, but has put very little investment into them - each Eater has only been fed the blood of one or two vampires...meaning that while they are stronger than the average human, they pose no threat at all to the Red Council.
* Immune to sunlight; weak to silver

#### Shreemeice Clan

* All-female clan.
* Will accept unrelated vampires into the clan as long as they are female.
* Maintains a position of absolute neutrality.
* Served by Silver Wolves.
* Doesn’t require invitation to enter; pathological fear of cats

### **Notable Vanquished Clans**

Though no longer active, the following clans seemed to have had major historical relevance and are commonly treated as of principal significance in older accounts of vampiric activity and the movements of the clans according to previous researchers' notes.

The **Hijiribe Clan** of Japan intermingled with humans to the point where they dissipated naturally. The Hijiribe Family is no longer considered a clan since it has less than the required thirty members, with no vampire members reported as of this writing.

* Super speed; fangs do not regenerate

The **Sterling Clan** of the British Isles was greatly reduced in a war with the Zhevkalov Clan and one of the two remaining members was permitted to relocate to the United States under supervision of the Red Council. The Sterling Family is no longer considered a clan since it has less than the required thirty members.

* Extremely sensitive to sunlight; most effective stealth mode of all the clans.

The **Ridlock Clan** of the west was wholly eradicated by the Shreemeice clan.

* No need for sleep; burned by salt

The **Zhevkalov Clan** of Romania was partially absorbed by the Viradis Clan, with several high ranking but involuntary members defecting to the Red Council.

* Perfect and permanent Subjugation (only removable by source); dispersed transformation only

The **Mars Clan**: of Germany . Once extremely powerful, the only surviving member is its current head Romy Mars, the largest financier of the Red Council. The Mars Family is no longer considered a clan since it has less than the required thirty members.

* Doesn’t require homeland dirt to rest; extreme garlic allergy

Several clans in America: eventually all of them assimilated into the Red Council.

There were relatively few clans in America to begin with, since many vampires cannot cross the ocean.