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OLD fashioned and tradition-bound, the Ventrue are sophisticated and genteel. They believe in good taste above all else and work hard to make their lives comforatable. They are most frequently the leaders in the Camarilla, and are cautious, honorable, social, and elegant kindred.
The Ventrue fancy themselves a clan of the modern world, and deny that they live in the past. This may may be true of the most powerful members of the clan, but many are unable to give up the habits and dress of the time when they were Embraced. The attitudes and beliefs of one's mortal days are never forgotten by a Ventrue.
They are most often found among the upper-crust of the mortal world. There sophistication serves them good stead among the elite mortal society, and it allows them to control many of the more powerful members of the city. Because of the relative ease in which they fit in among such company, the Ventrue often have a monopoly on political control of the city. If something goes wrong, it is often to the Ventrue that the other Kindred turn to for aid.
There is a strong Ventrue tradition that any member of the line may find safe refuge with any other member of the line, and cannot be refused. Thus many Ventrue aid their fellow clan members before the need arises for this tradition to be invoked. Harboring a fugitive in one's haven can be detrimental to one's welfare.
They are very proud of their leadership of vampire society, and will always insist that they were the founders of the Camarilla. They will do nearly anything to retain their grip on the politics of the cities and the Camarilla, and are exceedingly protective of their reputations.
They are educated and trained by elite human institutions, which is why the Ventrue are the most human in their attitudes and behavior, making the Ventrue the most like a Brahma cast among Kindred society. It is for these and other reasons that Princes tend to be Ventrue.
Nickname: Blue Bloods
Appearance: The Ventrue do not change their ways easily, so they often dress in very old-fashioned styles -lace and ruffles, top hats and evening coats. Younger members still dress very well -preppy would best describe it.
Haven: They tend to make their homes in mansions, often their mortal dwellings.
Background: Typically they select older and more experienced people people as neonates, usually members of the upper class. Sometimes they will only Embrace their own mortal descendants.
Weaknesses: Ventrue have exacting and ratified tastes, even when it comes to blood. The character will feed on only their particular choice and no other blood, not even if she is starving or under duress.
Organization: Though the Ventrue Clan meets often, their councils are sarcastically called "debating societies" because of the amount of talk and lack of action. The Ventrue consider this the only civilized way to get things done.
Clan Disciplines: Dominate, Fortitude, Presence
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