Thou shalt not reveal thy true nature to those not of the Blood. Doing so shall renounce thy claims of Blood.
Thy Domain is thy concern. All others owe thee respect while in it. None may challange thy word in thy Domain.
Thou shalt sire another only with permission of thine elder. If thou createst another without thine elders leave, both thou and thy progeny shalt be slain.
Those thou create are thine own childer. Until they progeny shall be released, thou shalt command them in all things. Thier sins are thine to endure.
Honor one another's domain. Then thou comest to a foreign city, thou shalt present thyself to the one who ruleth there. Without the word of aceptance, thou art nothing.
Thou art forbidden to destroy another of they kind. The right of destruction belongeth only to thine elder. Only the eldest among thee shall call the blood hunt.
The Camarilla is the largest single sect of vampires as well as the most open; theorectically any vampire may claim membership, regardless of lineage. In Fact, the Camarilla assumes that all vampires are members of their sect - whether they want to be or not. The founders of the sect view it as the Great Society of undead, and take offense at any suggestion otherwise.
The Camarilla's primary concern is the maintenance and preservation of the Masquerade. The sect was organized in the 14th century in response to the growing influence of the Inquistion.
Historically, there have been many attempts by leaders of the Camarilla to assert more authority over other aspects of vampire existence. Each time, the attempt has failed in a wave of bloodshed. The princes do not brook interference into what they consider to be their historical rights and privileges. Nor do the Methuselahs desire a competitor who could thwart their aims. Therefore, the Camarilla remains a divided sect of only moderate influence. The elders who control it use it as yet another means to oppress and manipulate the anarchs.
It is thought the Ventrue played a primary role in bringing together the seven founding clans of the Camarilla. Their efforts and imagination certainly lie behind its improbable origin. Though the Camarilla holds itself open to all bloodlines, those that choose to participate represents only slighty more than half of the known clans. Only seven of the 13 clans were among its founders, and only these clans regulary attend meetings of the Inner Circle. Individuals from other clans may be part of the Camarilla, but no other clan as a whole is.
The Camarilla does not openly recognize the existence of the Antediluvians. Statements about them are publicly derided. As far as the Camarilla is concerned, they are but myths.
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