- Assamite / Banu Haqim: Silent stalkers and judges who practice blood magic and assassination.
- Brujah: Passionate rebels, philosophers, and fierce brawlers.
- Gangrel: Loner nomads closely tied to the wilderness and beasts.
- Giovanni / Cappadocians: Necromancers and death-obsessed financiers (the Giovanni historically replaced the older Cappadocian clan).
- Lasombra: Shadow-manipulating masters and former leaders of the dark Sabbat.
- Malkavian: Seers and tricksters bound together by a shared, supernatural madness.
- Nosferatu: Hideously deformed informants and secret brokers living in the shadows.
- Ravnos: Wandering illusionists, tricksters, and mystics.
- Salubri: A rare, healing-focused, and spiritual clan largely hunted to near-extinction.
- Followers of Set / Ministry: Cultists devoted to corruption and the ancient Egyptian god Set.
- Toreador: Glamorous artists, socialites, and lovers of human culture and beauty.
- Tremere: Usurpers and calculating blood sorcerers who elevated themselves to vampirism.
- Tzimisce: Alien flesh-shaping lords and masters of transmutation (the “Dragons”).
- Ventrue: Aristocratic rulers, executives, and guardians of vampiric law. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
