Young Ventrue rally and lead the troops with their cellular phones and limousines, while the clan elders watch the horizons for threats that loom like storm clouds.

Although the struggle has moved from battlefields to boardrooms and from jousting lists to voting districts, Clan Ventrue continues the duel. They are the kings, knights and barons of the modem night. Ventrue see themselves as nobles in the classical sense of the word, fighting to uphold the station of those below them. No other clan could lead the Children of Caine in the nights of imminent Gehenna - or so the Ventrue are apt to say. They bear their burden with a stiff upper lip and just a hint of nobleness oblige. Thus, the Ventrue have the weight of Atlas upon their shoulders.

Without the Ventrue, there would be no Masquerade without the Masquerade, there would be no vampires. Too concerned with their short-term comfort, other vampires gladly give up an eternity tomorrow for a bit of vitae tonight. To the Ventrue mind, other clans are brash and impetuous. Ventrue support the Masquerade wholeheartedly, feeling that under its auspices the best existence for all vampires may be obtained. Other Kindred often mistake this for arrogance or avarice, but to the Ventrue, their shepherd's role is more burden than honor. Whatever their origin, Ventrue vampires preserve stability and maintain order for the Camarilla. In modern times the clan recruits from wealthy 'old money' families, ruthless corporate climbers, and politicians. In nights of old, Ventrue were chosen from nobles, merchant princes or other wielders of power.

From time out of mind, Ventrue has been the clan of leadership, enforcing the ancient traditions and seeking to shape the destiny of the Kindred. The Kindred of Clan Ventrue have a reputation for being honorable, genteel and of impeccable taste.

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