Vampires have existed for millennia, since the dawn of time when Caine first brought murder into
the world by killing his brother, Abel, and becoming damned by God. Caine's children are those
vampires. Calling themselves "Kindred" they are the hidden masters of the night.
Occaisionally small groups of vampires will gather together in small sects or groups for mutual self-interest. These
secret cabals are often referred to as coteries. Read about some of the coteries that have left their mark in the
history books of Atlanta.
Those clans that rejected the terms of the Convention of Thorns and split away from their brethren to form
the violent, chaotic and dimly understood sect known as the Sabbat.
