The Giovanni are an Italian multi-millionaire family. They control many maffias around the world and also study the nature of the dead when they have time. Nickname: Necromancers Appearance: The clan bears European features, including dark hair and solid statures. Giovanni tend to dress well but not lavishly. Haven: Giovanni prefer havens befitting their wealth. Mansions, palatial homes suit them best, though they keep a backup haven in sewers or graveyards. Clan Disciplines: Dominate, Necromancy, Potence Weakness: The Giovanni Kiss causes excruciating pain in mortals. In fact, the bite of a Giovanni often kills a mortal. As such, the Giovanni prefer feeding on already dead corpses or from hospital blood reserves. Quote: Consider taking a different tone with me. You are, after all, worth as much to the Giovanni dead as you are undead. Stereotypes Nosferatu This blighted clan has proved dangerously adept at uncovering secrets. Make no enemies among them, lest you become the subject of their attentions. Assamite Their recent change in disposition makes me nervous. Ravnos No good can come of a Kindred who claims lies as his sire. Brujah So much noise, and yet so little signal. Toreador Effete and indolent, the Toreador nonetheless wield appreciable assets. Followers of Set Although they hail from the lands of the dead, there is little we can glean from them without tainting ourselves in the process. Tremere Slippery as cels, the Tremere are guilty of the same crime as we, yet they mire themselves in the same politics that damn them. Gangrel Ultimately forgettable; we rarely cross paths. Tzimisce An arcane, if outdated, evil. Lasombra They'll stab you in the back, but that's because they know how Kindred games are played. Ventrue They spend too much time cultivating their image as martyrs to get involved with something that truly matters; they lack direction. Malkavian The insight they offer is rarely worth the excruciating company they provide; I wonder if the 'madness' is a simple sham to reduce foes' defenses. Caitiff Inconsequential and poorly bred; they are more mosquito than vampire.     Camarilla Large, foolish and predictable. Like American government. Sabbat Smaller, more foolish and less predictable. Like Italian government.