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tzimisce are the quintessential vampires. while other vampires desperately try to retain their human nature, tzimisce actively seek to divorce themselves from it. this attitude has colored tzimisce culture and society. accordingly, the clan has fostered some of the most bizarre, alien and (from a mortal perspective) horrific practices known among vampires.
given that the clan as a whole holds the tradition of the progeny in contempt, tzimisce are notoriously selective about whom they embrace. tzimisce are not human, do not wish to be human, and seek to embrace people who have in some way deviated from their species- socially, mentally, or emotionally. such deviation, however must not preclude adherence to the clan's precepts or the capacity for wit, honor and charm. tzimisce infinitely prefer a hannibal lecter to a jeffrey dahmer
a famous tzimisce in history is vlad tepes, who's place in history is debated with mixed emotions by the clan.
many tzimisce are accomplished sorcerers, practicing thaumaturgy, preferring alchemy, and refining arts of bloodbonding to the path of corruption. with the clan lasombre, the tzimisce dominate the sabbat, known as the black hand.
the clan's attitude toward humanity manifests in its attitude toward the human form. tzimisce routinely alter and adjust their bodies according to need and whim; occasionally, independently of the vampire's desires, a tzimisce's body will spontaneously alter itself. over the decades, most tzimisce forget exactly what they looked like in life.
