Several other clan-based bloodlines hold their independence. The most prominent of these, as bloodline prominence goes, are the so-called True Brujah, some inscrutable line of Tzimisce and the aquatic Gangrel subset known as the Mariners. These lines have always held themselves apart from sect affiliation, regardless of their parent clans’ allegiances.
One final bloodline worth mentioning is the Baali. Though no longer as prominent as they may have been in ages past, this dedicated family of infernalists still creeps through the shadows of the Kindred world. Their exact numbers and agendas are unknown, but the few Kindred who know of them assume them to be continually undermining Cainite and mortal society alike in unending service to their dark masters.
Camarilla Bloodlines
In an odd turn of events for a sect that claims to represent all Kindred, few bloodlines claim Camarilla allegiance. The only one of any note is the Lasombra antitribu, who see the Camarilla as their best source of allies and support in their eternal vendetta against their parent clan.
Persistent rumors imply that a sizeable faction of one of the independent clans has petitioned the Inner Circle for Camarilla membership, but none can say with any certainty which of the sectless this is. Speculation implies the Giovanni or the Ravnos, while the gossip of undead tongues suggests the Assamites or even a rogue cult of Setites.
Sabbat Bloodlines
If one includes the political bloodlines in the equation, more distinct non-clan lines claim Sabbat membership than hold to any other allegiance (or lack thereof). The Assamites, Brujah, Gangrel,
Malkavians, Nosferatu, Ravnos, Salubri, Setites (in the form of the Serpents of the Light), Toreador and Ventrue all have antitribu bloodlines within the Sabbat, though the majority of these differ more in outlook than in sanguine manifestations. The freakish Blood Brothers, the malevolent Harbingers of Skulls and the enigmatic Kiasyd all claim Sabbat allegiance as well, though this is a matter of creator-designed loyalty in the former case and convenience in the latter two.
Extinguished Lines The Final Nights have been no kinder to the lesser lines than they have to the great clans. At least three bloodlines have vanished from the face of the earth in the past few years, and every Cainite who knows of their disappearance wonders who will fall next.
The Ahrimanes were an Appalachian-based Gangrel offshoot composed entirely of female mystics and warriors. They were nominally loyal to the Sabbat, but only due to political legacies. This line originated with a rebellious Gangrel antitribu who attempted to break her Vinculum with Native American shamanic rituals. Her efforts succeeded partially, destroying her bonds of loyalty but leaving her with infertile vitae and a predilection for contact with the spirit world (Auspex) in place of her former resilience (Fortitude). She retreated to the wilderness to assess the changes she had wrought upon herself. Through painful experiments, she managed to refine the process she had used to free herself, and like-minded female Gangrel began to join her in self-imposed exile. The Ahrimanes were never a numerous line, both because of their progenitor’s elite feminist attitudes and because the ritual of “freedom” rendered them unable to Embrace. Gangrel antitribu in the Appalachian area respected the domains of the Ahrimanes out of convenience until mid-1998. Sometime during that summer, the bloodline simply disappeared; a nomadic pack investigating the sudden silence found the Ahrimanes’ West Virginia enclave deserted. Since then, no member of the bloodline has been definitely identified as active in Sabbat territory, though occasional tales of their presence arise in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.
Late in the 18th century, a small band of Tremere, led by the elder Goratrix, defected to the Sabbat, establishing a chantry in the Sabbat-held catacombs beneath Mexico City. They became known as the Tremere antitribu, though they always referred to themselves as House Goratrix. For nearly three centuries, the Tremere antitribu were the Sabbat’s foremost thaumaturges, creating unholy creatures such as the Blood Brothers and martial paths of unprecedented power. Unfortunately for House Goratrix, something (just what that “something” might have been is still a matter of speculation) went horribly wrong one night. No eyewitnesses to the actual event have come forward as of yet, but evidence suggests that the Tremere antitribu, while meeting in their central chantry for an annual auctoritas ritus, were immolated en masse by a conflagration so sudden that they were unable to so much as move before the flames consumed them. Tzimisce forensic thaumaturges are still attempting to properly identify all of the remains found at the site, but preliminary evidence suggests that the entire bloodline was present and perished in the incident — with the exception of Goratrix, the head of the line. Scattered rumors persist that one or more lesser Tremere antitribu were out of the chantry on house business when the event occurred, but none have come forward understandably as of this night.
The Nagaraja were an Indian bloodline of dubious origin and odious personal habits. They were relatively unknown outside their direct spheres of influence and never numbered more than several dozen. Their demise went largely unnoticed in the greater chaos surrounding them.
In earlier nights, occasional rumors from Egypt spoke of a mysterious line known as the Followers of Osiris, Over the past decade, the Osirians’ opposition to the Setites allegedly grew into an outright war. The rumors of conflict have since stopped, and the Setites appear unchanged and as strong as ever. Most Kindred who had heard of the Osirians have drawn the obvious conclusions.
(Vampire Storytellers Handbook pg 51-52)