Bratovitch

The Tzimisce pride themselves on breeding revenant families, though sometimes even their own twisted experiments get away from them. The Bratovitch are a perfect example of Tzimisce experimentation gone horribly awry. Elder Tzimisce only grudgingly admit their role in creating the Bratovitch, a revenant family which has managed to "earn" the Embrace in large enough numbers to coalesce into its own bloodline. These twisted, often horrific, and crass vampires make some of the most fervent Loyalists in the Sabbat look highbrow. Often regarded as freaks of circumstance, the Bratovitch are no strangers to cannibalism, squalor, violence, and other vices often spurred on by their merciless tempers. As a revenant family, the Bratovitch existed well before the first Anarch Revolt as terrifying hunters of Lupines and other denizens of the night. To assist in their hunts, the Bratovitch prided themselves on mastering the creation of hellhounds; ghastly and horrific creatures with vicious jaws, knotted muscle covered only by a seemingly thin layer of taut flesh, and other vile modifications. In modern nights, most Bratovitch keep several hellhounds as guardians of person and property with simple instructions – protect and destroy any who trespass. At the start of the Anarch Revolt, the Bratovitch fought to protect their ancestral masters, but then betrayed the elder Tzimisce when the tide of war turned against the clan. After the Convention of Thorns, the Bratovitch chose to throw their lot in with the newly formed Sabbat sect, joining younger Tzimisce who were determined to throw off the shackles of the ancients. In modern nights, nearly all Bratovitch are members of the Sabbat sect, as other sects tend to reject their inhumane nature.