Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong's Camarilla Explained

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The long-awaited successor to the cult-classic Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines has finally released. While it may have been designed to be approachable to those who haven't played its predecessor or the tabletop RPG they're both based on, some Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong players may be a little confused with some of the game's setting and lore. In particular, some players may be a little confused on exactly who the Camarilla are.

Within the first few hours of Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong, players will encounter a plethora of mysterious vampire characters, most of which claim to be a part of this Camarilla organization, but for those who are completely new to the World of Darkness series, this might not mean all that much. Generally speaking, the Camarilla are a hidden sect of ancient vampires that try to keep their existence unknown to the human population and serve as the main faction the game revolves around, but there's a lot more lore to dive into.

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Compared to World of Darkness' other vampire sects, The Camarilla are by far the most organized and secretive. Though they used to allow any vampiric citizen into their ranks, they have begun to restrict membership to just thick-blooded vampires, as tensions between the Camarilla and the Anarchs and Sabbat clans have reached new heights.

In general, Vampire: The Masquerade's Camarilla aim to live in harmony alongside humans, albeit from the shadows. To try and maintain the peace between the two species, the Camarilla has a set of traditional rules that they require all members to stick to. One of these rules is the titular Masquerade, whereby members of the Camarilla are taught how to act like humans, and live amongst