{"id":"vampire/faction/bloodline/tremere-antitribu","type":"faction","system":"bloodline","line":"vampire","name":"Tremere Antitribu","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":440,"folio":432},{"source":"V20","page":441,"folio":433}],"entries":["Centuries ago, a small group of {@clan Tremere|V20}, fearful that the {@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat} would destroy the {@sect The Camarilla|V20|Camarilla} and their Clan in the process, defected to the smaller Sect. They offered their skills as thaumaturgists to the Sword of Caine, in exchange for safety from their former Clan.","{@sect The Sabbat|V20}, not able to turn down the benefits of blood magic (despite how much the {@clan Tzimisce|V20} objected), took them in.","Reaction from Clan {@clan Tremere|V20} was swift, of course. The Warlocks conjured a curse that branded every Tremere antitribu with a mark, one that only “true” Tremere could see. Unable to hide what they were, the Tremere antitribu stayed in chantries, providing support and knowledge to their comrades.","This state of affairs continued for centuries. The {@clan Tremere|V20} antitribu contributed much to the {@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat}. They worked with the {@clan Tzimisce|V20} to create the {@bloodline Blood Brothers|V20}, they prevented the {@sect The Camarilla|V20|Camarilla} Tremere from destroying the Sect from afar, and, of course, they tutored other Sabbat Cainites in blood magic. And then one horrible night, they all died, burning to death in a mysterious conflagration that afflicted each and every Tremere subject to the traitor’s mark. Interestingly, those few Sabbat Tremere who had defected from the Sabbat to the Camarilla were not destroyed, which might shed some light on the massacre’s origins.","Nickname: Spellbinders","Disciplines: {@discipline Auspex|V20}, {@discipline Dominate|V20}, {@discipline Thaumaturgy|V20}","Weakness: The {@clan Tremere|V20} antitribu were all immediately recognizable as traitors to {@sect The Camarilla|V20|Camarilla} Warlocks. The mark wasn’t a physical disfigurement, but a change to the character’s very presence. This wasn’t a weakness that carries an immediate mechanical disadvantage, but once identified, the Tremere antitribu could expect to be hunted down and burned as soon as the Tremere can possibly manage it. They were also still susceptible to the power of the blood, gaining a +1 to all Vinculum rolls.","In addition, {@clan Tremere|V20} antitribu were barred from taking leadership roles in the {@sect The Sabbat|V20|Sabbat}."],"section_id":"V20-0144","nickname":"Spellbinders","vampire":{"weakness":"The Tremere antitribu were all immediately recognizable as traitors to The Camarilla Warlocks. The mark wasn’t a physical disfigurement, but a change to the character’s very presence. This wasn’t a weakness that carries an immediate mechanical disadvantage, but once identified, the Tremere antitribu could expect to be hunted down and burned as soon as the Tremere can possibly manage it. They were also still susceptible to the power of the blood, gaining a +1 to all Vinculum rolls. In addition, Tremere antitribu were barred from taking leadership roles in the The Sabbat."},"quote":"It’s always been inevitable. That’s why we joined up in the first place.","_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"hand_fix","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"reader-feedback"},"faction_type":"bloodline","_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/tremere-antitribu","html":"/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/tremere-antitribu","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/faction/bloodline/tremere-antitribu/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":440,"folio":440,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"V20","page":441,"folio":441,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Tremere Antitribu","props":[["Nickname","Spellbinders"],["Disciplines","Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy"],["Sect","Sabbat"]],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Centuries ago, a small group of Tremere, fearful that the Sabbat would destroy the Camarilla and their Clan in the process, defected to the smaller Sect. They offered their skills as thaumaturgists to the Sword of","tags":[],"children":[]}}