Created by the Tremere alchemist David Witz, clones were an attempt to grasp the secret of eternal life without the burden of vampirism. Using computers to map key points of individual personalities and combining this research with biothamaturgy, Witz has created “clones,” alchemical homunculi programmed with simulations of individuality. By using the discipline of Dominate, he can even give these clones limited memory of the

individual they are to replace. The argument exists that these clones are too close to Simulacra, a process which has been outlawed by the Clan’s pact with the Inner Circle, and thus the ritual to create them has been taught to only a few.