Clan Tzimisce

Clan Tzimisce is a major villainous bloodline in the White Wolf Studio RPG Vampire: The Masquerade and its larger franchise, "The World Of Darkness." One of the thirteen major playable clans, the Tzimisce were among the founding members of the Sabbat, and contributed greatly towards the development of its brutal, pro-Kindred anti-human philosophy; in the modern nights, they continue to serve the Sabbat as scholars, priests, scientists and torturers. Brilliant, sadistic and profoundly alien in thought, Tzimisce have long since abandoned the human condition, and are now determined to transcend their vampiric limitations through the use of their clan-unique Discipline, the flesh-warping power of Vicissitude. To this end, they will gladly distort their own bodies and those of countless innocent victims in pursuit of their own vampiric evolution; for this reason, the Tzimisce are widely feared in Kindred society to this day, and are often known as Fiends.

BEHAviors and traditions
In person, Tzimisce vampires at first seem far more civilized than the brutal packs of the Sabbat mainstream: studious, individualistic, courteous and dignified, their manners often seem somewhat disarming given the reputation that the Clan as a whole has acquired. However, spending any length of time with a Tzimisce usually provides enough proof that this reputation is well-earned: out of all the Sabbat Clans, the Tzimisce are the most alien in mind and body, outdoing even the depraved ranks of the Toreador antitribu and the dark nobility of the Lasombra in sheer otherworldliness.