The Independent clans claim membership in no sect, instead following the legendary tenets of their mythical founders. Independent clans tend to be most cohesive and sociable Kindred of all, as their clan duties ensure that they interact with other vampires almost nightly.
In elder nights, the Independent clans held domains far from the havens of the rest of the Kindred and did not participate overmuch in the upheavals of the Inquisition and Anarch Revolt. As a result, they were rarely seen, their members considered more legend than fact. The past few years have changed that. As the world shrinks and the kine speak of "geopolitics" and "global economy," the clans of the Camarilla and Sabbat find their herds and spheres of influence conflicting more and more with those of the Independents. Independent Kindred cross Camarilla and Sabbat domains with increasing frequency, and the self-affiliated clans are beginning to realize that the four "neutral" clans have networks, concerns and goals far greater than they had previously imagined.
The Independents are broke up into 4 individual clans: The Assamites, The Followers of Set, The Giovanni, and the Ravnos.
The Views from Without -On the Independents
The Sabbat:
The Camarilla:
As if we don't have enough to worry about, these vipers insist on playing both sides against one another. It's certain they're up to no good; what else could convince them they could survive without allies? They are perfectly capable of shifting the balance of the Jyhad, and they know that full well. I would pray that they make the proper choice -if I believed anyone would listen to me.
-Anne Bowesley, Prince of London
They are too weak to threaten our power -but also too strong to crush easily beneath our boots. Sometimes we lose a pack, or more, to idiocy; only a fool tries to wrest a Serpent from its den, or beat one of those damn Giovanni at his own game. But we learn from such things. We learn where the so-called "free clans" are strong, and where they are not so strong. And they will be not so strong when the earth cracks open and the sun goes red. That I guarantee.
-Cicatriz, Bishop of Tijuana