The Camarilla is the largest single sect of vampires, as well as the most open; theoretically any vampire can claim membership, regardless of lineage. In fact, the Camarilla assumes that all vampires are memebers - whether they want to be or not. The founders of the sect knew it as the Great Society of the Undead, and take offense at any suggestion otherwise.
The Camarilla's primary concern is the maintenance and preservation of the Masquerade. The sect was organized in the 15th century in response to the growing influence of the Inquisition. Each time an attempt was made to assert more authority over other aspects of vampiric existence, it failed in a wave of bloodshed. The Princes do not brook interference, nor do the Methuselahs desire competitors who could thwart their aims. Therefore, the Camarilla remains a divided sect of only moderate influence. The Elders who control it use it as yet another means to oppress and manipulate the anarchs. It is thought that the Ventrue played a primary role in bringing together the seven founding clans of the Camarilla. Their efforts and imagination certainly lay behind its improbable origin. Though the Camarilla holds itself open to all bloodlines, those that choose to participate represent only slightly more than half of the known clans. Only seven of the original 13 clans were among its founders, and only three clans regularly attend meetings of the Inner Circle. Individuals from other clans may be a part of the Camarilla, but no other clan as a whole is.
The Camarilla does not openly recognize the existence of the Antedilluvians. Statements about them are publicly derided. As far as the Camarilla is concerned, they are but myths.
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