If the myths are to be believed, Caine, the infamous biblical fratricide and first vampire, sired a number of progeny after receiving his curse. These childer, known as the Second Generation, then went on to sire childer of their own. It is this generation, the third (known also as the Antediluvians) who were the progenitors of the thirteen clans present in modern vampiric society. It is said that they rebelled against their sires and devoured them, consuming their souls. Caine, in response to this vile act, cursed them and set upon each one a unique frailty. To this day, every Cainite descended from any particular one of these ancients shares the frailty of his founder as well as having similar abilities and attitudes to his clanmates.
