Stereotypes:
The members of this clan are dedicated and extremely well-organized. Others, however, think of them as arcane and untrustworthy. They are aggressive, highly intellectual and manipulative, and respect only those who struggle and persvere despite all odds. The Tremere belive they must use the other clans in order to prosper. "Be friendly with them, let them think that we are one with them but never forget that we serve our clan first and foremost," the Tremere elders whisper to thier progeny. "If you must use your friends in service to the clan, then you know that your time was not wasted."
The Tremere are an odd lot indeed. They claim to have once been wizards who boluntarily gave up their "art" for the powers and eternal life of the vampire. They have never named a founder, and some claim they have none, having instead harnessed mystical powers to achieve their state. Most elder Kindred discount this claim, however.
Their link to the substance of blood apparently runs deep, and they are rumored to be able to use blood in special ways to gain extraordinary powers. Many also belive that the knowledge of those practices has been passed down from generation to genertion, and that it is now viewed by the younger Tremere as natural and commonplace- certainly not magic.