Primogen

The Primogen are the assembled elders of each clan in a city. Most often, each clan has a representative Primogen, but in some cities a Prince refuses to allow a given clan to place a member on this council of elders. In principle, Primogen represent their clans among the political body of elders, but in practice, the Primogen are more often an “elite vampires' club” and an incestuous nest of treachery and favor-currying. Primogen – the term refers to individual members as well as the collected body – convene at the Prince’s discretion. In cities with a powerful or despotic Prince, the Primogen might be nothing more than figureheads, while in other cities, Princes may govern solely at the whim of the elder council. It is worth noting that the Prince is often not the Primogen for his clan. Although some Kindred claim that having duplicate clans involved in the political structure weighs matters in favor of that clan, no one is really in a position to change it.