Andrei, Tzimisce

Andrei is vampire of the Tzimisce clan, and the Archbishop of the L.A. Sabbat. He is based all over Los Angeles and is responsible for all the Sabbat efforts in the city. Not much is known about Andrei's background, but it can be assumed that he is a native Eastern European, and that he is very old. He also mentions his "ancestral estate" being far worse than his residence in the Hollywood Hills – 609 King's Way. This hints that he is from one of the Tzimisce Revenant Families.

Vampires embody common vampire traits like immortality, bloodlust, and undead existence. They lack a heartbeat, don't need food or drink, and have cold, pale skin. Their only sustenance is blood, yet they possess thoughts, emotions, and empathy. Garlic and holy symbols don't repel them.

The archetypical Tzimisce, Andrei is refined and diplomatic, but also brutal and inhumane. He maintains his aristocratic air, but also he has an inhuman, reptilian appearance, and revels in various perversities such as blood magic, sadism, and the Tzimisce's unique Discipline, Vicissitude, the vampiric art of flesh-crafting. He hates the Camarilla, going as far as trying to eliminate the Nosferatu in order to "gouge out the eyes of the Camarilla". Andrei hates the Tremere the same because of how they became vampires; through diablerie and the destruction of a few powerful Tzimisce vampires.

It is obvious from his speech on metamorphosis that he doesn't follow human notions of morality; he is most likely a follower of the Path of Metamorphosis, which is a part of the Tzimisce archetype. Being a fairly old Tzimisce and a master of Vicissitude, Andrei is an extraordinarily powerful vampire. He was able to enter the dreaded Zulo form and inflict tremendous damage. He also had the ability to teleport, as implied by how he also used a form of blood magic not unlike the Thaumaturgy. Andrei has also great knowledge about the history of the Kindred. Additionally, he was also an accomplished strategist, knowing that, in order to devastate the Camarilla, his sect must strike the Nosferatu, as they are spies for their hated enemies.

His knowledge and ability with Vicissitude is so great, that he created very powerful and lethal creatures, producing them en masse.