Elegant, aristocratic and regal, the Ventrue are the lords
  of the Camarilla. It was Clan Ventrue that provided the
  cornerstone of the Camarilla, and it is Clan Ventrue that
  directs and coaxes the Camarilla in its darkest hours. Even in
  the modern age, the majority of princes descend from Clan
  Ventrue. The Ventrue would, of course, have things no other
  way. In the tradition of noblesse oblige, the Ventrue must
  lead the other clans for their own good.
        In ancient nights, Ventrue were chosen from nobles,
  merchant princes or other wielders of power. In modern times
  the clan recruits from wealthy "old-money" families, ruthless
  corporate climbers, and politicians. Although Ventrue move
  in the same social circles as the Toreador, they do not fritter
  away their existences in frivolity and idle chatter. The
  Ventrue proudly wear the privileges of leadership, and
  stoically bear its burdens. Thus has it always been; thus
  shall it always be.