The Giovanni are a fictional clan of vampires, from White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games. Unlike most vampires, the Giovanni are associated with neither the Camarilla nor the Sabbat; much of the Giovanni symbology is Italian, and the organization was founded in Venice (c.1000 AD). Their symbol is the Giovanni coat of arms. White Wolf states, "No other clan makes such a spectacle...an ill wind...blows out of Venice." (VtM3 -- p.94-95) Even when compared to other vampires, the bite of a Giovanni (the so-called "Giovanni Kiss) is especially dangerous and painful; however, many Giovanni prefer biting corpses (instead of humans).
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