Laibon

The Laibon were, during the Dark Ages, viewed as a single bloodline by European vampires. The vampires of Africa nearly all referred to themselves as Laibon and certainly seemed distinct from regular clans.

In actuality, laibon (which means "shaman") is simply the African version of Cainite or Kindred. It refers not to the name of the bloodline, but simply to vampires as a whole.

The Laibon are divided into several different Legacies, the African equivalent of clans or bloodlines. It should be noted that simply because a given Legacy decends from a certain clan, it does not necessarily fulfill the same societal niche.