Book concerning vampire clan structures
250
A volume written sometime in the 250s, describing the retructuring of the Clans originally created by Cain. Clan Lasombra was formed around this time, and the practice of having one Clanlord was replaced by the system of each clan being led by six senior members, called Lictors, of whom one is selected by his peers to belong to the Council of the High Clans, the Malthain.The five remaining Lictors of each clan are scattered widely, reducing the clan's vulnerability to anti-vampire actions.
The Malthain is stated in the Codex to meet at the Fortress of Varelath, though it does not specify where this is located.