There is a varying degree of acceptance amongst the Independent Clans. For example, the Gangrel and the Assamites enjoy the unusual discretionary privilege of a voice on the Prince's Council, but many other Clans are regarded with anything from indifference to animosity, such as the Giovanni. There is a decent presence of Independent Kindred in Washington, tolerated in direct proportion to their submission to the Law.

NOTE August 2004: The Giovanni have been outright banned from Washington DC, IC, due to their flagrant violation of the Treaty forged in the Promise of 1528 (see below) by publicly outing the Ventrue this year.

The cornerstone of the Giovanni Clan's interactions with the rest of Kindred society is the Promise of 1528. After the Cappadocian purge, and subsequent discoveries of others regarding the Giovanni plans to rend the Shroud, the Giovanni found themselves at odds with the Camarilla. Augustus Giovanni decided to withdraw from the Jyhad, and take his Family with him. In the winter of 1528, a selection of Elders, headed by Camarilla founder Rafael de Corazon, met with Claudius Giovanni, Augustus' childe, so that the hostilities between the Camarilla and the Giovanni could be put to rest. The conference lasted 10 nights, at the end of which Claudius Giovanni signed a formal agreement that would keep the Giovanni out of all Kindred affairs. The Giovanni could go about their business unmolested, so long as they kept to themselves, and did not involve themselves in the concerns of other Kindred. Furthermore, every 13 years, a coalition of Elders from the Camarilla Clans would visit Venice, in order to ensure adherence to the Promise.