In Vampire: The Requiem, the Malocusians are a bloodline of the Ventrue clan, who are most often members of the Invictus covenant. Nicknamed "Spiders," they are reclusive and aristocratic, focusing much of their Requiem into improving and protecting their impressive havens. Spider havens tend to be old-money mansions, built on the edges of a city and attached to large estates. The Malocusians themselves dislike leaving their homes, preferring instead to maintain contact with the outside world through servants and proxies. * VTR: Invictus (book), p. 168