Vampires are very real. They exist all around us, from the sewers beneath our feat, to the echelons of our society, in the wilderness surrounding our cities, and sometimes very, very close to our own homes. Amongst themselves they are known as the kindred. They mask their existence skillfully but their world is a dark and violent one filled with the intrigues and struggles making up their endless nights, and that world sometimes spills over into ours.