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World of Bloodlust - New Haven

Published: November 5th 2022, 4:42:41 pm

Welcome to New Haven.

In a lot of ways, New Haven is like many densely populated centers. Similar to New York City, it’s home to many walks of life. During the day the streets bustle with activity and at night they are crawling with everything ranging from upstanding citizens to the dark underbelly of society. Drugs, crime, illegal, deliquency; like many modern metropolis, New Haven is home to everyone from the elite to the average and lowly. And they all have their vices. While the elite enjoy the finer things the city has to offer, the rest fight through the muck trying to make ends meet.

In New Haven, however, there is a different kind of elite.

Founded in the 1800’s, New Haven has proudly grown into one of the cultural hubs in North America. Unknown to most, however, is the large supernatural population that lurks in the corner of their eye. Almost every aspect of New Haven is, in some form, tied back to the elite vampires who run the city from behind the scenes. Split into two districts, New Haven is one of the rare occasions in vampire society where it is delegated by two Viscounts as opposed to a single Count, Duke, or Prince. In addition to that, it is also the home of the Council, the one that oversees the cities in the United States to be exact. A circle of vampire’s that dictate and enforce the rules for the society ever since their migration from across the ocean.

However, beneath the titles and hierarchy, there is another demographic in New Haven. Outcasts, rejects, and misfits. Those whose lives aren’t improved or worsened by the latest Council decree. The ones who have to worry about being taken out by the Church, hunters, or fanatics who just want to lock them up in the cellar. They make up a segment of the population that often goes neglected by those at the top. A minority, often sireless, who have no leverage in the political game. As long as they don’t make any noise or interrupt the status quo established by those above them, the ones in power are usually more than happy to turn a blind eye to their activities.

In recent years, the city has had an increasing supernatural presence. Depending on one’s position their attitude might range from indifferent to mildly concerned. After all, every new creature that decides to call New Haven home increases the risk of exposure. Not only to the larger public but to those that would see their society exterminated.