What the Average Kindred Knows

Our World, But Darker
Most Catholic church leaders ARE paedophiles. Take an unregistered taxi and you WILL be raped. That Chav on the street corner WILL attack you if you look at him funny. Nice guys ALWAYS finish last. And so the list goes on. Or at least that's the pervading sense of the world, its possibly not really as dark as that but everyone seems to think it is.

The Plague
During 1999 & 2000 kindred all around the world started to die from a plague that targeted vampires, by mid 2000 the plague had run its course, and a death toll equal to nearly one full third of all Kindred were wiped out. The Sabbat took a greater toll than the Camarilla, but continued a heavy recruitment drive and soon replaced the bulk of its ranks.

The Gangrel and the Camarilla
Just prior to the Plague outbreak the Gangrel officially left the Camarilla, and have since split in to 2 distinct factions themselves. The Alphas, the typical Gangrel & more thuggish members of the clan, and the Mystics, those who embrace The Old Ways and are said to practice a form of Blood Magic which the Tremere have yet to master… Since then the Mystics have become the Lhiannan once more.

About England in General
Riots, civil unrest, strikes. All the things that occur “once in a while” are a lot more frequent. For the last couple of years London has been in lock down, for a year before that it was held by the Sabbat, for the two and a half years before that it was held by a number of Princes, none of whom managed to keep control of its court or domain. The various Courts of England have seen a lot of conflict with the Sabbat, some Domains are still controlled by the Sabbat.

Other Things
Vampires exist, and you should know, you are one. There's some Vampires called the Black Sabbath or something like that, they're a bit like the Lost Boys or the vampires in 30 days of night. Vampires don't sparkle, Sunlight & Fire really hurt a lot. Werewolves might exist but you've never seen one. Pagans and those with strong Faith are able to harm vampires some how.