Far to the east, Constantinople is ruled by the Latins and the Lasombra Prince Alfonzo, installed through the events of the Fourth Crusade and the quiet manipulations of the Inconnu — ancient vampires
Far to the east, Constantinople is ruled by the Latins and the Lasombra Prince Alfonzo, installed through the events of the Fourth Crusade and the quiet manipulations of the Inconnu — ancient vampires who now regret the choice and seek to correct it.
The Lasombra enjoy their dominance of the region, and Alfonzo's emissaries are sent to the major cities of the Latin Empire — Athens among them — to keep watch on local politics and tilt them, where possible, toward the clan of shadows.