Lhiannan

In the ancient days, a powerful spirit known as the Crone infused a portion of its essence into the body of a vampire known as the Witch of Connaught. The Crone was ancient and powerful and had noted the progress of civilization as the ages passed. It foresaw that humans, in their greed and recklessness, would eventually destroy and burn all the wild areas of the world. Joining some of her essence with an undying predator of humanity, the Crone resolved to thwart this prophecy. The Witch of Connaught then set out to amass followers who could help prevent this disaster. Her bloodline became the Lhiannan; a group of reclusive protectors of the wild places composed primarily of women. Together, they worked to safeguard the wilds with powerful magics, watching humanity with a wary eye. Existing in small numbers, the Lhiannan were content to exist in solitude; almost forgotten by other vampires. For centuries the Lhiannan existed in the forgotten places of the world, dutifully guarding their territories with ferocity. Those few vampires who encountered the Lhiannan recounted them as feral savages, unworthy of civilized vampire company. By the 18th century the Idea of Progress emerged as the Age of Enlightenment took hold. Advances in technology and economics changed the moral and cultural values of humanity. As the world grew and spread into the wilderness, the Lhiannan realized that they could no longer survive simply as defenders, hoping modernization would pass them by. Instead, they had to begin to actively combat humanity's aggression which meant they must come to understand it. Reluctantly, the Lhiannan approached the cities they loathed, engaging with local vampire residents to establish relations. In the modern night, the Lhiannan are fully mobilized against globalization. They fight the great corporations of the human world in furtherance of their duty to the natural one, working with a variety of allies including humans, vampires and — if rumors are to be believed — even werewolves and fae. Though they are cautious of capitalistic excess, the younger Lhiannan have embraced technology as a means to further their cause, using it to spread awareness, to coordinate, and to identify threats. Where they once were solitary, in modern nights they are more willing to organize in groups and to Embrace progeny of all genders and identities.