The year is 1978. Disco is beginning to decline, but cocaine is stronger than ever. A once sleepy vacation spot for families, and retirement villages for retirees, has boomed over the last decade as millions upon millions of dollars have been pumped into the city. Real estate skyrocketed and a building boom erupted almost overnight. Steel and glass monuments to capitalism stabbed up into the light blue sky as tons of narcotics were funneled through the area. This up swell in money came from smugglers and sellers that needed a way to clean gargantuan amounts of cash and they did so through various banking institutions in the area. This surge hardly escaped the eyes of the kindred and the undead flocked to the sun-soaked beaches, albeit at night. 

Young Ventrue vies for the power millions of dollars would bring to them, as Toreador soaks in the vibrant nightlife and art. Nosferatu quietly built their havens deep in the Earth, taking advantage of forgotten bomb shelters built by the military during World War 2. The Brujah snap at the chains they figuratively wear for the Camarilla, some old enough to remember stories of a vampire lord that dealt their clan heavy losses centuries ago. The Gangrel work in secret to protect the deep and timeless swamps, intent on keeping the fragile beauty of the area preserved for the sake of the animal life within. Clan Malkavian elders sing of death in either language that was lost to time or contrived in their own minds, they look upon the chaos around them but few heed their words. The Tremere have a small, but powerful, chantry house that none dare enter unless invited. They are an insular lot that dole out favors and aid to many, building up many alliances to the dismay of those indebted to the thaumaturgists. 

However, other evils hunt at night than just the kindred of the Camarilla. With the large Haitian population, there are rumored to be Followers of Set pulling the strings of several would-be gangsters. Giovanni are said to have moved in just as strongly as the Ventrue. As an evil and foul creature has been seen skulking among the alleyways, hideous even by Nosferatu standards, perhaps others of the smaller bloodlines have also come to call the city of Miami home. But, they are not the true danger. Garou infests the rural lands that surround and seemingly strangle the area. Few kindred dare to hunt in the deep woods, those that have did not return. The greatest threat to the Camarilla city though are the Sabbat. 

Powerful Abbots and Chancellors created the drug epidemic to weaken the Camarilla in the United States, fueled by this disorder packs have moved in and infiltrated many American cities.. Most notably, Miami. Just two years ago two packs were found within the city limits and a great battle ensued. At the end of the battle 10 Sabbat were slain and 5 Camarilla met their final death, Prince Azerini was dealt severe and harsh blows but has since recovered. 

The city is open and the nights are yours. The Prince and Primogen focus their efforts on keeping the city's population compliant and ignorant. As long as you do not break the masquerade, they care little for what one does. Power, money, and food inundate the city and are simply waiting to be seized by those that are brave, smart, and lucky. 

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Something stirs deep within the swamps.. something dark.. something ancient. Pentex has taken notice, sending several teams to investigate with none returning. 

The Giovanni made a huge move on the Miami area, investing a massive amount of resources to form a foothold in the area. Four full blooded Giovanni moved to the city and immediately began too wrench power away from the Ventrue. They reached out to the undervalued and ignored of the city to build up local alliances. They met with Frank White, a young Ventrue vying for power in the city, Daeina Donovan and Clodagh O'Cinneide, a pair of Ravnos, Vince Martin, Antone Vale, a Brujah pimp, and several others. The tensions between the Giovanni and Ventrue till it reached a breaking point and the Giovanni were implicated in the assassination of Alonzo Gagliano, a Ventrue leader and childe of the Prince. With that move, the Prince called a Blood Hunt on all Giovanni within the city and their allies.. War erupted between the various criminal organizations that worked for the two clans. 

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Several months have passed in the city and several coeteries have formed to face the various threats found in the Miami. 
Vince Martin, a young Brujah, has formed an alliance with a cabal of Giovanni to aid them in forming a drug syndicate to funnel narcotics through the dockyards. He then met a group of bikers known as the Mortals: Warlocks - Biker Gang and is using them to shift large amounts via their members. As he navigated the bloody streets he's also made friends a large number of the undead, even gaining 'Whip' status within his clan under Antonio Fazzel and Conrad "Buck" Collins. Despite his cavalier attitude, and oblivious nature, he is often at the center of key events. Sadly, because of his close association with the Giovanni he is now  a prime target in a blood hunt against the clan.

Dr. Cathal Erhard the Malkavian doctor and longtime resident of the city also took a prominent role in recent nights. For decades he led a reclusive life that abstained much of Kindred society. Cathal branched out and became close to key members of Miami's undead society including Laura van Vries , Mahmud Tabak, and, unfortunately, Simone Durond. Cathal worked diligently to investigate various nocturnal occurances and was soon appointed as 'Whip' for Clan Malkavian. His time in Elysium also brought him close to Simone and became her thrall. Soon, he learned how dark and twisted the ancient vampire was and is currently missing..