In the summer of 2014, vampires Sydney Brown, Andrew Lawrence, and Jesse Sanders were caught pilfering from a local blood bank in New Orleans. After being detained and interrogated by the police department, the authorities discovered their status as supernatural creatures and ultimately unveiled their secrecy to the press. The news spread like wildfire and for several years, carnage and riots transpired. While some were dedicated to easing the vampires (and other supernatural creatures like them) into mainstream lifestyle, most set out to remove them from the world entirely while their supernatural regimes watched in horror. Although for centuries these regimes agreed upon secrecy from the humans, they were forced to disclose themselves to the public in order for a prospect of peace. In 2016, after the majority of races had been revealed to the people, the President of the United States proposed a peace agreement committee. In hopes for conformity, all the regimes established the United Genus Commission (UGC) to pursue peace amongst the races.

They lived in relative peace until a leader of the fae, Astyrian Lancaster, passed away and his son, Lucian, took his place. A charismatic leader, Lucian gained power within his ranks easily and used it to cripple the human leaders into submission. His belief in supernatural superiority became a popular notion. Sets of unfair laws were put into place against the mortals as the supernatural forces gained more and more power. Humans were being enslaved and overhunted and have been withered into impoverished numbers. The supernaturals have made their superior mark on the world and now dominate. With a new world order in place, the face of the planet is not as it once was. Myths now walk out in the open. Old legends can own the cafe where you buy your coffee. And humanity doesn't stand a chance.