Kaludru, Siberia, Russia

**Kaludru**, once known as *BlueAsh*, is the second oldest Mythical City and current seat of the New Vampiric Government. The inner workings of the coven itself are not well-known and are kept secret from the rest of the world in an attempt to preserve antiquated traditions. This is why, following the fall of the Davikov family and the disbanding of the coven, many former members loyalists to the IVG have chosen to swear fealty to the New Vampiric Government and House Volkov. To date, the coven has around 1,200 official members, two-thirds of which live within the territory.

## Geography

Kaludru is an incredibly harsh, even violent place to live. Year-round hail storms and gale forces lend to brutal and seemingly endless snow-cover. The village square is often desolate due to the environmental assaults, but perhaps all of the fun is to be found indoors; at the highest point of the city sits Davikov Castle, where the oldest vampiric coven once ruled over the land with an iron fist.

Kaludru is infamous for turning away visitors who lack identification or a proper reason for entering, making unnecessary travel there even more unappealing and potentially dangerous. Such is the brutality of the weather there that those who have died of exposure outside of the city's perimeter serve as constant reminders of this.

## Government

### Imperial Vampiric Republic

The Imperial Vampiric Republic was the original and oldest coven of vampires located in Eastern Europe, originating in the 6th century when the cities of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda were united to form the city of Budapest. When Russian warlord Kostya Davikov agreed to wage war on Romulus' Lycan army in return for immortality, he turned his army into the first pureblooded members of the Davikov coven; alone, they would reign supreme over Eastern Europe and the Vampiric world at large until 2112, when they met their end during a raid by the Morningstars of Enoch.

The IVG favored tradition, structure, and to a lesser extent the control of humankind, and as such were known to be quite brutal in their judgement and execution of those they believed wronged them.

### The Black Winter

The Black Winter is not truly a separate body from the Vampiric Government, but rather act as guardians keeping the illusive society of vampires hidden from the rest of the world as needed. They often send their agents to travel from Kaludru to prevent overzealous covens from exposing vampires through mass eradication of every being present. It is for this reason alone they hold their name; when the original members of the Davikov swept through rural villages of Europe, raiding them of life, they'd leave behind mass piles of burning corpses and ash that fell from the sky like black snow.

### New Vampiric Government

The New Vampiric Republic has risen from the ashes of the failures of the Davikov; though they maintain their staunch traditionalism, it is tempered by wisdom and the observation of past mistakes, and they are altogether more adaptable and competent in the world of politics.

For a time there was some debate as to whether to continue pursuing their Lycanthrope enemies, but eventually the idea of staking out new territories was presented as a compromise, and so the reacquisition of Alabaster began through House Midas. The NVR are also looking to expand into Poland, Hungary, and the Middle East.