VILLA BACCANALE, a hive of scum and villainy, etc, is the unofficial home of the vampires of Knochenwalde. The dark and foreboding manor lies outside the town of Streitstadt. It has long been a fortress of solitude and heavy partying for a congregation of vampires that has done battle with the town and The Clergy. A long time 'guest' made permanent fixture at the Villa is Valeria the Necromancer, who has seen fit to stay around and torment the priests for own amusement. Perhaps she might also see fit to torment the newest member of the household, the fledgling vampire Gladys.