The European Vampire Council acts as the governing body of the vampires, and as a court or police. It is located in far-off France, near Paris. The council members are the first and oldest vampires, and subsequently the most powerful. The council members are masters at finding that which terrifies you most and using it against you. They will use your desires against you and twist everything you are into a shape of their choosing. They are the nightmare on which all vampires are based. The thing that even other vampires fear. And to top it off they hate each other a lot.