. . "Though many vampires in the Stackhouse universe try to live among humans, they remain very secretive about their organization and government. The vampires parted the continental United States into four divisions (clans), each represented by a symbol: Moshup clan (Northeast states) - the Whale, Amun clan (Midwest states) - the Feather,"@en . . . . "Though many vampires in the Stackhouse universe try to live among humans, they remain very secretive about their organization and government. The vampires parted the continental United States into four divisions (clans), each represented by a symbol: Moshup clan (Northeast states) - the Whale, Amun clan (Midwest states) - the Feather, Zeus clan (Between Midwest and Pacific) - the Thunder Bolt and Narayana clan (Pacific states) - the Eye. A division consists of multiple Kingdoms, each controlled by a single lead vampire known as the King or Queen. A kingdom is then divided into areas (formerly known as fiefdoms), each controlled by a Sheriff who owes allegiance to the monarch."@en . . . . "Vampire Politics"@en .