Server Lore
Los Santos. A city of excess, corruption, and relentless ambition. From the neon lights of Vinewood to the bullets shed in South Side, the city has always been a playground for criminals, con-artists, mundane citizens, and all personalities in-between. Each one of them looking for their slice of what they believe is the “American Dream” - no matter what the cost. Whether planning out high-stakes heists, laundering dirty money, or just trying to make it day to day; one thing remains constant… Power is everything. But power is never absolute. It is borrowed, bartered, and, when miscalculated, brutally taken away.
And beneath the surface of bustling streets, police sirens, and bickering voices, something much more ancient lingers. Ley lines humming under the weight of sin and forgotten secrets buried long deep in the bones of the land itself. Corrupt politicians and king-pins won’t be the only ones who are pulling strings within Los Santos anymore - ancient forces stalk around corners, feeding off of the chaos. Predators exist without mortal ambition. Every move is watched and weighted, calculated and considered.
The city is more than fleeting moments, pavement, and steel; it is alive. It remembers; it responds. It moves with an intent that cannot be explained by modern understanding. Those who survive these modern nights don’t just fight to stay alive, they learn to listen and to see beyond the surface. Here, Los Santos is more than just neons, cigarette smoke, and cheap thrills… It is old. And it is hungry. And if you’re bold enough to claim your place among the night, you’d better be ready to face what is waiting there in the dark.
We begin this Prequel 5 years in the past. The year is 2020, and Los Santos is experiencing a population surge. New businesses are opening rapidly, the economy is booming, and crime is (as it always has been in this city) at record highs. In the same breath, opportunity and potential have never been greater, the streets feel more alive than ever before. This is where your story, and our collective story, begins.
The World At Large
The world has become bleak and violent. A skyrocket in unemployment, rampant inflation, and a surge in criminal activities has reshaped society. The decline in the world's quality of life is often noted as catalyzed by an attack on the Suez and Panama Canals in 2002 by the Sabbat terrorist group Al-Tannin, effectively closing the vital maritime route and plunging the global economy into chaos. Poverty, scarcity, gang violence, and greed have become commonplace in every city in the world.
Even at its founding in 1781 and long before the drastic economic downturn, Los Santos was a haven for crime and corruption and has a long history of Kindred influence. During this drastic fall, the Domain of Los Santos became a battleground for warring factions of vampires, the Sabbat, and the Camarilla, culminating in open warfare in the year 2020. This period, known as the Year of Strife, saw the city streets run red as these ancient bloodlines clashed for supremacy. The Week of Nightmares later that same year added another layer of terror, as supernatural phenomena and arcane rituals unleashed havoc across the domain, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
As the chaos threatened to consume the city entirely, the Prince of Los Santos, a powerful Tremere vampire, enacted a drastic measure to preserve the domain's future. Declaring the territory uninhabitable, the Tremere Prince took part in a ritual that rendered the island barren, making it impossible for kindred to derive sustenance from any source within its boundaries and turning any blood a kindred tried to consume within the territory to ash in their mouths. This ritual cost the participating Tremere their unlife, turning to ash themselves upon completion.