Caliburn Island

Caliburn Island is an island off the coast of Boston, Massachusetts. It has great historical and political significance to Kindred society, and has a higher-than-usual kindred-to-kine ratio.

Once the location of a coastal port town, the island might have been the first stop of many vampires coming to the New World. But in particular, is was the place vampires of the Old World sent the unruly or the mildly criminal who, by status or boon, might have been spared the Blood Hunt and instead sent across the Atlantic to expand their Elders’ reach and simultaneously be put out of the way.

From this reputation as the island of ill-fitting Kindred, House Morningstar arose, where a group of outspoken but well-lineaged Ventrue transformed it from a house of ill-fitting Kindred to a crossroads of the world. In its golden age, Caliburn Island was an emblem of industry on the East Coast, serving as a resource and transportation hub that funneled the goods of kindred and kine through its shipyards.

Today, however, that iron grip has weakened. A boom in the mortal population over time made the control and influence more difficult to retain over time; the Camarilla still claims praxis over Caliburn Island, but in practice, the they only really hold influence over most of Avalon.

In years past, The Camarilla also had a very strong control over Avalon's immediate suburb to the south, a town called Sunset. But times have changed, and House Morningstar’s influence wore thin over time. Then came the fall of House Morningstar, and the reality-shattering revelations: Caliburn Island has been a supernatural dumping ground for centuries, and House Morningstar apparently has been reaping the benefits of controlling powerful buried artifacts. The head of House Morningstar, Leto, is rapidly losing allies in the Camarilla and many members of House Morningstar are dead or bloodhunted. Now, Caliburn Island has been sealed off by an ancient agreement between sects, and the future of its populous is uncertain.

Avalon

The unofficial capital of the island, Caliburn City is the historical center of the island's culture.

• LaGrange Hills is a wealthy residential and suburban area claimed by Clan Ventrue.
• Short West is a young and thriving artistic community claimed by Clan Toreador.
• Burghampton is the site of Caliburn General Hospital and is claimed by Clan Tremere.
• Redding is the site of the city docks and a somewhat shady part of town, claimed by Clan Brujah.
• Thatcher is an impoverished community claimed by Clan Assamite.
• Norfal is the neighborhood surrounding Caliburn High School and Caliburn Library, claimed by Clan Malkavian.
• Wigham is a rural part of the city, historically claimed by Clan Gangrel before their departure from the Camarilla decades ago. It is now the Rack for the Camarilla.
• Clan Nosferatu holds dominion over all sewers in the city.

Brighton Beach

The modern and more touristy-side of the island, Brighton Beach has its own neighborhoods as well:

• Nexus is the tech neighborhood of the island, full of startups, cyber dealers, and silicon-focused entrepreneurial endeavors.
• Branbury is an impoverished part of town.
• Victoria Hills is an upscale neighborhood of expensive houses on the waterfront.
• The Outlets is the shopping district of town.

Notable Caliburn people

Caliburn City Council

	Katie O'Connor Mayor of Caliburn
John Berger Chief of Police		Howie Samson Fire Chief
Ted Williams City Auditor		Cindy Adams City Coroner
Bobby Carl Director, Public Works		Karen Copperfield, Esq. City Prosecutor
Jennifer Arthur Director, Community Affairs		Dr. Nancy Hale Director of Health
Brian Berly, Esq. Member at-large (Owner, Berly & Berly Co. LPA)		Dan Spangle Member at-large (Owner, Dan & Sons LLC)
Amber Mitchell Member at-large (Director, Housing NOW! Agency)		Ramesh Langathan Member at-large (Principal, CIHS)