TheplotissetduringtheBalkanwarintheearlynineties.Hauntedbyhorriblenightmares, HarlanDrakawandersthecountryside, shamelesslymakingmoneypretendingtobeaDampyr(half-humanandhalf-vampire)riddingvillagesofwhatthevillagersnaivelybelievetobeevilmonsters.But, whenheissummonedbysoldierswhoareunderattackbyrealvampires, Harlanfindsoutthetruth:heisaDampyr.WhiletryingtodestroyaterribleMasteroftheNight, hewillhavetolearntomanagehispowersandfindoutmoreabouthisorigins.