Vampires, when they first appeared amongst the human population, were little more than Revenants hunting for sustenance with the same tenacity of any wild creature. Their ferocious assaults upon the poor unfortunates who happened to stray their direction had them viewed as beasts to be hunted with the same vigorous resolve afforded to any creature that threatened the well-being of the populace.

Several Vampires would attack a single victim while consuming all and leaving an empty shell to be discovered by the horrified community. This method of slaying was attributed to the fiction that Vampires needed to drain their victim for sustenance and later the more evolved found this amusing enough to add this practice to their mythology. As the Vampires grew in number and grace, they grasped that the more refined the manner of obtaining blood, then the less obtrusive was the impact of these preternatural predators upon society.

Although Vampires had faded beneath The Veil the effects of their presence did not go entirely unnoticed for there were always some, either by choice or design, aware of dark stirrings within their city. Those that revelled in the knowledge of Vampire manifestation assigned romantic attributes to Vampiric existence and sometimes went as far to offer themselves as the elusive and sought after warmdri.

The Cult of Versan, their existence intertwined with Vampiric history, was composed of carefully selected humans who considered the prospect of offering themselves up as living victims a great honour. The Cult, as secretive as those they served, drew their ranks from those who served before them and the sons and daughters of Cult members continued the blood offerings of their ancestors. Like the Zhismi, those of Versan parentage had been raised within the Vampire mythology of serving masters greater than themselves.

Vampires, constrained by a Council ever protective of The Veil, forbade their brethren to drink living blood unless faced with a life-threatening crisis. This did not serve many Old World Vampires and those who had distaste for the fast food quality of purchasing blood from acceptable sources.

As need met reverence the Cult sprang into existence and even the Ghuvk could not dictate the actions of willing victims. Suddenly elevated from acolyte into a desired associate, those who served Versan revelled in their new status. They became accessories for Vampires powerful or wealthy enough to attract their company. Unwilling to share their prestige, the jealous Zhismi attempted to ensure the Versan would never cross the threshold of a House. This left them often hidden away in enclaves, as the secret vice of their masters.

They enjoyed entrance into the Club of the House of their Vampire when other hopeful humans were turned away. Protected by their Args, the one who partook of their offering, they walked uniquely amongst humans and with some knowledge of Vampire and Demonic affairs.

Despite the dislike of the Zhismi and being the obvious target of many Demons they were surrounded by a wealth of security and instruction. The Ghuvk made it known to even the Xatn himself that to harm a Versan would bring the wrath of both the Cult and the Council upon the transgressor.

It was the wrath of the Cult that ensured that both Vampire and Demon treated their members with respect. The Versan had been known to pass their demand for revenge down through generations and those that harmed one of their members were forever blacklisted until retribution met.

If the Versan had to study a transgressor for fifty years to gauge their weakness they would and often traded their offerings to one who could deal with the offender. The exchange between Vampire and Versan rode a bloody path that took centuries of bargaining before refining into an agreement that protected all parties.

The initial issue with the association was that the Versan believed they were in a relationship, while the Vampires considered their donors little more than pets. As the Vampires continued with their dalliances, both human and Vampire, their Versan would erupt into a fury of jealousy and sometimes with violent results. Much to the anger of the Cult, some Vampires abused their Versan and partook so often their pets would die from their overindulgence.

Frustrated with Vampire negligence the Cult withdrew, causing consternation amongst those who partook and there was a spate of open deaths bringing the dreaded public concern to the Vampire doorstep. The Ghuvk, brittle from Vampire misdeeds, came to a rapid agreement with the Cult and the Code of Versan was enacted.

The tenets set out were to protect both Versan and Vampire alike, with the Vampire required to ensure the safety of their Versan or face sanction. This sanction had the transgressor blacklisted, sometimes forever, and though the initial Versan might be transient, those that followed ensured history was never forgotten.

Versan were discouraged from Demon association and could change Args at will, but they couldn’t change Houses. This was to protect the inner sanctum of each House as there was a constant fear of secrets from one House being passed to another via a Versan.

If another Vampire harmed a Versan, it was the duty of their Args to seek justice and if by a Demon then the Ghuvk would seek it on their behalf. With their boundaries intact for centuries the human and Vampire settled into a comfortable symbiosis with each growing in status and power as their history continued to intermingle.