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