Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Malika Farkas. There are certain circles within which mine is a dirty name. But for the most part, history has forgotten me. And that is exactly how I like it. I am a Lycan. A pure blood – and there are few of us now who can honestly say such. Oh, many claim to be. But the truth is, there are few lines that have not been polluted by the mutated blood of the once human so many times that the word "pure" should be replaced with muddy. There were two humans in my family tree, and they left that species at the time of William himself. There is a difference in the blood. I should know. But then… so should you. Now. Now that the Underworld is slowly awakening to the facts I have guarded my whole life. I was born close to a millennia ago - before the war that currently divides our species began. Like most Lycans of my age, I was born into slavery. But you must understand, we did not all consider it such a terrible fate. I was considered of high birth, you see - if only for a Lycan. My family name was old and well respected. And contrary to popular belief, although subordinate to, we were not treated as inferior to the Vampire clan. My family held an important position. My father was Record Keeper to the Coven. Even back then the Vampire’s had a taste for the decadent. They did not much like work, they troubled themselves little with the intricacies of the past. They cared only for the future. About dominance, and about continuing their reign. And so I grew up with the ancient histories at my fingertips. Such secrets were closely guarded then, and they remain so now. I have learned the value of information. There are few alive who know the things I do. For I hold the keys that the Vampire’s lost when they expelled me from their midst. When the War broke out, there were among the Lycans many who remained loyal to the Coven – including my own family. Over the years, our numbers dwindled. Paranoia and that ancient thirst for dominance led the Vampires to drive us away. Death was rife amongst our numbers. But my family remained steadfast. We had an important task – for all the ancient records were in our possession. My Father believed it vitally important that we pass the knowledge on. That the true history not be lost. And who could argue? Never I! I truly was a captive of the Vampires – a dedicated slave. For, you see, I was in love with a Vampire. And he was in love with me. Ah, my Benedek! Of course, ours was a love that could not be permitted. We lived and loved in secret and in bliss until we were discovered. Or betrayed, I should say. But the details are unimportant. What is important is that they killed him. And they would have killed me, had they caught me. But run, he told me. And run I did. They killed my entire family in revenge – but they have never caught me. And for some 600 years I have lived in hiding. Considered traitor by those of my own species who remember my name. Never to be accepted by the Vampires to whom I dedicated my early years. I live upon the outskirts of the world. But I have never neglected the task with which my family were charged. The ancient documents remain hidden, under my care. I have continued to record the history of our races – history as I have seen it. As a bystander, never involved in the war that rages. But times change. I grow tired of my own company. Now, there are few left alive who remember me and the part I had to play all those years ago. And now a new Beast threatens our races. It seems the Underworld has finally caught up with me. It has discovered what I have known for so many years. That the descendants of Corvinus are different to the others. The descendants of Corvinus can withstand both Vampire and Lycan viruses. Finally a Hybrid has been created. Finally the dial has been turned to overdrive. And so, now, I come from hiding to offer my assistance. For I hold the information that is the key – the information that will decide which way this cookie crumbles. For I have in my possession the Corvinus family tree. I can name each and every potential Hybrid left in this world... And be sure I will.