The world that the Town of Moorhaven is part of is an Earth not unlike our own, except that all those creatures really do go bump in the night, and there are others out there trying to stop them.

The Masquerade is in full effect: that is to say, normal, everyday folk to do not know that there are supernatural creatures, even in Moorhaven. This veil of secrecy is paper-thin, however, relying on extreme enforcement and powerful magics. In a cruel twist, a good many hunters work just as hard to keep the average person in the dark as they do to hunt those that prey on them. Nobody wins armageddon.

And yet, as technology advances and big data begins to catch any and all irregularities in the habits of citizens everywhere, armageddon creeps ever closer...