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The Prince has contacts with the Camarilla of other cities, such as Milwaukee to the north and Gary to the south. In fact, a rivalry between the Prince of Chicago and the Prince of Gary is a source for many Vampire deaths. The Prince, with the support of the Primogen, is currently conducting three wars in Chicago. He seeks to destroy the Prince of Gary, put down the Anarch population in his city, and the destruction of the Sabbat, a long-time enemy of the Camarilla across the globe.
This group sees the Sabbat as an violent cult that has grown to big over the centuries. The Anarchs are nothing but young gangsters that seek to overthrow the established Elders of the communtiy.
Never getting over their angry towards the Camarilla, these vampires turned towards an even darker evil in an attempt to gain power. Though now the goal is no longer to destroy the Camarilla but to gain personal power, they still war with the Elders. Much of the West Coast of the United States is under Sabbat control, as is most of Canada. They have spies and informants in many Camarilla cities, including Milwaukee and Chicago, and they are waiting for their chance to bring down other vampires and eventually bring humanity under open and direct control of all Kindred.
The Camarilla hate them because they don't serve any purpose. They won't fight unless they are provoked, and they might attack anyone, not just the Sabbat. They constantly war between themselves in gangs on the city streets. They frequent clubs and bars, and do nothing lasting. They are a constant thorn in the Camarilla's side. The Sabbat make incursions everywhere and take over city after city because the Anarchs keep the defenses weak and occupied with trivial matters. The Chicago prince has concieved a plan to ride his domain of the Anarchs, little do they know.
Vampires dislike these magic-using Mortals, and any Kindred who interact with them are punished (except the Tremere clan, who were once Mages themselves, long ago). Depending on what sect they belong, the Tradition Mages can be bookish researchers or tribal shamans or Voodoo wizards in Cuba. They are currently at war with the Technocracy and the Nephandi, other large groups of Mages. The Technocracy seems to have won the Ascension War, however, and the Traditions are picking up the pieces.
The Camarilla
This largest group of Vampires in the world, and is the ruling body of Chicago. Consisting of a single Prince and a council called the Primogen, this Chicago sect of the Damned's society seek to keep the Kindred away from the Inquisition and the fires of mankind.
The Sabbat
At the end of the Dark Ages humanity fought back against the creatures of the night. Vampires were forced to run for their unlives. Some of the vampires, members of a newly formed Camarilla, decided to fight instead of flee. Well, they didn't fight, they sent newly created vampires to fight for them. These neonate vampires decided not to fight for cowardly masters and began to fight a new war. These neonates became the Anarchs. After years of the Inquisition and the Anarch Revolt, the Camarilla decided to end it with a treaty. Most Anarchs agreed to end the war. Some did not, and they became the Sabbat.
The Anarchs
The Anarch Revolt that brought about the Sabbat ended also with the creation of the Anarchs. They do not make war with the Camarilla Elders, but they try to annoy and harass them, just for fun. They do not seek to hide from the Mortals and fight each other as the Camarilla would have them. They also don't want to destroy the world just for the fun of it, as the Sabbat do. They just want to live (well, exist) without rules, free to do as they please.
The Traditions
Not all of the citizens of the World of Darkness are Vampires. Some Mortals have long known how to shape Reality into what they wanted. They were the Mages. The ancient Mages, the ones who work what Hollywood calls 'magic' are seperated into seveal sects collectively know as the Traditions (just as several clans make up the Camarilla or the Sabbat). Each sect has different goals, but all can create fantastic, if hard to believe, magical effects on the world.