An ancient house of vampires becomes aware of a new, up and coming house. Established traditions are being cast aside by this new generation, further, they fail to conceal their true natures. The ancients have offered tutelage but the offer has been flouted. The violent ancients turn to the course of action they understand best.
Worshiped at one time as gods of old Canaan, the ancients have until relatively recently known only severe upheaval and tumult, and fail to understand the modern modes of the new vampires.