Editing Kindred of the East (section)

==Recent Nights==

'''The Great Leap Outward / The Crimson War'''

Kuei-jin versus Cainites in California, essentially.  Indirectly brought about when a certain dick of a Giovanni approached some Mandarins of the Blood Court in Beijing about the possibility of weakening the Wall that was preventing Second Breath from happening outside of Asia.  One crusading Resplendent Crane with a hard-on for taking the fight to Cainites later (as they blamed them for being the source of the majority of corruption affecting the Middle Kingdom), and the Mandarins had their excuse to test the results of their "arrangement".

About a hundred and fifty Kuei-jin journeyed from Hong Kong to San Francisco in what would be called the "Great Leap Outward", including several Flesh Court veterans from Shanghai.  Night battles soon erupted between the expedition's frontline ''wu'' and the forces of both the Camarilla and the Sabbat.  The Gui Ren enjoyed initial success due to surprise and the ignorance of the Western vampires to their abilities, but soon resistance stiffened.

The Sabbat turned to their tried and true tactic of Mass Embrace, and sent wave after wave of Thinblood/Shovelhead cannon fodder to wear ''wu'' down in a battle of attrition.  The Camarilla, on the other hand, used its Ghoul servants to hunt down the resting places used by the Kuei-jin during the day, and destroy the invaders while they slept.  

With their supply lines stretched and no quick way to replace losses, the Kuei-jin leaders in California had to [[Not As Planned|reconsider a much more measured approach]].  At the same time, the Ancients of the Blood Court were gearing up for the long term, and were readying much more subtle and diplomatic ways to deal with the Cainites.

With news of Second Breath now happening in California though, the forces of the Great Leap Outwards are even more convinced of the righteousness of their cause.  

As of V5/5th Edition, most of this had been retconned away, with much of the captured territory still in Anarch hands.