You know why it's taken so long to do a book on the anarchs? It's because I never really liked them. I mean, I liked them as an idea, but I never liked them in practice. They always felt adolescent to me - a bunch of spoiled brats without anything to contribute to Kindred society but a bunch of screeching and whining and ridiculous philosophies that sounded great on paper but couldn't possibly work in vampire society. You know: kind of like the Internet.

When I sat down to work on the outline, however, I put all that crap behind me. Having let the anarchs languish for so long, I took a new, fresh look at them and saw opportunities where before I saw only stereotypes. A talented cabal of writers took my formative ideas and grew the faction from sullen pouters into a legitimate and compelling group of inspired idealists (or idealogues, depending upon your company). Gone are the bomb-tossing, fist-shaking greasy anarchists of decades past. Tonight's anarchs, while not the most organized of groups (and they shouldn't be) have purpose. This isn't a fight to stick it to The Man, it's a rallying cry to redistribute the assets and influences around which outmoded elders still tighten their clutches.

Anarch dogma doesn't even all follow the same line of thought - the anarchs may well harbor die-hard anarchists, neosocialists, elders, fledglings and any other demographic of the undead you'd care to see. Again, it's the cause that's close to the real anarchs' unbeating hearts. As long as a given Kindred wants to rebuild the Camarilla into an organization that more equally represents its members, that Kindred might make a fine anarch.

The forthcoming Guide to the Anarchs shows the "civil unrest" and "loyal opposition" of the undead in my trademark Realpolitik style. Made up of a myriad of factions, subgroups, political entities and rogues, the book also offers a myriad of character options. And that's what it's all about.