Back Cover: Visit an Age of Wonder and Terror The year is 1197. It is the Fourth Age of the World, and much that is beautiful or holy is dying. Cainites and other monsters take new steps along the Silk Road, while in the Middle Kingdom, the Wan Kuei rage against the heavens. It is a time of majesty and fear, of magic and blood and it beckons you. Enter a World That Is Not Your Own World of Darkness: Blood and Silk is a historical sourcebook for the entire World of Darkness. Here, at last is a historical look at the Kuei-jin of the Dark Ages and their Middle Kingdom. From the intruders from the West to the Hengeyokai of the Fourth Age, everything you need to transport your chronicle to a world of awe and fear awaits you. World of Darkness: Blood and Silk Includes Complete source material on the Middle Kingdom at the twilight of the Fourth Age, including the Five August Courts of the Wan Kuei; A look at now-transformed Disciplines practiced by the Hungry dead; Information on the mages, shapeshifters and other shen of the Age.