In war-torn Balkans, bogus monster hunter Harlan Draka is hired by soldiers who happen to be under attack by an army of actual vampires, uncovering the hidden truth about his past in the process: he is half-human and half-vampire... a Dampyr.

Vlad, a museographer's son, meets a living Alexandru Cuza in a gallery of Romanian heroes. Together they visit historical figures like Saint Andrew and Vlad the Impaler at pivotal moments in their lives.