"Like I said, superstition. We tend to call ourselves Uratha though...The truth is, we have exsisted for longer then anyone can remember. Back then, and even today, we keep a sort of balance between worlds. This world being one of them, and the spirit world...the shadow, being the other. I know you've caught glimpses of them when you were walking down an alley or stopping at a restraunt. Those were spirits influencing the people and you." She took another sip of the coffee and looked at him, smiling gently. "There's some people that your going to have to meet, and then some tests you'll have to do, then a choice has to be made. Gary and I are just here to point you in the right direction and give you some purpse to this new world."