Under the guidance of headmaster Alaric Saltzman, the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted � including tri-brid Hope Mikaelson, Alaric�s twins Lizzie and Josie, high-energy vampire MG, newly-triggered werewolf Rafael and the mysterious Landon � come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses.