Vampires
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Vampires are native to the North, and exert significant financial and legal power across the region. They make up one of the three houses of Sønheim's government, and their bank accounts nearly destroyed the economy until tax laws were changed to compensate for immortal compound interest.
They also do things like develop specialty unicorn breeds with spines and pointy tails. When you're immortal, you need a long-term project.
Linguists and historians love the older ones…when they aren’t just making stuff up for fun, which is often.
Properties of vampirism:
- New vampires (“tadpole vampires”) can be turned at any time
- It enhances your existing strength and senses (but doesn't create new ones; a blind human would become a blind vampire)
- Some skills, like shapeshifting, only develop with age
- There are no proven cases where a vampire was killed and then reincarnated as a human
- There are also no vampires with heartswords, although it's theorized that vampirism changes your soul enough to affect the look of your sword (most likely to make it more goth-y)
Lady Stanczia
In the comic: Lady Stanczia
Vampire royalty, one of the oldest in existence. Longstanding member of the House of the Moon in Sønheim. Has good taste. Got stuck in a rut about 200 years ago, then Imri cheered her up.
Her name comes from a linguistic tradition that no longer exists, and her native language isn't spoken except by a handful of her peers. At the time, family names weren't standard; when they became a legal necessity, she picked Fågelson.
- Age (first appearance): almost 1000
- Likes: Politics, goth decor, O positive
Major appearances
- Debut: Vampire Masquerade 19/66
- Vampire Masquerade: attends the party, intimidates Astrid Rødlund and Iona Nibelungsen, feeds on Leif
- Only 900's Kids Will Get This: flashback to when she first met Imri, hired him, started feeding on him, and turned him
- Quarantine with the Vampire, part 1: pushes servants to pick up her mail (fancy goth goblets) in spite of brumavirus quarantine restrictions; thwarted in trying to buy sick servants
- Part 2: devours an employee who quits without making safe travel arrangements first
- Part 3: buys prisoners, took care to read their files first
- Part 4: listens in on cafeteria conversations
- Part 5: feeds on servants for a change of pace
- Part 6: grudgingly carries a servant up the stairs
- AU: Vampire Hunter Thorn: With Imri, turns Thorn
Lord Imri
In the comic: Lord Imri
Stanczia’s partner. A financial analyst by training, but has big plans for writing novels in his spare time.
Imri was a 14-year-old human when he first met Stanczia, approximately 200 years before the comic starts. He was hired to manage her accounts in his twenties, and was turned at age 32.
He's trans, with a self-chosen name from Stanczia's era. At this point most people assume he's a contemporary of hers, and he lets them believe it because it's more fun that way.
- Age (first appearance): ~230
- Likes: Melodramatic YA, dapper fashion, testosterone
Major appearances
- Debut: Vampire Masquerade 19/66
- Vampire Masquerade: attends the party, tries to convince Astrid Rødlund to support his YA novel, picks up Iona Nibelungsen, feeds on Leif
- Landslide Bring Me Down: buys Stanczia a Ceannic gem mine
- Only 900's Kids Will Get This: flashback to when he first met Stanczia, interviewed her as a teenager, managed her accounts as an adult, and was turned (plus some reminiscing about Wacky Bracelets)
- Quarantine with the Vampire, part 1: doesn't get why overworked hospitals can't free up space by killing people
- Part 2: devours an employee who gets the bruma after ignoring restrictions
- Part 3: entranced by a prisoner who talks murder-y to him
- Part 4: hopes a prisoner's death can be certified “legally not our fault”
- Part 5: grudgingly approves servant trips to get vaccinated
- Part 6: glad to visit Fastný again, pretends he can't remember her name
- AU: Vampire Hunter Thorn: With Stanczia, turns Thorn
Other Vampires
In the comic: vampires
Lord Andsvarr: 182 in flashback, N/A now. Politician who overstepped his boundaries. (Only 900's Kids Will Get This)
Lady Fastný: 245 in flashback, ~445 now. Tailored suits, single earring, stylish undercut. Native language is an archaic form of Sønska. (Only 900's Kids Will Get This)
Lord Gyeücsa: 626 in flashback, ~826 now. Cat-eyes and silky hair. Same native language as Stanczia. (Only 900's Kids Will Get This)
Duke Árpád: Another contemporary of Stancczia's. (Exclusive to the AU short story All Downhill From Here)
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Ceannis | Thorn • Kale • Knights • Team Relatives • Mages • Historical • Other Ceannic characters |
| Sønheim | Leif • Embassy Staff • Vampires • Other Sønska characters |
| Other | Tamaputians • Other Characters |
