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NS Name: Rhinocera
Character Name:Dracan Malifex (Formerly Dracanias Julius Malifex) Oft referred to as Dracan the Dread, throughout his life he has been known by many names to mortals, having assumed many identities, currently he is known as John Lemano, though his mortal alias is Sir Edward Leopold
Appearance:
Age (Recommended maximum is around 500 years old. Anyone much older than that wouldn't have reason to leave the continent): 1,847 (Born in 84 B.C, turned in 44 B.C
Maker (AKA, the vampire who turned you. I recommend you make something of a backstory for them): Adonis
City of Origin: (Where they were turned, not where they were born.) Rome
Abilities: (All vampires would have access to one of the basic abilities. Older ones would have both of them and an advanced ability as well) Wields both of the basic abilities and has attained a mastery of Hypnosis
Religion: (Any works, including the two Vampiric ones listed in the lore section) Worships the Roman Gods
Languages Spoken: Speaks a great many languages, most of which he does so as fluently as he would if they were his native tongue. His native tongue is Latin, however.
Biography: [spoiler]Dracan is the illegitimate son to a Roman senator and an expensive whore. The senator, in order to avoid the inherent embarrassment, never acknowledged the child as his son, nor did he ever disclose the fact that he was the boy’s father to Dracan. Dracan has lived the entirety of his extraordinarily long life without learning the identity of his father, who happened to be a man he knew his entire human life. While the senator never acknowledged Dracan as a son, he did serve as a friend and mentor to him, while also financially providing for the boy while ensuring he was cared for properly, all from the shadows.
As a young boy, Dracanias Julius Malifex idolized his mentor, a man who embodied all that Dracanias aspired to become as an adult. The man was bold, ambitous, accomplished, and seemed destined for greatness. After all, the roman senator that had fathered Dracan was non other than Julius Caesar himself. When he was but 13 years old, he bore witness to Caesar’s role in annihilating the gladiatorial revolt led by the legendary spartacus. This inspired him, and truly set forth the road to his mortal ambitions.
At the conclusion of his boyhood, he followed his mentor into the Roman Military, serving as a loyal soldier for many years to come, remaining with the great Caesar until the legendary Roman’s death. At first, he served as a page of sorts, following Caesar about the battlefield, though he did endure his fair share of combat, an art which he showed an affinity and natural talent for. Violence came naturally to Dracanias, and this suit his career quite well. By the age of 20, he commanded a cohort, by 22, the 1st cohort of Caeser’s legion. By 25, he commanded a legion of his own, subservient to Julius, of course. He campaigned in Egypt, in Gaul, against Pompey, wherever Caesar asked him to go he went, whatever Caesar asked of him he did. Upon Julius’ ascension to Dictator of Rome, Dracanias had become an esteemed, respected, and influential general loyal to only his mentor and oldest friend. His power extended over numerous legions, placing him on the level of Marc Antony, Caesar’s right hand man.
The day of Caeser’s assassination, Dracanias himself befell a similar fate. A number of thugs, under instruction from the senate, entered Dracanias’ home in the dark of night, brutally beating him to what they thought was his death. Dead, however, he was not. The brink of death was upon him. Many thought him to be dead, but agents of the Vampire Adonis. Adonis saw in the weakened and dying Dracanias an opportunity to both attain a new follower and seize control of Dracanias’ legions without having to go through the task of subverting his successor. Adonis turned Dracanias, and convinced him to swear his fealty under the promise of avenging Julius’ death, an offer Dracanias could not refuse.
Once he had survived the feral phase of the transformation, Dracanias resumed his role that he led prior to his vampirism. He used his legions to both avenge Caesar's death, supporting Augustus in the civil wars that followed, and to further Adonis’ own agenda. Many times those who were targeted by Adonis, be it vampire or human, met their demise at the blade of Dracanias or his legionaries. In short order, Dracanias was named a Praetor, using his power and influence in the mortal world while he grew in strength as a Vampire.
As the centuries passed and generations of mortals were born and died off, Dracanias grew in power and influence within the Vampiric society. At first, he was but a pawn in Adonis’ schemes. His mortal position more meaningful than his vampiric contribution. Eventually, however, he became strong enough to be of use. Often selected by the vampire consul to dispose of those who had become a hindrance, Dracanias, long since referred to as Dracan, became Dracan the Dread. Wielding a sword of great elegance, adorned with rubies and hilt and scabbard, crafted by the finest smith, mortal or vampiric, that he ever encountered, he slew many an enemy of Adonis and the society. A trusted servant to Adonis, his loyalty was unwavering and his wrath unrelenting. If a threat did not warrant Adonis’ interference, there was a decent chance that Dracan would be the last figure a doomed vampire would ever see.
Nearly a millenia past his transformation, Dracan had attained incredible personal power. His time as Adonis’ assassin not past, Dracan determined it would still be prudent to settle into a “home” or at least a defensible place of secrecy, where one may reside and/or rest without fear of discovery or interference. This is where Severious, an ancient vampire similar in age to Dracan, perhaps a century or a few younger, was of importance. His oldest friend and ally, Severious, settled as quaestor of Madrid. It was Severious that recommended a site for his old friend’s “home”, with the site being a remote and secure valley located by a remote Spanish mountain, a site that had become known to him through a vampire that had once walked the streets of Madrid, but had perished as a casualty of his own hubris, believing he was above the laws of vampiric society.
This valley was naturally hidden from sight, and was difficult to access if one did not already know the path. Fortunately, the path was know to Severious and imparted upon Dracan. Dracan, over the next few centuries, tirelessly worked at constructing his “home”, when his duties as Praetor allowed for it, and supplemented his own efforts by enlisting the help of enslaved humans as needed. The final product of his efforts was a small, but impressive, secluded, and defensible fortress. It was here that Dracan would lay his head to rest and even the fortress even hosted the consul himself on occasion.
Dracan’s fortune of power and influence met a crisis at the onset of the 17th century, as the Children of Abraham became a dire threat. While he hunted them relentlessly, murdering many, they did not sit idle and wait for their demise. A handful of their most powerful members assembled and attempted to assassinate Dracan, but failed. He killed 3 of the 5 while two fled, but was himself grievously wounded. His injuries were not fatal, but were nearly so. For a few years, he resided in his own secret fortress, barely capable of leaving his bed. He was cared for by his mortal servantry and a few loyal vampires assigned by the consul himself. Once the physical wounds had healed, he re-emerged, resurfacing (though Adonis and a select few were aware of why he had stepped away) to see the Children of Abraham decimated if not completely annihilated.
For nearly a century following his reemergence, he serves Adonis directly, traveling as a personal guard to his maker. Adonis did not wish to expose a member of his own bloodline to attack after Dracan was nearly killed, but the docility of being a glorified bodyguard suited the consul’s formerly preferred assassin poorly. Dracan asked of his maker and master that he be allowed to enforce the will of the consul as he once did, and Adonis although reluctant at first, eventually elected to allow it, as Dracan has proven that he still possessed the instinct, ability, and penchant for violence that had garnered him the reputation as Dracan the Dread. However, instead of releasing Dracan upon the old world, as one would have expected, he elected to dispatch him to the new world. After all, it was a long way from the established society and Adonis recognized that this distance could lead to unfamiliarity and that unfamiliarity could lead to dissent and disregard. Dracan was sent to New Spain with the mandate to enforce the laws of the society and to do so diligently.
Dracan made his way too new spain, living as a spanish noble from the shadows, asserting the will of Adonis upon those who dared violate vampiric law. Such violations were few and far between, with only a single vampire disregarding the law to a degree where Dracan was drawn to act. The offender had meddled in mortal affairs to a degree that had been deemed in violation of the law of restraint. The particular vampire was slain for his transgressions, and none dared follow the same path. Dracan’s incursion, however, did not sit well with the governor of the region, who appealed to him to leave. The governor, a vampire of nearly 8 centuries of age, felt that Dracan’s presence was no longer necessary in the city, instead simply unnerving the young vampires who made up the bulk of New Spain’s population. An appeal was made for Dracan to move on from the Spanish territory.
Typically, such a request would be rebuked, but this time it had legitimate merit. Dracan agreed to vacate New Spain, with the understanding that should issue arise, he would return and that the governor himself would be held responsible.
Making his way to boston, he now poses as an Englishman of the name Sir Edward Leopold, a man who met his demise at Dracan’s own hands. Most members of vampiric society believe him to have returned to the old world, though a select few, Adonis, the governor of Philadephia, and Severious among them, know the truth. He presently masquerades as a vampire of 3 centuries in age, by the name of John Lemano, an english vampire long since dead, with the approval of the consul. Lemano, as the Vampires within Boston know him, through the alias of Sir Leopold, is a wealthy individual who lives a life of recluse, though he appears to be an active member of the Bostonian vampiric society, with aims on Quaestorship. He believes the perceived absence of an agent of Adonis will allow the vampires of Boston to act to their true intentions, revealing who needs to be dealt with instead of having them fester in the shadows as the Children of Abraham once did. As Dracan has primarily operated from the shadows in the past, it is unlikely that he would be recognized by vampires within the society for who he truly is, within Boston at least.