Vampire Counts Background

In the gods-forsaken lands of Sylvania, ancient evils stir and armies long dead march to war. Raised from mass graves and despoiled tombs, the Undead army gathers amidst the tumbled ruins and blasted groves of this ill-favoured realm. Upon fen and moor, creatures of darkness that have haunted the nightmares of Men for millennia break free from ancient cairns and age-worn mausoleums. As a tide of the dead, driven on by Necromantic magic and the undying will of its dread general, the unliving host advances.

The most powerful and deadly of the Undead are the Vampires, created by unholy rituals many thousands of years ago. Though physically strong, fast and resilient, it is not these qualities that make the Vampires such a threat. It is will and ambition that drives the Vampires to seek great power, a driving force that other Undead creatures lack. Imbued with supernatural powers over the dead, Vampires make natural leaders for the Undead hordes that plague the world. Though loathed and hunted, Vampires lurk within human society, either masquerading as lords and ladies, or on the very edge of civilisation. Once human, they cannot forget their past lives and whether scholar or warrior, a Vampire's immortal existence is fuelled by a craving for magical power and worldly domination.