Duke Teadrinker
One of Pinegaard’s most infamous investigators is the dragonkin Duke Teadrinker. Duke seeks to solve mysteries, especially when it concerns a missing person or an unsolved death. His thirst for the truth and devotion to helping others has earned him many friends, and some enemies.
Duke and his family descend from two powerful dragons - the vampire wyrm Flolagosa the Silver and Hestiawrath, or Hestia the Red. He is the first dhampir dragonkin in the family line in a thousand years.
At eight years old, Duke’s home in Cora Valley burned to the ground. The culprits were the Order of the Bloodcross, led by the vampire dragon Shilargrac. The reason for this was Duke could potentially retake his family heritage and maybe even eradicate the vampire species.
On the night of his parent's death, Duke fled his family’s home and wandered through the Applescarn Mountains. A band of orcs found him drinking animal blood and provided him safe shelter. One of the hunters, Skara, found a crest on Duke’s robe.
The Warchief Baron Grumstate brought Duke to his friend, the hauflin Kara Teadrinker, one of Pinegaard’s most respected experts on monster hunting and lore.
Feeling Duke would be safer in her land, Kara asked her son Talisin to adopt Duke, to which he happily agreed. He became great friends with her grandchildren, Chazrael and Mayble.
Kara noticed his great memory and hyper-observant skills and trained him alongside her grandchildren. Duke learned to hone his skills with Kara’s tutelage He took an oath to protect the innocent after learning of the deeds in his family tracing back to his ancestors.
With Duke’s approval, Kara consulted with her friend Julian Van Radmer, one of the vampire nobles, regarding the crest - a red talon inside of a flame. Julian deduced the crest belonged to Hestia. Julian also informed Kara that the dwarf cambion Rugal Bloodhome took Brewfist Manor, a fortress that was built on Hestia’s lair
Followers of his Hestia and Flolagosa met Duke and tried to convince him to lead their charge against Rugal. Duke declined, stating that his place was in Shadowbranch. Nyx, a paladin of Hestia, scolded Duke for his dedication to non-vampires. Duke regards Kara and the Teadrinkers his family, so much so that he takes their last name as his surname with their approval.
Duke decided to honor his ancestors in other ways, specifically protecting others and finding missing people. Although he enjoys discovering ancient ruins and artifacts, he focuses on missing person cases and unsolved murders. This stems from his drive to learn why his parents were murdered.
His passion for finding those who are lost led him and Mayble to join The Flight’s Silverflame Agency.
During his time with the Silverflame Agency, Duke has traveled all over Pinegaard, including a few trips through the Applescarn Mountains. He even returned to his birth home in Cora Valley. His exploits have also brought him to the different Fey Courts.
Duke’s dhampir vampirism takes hold when he drinks his blood or is hurt. To control his bloodlust, he always has a canteen of animal blood, refusing to drink humanoids - though he will drink monster blood to test out theories with Mayble.
When Duke’s vampirism takes over, he turns into a medium-sized silver dragon with increased speed and strength. He can’t turn people into vampires, though vampires who drink his blood will experience a brief transformation with dragonkin features. One exception is Mayble, who transformed into a dragon after ingesting some of Duke’s blood during her fights with Aksana and the First Hero. Duke and the twins theorize this is because the Teadrinkers also come from a vampire family like him.
Duke learned to breathe silver fire that can burn or destroy undead. His scaly skin helps him function in the sunlight and he can eat human food. However, he can be wounded and doesn’t have a healing factor.
When he’s not engrossed in his research or hunting mysteries, Duke will bake delicious treats for his family and friends.
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