Emerande
Emerande is a vampire of Vladimir's lineage.
She was turned into a vampire for little reason other than her great beauty. In life she was a vapid air head using her beauty to get everything she wanted, but becoming an undead predatory changed her. She took her development of pratical skills very seriously hence forth.
One night, she and her sire were attacked by a pair of Lorshellis' lineage, and she barely escaped. At which point she began obsessively drilling her combat skills.
Besides tons of exercises, she would sometimes pretend to be a helpless maiden lost on a road as a lure for brigands just to use the brigands for combat practice.
She realized that, no matter how formidable she is in battle, she is still one vampire. The best defense is not being seen.
She hid in the Border Baronies for a while and in between honing her combat skills she started working on her social skills. Vladimir's lineage of vampires can only use their mind powers on the weak willed and it usually only works for a short period of time, but Emerande found she could seduce thralls and gradually break them over time in order to compel long term obedience.
She used her thralls to set up a puppet government in one of the Border Baronies. Eventually her thralls outlived their usefulness, so she had to cut them loose and set up a new puppet government. Roughly a score of coups later, her puppet state is now called Prophet's Pass.
Like most undead of advanced age, she is rife with mental illness. In her case moderate obsessive compulsive perfectionism and extreme paranoia.
Her obssessive drilling of combat and mental skills has certainly paid dividends, but she has neglected her animal powers. Her ability to summon beasts or transform is weaker than most other vampires of her lineage.
In the RPG campaing I'm running, during Kormatin Solo Session 6-28-22 used an oracle plus detective work to find out that there was a vampire hiding Prophet's Pass.
During Kormatin Solo Session 7-12-22, Kormatin and company found her lair, cornered her and slew her.
As far as they could tell, Emerande had ten thralls
Kostya the simpleton who disposed of bodies. Left alone.
The owner of the brewhouse she laired under. Given amnesty for cooperation.
The mercant on the ruling council of Prophet's Pass. Arrested by the local military
Two other merchants. Arrested by the local military
the elder man on the ruling council of Prophet's Pass. Arrested by the local military
Four men, three on duty one on break to guard her during the day. Locked up in Emerande's own dungeon under guard of Kormatin's company.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
She is a hundred pound petite and femine woman appearing to be in her late teens.
She has seen several centuries go by and she has physical strength on par with greatest human warriors of legend and resilience beyond human limits.
Emerande
Willpower 6
Dexterity 5, Strength 5, Stamina 5, Appearance 5, Charisma 3, Manipulation 5, Intelligence 3, Perception 3, Wits 3
Abilities: Alertness 5 (+1 paranoia), Animal Ken 2, Archery 5, Athletics 3 (+1 running), Brawl 5 (+1 grapples), Dodge 5, Empathy 5 (+1 sizing up), Enigmas 2, Etiquette 2 (+1 flirting), Hearth Wisdom 5, History 3 (+1 Border Baronies), Intimidation 3 (+1 conditioning), Investigation 1, Leadership 2 (+1 thralls), Melee 5 (+1 parries), Performance 2 (+1 helpless damsel), Politics 2 (+1 Border Baronies), Stealth 3, Subterfuge 3 (+1 elaborate schemes), Theology 1 (+1 vampire hunters)
Rare Abilities: Lip Reading 2
Flaws: Animal Powers at +2 difficulty
Alignment
Neutral Evil
Species
Conditions
Age
19
Year of Death
1835 CE
Circumstances of Death
struck down by Tihalt
Place of Death
Prophet's Pass
Children
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