Kierkan Rufo Kierkan Rufo was originally a cleric at the Edificant Library , a colleague and rival of Cadderly Bonaduce . Outward Appearance . Rufo is 6 ft tall , bone - skinny and always standing at an angle tilting to the side . He has stringy black hair and penetrating black eyes in a pale face . History . Jealous of the attention Cadderly , a fellow devotee of Deneir , received , Rufo was easily manipulated by the priest of Talona , Barjin , who hypnotized him in an effort to unleash the chaos curse . So affected by the curse he was overtaken by his hatred for Cadderly and his lust for Danica Maupoissant that he became quite violent . Eventually he was subdued and freed from the effects of the curse . Later on , Rufo became repentant , seeking to redeem himself for his actions . He accompanied Cadderly , Danica and the wild elf prince Elbereth to Shilmista , which had come under assault from the ogrillon Ragnor , a mighty ogre - orc half - breed and a member of Castle Trinity . Once again , Rufo found himself manipulated , forced to obey the wizard Dorigen from Castle Trinity and her imp ally Druzil . A coward to the end , Rufo returned home before the conflict in Shilmista ended . After accompanying Headmaster Avery to Carradoon , he was once again used as a pawn by one of Castle Trinity ' s wizards , Bogo Rath , and inadvertently caused the headmaster ' s death - Rufo ' s final step towards the dark side of his nature . As a consequence , Rufo received a holy brand ( a blown - out candle above a closed eye ) from Cadderly on the forehead , banning Rufo forever from his order . Exiled and alone , Kierkan Rufo met up with Druzil once again . The imp , freed from servitude to Aballister Bonaduce through the mages death , persuaded Rufo to return to the library and retrieve the Chaos Curse . In false hope of getting rid of the brand on his forehead , Rufo instead drank from the bottle containing the Chaos Curse , the elixir causing his death at the very steps of the Edificant Library . Three days after his death , Rufo rose from the dead at the mausoleum of the Edificant Library , turned into a vampire - the embodiment of the Chaos Curse . He proceeded to seize control of the library , making many of the other priests into lesser vampires or zombie s , with the exception of Brother Chaunticleer , who managed to keep himself safe . So prepared , he was lying in wait when Danica returned to the library . Rufo attempted to take her as his queen , but was denied in this attempt when Danica used a meditative technique to slow down her metabolism , appearing as if she had died . Cadderly ' s return led to a confrontation between the old rivals , a battle of Rufo ' s evil magic against the clerical powers of his rival . Eventually , as he tried to escape in mist form , Kierkan was caught in a bellows by the dwarf Ivan Bouldershoulder and exposed to the sun outside the edifice . So great was Rufo ' s power , he denied Deneir in Cadderly ' s face while bathed in sunlight . Cadderly ' s power , however , combined with the light of the sun , eventually destroyed Rufo as he himself destroyed the desecrated Library . Kierkan Rufo ' s Powers . As a priest of Deneir , Rufo did not possess powers worth mentioning . As a vampire though , his physical and magical powers grew beyond imagination . Rufo gained inhuman strength . He could change into greenish vapor in order to pass through tiny cracks in stone . A person would heed to his command to come close against his or her will . Rufo could even assume the form of a bat . Even in his human form he could climb walls upside down , using the tiniest cracks for a handhold . He could summon a sphere of darkness to shield himself from light or to hide even better in shadows .