Cornello

Cornello is one of the Vampire Kings, with a territory corresponding roughly to eastern Vistria and various northern places in the Fadelands. He is by far the youngest, having only risen to prominence about 200 years ago, after his lover and predecessor, Vladimir, was slain by the famed vampire hunter Rygax.
As a half-Giant, he speaks Giant (fantasy-French). Although he has yet to be seen speaking common (fantasy-English), he clearly understood it when it was spoken by Voyvoda.
==Biography==
Cornello was born as a half-Giant in the frozen North of the Shadowfel, in Vladimir's territory. Vladimir had a tendency to take mortal lovers for a time, and Cornello became one of these. However, by the time he reached his mid-40s, Vladimir realised that he was more attached to Cornello than the norm and did not wish to see him die of old age.
He did not want to create a new Vampire, having seen the results of Swayne turning Alyssa, but the only other way to grant Cornello immortality was either to wait for the Oluana Spring to be ready to discharge (which would take another 40 years) or to make him a lieutenant, and there were no pleasant lieutenancies on offer (he would have to be either skeletal or incorporeal). After much deliberation, Vladimir turned Cornello in secret.
When Rygax led a successful rebellion against Vladimir about 200 years ago, Cornello was sent by his lover to hide in the frozen wastes where he would be safe. Afterward, Cornello returned and swiftly rebound the majority of Vladimir's spirits before they could be taken to safety, as the forces protecting them were only expecting attacks from the other Kings' territories, not from within.
At some point, Cornello formed an alliance with The Rahjs, who aid him in his war against Swayne in a proxy war for their own conflict with Swayne's patrons - the Mindhunters.
=== Recent events ===
Cornello's influence was first encountered when The Party investigated an incident at Goodplace in Vistria. The local lord, Baron Woodbridge, had traded the entire population of his barony to Cornello in exchange for power, becoming the latest Baron Deathmoor.
At some point shortly before or after, the Rahjs helped Cornello to seize the spirit shackle necessary to create Wormy from Swayne, and he sent his new lieutenant to Castle, the Fadelands equivalent of Swayne's capital of Old House, to create a vampire-worshipping cult that used scarab beetles to drain the life force of local children. After Zaheer discovered this cult, he and The Party located and slew Wormy, ending Cornello's plan. Swayne then retook the shackle, and despite Wendigo's efforts, the shrine could not be retaken without assistance from the Rahjs.
During the Week of Hell, The Party and Rygax interfered in Cornello's plan to give his new Baron Deathmoor immortality using the power of the Oluana Spring, leading to Draven stealing Oluana's blessing and becoming immortal. An enraged Cornello chased the group until they entered the Realm of the Albtraum. He was last seen beginning a fight against Swayne, who had also been in pursuit, but the outcome of this battle is unknown.
== Known Minions ==
*Wendigo
*Wormy (deceased, later lost shrine to Swayne)
*Baron Deathmoor
*Voyvoda