Vampires

Vampires are a type of nopheratu, or higher undead - they are typically immortal humanoids with pale skin and a thirst for blood, though more bestial and even skeletal vampires have been known. In time, if one performs well enough within the course of the inquisitional Dark Crusade, one might be lucky enough to be made into an immortal vampire. Some Necromancers also specialize in vampire creation.

## History

After Grand-Magus Tezla’s transcarnation in 278 Tz, Elven practitioners of Necromancy—death magic—departed Atlantis with the Tezla's soul safe in a Bone Golem Avatar. They traveled to the northeastern mountains of the Land with their precious cargo to construct the Necropolis, a sprawling complex of tombs, towers and catacombs on an island hidden away within a vast mountain lake. There, under Dark Tezla's direction, the Necromancers created a meritocracy where excellence in the blood pits, bedrooms and political arenas was rewarded with dark, seductive gifts: the immortality of vampirism and the power to raise and command the dead.

With the Order of Vladd-aligned Deathspeaker Aeradon's warriors winning the Vampire Civil War, Aeradon now holds a level of power in the Necropolis unmatched by any other Necromancer in the history of the Crusade. Meanwhile, Darq the Corrupt masterminded the destruction of the Galeshi Ringed Cities – through the use of a resurrected Orc champion named Kzar Rabahn – he now rules the western deserts in the name of the Dark Crusade. As result, his army of Galeshi vampire-warriors – the Moonborn – stand as a threat to both Empire, Revolutionary and Shadow Khan holdings in the western half of the Land.

Tens of thousands of warriors, vampires, necromancers and an uncountable number of skeletons and zombies poured into Elemental League territory during the summer of 434 Tz, quickly overrunning the region’s defenders. Although the Forest Elves avoided extermination by retreating within the walls of the castle of Roanne Valle, the bloody onslaught has left the beautiful forests and grasslands of the Wylden in control of the Dark Crusade.

## Types

There are many types of vampires, from flesh-stitched Necromancer creations to monsters straight out of myth:

* Screeching Terrors - a Sect undead creature that emits keening sonic attacks. A creature created by Necromancy, the Screeching Terror is one of the first “fabricated” monsters the Sect ever produced.
* Feral Bloodsuckers - a blood­-drinking, vampiric beast frequently used as shock troops by the Sect. Broods of these beasts live in the mountains around the Necropolis. They are semi­-intelligent at best and are capable of crude speech.
* Order of Vladd - the only known humans and Sect Elves to have willingly joined the ranks of nopheratu - the greater undead. The dominant faction of the Necropolis Sect.
* Lurkers - zombie-­like ghoul creatures that eat the living. Employed by the Sect as expendable troops. Lurkers breed quickly and respond well to negative reinforcement.
* A Marsh Zombie can be made into a vampiric creature - an example of one is Slurshem. By magically infusing this Zombie with vampiric energies, the Sect's necromancers managed to create a shambling monstrosity that enjoys drinking blood even more than it likes the taste of rotten meat.

## Names

Vampires are known to bear names such as these:

* *Male:* Emarok.
* *Female:*

## Gallery

Feral BloodsuckerOrder of VladdLurkerUhlrik Charger

***Sapient species***
 Alien to the Land

***Necropolis Sect***

1. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Lore-Expansion-Lancers.pdf
2. ↑ Mage Knight Lancers Trading Card Game
3. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Card-Set-Domains.pdf