A History of Vampirism in Kynegrove

List of noteable vampires

Niccola Vadris

Eikor Von Alaric

DeMarco Belpaese

The First Generation Vampire (Unknown identity and whereabouts)

Little is known about the true origin's of where vampire came from. Many have their own theories as to how they came to fruition, but none of them are grounded in any sort of legitimate evidence based research. However, what is known about vampires is that there is a clear distinction and hierarchy between vampires.

The hierarchy works as follows. Depending on what generation vampire you are, the likelier it is that you will possess more power than lower vampires. This does not mean that lower generations cannot obtain these abilities over time however, generations closest to the first generation will have a far easier time of wielding these powers and are granted great advantages from the start.

No one knows for sure who the first vampire was, or if they even exist. Hardly anything is known about second generation vampires as well. However, Niccola Vadris claimed to be a second generation vampire. There is no evidence to conclusively back this claim and some historians theorized that perhaps he had been embelishing and that he was only a third or fourth generation vampire. Almost half a millennium ago, a Niccola Vadris proclaimed himself to be a god and that he would "enlighten the population" by making them all his thralls. Despite being one of the most powerful vampires to ever exist, Niccola's reign as the surpreme second generation vampire lord was short lived and inconsequential. According to a testimony from a vampire hunter from that age, Niccola was laughably easy to kill. Despite being immensely powerful, Niccola was also equally immensely arrogant and unaware of his own weaknesses. Niccola was slain unceremoniously by a the vampire hunter by the use of sunlight. Historians often scoff at Niccola's brief reign and site that even lesser vampires were more dangerous than he was.

For the longest time, vampires were considered to be a joke by many. Their powers if wielded correctly were admittedly dangerous, however their weaknesses were equally as dangerous. Vampires could be killed by sunlight, holy artifacts, and fire. Many joked that vampires could also be killed by garlic and that they couldn't enter into a home unless invited inside.

Vampires were also extremely fractured and self centered. This is a big reason why vampires were considered to be weak by so many. There was almost no unity in vampires especially after Niccola the vampire leader was so swiftly killed by hunters.

That was until Eikor Von Alaric all of the sudden almost brought down armageddon on the entirety of Kynegrove island. Little is known about his past, how he rose to power, or what generation vampire he is exactly, but what is known is that Eikor Von Alaric does not possess any of the same weaknesses. Nor did his vampire thrall, DeMarco Belpaese. This is why DeMarco Belpaese despite now being an active worshiper of Kyrne can wear holy artifacts and participate in holy sacromonies without being harmed. It is unknown if whether Eikor Von Alaric was naturally immune to these weaknesses or if he had discovered some powerful secrets/knowledge/magic that nullified these weaknesses. Despite being a mad man, Eikor was many things but he was not arrogant or stupid. He knew how to use his power effectively and knew exactly what his limitations were. Everyone went from joking about vampires and not taking them seriously to being completely terrified of them almost overnight. It is rumored by many that Eikor was so powerful that it was beyond the capabilities for a mere mortal to take him on. This is why people like Tokugawa Kyo and eventually DeMarco Belpaese would come together to try and stop him.

It is also important to note that other than DeMarco Belpaese, it is unknown if Eikor embraced anyone else. DeMarco seemed to be the only man that he trusted with his blood. Despite what people may think, Eikor hated vampires and thought they were a nuisance to his rule. Eikor was interested in being the only vampire to rule over the island and would regularly hunt and kill other lesser vampires.

With all of this in mind, vampires are an extremely fractured group. Most of the vampires have been slain or lost in time in a tomb somewhere or rather. DeMarco Belpaese is the only known living vampire to currently exist.