Duke Lucas of Catania

# Lucas Klaus

### Backstory

At birth, one might think that the Dragalla Alliance is not the place to build anything but a rather unsavory type of people, However, even in the darkest places, lights sometime shine, as was the birth of the Dhampir named Lucas Klaus. He was born to a vampiric father named Elias Klaus and a mother named Lynna W. Klaus, who were necromantic scientists for the City State of Darkwall and simply used Lucas as another experiment to decipher for the sake of advancing necromantic trainings.

Obviously, growing up, with zero real connection to a father and mother besides the usefulness in research, Lucas grew to be rather spiteful of Darkwall in it's entirety. He was allowed to roam, and study aplenty. After 14 years of the same treatment, Lucas had grown to be quite dark, wondering whether or not this sort of treatment would ever end, he was old enough to perhaps run away, and try something new, rather than sitting around. His parents didn't particularly care to stop him or reprimand him if he kept to himself, rather their lack of any interaction was what had driven him to do exactly as he thought. He had finally boiled over, he knew everything they researched, he could probably write a thesis on it himself and his idiot parents didn't ever listen to him, interact with him, simple things he had also read about in books of raising families, love, romance, life in general, were they emotionless? It had to be better anywhere else. Lucas Klaus hopped upon a ship and stowed away for days to the city of Catania.

Lucas was almost immediately taken up in an orphanage there in the city, he was taught, loved, and most important, he worked for his stay. It felt good, to work for something greater than him, and on top of that, his constant research back home in Darkwall had left him as more learned than any other child there at that orphanage. By the time he was ready to hit the road on his own, Lucas thereafter joined the army of Catania in order to better fight for his country. Rather quickly, the army realized he was more than normal, he had supernatural strength, strength of a chosen, which gave Lucas a sense of superiority as he continued to serve. His mind visualized the troops he commanded on the field, if only a dozen at a time, it was thrilling, and serving his country felt even better.

Lucas served this way for 10 years before he was finally realized, and his superiors granted him a title, that of a knight. Around this time he found his religion of Iomedae, which caused him to quit the military service in order to be a knight errant for Catania, to actively seek to maintain peace and justice. After 3 years of acts of valor on behalf of Catania, He was given the title of Viscount, raising him up from knight as he went to save a noble that had been in danger, and that very same noble vouched on his behalf to be raised to a similar rank due to his continuous valor on the behalf of Catania. All of this only a year before the current day, as he continued his acts, he began to also command a castle, being granted it after certain shifts within the dukedom of Catania, He began to look for staff to fill the castle, and help him serve the Kingdom of Catania even more. Being granted his title of Dukedom only within the last few months, he accepted it graciously, as it did not stop him in his current goals of assisting the greater good of the Kingdom.

### Appearance

Duke Klaus is a rather stern man, after many years of both military service and necromantic experimentation, he seems to almost always keep a completely straight face. He wears dark clothes most times, though he has no need, it is only tradition from when he was a child, as his skin does not sizzle in the sunlight as most Dhampir's do. He had become a dayborn with his fathers experimentation.

### Personality

Duke Klaus does not take many audiences for long, neither does he keep many people close to him. Rather, he prefers to spend most of his time alone, though that does not mean he is not a soft sided man, with his stern side, he keeps people at a distance, and with his soft side he helps those in need. He gives assistance to others but does not accept gifts, nor does he expect anything from his assistance, he feels that kindness is all people would need in order to begin their own fight for justice, but is not afraid to strike or rip that kindness away should it be scorned.

### Friends

Any who is aligned with his goals of Justice and Peace on Mythgate.

### Enemies

Those who campaign for injustice and inequality.

### Recent Activities

Duke Lucas worked as the general of the Helios Imperium Military, and was the right hand man of Emperor Marcus Arcturius (In Military matters) until his death in Lamashtu 26th of Year 29th

Duke Lucas as of Calistril 1st Year 9 of the Age of Might has built The Grand Klaus Academy of Military & Magical Arts