Alexei Dashkovari

Alexei escaping Obstinath's den with a sack full of treasure, the other Deckhands fleeing with him.

## Family

### Parent(s)

Fedor Dashkovari (Father), Valentina Dashkovari (Mother)

### Sibling(s)

Vladimir Farkas Dashkovari, Vitali Dashkovari, Joanna Dashkovari

Alexei Dashkovari is a Vampire Pirate and crew member of The Black Mako, under captain Canis Absalom. Alexei is one of the last surviving Dashkovari warriors.

## History

Born a Vampire Pureblood, Alexei was a son of the Dashkovari bloodline and heir to the estate of Baron Fedor Dashkovari of Barthum. As a young vampire, Alexei cared little for ruling or politics. Uniquely for both his race and bloodline, he sought to experience the more simple pleasures of mortal life. Although he knew he could not continue to do so forever, Alexei would often mingle with the citizens of Barthum, disguising himself as a mortal, joining their adventuring parties and even drinking with City Guard. While not approved of, his rule breaking nature was overlooked for a time as it was thought he would simply grow out of it.

Before he would have the chance, fate would deal Alexei a cruel hand. Upon the return of Duke Ulfvart to the realm, his father, along with most other Dashkovari vampires were summarily executed. But Baron Fedor had caused the Duke so much trouble during this time of deadly transition that he decided to make Alexei, along with his father’s other sired spawn, his personal assassins. After seemingly killing the last royal Dashkovari, Vladimir, the Duke set about establishing the new status quo. The Barons spawn would be used to hunt other Dashkovari as a mockery to both the memory of his father and their rebellious lineage. Standing over the captured Dashkovari survivors, Duke Ulfvart thus gave them a choice. Serve him as his assassins and defile their own bloodline or die. Seeing no other option, all the Dashkovari offspring chose indentured servitude.

While his siblings resigned themselves to their new roles as Ulfvart's killers, Alexei plotted and trained, never ceasing to hone his skills. After years of killing for the usurper, Alexei was set to make his move. But before he could implement it, his sister learned of the plot. Fully aware that any meagre solo attempt on the Duke would spell the end for Alexei and the other siblings, his sister tricked him and sealed him inside his own coffin.

His siblings, unwilling to kill their own brother, instead chose to cast the coffin out into the waters of the Umbil River. Trapped and confined, he could only resolve himself to an eternity beneath the waves as he was washed out to sea. Placing himself into a sleeplike state, Alexei honed his mind. His years of meditation and thought would be interrupted, however, as his watery prison was eventually fished from the seas.

As his coffin was cracked open, Alexei was met by a strange sight. A Shadar-Kai, a Goliath and a Zombie stood over him. Freeing him, the Shadar-Kai introduced himself as Canis Absalom, famed pirate and captain. He offered to return Alexei home, though the vampire declined, he had no home to return to. Looking around, the thought a life of adventure and excitement quite suited him. Pledging his loyalty to his rescuer, Alexei and Canis would become fast friends and comrades, both having a taste for the dramatic.