Cecil Von Zarovich

The Lord of the Night Sky

The God Shattering Star

Blackened Angel

The Dark Messiah

The Wolf of Belwyn

Strahd Von Zarovich (Uncle)

Sergei Von Zarovich (Uncle)

Rosa (Betrothed)

Sanguinar (Familiar, bound to soul)

Noire (Familiar, bound to soul)

King Ravon (Great Grand father)

Barov II (Grand Father)

Acheron Von Zarovich (Distant relative; past incarnation)

Shadowhunters (Temporary)

Grand Army of Light and Shadow (Temporary)

> "I used to be afraid of my own reflection. I grew so used to seeing the humans of Vandelheim, with their normal eyes and normal skin, that when I looked upon myself in the mirror, I was afraid of the monster that looked back at me."
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Known to some as The Dragon of Belwyn, others as The Prince of Darkness, Cecil Von Zarovich disregards all these titles, and focuses on one: The Last Son of House Zarovich.

## Biography

### Blood on the Snow

Born to the immortal tactician Vigo Von Zarovich, and his wife Alexandra, Cecil was born in the Dark Lands of Belwyn, where the moon endlessly hung over Vampire infested lands. Despite having human parents, Cecil was mysteriously born with vampirism, nearly causing his death until saved by Vigo.

When Cecil was around four years old, his mother took him into the town of Vandelheim to visit the baker. He stayed outside to avoid attention, but broke cover when he found a girl around his age, being bullied by some of the town kids. When he interfered, flashing his blood red eyes, the kids fled, save for the girl, named Rosa who took a liking to him, and thought he was cute.

Three years later, Vigo and Cecil had a short duel in the courtyard in an attempt to awaken Cecil's vampiric abilites. When they initially failed, his father taunted Cecil, enraging him to the point where Cecil shot a mass of red energy into his father, waking up his abilities.

Another three years passed, at the ages of ten, Cecil and Rosa decided to spend a night in the Blackwoods, after being dared to by the town bullies. While setting up a spot to camp, Cecil and Rosa were attacked by a vampire, but Cecil defended the two of them, and staked the vampire, killing him. The next day, Cecil and his mom met in the dueling ring, where Cecil learned swordplay, and how his parents met.

At around age sixteen, he and Rosa attended Vandelheim's annual Ceremony of Flame. After Cecil's failure to dance, he and Rosa snuck off to the forest, where they shared an intimate moment, and talked about their plans for the future. Cecil then decided to try again, treating dancing more like a sword fight, impressing Rosa.

Two years later, Cecil, now at age eighteen, ventured into Vandelheim to buy flowers, as he was considering proposing to Rosa. However, Rosa's father, Anorius, knew of Cecil's vampiric nature, threatening him and forbidding him from seeing his daughter again. However, that night, Rosa snuck out, wanting to spend the night with Cecil. The next day, Cecil and Rosa made a plan to elope, and live with Cecil's great grandfather. Rosa departed, in one last attempt to make her father see reason, and Cecil explained his plan to his parents. As a parting gift, Vigo showed Cecil more of his research into his abilities, teaching him how to summon familiars, one taking the form of a bat named Sanguinar, and one, the form of a wolf named Noire. Returning to his room to wait out Rosa's return, he looked out to see the town in flames.

   Apparating down to the town, Cecil was horrified to see bloodied bodies lining the streets and the town under siege. Rushing to Rosa's house, he found her father, dying. Though he still hated Cecil, he knew he was his only chance at saving his daughter, and gave Cecil his silver sword. Rushing to the church where Rosa was hiding, Cecil found her being attacked by a large Vulkod vampire, named Deathlord Morlund. Although Cecil fought as hard as he could, Morlund won, and killed Rosa.

As Vigo and Alexandra departed Belwyn to help King Ravon in his occupation of Ravenloft, Cecil stayed in Vandelheim, as he would refuse to rest until he had killed Morlund. As he drowned his sorrows in the tavern, two vampires entered, and began to antagonize the barkeep. When they saw Cecil finishing the last of the Bloodwine, they began to attack him, but were swiftly killed. Stumbling outside and grasping his shoulder in pain, he crawled towards the forest, and waited to die or until he stopped hurting.

The next day, Cecil awoke in a small log cabin, though after a horrific nightmare. There, he met the Barnes family, a kind old couple who nursed his wounds, repaired his clothes, and cooked him dinner. Shortly into dinner, however, the cabin came under attack by vampires. As The Barnes hid in the corner, Cecil stormed outside, and killed the vampires. However, another vampire emerged from the shadows, the Nosferos known as DeMarkov. DeMarkov told Cecil that he had been invited by Morlund to join his hunt, but Cecil angrily declined, and attacked. DeMarkov tried to fight him off, but was defeated, and fled, leaving Cecil to collapse and scream in agony.

Later, Cecil sat by the campfire, holding his sword close to his heart, the only physical memento of Rosa he had left. While resting, he was ambushed by another of Morlund's servants, Rakhan. Rakhan and Cecil dueled for a bit, before Cecil wounded him and drew blood. Rakhan fled in bat form, but accidentally left behind a blood trail for Cecil and Noire to follow.

Arriving at Bloodmoon keep, Cecil fought his way to the throne room, where he met with DeMarkov again. Demarkov explained that Morlund wanted Cecil to join them, as he would be a powerfully ally, should he let go of his morals. DeMarkov also theorized that it was all a game to Morlund, as revenge for Alexandra killing his father. Just then, Rakhan emerged again, attacking Cecil in a frenzy. As Rakhan was about to stab Cecil, DeMarkov impaled Rakhan with his blade, killing him. DeMarkov explained that Cecil was to be let through, to face Morlund in his full capacity, and Rakhan had disobeyed that order. He also explained he was not loyal to Morlund, but rather the Bloodmoon throne, and whomever sat on it.

Entering the throne room, Morlund and Cecil confronted each other, and engaged in a long duel. When it seemed that Morlund had the upper hand, Cecil taunted him, and drove his hand through Morlund's chest and ripped his heart out. Afterwards, Cecil retreated into the depths of Bloodmoon keep, and hid away from the world, falling into a deep sleep, until the world needed him again or he die, not caring which.

### Savior of the Sun

During his sleep, Cecil constantly relived the nightmare of Rosa's death. Finally, after three hundred years, Cecil awoke in the depths of Argynvostholt, in the country of Ravenloft, weakened and mentally unstable. However, his father's presence was enough to bring him to his senses. Leaving the ruins, Cecil, along with his father, the witch Syndra, and a group of heroes calling themselves the Children of the Spear continued onto their destination, the Tower. During their travels, they were stopped by a contingent of assassins from a group known as the Brotherhood of Twilight. Cecil easily dispatched the assassins, even despite his weakened state. As he was about to drink their blood, Vigo stopped him, not wanting his son to lose himself to the bloodlust Vampires were known for. Revealing his condition, Cecil was horrified to discover his father had become a vampire, due to their family curse. Before departing, Vigo passed the blade of house Zarovich, Silence to Cecil, hoping it would help restore his strength.

Arriving at the Tower, the group split into smaller groups to pass through the Tower's 'Dreamscape', a mist that could grant those who pass through visions of the future, the past, or something else. Before he and his father entered, Cecil tried to ask what had happened to his mother, and while he was horrified to learn of her death, he could not figure out how she had died. Traveling through the Dreamscape, Cecil and Vigo were separated, and Cecil was confronted by something representing the Black Cross of Avernus. Exiting the Dreamscape, Cecil found his father and the rest of the party discussing battle plans over dinner. While Cecil sat at the table, he tuned out the conversation, his mind burning with questions of his mother's fate.

After leaving the Tower, Cecil and Vigo split off from the party, and headed to the ruins of Avernus, one of the first settlements of Ravenloft, and the hideout of the dark god, The Moon Lord. During his travels, he finally managed to ask his father what had happened to his mother. Cecil was horrified to learn of her fate: how she was cursed with lycanthropy, and had been put down not three days before Cecil awoke. As Vigo turned in for the night, Cecil dreaded going to sleep, knowing what was coming. To help delay the nightmare, Sanguinar appeared, and talked to Cecil, as they discussed their thoughts on the company Vigo had kept as of late. Cecil spoke his suspicions he had of the druid, Sage, and some sort of connection to his mother. As Sanguinar disappeared, weakly wishing Cecil a good night, Cecil collapsed, and fell into a deep nightmare, reliving Rosa's death. As he awoke screaming, he entered another manic episode, screaming about having spent the past three centuries reliving that same nightmare, over and over. Screaming in agony and weeping, he fell into his father's arms.

After gathering themselves, Cecil and Vigo made their way to the Ruins of Avernus, where The Moon Lord awaited them. Descending into the ruins, Vigo taught Cecil their family's history with Ravenloft, and how their family fractured into four great houses of Ravenloft. He learned of Vigo's brother, Strahd, and the years following that split their family even more. During their conversation, Cecil and Vigo entered the armory of the castle, where Vigo began to awaken Cecil's new blade's power.

As they continued to descend into Avernus, Cecil continued to pry on his mother's fate, and why fate had seemed to abandon their family at every turn. Vigo explained the truly evil side of The Moon Lord, telling of how he had torn their family apart, poising Strahd against his family, and cursing Alexandria to make Vigo desperate enough to accept his power. But Vigo explained he was nothing, if not patient, and that he had planned his revenge for centuries, and it was finally beginning. Slamming open the final set of doors, Vigo revealed the throne room of The Moon Lord, decorated with the caskets of Cecil's ancestors, the lords of Avernus. As The Moon Lord's avatar revealed itself, Vigo and Cecil attacked. During the fight, Vigo was injured, but Cecil kept fighting despite his own injuries. As more of his power began to emerge, he managed to keep The Moon Lord occupied while his father recovered. When the battle seemed lost, Vigo awoke, and assisted Cecil in activating his sword's hidden power, ending the battle. When The Moon lord reappeared, Vigo and the surrounding area faded away, as Cecil finally got to speak with the one who had cursed his family for so long. The Moon Lord began to mock Cecil, telling of his family's fate having been long intertwined with his own. He then proceeded to make Cecil an offer: become his champion, in exchange for the power to save all of Ravenloft and his father, bring back his mother, and finally, to see Rosa once again. Cecil pondered this for a second, but knew better, and rejected his offer, knowing if he was ever going to see Rosa again, it would be in death. Cackling, The Moon Lord vanished, and Vigo reappeared. As Cecil began to lament his lack of strength to save his family, Vigo's vampirism faded away, as he embraced his son, assuring him that he had saved them all.

As they left the ruins and travelled towards Yesterhill, where the battle against the Black Rose knights awaited. As Cecil's powers began to awaken, he noticed his body had been changing, as his eyes had now changed to black with red beady irises, and his skin changing to a ghostly grey color, with black scar-like lines forming. But he accepted the changes, as if it meant his father could be free of his own curse. During the trip, Cecil and his father spoke of the future, with Cecil wondering where his place in the war was, and what he would do if they won, knowing he could never return to Belwyn, or to a normal life. But to his surprise, Vigo rebutted this, saying that if they won, Ravenloft would be free, and Cecil would finally have a chance at a normal life. As Vigo lamented that Alexandra had always wanted grandkids, this prompted Cecil to inquire on his mother's curse and her death. Vigo recollected the story of their battle against Alexandra, referred to as The Great White in her Lycanthrope form. During the battle, the Skeksis, the invaders of Ravenloft had taken over the minds of the townspeople of Tobin, and the mind of Alexandra. Although Vigo and the heroes had tried their best to subdue her, in the end it came down to her, or the heroes, and Cecil learned that it was Sage, the Druid he had suspicions of had been the one to finish her off. As his rage began to build again, Vigo reminded Cecil that her death was ultimately necessary, as she would have killed them otherwise. Asking Cecil to set aside his anger until the war was over, Cecil agreed, and Vigo lamented that he had not been present for Morlund's death, saying how proud he would have been to rip the life from him, and that his mother died proud of him.

The next day, Cecil and Vigo arrived in their army's base camp near Yesterhill. Although he had agreed to his father's request to divert his anger from Sage, Cecil was unable to keep his mind off of the druid, wondering if he had it in him to put aside his wrath. As his father met with the leaders of the Vistani and Goblin tribes in Ravenloft, Cecil left to sit and clear his head. After some time, his father came to join him, not feeling like giving a speech in front of two armies he didn't connect with. As Vigo lit another cigar, Cecil actually managed to crack a joke, surprising Vigo. As the battle of Yesterhill began, Cecil began to tear through the Black Rose army, killing all in his path. As he carved through the opposing army, the Skeksis responsible for his mother's death appeared, leading an army of Garthim against both armies, turning it into a free for all. Tempted to charge straight for the Skeksis and avenge his mother, Cecil held back, knowing that his place was by his father's side. During the fight, General Iolodren of the Black Rose army entered a truce with the heroes, and turned his forces onto the Garthim army, finally uniting the armies of Ravenloft against the Skeksis. However, it was revealed that the Skeksis shared a link with two of the leaders of the armies, and their deaths resulted in the deaths of The Goblin Chieftess, and Strahd Von Zarovich, Cecil's uncle, who had been there at his birth and had always wanted to meet him. As his father mourned, Cecil stared out across the battlefield, feeling only pain and silence as the armies mourned their dead.

After the battle, the leaders of the armies reconvened to discuss their plans to retake the Crystal Castle and pull Ravenloft out of the darkness. While his father was occupied, the late Goblin Chieftess' son, Sour, sat down to talk to Cecil, even managing to make him laugh. Striking up a bond with the goblin, since they had both just lost their mothers, Sour then revealed the existence of The River of Innocence, which supposedly had the power to allow one to speak with the dead. Deciding to find the river after the upcoming battle, Cecil allowed Sour to borrow his silver longsword, to get some last minute training. Leaning back up against the tree, Cecil took one last rest before the final battle.

The next day, the newly formed army marched on the Crystal Castle, ready to lay down their lives to save Ravenloft. As the main force charged towards the castle; Cecil, Vigo, and Sage made their way to the top of the castle riding Argynvost, a massive dracolich. As the dracolich was injured, Cecil jumped off the dragon's back and used his newfound powers to shape himself into a large bat and disable the artillery fire.

Reaching the top of the castle's tower, Cecil, Vigo, and Sage met face to face with Skekvalm the Guardian, general of the Garthim army. Summoning to his side a massive dog with the faces of children, Cecil and Vigo engaged the beast while Sage dueled Skekvalm. As Cecil finished off the beast, he and Vigo turned to see that Sage had lost his duel with Skekvalm, and was being strangled over the edge of the tower. Rushing into action, Skekvalm trapped Cecil in an anti magic bubble as he tried to transform, and Vigo pleaded with the Guardian, offering himself instead. However, as Vigo seemed to fail, Esmeralda appeared again, and wounded Skekvalm, causing him to drop Sage. As Vigo started to bleed, he realized he was the mystic connected to Skekvalm. Embracing his destiny, he shot Skekvalm in the head, killing him and sealing his fate. As Sage fell, Cecil caught him, and after exchanging words about Alexandra, helped him complete the ritual of the sun. As the sun rose over Ravenloft, Cecil held his father for one last time as he faded away.

Making their way down to the main hall of the castle, Cecil was saddened to learn Sour's time on this world was coming to an end, but wished him well and congratulated him. Before leaving, Sour gave Cecil a crayon map to the River of Innocence, and departed.

Making his way to the River of Innocence, a vision of his mother manifested, and the two talked for a bit, catching up after 300 years, and allowing Cecil the chance to say goodbye before she faded away. As he began to leave, another vision manifested, showing a young Cecil and Rosa playing by the water. Knowing now that the Moon Lord still stood, Cecil's resolve hardened, knowing his score still remained unsettled.

### Tale of Two Wolves

Over the next year, Cecil spent his time watching over the ruins of Vandelheim and the nearby Waterfalls area, where Rosa had been buried. During his sentinel, Cecil had a dreamscape-like encounter with Fennys, where he met Rudolph Hugh, a Goblin who had recently been attacked and was dying. To save his life and to help him on his path of revenge, Cecil turned the Goblin into a vampire, granting him immortality and some of his power, and warned the young Goblin that should he stray from his path and turn to evil, he would kill him personally.

Some time later, Rudolph would return to Belwyn to speak to Cecil, asking for his help in the upcoming assault on Eldranor. Cecil declined to assist, since he wanted to be ready for the return of The Moon Lord, but gave him a talisman containing some of his blood which summoned an avatar of his power, which mortally wounded The Rider of Death.

### Season of Red Leaves

Unbeknownst to Cecil, The Moon Lord had begun his next scheme: to drag the land of Eversong into the Abyss, to use as a foothold to invade the mortal world. During his time in Vandelheim, a group of heroes working in the employ of the Shadowhunters entered Vandelheim searching for The Skull of the Deathlord, which was anchoring the Blackwoods to Eversong. As Zia, Kana, and Ulixes entered the Waterfalls of Agharta, Cecil appeared behind them, ready to fight them. Upon learning of the Skull's existence, Cecil joined forces with the Shadowhunters, and guided them to Bloodmoon Keep. Battling their way through the denizens of the Blackwoods, the Shadowhunters entered the keep and saved Lucien. Making their way to the top, Cecil prepared to destroy the skull, but Rayvon Shadowsong accidentally activated it, fusing with the skull and inadvertently resurrecting Morlund. Taunting Cecil, Morlund disappeared, and begun the convergence, forcibly merging Eversong and Belwyn into The Dark Kingdom reborn. Leaving the Shadowhunters, Cecil rushed to go and kill Morlund before things could get any worse.

Instead, Cecil encountered Gharon and Cornell, Morlund's two new lieutenants. Engaging in a long and arduous fight with them, they were eventually driven off, and sent Sanguinar and Noire to find the Shadowhunters and kill Cornell, while he followed after Gharon.

Rushing to the town of Port Little Oak, Cecil found the town under attack by the vampiric forces of Belwyn, now known as Clan Bloodmoon Reborn. Joining the Shadowhunters and his familiars in the defense of the town, Gharon was once again driven off. Before leaving to track him again, Cecil noticed the smell of Linthea Shadowsong's sickly blood, and knew she didn't have much time left. Feeling slightly guilty since she reminded him of a young Rosa, and since he had failed to save her father, Cecil agreed to help Saber and Rowan return to the Waterfalls of Agharta, where he believed the water may contain healing properties. Using his power, Cecil was able to force open a portal to Belwyn's old tunnel system. Rushing through the tunnels, they met the Gorgon Stheno, who informed the group that the remainder of Clan Bloodmoon had retreated underground after Morlund's death three centuries ago, and had established the City of the Damned. Fighting their way through the city, they reached the end of the tunnels, where they found Gharon, who had transformed into a massive Archlich, and engaged the group in battle. As Saber and Rowan were injured, Gharon began to taunt Cecil, mocking him for failing to save Rosa and how he would never see her again. Flying into a rage, Cecil tore Gharon apart like an animal, finishing him off. Returning to the surface, the group made their way to the waterfalls, where Saber collected a vial of the water. Just then, Rosa's ghost appeared, blessing the vial and completing Linthea's cure. As Saber and Rowan left for a bit, Cecil and Rosa finally were able to reunite, albeit very briefly.

Returning to Little Oak, Cecil, the Shadowhunters, and the combined forces of the Order of Radiant Dawn and the Black Rose Army, known as the Grand Army of Light and Shadow begun their assault on the Dark Citadel, Morlund's place of rule in The Dark Kingdom. Initially joining the Shadowhunters in their mission to kill Morlund, Cecil soon saw that the army was losing, and although it pained him that he would not be able to assist in Morlund's death, Cecil knew he could save more lives by joining the battle. Crashing onto the battlefield, Cecil joined Rowan, Lucien, Lord Anzu and the rest of the army in destroying the Bloodmoon army.

When Morlund fell and The Moon Lord departed from Eversong, Cecil flew to the top of the Citadel, and wished the Shadowhunters well, before leaving to undo the convergence. However, when he arrived in Mordenheim, he was ambushed by Morlund and The Moon Lord. Unable to fight them off, Cecil was nearly killed. However, Rosa showed up, wielding the power of The Forest Soul, and saved his life. His wounds healed, Cecil fought the two again, now with Rosa at his side. Driving Morlund and his master off, he and Rosa shared a tender moment, before going to purify Eversong. Since Rosa was unable to free the forest soul from its corruption however, Cecil was forced to absorb the darkness into himself, tearing apart his body and allowing Rosa to purify the forest soul, restoring Eversong to the mortal world.

However, Cecil survived, and returned to Vandelheim, where he resumed his watch over the Blackwoods.

### The Red Death

Soon after his return, The Moon Lord arrived in Vandelheim and taunted Cecil, before disappearing and corrupting the Waterfalls by stealing Rosa's remains. In a fit of rage, Cecil swore that The Moon Lord would finally die once and for all. However, before he left, Rosa appeared to him in spirit form, using what was believed to be leftover magic from the forest soul. Before leaving Vandelheim, he and Rosa took one last walk around the town, recounting the final days of the town. As he left, Cecil decided that if Belwyn was ever to recover, the marks of the past needed to be erased, beginning with Belwyn, and he used his magic to send a wave of fire erupting through the town, burning the entire village to the ground, save for the church and Zarovich manor.

After departing Vandelheim for the final time, Cecil was attacked by vampires in the Blackwoods. Fighting his way through, he eventually crossed over an invisible barrier around Old Bloodmoon Keep, keeping lesser vampires out. He soon discovered the barrier was being maintained by DeMarkov, who had lived in Bloodmoon Keep since Cecil had left, taking in human survivors and had established Cecil as a folk hero among them.

After leaving Bloodmoon Keep, Cecil discovered the lost village of Arglostahd, which had been abandoned for three hundred years. He was horrified to learn that the human occupants had died after he had retreated underground after killing Morlund, and that he had failed them. He was also ambushed here by a mysterious knight in the service of The Moon Lord, known as The Red Death. While Cecil fought well, he was brutally defeated, and suffered a massive stomach wound which plagued him for the rest of his journey. However, while being impaled, more of Cecil's power began to awaken, in a manner he had never seen before, as draconic wings burst from his back, and he began to ignite everything around him in a blaze of hellfire. As The Red Death retreated, Cecil collapsed.

As Cecil awoke, he found himself resting against a tree, Rosa's spirit resting with her head on his shoulder. As he still writhed in pain, Rosa comforted him, as Cecil began to suffer a panic attack. As he poured his heart out to Rosa, his wound began to flare again, as he fell unconscious. After waking up again, he continued to journey towards The Moon Lord's castle. When he happened upon the Ravonian vale, he came upon a massive army of the undead gathering. While he was ready to fight through the army, Sanguinar and Rosa advised him against the idea. Instead, he decided to turn around and take an alternate route to the castle, through the Haunted Wastes.

As he limped through the wastes, Cecil encountered a massive black dragon, guarding a tomb that had sunken into the sand. As Sanguinar distracted the dragon, Cecil snuck in. There, he found a mural depicting Belwyn's corruption, and was surprised to see a figure that looked like him depicted on it. While examining the mural, Cecil was attacked by a group of assassins, claiming to serve the black dragon and the Zarovich clan, but attacked Cecil nonetheless. As Cecil grew weaker after the fight with the assassins, he began to feed on one of them, tearing him apart like a wild animal. As he descended further into the tomb, he eventually found the sarcophagus of one of his ancestors, the vampire king Lord Acheron Von Zarovich. When Acheron's ghost appeared, he explained that he was the one who had made the deal with the Moon Lord to corrupt Belwyn. But more importantly, he revealed to Cecil's horror that he was his reincarnation, and that they were the same person, explaining Cecil's vampirism. However, Acheron also accidentally revealed The Moon Lord's true name, Daegon; which held power over him. As Cecil struggled to come to terms with what he truly was, his father appeared, and explained to him that Acheron was only half correct. While Cecil could eventually become Acheron, he still had a chance for salvation, and that he should never forget who he was.

After he left, Cecil was filled with a newfound determination. He returned to the grounds of Castle Krakensburg, ready to fight. There, he was ambushed by The Red Death, who was revealed to be Morlund. As he and Morlund faced off once again, Morlund raised the undead army from the earth, forcing Cecil to fight the entire army on his own.

### One Last Kiss

Undeterred, Cecil bravely rushed into battle, facing down Daegon's entire army. During his fight, however, Cecil was stabbed by Morlund, and gravely wounded. As he fell unconscious, he had a vision of his first fight with Morlund, but in this version he won. He wanted to accept it as truth, but forced himself to come to terms with Rosa's death, revisiting the memory one last time. Unfortunately, Rosa's binding to the world had faded, and her spirit began to fade away, for good this time. As the last of Cecil's hope left him, he gave into Lord Acheron's will, embracing the darkness within. However, Cecil had lied, drawing out the piece of Acheron within himself, and absorbing its power, mantling the power of The Black Dragon. As he regained consciousness, his new power erupted, awakening as The Dragon. As Morlund readied for battle, Cecil incinerated him in an instant, and began his approach towards the castle, burning everything in his path.

When he reached the castle, he returned to his vampiric form, and entered, reflecting on his time in the castle as a child. He discovered that the throne room door was locked, and required two Blood Orbs as keys to open, and he descended into the castle's wings to find them.

In the castle's western wing, he first happened upon the old dining room, where he reminisced about the lavish parties his parents would throw for the nobility of Belwyn. Cecil had always hated these parties, bored and anxious of high society when he was young. From there, Cecil then found the castle's ballroom, where he mourned that he was never able to show Rosa the room, and that if things had worked out they would have had the entire room to themselves. While in thought, Cecil was attacked by one of the castle's leftover guards, known as a Belwynian Dancing Armor. After a rough fight, Cecil defeated the armor, claiming the blood orb.

Journeying to the castle's eastern wing, he first entered the astrology tower, where he could get high enough above the clouds to see stars, something not often seen in Belwyn. But upon seeing the dead, grey skies of Belwyn, he quickly departed. Next, he found the castle's botanical garden, which was strangely still decorated with flowers, as if recently cared for. Suspicious, Cecil moved his way through, ready for combat. But to his surprise, he found what appeared to be Rosa, resting on a bed of flowers. Initially skeptical, he took her into his arms, as the woman pleaded for his help. But she made a fatal mistake in addressing Cecil as the Dark Messiah, a nickname only used by his enemies. Threatening the woman, she revealed herself to be a succubus in disguise. Taunting Cecil and trying to seduce him, she was angered when he resisted, and engaged him combat. During the ensuing fight, Cecil managed to gain the upper hand, until the succubus seduced and mind controlled Sanguinar, who kept Noire occupied. Gaining the upper hand, the succubus restrained Cecil wish a massive thorned vine, and began to kiss him, attempting to mind control him. Due to his immense power, Cecil was just barely able to resist. As the succubus tried again, Cecil just barely held onto Rosa's memory, to the last night they spent together, giving him the strength he needed to resist again, freeing himself and killing the succubus. With her death, Cecil obtained the second blood orb, the last key he needed.

In the throne room, as he tried to open the throne room door, he discovered the entire room had been effected by an anti magic field, preventing the use of his powers or summoning his familiars. He turned around to be confronted by Morlund, who's resurrection was also being blocked. Morlund explained that the magic field would enable them to settle things once and for all, without anything to stand in their way. Cecil accepted, and the two had a fierce duel, one that surpassed Their duel in Bloodmoon keep so many years ago. Finally, Cecil was able to gain the upper hand, cutting Morlund's hand off, and pinning him to the wall with his greatsword. Surprisingly, Morlund accepted his death with honor, sharing one last talk with Cecil before dying for the final time. With his death, the anti magic field dissipated, and Cecil was able to enter the throne room.

Inside the throne room, Cecil confronted Daegon, where it was revealed Daegon was actually telling him the truth about the offer he made in the Ruins of Avernus, and revealed he could have returned Rosa to life. Lighting up the room, Daegon revealed Rosa was actually alive, and that he had allowed her spirit to guide him to Castle Krakensburg. The two then engaged in a massive battle, one that Cecil knew he could not allow himself to lose. During the fight, Cecil was heavily wounded, breaking and losing the use of his arm. However, Rosa's words of encouragement gave him the strength to keep going, and he returned to his dragon form, dragging Daegon further into the abyss. There, Cecil revealed that with Daegon's true name, and superior strength, the Abyss now answered to Cecil. Cecil stripped Daegon of his power, and banished him from his new realm, freeing Belwyn from his influence forever.

    However, upon returning to the castle, he discovered Rosa had been kept alive through Daegon's power, and she was now dying. In a desperate act to save her, Cecil attempted to turn her into a vampire, rendering her unconscious for a moment. As she awoke, now with Cecil's father's power, Rosa had been made immortal, and the two exited the castle, witnessing the sun rise on Belwym.

## Personality

Before the loss of Rosa, Cecil was an outward, protective, and kind person, despite his vampirism. However, he did have moments of anger and bloodlust, like when Vigo got him worked up to wake up his powers, when he was protecting Rosa from the vampire in the Blackwoods, and during his fight with Morlund.

After Rosa's death, Cecil changed completely. The last of his happiness had begun to leave him, save for occasional glimpses like when he met the Barnes family. When confronting vampires who had attacked Vandelheim, he would be filled with an insurmountable rage, comparable to a dragon, earning his nickname his father had given him.

After killing Morlund, Cecil felt empty and without purpose, his depression further growing after learning of the death of his mother. However, he grew closer than he had ever been to his father during his time, and began to feel joy and make jokes again, even making friends with the goblin, Sour. Unfortunately, all of this would be ripped away from him when Vigo and Sour lost their lives during the battle of the Crystal Castle, and Cecil now had no living family or friends left, with only rage and vengeance to drive him forward.

After Ravenloft, Cecil grew cold and unfeeling. When the Shadowhunters found him, he seemed uncaring that Eversong was being dragged down into The Abyss, only displaying emotion when they told him of Morlund's involvement in the convergence. Despite this, he had a few fleeting moments of compassion, such as when he learned of Linthea's illness and feeling guilty he had let her father die. Even being reunited with Rosa's ghost after hundreds of years did little to lift his spirits, taking it as a reminder of his failure.

During the darkest hours of Belwyn, after his injury at the hands of The Red Death, Cecil began to worry about his looming death, and became an anxious wreck, afraid of death yet completely unrelenting in his quest to kill The Moon Lord, going back and forth between accepting and being unable to accept death. However, he slowly became comfortable with Rosa's ghost, allowing himself to feel some form of happiness around her, rather that just being reminded of her death.

While centuries of loneliness, insanity, and torture damaged his mind beyond irreparably, Cecil began to heal after The Moon Lord was banished from the Abyss forever and Rosa returned to life. He was filled with a childlike sense of excitement when he got the chance to show Rosa her first sunset, and began to return to some semblance of his old self.

## Abilities and Equipment

    Throughout his quest for vengeance, Cecil sported black, lightly armored clothing, with black iron shoulder plates and a long black cape. During the siege on Vandelheim, he was gifted Rosa's father's silver blade. After he awoke in Ravenloft and was reuinited with his father, he was gifted the blade of House Zarovich, Silence.

Being a pureblooded Vampyr and from the Dracul bloodline of Vampires, Cecil was a significant cut above the average vampire that haunted the forests. He had access to a range of magical abilities, including blood-red energy bolts, apperation, shapeshifting, and the ability to summon familiars. After gaining Silence, Cecil's powers had begun to grow, and he had become even more powerful than when he fell into his coma, now able to shape his energy into a whip, floating swords, and black, gauntlet-like claws. However, even without his powers, Cecil was still a master swordsman and duelist, trained by The Witcher-Knight Alexandra herself.

## Appearance

Cecil had pale grey skin, red eyes, and pointed ears, all due to being a vampire. Besides that, he was tall, had long while hair like his mother, but sharp, pronounced features like his father. On his left shoulder, he gained a tattoo-like marking of the emblem of House Zarovich, after bonding with the Eidolon Noire.

His favorite outfit was a black royal outfit, with black spaulders and a black cape, and he carried a silver longsword. When not fighting, he would use his magic to disguise it as a silver cane, with a pointed end to use as a stake when he needed to, but after awakening in Ravenloft he no longer did this.

After his first fight with Morlund, Cecil possessed a large scar on his right shoulder.

After reawakening in Ravenloft and gaining Silence, Cecil's eyes turned completely black, with red irises. His skin had become a more ghostly grey color, with dark scars beginning to form on his face, and his fangs had become more pronounced.

## Familiars

Cecil's two familiars, Sanguinar and Noire, have followed him loyally since he began his journey into darkness.

    Sanguinar the bat had the capacity for speech, and loved to talk. He constantly makes jokes, and tries to lighten up the mood. He is also sarcastic, often taking jabs at Cecil for him messing up, though he knew not to push it and joke about Cecil's greatest failure.

    Noire, Cecil's wolf familiar and Eidolon, behaved a lot more dog like, barking and cuddling with Cecil, but when his master was threatened, turned more wolf like, pouncing on enemies, and slashing and biting them with claws and fangs flowing with necrotic energy.