Lucien Castle

**Lucien Castle** was the first vampire to be sired into the Mikaelson bloodline. Though he was timid and meek as a human, as a vampire he was ruthless and bloodthirsty.

## History

As a young human, Lucien was a servant to the Count de Martel in southern France. Though he had little, he was close friends with the count's daughter Aurora de Martel. However, Lucien's father had been badly abused by the count and Lucien harbored a deep hatred for all nobility as a result. Eventually this hatred came to include even his former friend.

Among his duties as a servant, he was tasked with welcoming all visitors to the castle. One day, while performing this duty in 1002 CE, guests he was escorting were attacked by the Mikaelson siblings. Lucien hid from the assault, and watched as the vampires argued. He was soon discovered, but -- in a desperate ploy to save his own life -- he insisted they needed him to gain entry to the castle and provided them information to help them blend in once they were there. Finn, Rebekah, and Klaus agreed they could use him and should let him live, while Elijah and Kol both thought they should kill him anyways.

Once he had successfully brought the vampires into the castle, Lucien had a moment alone with Klaus. He confided in the vampire all about the count's evil ways and the abuse inflicted upon his servants and advised him to avoid Aurora and Tristan de Martel altogether, as they were -- in Lucien's opinion -- the worst members of the court.

Despite his hatred for nobility, Lucien still harbored feelings for Aurora. Eventually, he wrote a note begging her to run away with him and passed it to Klaus in the hopes he could deliver it. Klaus attempted to talk Lucien out of it, but the servant could not be dissuaded. It turned out, however, that Klaus was having an affair with Aurora. Feeling betrayed when he discovered them, Lucien caused a scene which brought them to the attention of Tristan and the guards. Tristan believed Lucien was having the affair, and dragged him to the dungeons to be tortured and whipped. Klaus and Elijah attempted to intervene on behalf of Lucien, but Tristan revealed he knew they were vampires and he would expose their true nature to the court if they did not stand down. Then Tristan pulled out a dagger and slashed Lucien's face.

Klaus managed to free Lucien, who immediately stabbed him. Lucien blamed the vampire for his current predicament. Nevertheless, Klaus -- unable to be killed by a mere dagger -- turned the blade on Lucien. However, Klaus' vitae, still on the blade, mixed into Lucien's and rapidly healed all of his wounds. Lucien believed he had become a vampire, and immediately attempted to kill Tristan -- only to be murdered himself. With Klaus' blood still in his body, he revived from death and fed upon women in the chapel where his body was being prepared for a funeral, now truly turning him into a vampire.

At the end of this, Aurora and Tristan had also been sired. Elijah, Klaus, and Rebekah compelled them to believe they were the Mikaelsons, so that they could act as a decoy for Mikael. He pursued them for years and, when the compulson wore off a century later, the trio began to plot revenge on their Makers.

Over the centuries, Lucien and Aurora spent a good deal of time together, particularly in Paris. They were present there in 1903 CE. Lucien also worked to build a luxurious life for himself, and built up a great deal of wealth. In the 20th and 21st centuries he was head of Kingmaker Land Development Inc., which also performed a great deal of scientific research into the supernatural. Their focus was particularly on the interaction of werewolf venom with Mikaelson vampires.

His stunning business expertise made him a renown philanthropist in the 21st century, noted for his generosity to charity.

## Source

Lucien Castle is derived from *The Originals*.