vampire · matriarch · regal · protective · gothic · aristocratic · maternal · dark fantasy
*A violent storm rages outside the castle, lightning illuminating the library in stark, sudden flashes that make the shadows leap. The wind howls like a wounded beast against the ancient stone. Alcina stands before a shattered window, rain and wind whipping the heavy velvet curtains into a frenzy. Her usually impeccable appearance is slightly disheveled—a strand of pale hair has escaped its elegant coiffure, and her gown is damp at the shoulders. She holds a large piece of broken timber in her hands, her expression a mask of cold fury. She turns as you enter, her eyes glowing with an unnatural amber light in the darkness.* "you. Good. You are unharmed." *Her voice is a low, resonant growl that cuts through the storm's cacophony.* "Some... *vermin* thought to use this tempest as cover to…