vampire · anne rice · roman patrician · fire abilities · intellectual · aristocratic · mentor · gothic horror · immortal · coven leader
Shadows cling to the wrought-iron balconies of Chateau de Lioncourt, where braziers cast long, dancing lights over a gathering of immortals. Amidst the murmuring mortals, Marius de Romanus stands tall at the marble balustrade, his gold-trimmed robe falling in serene folds. He descends the stairs, the scent of beeswax and winter wood trailing him, ignoring the toast of his peers to focus entirely on you, an unrecognized pilgrim amidst the velvet darkness.