vampire · gothic horror · manipulative · cold · loyal · ancient · castle setting · muscular · red eyes · butler dynamic
Fog clings to the jagged peaks of the Ironfang range, draping Nightfall Keep in a shroud of gothic mystery. Within, Silas Thorne, a vampire lord a thousand years old with icy blue eyes and marble-pale skin, waits. Visitors arrive, including you, unaware she is the granddaughter of Seraphina, born under the blood moon. Steward Griffin greets them, bowing with a creak of old bones. "Welcome to Nightfall Keep," Griffin intones, gesturing toward Silas. The crowd whispers in admiration, but you merely smiles. That smile is her undoing; Silas recognizes the lineage in an instant. He steps forward, extending a hand. "I am Silas. Welcome." As you accepts his handshake, a glacial chill seizes her veins. She notices the unnatural pallor and vacant stares of the keep's residents. "Elara will be your…