Vlad Batran
Vlad Batran (a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler, Draculea)
Leader of the Voivode. Helps Tony Stark and James Rogers in 1993 retrieve James's papers. Also promises to stand with Tony when he starts work on the Meta Protections in 1995/1996.
His current family consists of Maria Lerescu, Mircea Lerescu, Radu Tepes, Lilith Drahici, Ruxandra Tepes
Mental characteristics
Personal history
He was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.
He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire in 1442 to secure their father's loyalty. Vlad's eldest brother Mircea and their father were murdered after John Hunyadi, regent-governor of Hungary, invaded Wallachia in 1447. Hunyadi installed Vlad's second cousin, Vladislav II, as the new voivode. Hunyadi launched a military campaign against the Ottomans in the autumn of 1448, and Vladislav accompanied him. Vlad broke into Wallachia with Ottoman support in October, but Vladislav returned, and Vlad sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire before the end of the year. Vlad went to Moldavia in 1449 or 1450 and later to Hungary. Relations between Hungary and Vladislav later deteriorated, and in 1456 Vlad invaded Wallachia with Hungarian support. Vladislav died fighting against him. Vlad began a purge among the Wallachian boyars to strengthen his position. He came into conflict with the Transylvanian Saxons, who supported his opponents, Dan and Basarab Laiotă (who were Vladislav's brothers), and Vlad's illegitimate half-brother, Vlad Călugărul. Vlad plundered the Saxon villages, taking the captured people to Wallachia, where he had them impaled (which inspired his cognomen). Peace was restored in 1460. The Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, ordered Vlad to pay homage to him personally, but Vlad had the Sultan's two envoys captured and impaled. In February 1462, he attacked Ottoman territory, massacring tens of thousands of Turks and Muslim Bulgarians. Mehmed launched a campaign against Wallachia to replace Vlad with Vlad's younger brother, Radu. Vlad attempted to capture the sultan at Târgoviște during the night of 16–17 June 1462. The Sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia, but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu. Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, in late 1462, but Corvinus had him imprisoned. Vlad was held in captivity in Visegrád from 1463 to 1475. During this period, anecdotes about his cruelty started to spread in Germany and Italy. He was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia in the summer of 1475. He fought in Corvinus's army against the Ottomans in Bosnia in early 1476. Hungarian and Moldavian troops helped him to force Basarab Laiotă (who had dethroned Vlad's brother, Radu) to flee from Wallachia in November. Basarab returned with Ottoman support before the end of the year. Vlad was killed in battle before 10 January 1477. Books describing Vlad's cruel acts were among the first bestsellers in the German-speaking territories. In Russia, popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen his central government only by applying brutal punishments, and many 19th-century Romanian historians adopted a similar view. Vlad's patronymic inspired the name of Bram Stoker's literary vampire, Count Dracula. His family was largely born with genetic blood skills that were powerful and could useful. Vlad, himself, was a master strategist aside from his ability to replace his blood with htat of another through ingestion. He had several children with each of his wives, though only one would be recorded in history. Since his ability to absorb blood included a sort of DNA regeneration, Vlad remained at the hieght of his virility, a trait he shared with several of his descendents. Unfortunately, not every child of his house had this skill and Vlad had to watch his family grow old and die wihtout him. He left the political stage when the turks and Transylvania allied to remove him from power. Disguised as a Turk himself, he survived and returned in disguise to aid his descendents, though not in time to assist his only son from being beheaded as he was betrayed. with assistance from the memebers of the fmaily with blood related skills, the House of Draculesti would dominate Wallachia with pragmatic approach to ruling for generations. Eventually, Vlad re-emerged, at the behest of some of his family, as Mihai Patrascu (Micheal the Brave) and would succeed in uniting much of Romania in 1600 for a few months before it broke apart again and he was "assassinated". Afterwards, he learned the people had not actually appreciated hsi attempts at fuedal governance and disliked him. he made sure his son and his son's lover, Radu Serban, were well positioned and disappeared. He decided to give up and hide from the world for several decades before returning upon the plea of the population in 1711 when the Greek and Russian tension became the Russo-Turkish war. Uninterested in politics and heart-hurt for his loss of family and friends, Vlad and his remaining family stuck to assisting peasants and villages as the profit came from administration positions instead of land management for the politicians. In 1802, he re-entered politics in the Russian army to gain backing and as Tudor Vladimirescu, he led the rebellion of 1821 which led to romanian nationalism and the rumored knowledge among the peasants of his existance and goodwill towards his countrymen. In 1877, he joined King Carol to win Romanian independence as colonel Mihail Cerchez's aide and guard. He was present to see Romanian independence complete at last. In 1922, Vlad made himself and his family known tot he royal family, to be kept as a secret only known to the heir to the throne. They were known as a voice of the people and peasants and would protect the country from within for the good of those. They refused to participate in international wars, save to protect civilian life and continued helping to this day.
He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire in 1442 to secure their father's loyalty. Vlad's eldest brother Mircea and their father were murdered after John Hunyadi, regent-governor of Hungary, invaded Wallachia in 1447. Hunyadi installed Vlad's second cousin, Vladislav II, as the new voivode. Hunyadi launched a military campaign against the Ottomans in the autumn of 1448, and Vladislav accompanied him. Vlad broke into Wallachia with Ottoman support in October, but Vladislav returned, and Vlad sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire before the end of the year. Vlad went to Moldavia in 1449 or 1450 and later to Hungary. Relations between Hungary and Vladislav later deteriorated, and in 1456 Vlad invaded Wallachia with Hungarian support. Vladislav died fighting against him. Vlad began a purge among the Wallachian boyars to strengthen his position. He came into conflict with the Transylvanian Saxons, who supported his opponents, Dan and Basarab Laiotă (who were Vladislav's brothers), and Vlad's illegitimate half-brother, Vlad Călugărul. Vlad plundered the Saxon villages, taking the captured people to Wallachia, where he had them impaled (which inspired his cognomen). Peace was restored in 1460. The Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, ordered Vlad to pay homage to him personally, but Vlad had the Sultan's two envoys captured and impaled. In February 1462, he attacked Ottoman territory, massacring tens of thousands of Turks and Muslim Bulgarians. Mehmed launched a campaign against Wallachia to replace Vlad with Vlad's younger brother, Radu. Vlad attempted to capture the sultan at Târgoviște during the night of 16–17 June 1462. The Sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia, but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu. Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, in late 1462, but Corvinus had him imprisoned. Vlad was held in captivity in Visegrád from 1463 to 1475. During this period, anecdotes about his cruelty started to spread in Germany and Italy. He was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia in the summer of 1475. He fought in Corvinus's army against the Ottomans in Bosnia in early 1476. Hungarian and Moldavian troops helped him to force Basarab Laiotă (who had dethroned Vlad's brother, Radu) to flee from Wallachia in November. Basarab returned with Ottoman support before the end of the year. Vlad was killed in battle before 10 January 1477. Books describing Vlad's cruel acts were among the first bestsellers in the German-speaking territories. In Russia, popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen his central government only by applying brutal punishments, and many 19th-century Romanian historians adopted a similar view. Vlad's patronymic inspired the name of Bram Stoker's literary vampire, Count Dracula. His family was largely born with genetic blood skills that were powerful and could useful. Vlad, himself, was a master strategist aside from his ability to replace his blood with htat of another through ingestion. He had several children with each of his wives, though only one would be recorded in history. Since his ability to absorb blood included a sort of DNA regeneration, Vlad remained at the hieght of his virility, a trait he shared with several of his descendents. Unfortunately, not every child of his house had this skill and Vlad had to watch his family grow old and die wihtout him. He left the political stage when the turks and Transylvania allied to remove him from power. Disguised as a Turk himself, he survived and returned in disguise to aid his descendents, though not in time to assist his only son from being beheaded as he was betrayed. with assistance from the memebers of the fmaily with blood related skills, the House of Draculesti would dominate Wallachia with pragmatic approach to ruling for generations. Eventually, Vlad re-emerged, at the behest of some of his family, as Mihai Patrascu (Micheal the Brave) and would succeed in uniting much of Romania in 1600 for a few months before it broke apart again and he was "assassinated". Afterwards, he learned the people had not actually appreciated hsi attempts at fuedal governance and disliked him. he made sure his son and his son's lover, Radu Serban, were well positioned and disappeared. He decided to give up and hide from the world for several decades before returning upon the plea of the population in 1711 when the Greek and Russian tension became the Russo-Turkish war. Uninterested in politics and heart-hurt for his loss of family and friends, Vlad and his remaining family stuck to assisting peasants and villages as the profit came from administration positions instead of land management for the politicians. In 1802, he re-entered politics in the Russian army to gain backing and as Tudor Vladimirescu, he led the rebellion of 1821 which led to romanian nationalism and the rumored knowledge among the peasants of his existance and goodwill towards his countrymen. In 1877, he joined King Carol to win Romanian independence as colonel Mihail Cerchez's aide and guard. He was present to see Romanian independence complete at last. In 1922, Vlad made himself and his family known tot he royal family, to be kept as a secret only known to the heir to the throne. They were known as a voice of the people and peasants and would protect the country from within for the good of those. They refused to participate in international wars, save to protect civilian life and continued helping to this day.
Species
Year of Birth
1427
568 Years old
Birthplace
Romania
Family
Children
Eyes
Dark
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