The Unloved
The Unloved is a legion of undead females
under the direct command of a powerful
vampire, Esme. Neither ghouls nor true
vampires—they wander the lands seeking
revenge on the ones who wronged them.
Tragedy born from a pure heart. To talk about the Unloved,
we need to start with the story of Esme. The one who commands
this legions with her dark charisma. In the past, she was a valiant
general defending one of the kingdoms of Herja. Even when all
her men were falling, and she was left with scraps of her initial
army, she remained undefeated. Her bravery and fierceness
while defending the land and the noble castle of her highranking
lover is a tale of the legends. She endured until the last
moment, till she was sure that her loved one safely escaped along
with his people. Only then did she succumb to capture. But even
while in prison, her spirit was unbroken—no matter the tortures
brought on her body, her soul and mind remained clear. Sadly,
this is not the end of this story.
Her lover was captured in the subsequent battle and during
torturous captivity revealed the sad truth—he betrayed her. He
was unable to escape that first siege as the path he was trying
to take was taken by the Disciples’ forces. While still remaining
unnoticed, he opened a passage to the castle, making all gathered
enemies flood the stronghold and leave the passage unattended
and safe. All the while fully aware it would grant them unfettered
access to her. Esme's spirit, unbroken by all the atrocities done to
her so far… shattered.
Esme's transformation into a vampire marked a dark turning
point. Her first act after becoming a vampire was to impale her
former love on a colossal palisade stake.
Esme the Vampire. Now, as a harbinger of revenge, Esme
traverses battlefields, collecting forsaken females left in the wake
of conflict. She extends to them a unique proposition: a chance
for retribution against those who abandoned them. Those who
accept find themselves transformed into strigas, creatures that
are not true vampires but also not mere ghouls. Their minds
are shackled to their mistress's will, their bodies fortified by
the potent blood magic of Esme. She herself is a fearsome
commander who excels in both tactics and brutal power. But it
is not her mastery over blood magic nor the unnatural strength
bestowed upon her by her vampiric transformation that makes
her truly terrifying. Not even the ability to control blood or
regenerate any injuries. What makes her so fearsome is the cold
flame burning inside whenever you meet her gaze, and you are
sure that there is no mercy in her.
The Unloved traverse the night following Esme's dark charisma.
All have tasted the bitterness of abandonment. All were offered
a perverted redemption. All led by a vampire queen twisted by
betrayal. All with hearts that died way before they became one
with the night.
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