RENATA DELOREZ (RENATA DELORESS)
Countess Renata Dolorez’s story begins with the Darkfall, an event in Ostoyan history that culminated in the leaders of the nation transforming into vampires. In life, Renata was a wizard of no small power. She had been born into the aristocracy but pursued the study of the arcane to ensure her future fortune and independence. When members of the aristocracy were first turned to vampires, she was not one of them. This perceived rejection caused her to refocus her arcane studies on the practice of sangromancy, blood magic. Through dutiful study she uncovered a ritual that allowed her to consume the blood of one of the Crimson Court, transforming herself into a vampire in the process. Although violence against members of the Crimson Court is typically responded to in kind, the combination of her magical prowess and viciousness impressed the other vampires and she was accepted as one of their own.
With no obvious rivals in the Crimson Court, Renata turned her attention to an even greater prize than immortality: the Ravencourt Sanctuary. Over the years Renata has dispatched numerous agents to the academy, most without success. She has fared slightly better in her efforts to infiltrate the inner circle of Mina Taliesin, an archmage in Raevo with strong ties to the sanctuary. The countess has remained patient while her plans have slowly taken shape but it is only a matter of time before she takes decisive action to usurp control over the Ravencourt Sanctuary.
