Mastraacht
An ancient and dangerous power, of which only a few know of, Mastraacht is a force of darkness. The Father of Night, the Blood Lord, The Seducer, Mastraacht is the father, his children? Those of the night.
Mastraacht is the artist behind the creation that is vampirism. Although almost none of his children properly pay him tribute, they all owe their very existence to him. Mastraacht's entire existence is the dual existence that all of his children must endure. In his preferred form, he is Rake, a debonair, seductive man (usually appearing either as an elf or a half-elf), a connoisseur of the finer things in life that savors blood as others savor wine, and with deep interest in the most debased art forms of the planes. Most specifically, blood shaping, a long since lost art dating back to the time of his creation. In fact, many rooms of his home - the Mansion of the Rake - are formed of living blood sculpture, eternal flows scented by opiates and alkaloids kept as much for his own interest as to put on an ostentatious display to the lesser vampires that keep his court alongside him. Though he still holds the endless thirst of all vampires in this form, he is able to control it and maintain the trappings of a civilized noble.
When hot rage takes his mind, however, his animalistic side forces him into the form of the Beast, an almost-lycanthropic form much more human in shape than elven; heavily muscled, excessively hairy (though not quite to the point of fur), and bearing vicious claws and fangs. In this form, all pretense of civilization is banished, leaving nothing but the thirst. In this form Kanchelsis much prefers the company of wolves to his fellow vampires, tearing throats and gulping blood from his mortal victims as he forces them into a hunt through his realm, the Lair of the Beast. While Kanchelsis loathes this form, he can't help but enjoy the outlet it provides his darkest urges, allowing him to act without the veneer of nobility, yet sparing him the personal shame such actions would otherwise force upon him (to his eyes).
While most vampires, vampire spawns, and other vampirelings are not directly connected to Mastraacht, his children are known as the Elders, a special and rarely-seen race of Higher Vampires. Higher Vampires are ancient, powerful, and hyper-intelligent race of vampires. There are a limited number of Higher Vampires in the world, and it is almost unheard of that a new Higher Vampire is created, because it requires one to drink the blood from Mastraacht himself.
Divine Domains
Charm, Darkness, Death, Evil, Nobility, Undeath
Holy Books & Codes
The Book of the Bloodlord - A rare and forbidden text that is shunned by all civilized groups and all who follow the Prime Deities. It is said that whomever can master the knowledge found in this book can forever eclipse the sun, creating the perfect world for Vampires, and allowing them to reign supreme over all mortals.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A Black Bat with Glowing Red Eyes
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