Vladeska Drakov
General Vladeska Drakov (a.k.a. The Crimson Falcon)
Vladeska Drakov, the Darklord of Falkovnia, is a tyrant forged in war and steeled by unrelenting failure. Known once as the Crimson Falcon, she carved her legend in blood and fire, commanding the feared mercenary host known as the Falcon’s Talons. But in the Domains of Dread, where ambition curdles into damnation, Drakov is no longer a conqueror—she is a besieged warlord, forever entrenched in a war she cannot win.
After seizing control of a new and unfamiliar land, Drakov’s rule was cut short not by rebellion or rival empires—but by the dead. Under a starless sky, her foes rose from shallow graves, forming an endless horde. Since that night, every new moon, Falkovnia is besieged anew. The dead breach her walls, slaughter her soldiers, and drag her people screaming into the dark. No victory lasts. No sacrifice is enough.
This is Drakov’s torment: she is trapped in an eternal, unwinnable siege—a cycle of blood and loss, defiance and futility.
Vladeska Drakov is the warlord of a doomed land, fighting a battle she cannot win, sacrificing her soul and nation to preserve an empire of ash and rot.
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Reign
Drakov’s punishment is as precise as it is cruel: she is the consummate soldier, yet no victory is ever final. Each success only delays the inevitable. Each corpse she buries becomes a future enemy. She demands total obedience from her people, but cannot protect them. And though she sees herself as a savior-commander, her people see her as the butcher-queen, dooming them to suffer beneath her pride.
Mannerisms
- Commanding & Ruthless: Drakov believes in absolute discipline. She tolerates no disobedience, no hesitation. In her eyes, fear is treason, and kindness is weakness.
- Tactician in Denial: Though an expert strategist, she refuses to accept that her foes—soulless, mindless dead—cannot be conquered through conventional means. She believes that more drills, more fortifications, more brutality will turn the tide.
- Paranoid & Isolated: Drakov no longer trusts her advisors. She executes "traitors" regularly and surrounds herself with sycophants too afraid to speak the truth. The few who remain loyal do so out of fear, not faith.
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