Count Seravith Von Strucker (Sair-A-Vith Von Struk-ker)
Master of Hemomancy
Count Seravith Von Strucker (a.k.a. Lord of Illdhelm)
Count Von Strucker is an ancient vampire from the times of the Dark Elf Empire. Having moved to Malumtr to avoid the horrors of the sun, he has spEnt eons gaining power, mastering the arcane arts, exploring the depths of hemomancy, and even trapping and siphoning the powers of a goddess.
Personality Trait:
I shall prove my strength through feats of blood, and claim my throne through acts of the mind. none shall oppose my birthright.
Ideals:
I who have live eternity, shall overcome my grand weakness, not even the gods can oppose my machinations.
Bonds:
My lovers are what appease what little humanity I hold, though I must turn them before they rip it from me and run.
Flaws:
The thoughts of others are beneath me, how can an ant possibbly outsmart a god?
Divine Goals & Aspirations
For over 3000 years, Count Von Strucker had entrapped the Raven Queen within his castle and had been syphoning off her powers to overcome his vampiric weaknesses, and grant him additional traits, abilities, and resistances/ immunities.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
A tall grey elf, with raven black hair and blood-red eyes, he is known to hide his sharpened teeth behind his sly grins as he toys with those around him. Dawning garbs of black and red, and wearing a breastplate for additional protection, Count von Strucker looks like a suave lord of his domains and believes he is infallible in combat.
Facial Features
Count Von Strucker maintains a clean-shaven appearance, with a thing youthful face, and sharp red eyes. Most of his facial features are typically perfect in standard with elven appearances, but the stunning red eyes do stand out.
Special abilities
Specialized Equipment
Count Von Strucker's known possessions included The Wand of Two Ravens, the Breastplate of the Ruby Sanctum, and The Vivlíomatos, which doubles as his spellbook.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Count Von Strucker was born an illegitimate son to a noble family within the Dark Elf Empire during the Imperium Era. While he wasn't a public figure, he was raised with proper education, bore witness to the creations of the empire, participated in the empire military, and was one of the few living creatures to bear witness to the downfall of the empire, though he has resolved himself to never revealing the events that took place.
Sometime during the Imperium Era, Seravith learned the secret to transforming himself into a vampire, experimenting on his brother Orlock to assure that he would be successful, and eventually passing into undeath.
Generations later, Seravith Von Strucker met the daughter of the Abirelli Counthold, Illdreth Abirelli. Taking fancy of the mortal human woman, he disguised his afflictions and courted her, eventually earning the respect of her family, and being set to marry and inherit the title and domain of the Abirelli the marriage ceremony went off without a hitch, and The newfound Count and Countess were happy. Unfortunately, Illdreth discovered the truth of Strucker, and in a fit of desperation, staked him in the heart while he meditated, and took her own life.
Count Von Strucker woke up in a morgue, with his body being prepared for burial, and learned the truth of what had transpired and, with his secret revealed, killed and transformed the entirety of the castle, placing his wife and family in the tombs of the dungeon.
Eventually, Count Von Strucker transported the Abirelli Castle, now known as Illdrest Castle to Malumtra, where he established the settlement of Illdhelm and continued his rule, taking on turned vampire wives and being a jovial scourge to those who would live in his territory or work against him.
Education
Granted an indefinite, if not infinite lifespan by extension of his post-life as a vampire, Count von Strucker has taken to studying history, arcane, and the arts, with his castle being filled to the brim with tomes and documents that he has collected and studied over the years. Primarily focusing on documenting the extent of his curse, and expanding on the knowledge and discoveries of Hemomancy, Count Von Strucker spends many a days in his castle experimenting with arcane formula, and with his own servants.
When not enthralled in his arcane studies, or interacting with whichever unfortunate adventurers have wandered into his domain, he practices his combat training, being comparable to a swordmaster in skills.
Employment
Historically, Count Von Strucker has worked as a member of the Dark Elf Empire's military. He has also participated in many other fields of work over the millennia, however, his primary work is that of acting as the ruler for the territory of Illdelm, and researching the arcane school of hemomancy.
Accomplishments & Achievements
During his tenure in the Dark Elf Empire's military, Seravith rose through the ranks until he had become a General, participating in many battles, and eventually retiring. Beyond that, he had successfully achieved the noble rank of Count and became a lord of Malumtra, a group of many powerful beings who reside within the shadowfel.
His greatest achievements by his opinion, however, is the attaining of the Vivlíomatos, which he has spent many years expanding upon and improving, adding in his observations of vampirism, and many new hemomancy spells.
Eventually, Count Von Strucker was able to entrap the Raven Queen, and succeeded in siphoning off her powers to make him a vampiric demigod, and overcome many of his vampire weaknesses.
Failures & Embarrassments
His greatest failure was the inability to maintain his relationship with his first wife Illdreth Strucker, and her subsequent betrayal and death.
In recent times, however, Count Von Strucker lost a battle against the Aegis Encarmine, ending with the Raven Queen being freed, and his unconscious body being left victim to the priest Father Caligari.
Mental Trauma
The events of his marriage with Illdhert Strucker left him scared and hurt. It was a long time before he ever tried to love again, and even his jovial facade was broken for a few centuries. Although Count Von Strucker has three wives and comes off as friendly, to him they are merely his playthings for when he must take a break from his works and studies, purely they for appearances and nothing more.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Count Von Strucker has lived through multiple eras and views most problems that would afflict a mortal as silly and of unimportance. being an elf, to begin with, his views on time were already skewed before his eternal unrest. Now, given his long and tireless afterlife, he entertains himself by focusing on his study of all knowledge and the arcane, pursuing the greatest heights of hemomancy, and entertaining himself by providing a game for adventurers to challenge him through, eventually inviting such travelers to dinner at his place to gain a general understanding of their personalities and motivations.
Hygiene
As a high-class noble, Count Von Strucker is very polite, properly washing his hands and body regularity, and even performing proper dinner etiquette during feasting, be it on a delectable turkey, or a beautiful neck.
Social
Reign
Count Von Strucker is considered the true ruler of the Territory of Illdhelm, within the Knaerwood Forests of Malumtra (The Shadowfell). As far as anyone is concerned, this Reign continues to the modern-day and shows no sign of fallacy.
Contacts & Relations
Count Von Strucker has made many connections over the years. Primarily, his immediate connections are his Brother, Orlock Von Strucker, and his three wives, Sophie, Elizabeth, & Mina Strucker. Outside of his castle, he also holds connections to the powerhouses of his domain, including Vincent Frankfort, Ambydir Talbot, Mayor Jekkyl, The Grendle, Father Caligari, and many others.
In the past, Seravith had a wife, Illdreth Strucker, though she is now deceased, along with the rest of her lineage.
Family Ties
Other than those of marriage, Count Von Strucker only has one remaining blood relative, His brotehr Orlock Von Strucker, a nosferatu who lives and thrives withing the dungeons of Illdrest Castle.
Religious Views
Seravith deems gods to be but another creature for him to manipulate. He does not actively worship any deities and has even gone so far as to trap a goddess inside Illdsrest Castle, and siphon her powers, granting Count Von Strucker demigod-like abilities.
Social Aptitude
An egotistic extrovert, Seravith Von Strucker takes pride in performing proper etiquette and treating guests to a good time, offering them the hospitality that they require to even enter another residence. He receives his opponents as childish, not at all a risk to his life or goals, and will treat them kindly, even check-in in on their progression on their journey to his throne room so as to enjoyably torment them, and offer them chances to turn back before they die.
he only drops all pretenses when he truly feels like he's suffering a loss, becoming more beast-like, and lashing out mid-battle, always going for the kill.
Mannerisms
Count Von Srtucker Acts very jovially when conversing with others, believing that proper etiquette and outward politeness is the best way to interact with anyone, as well as to lower their guards and leave them susceptible to his manipulations. Only in combat when he feels he is losing does he drop these formalities, becoming enraged, and sometimes beats like.
Hobbies & Pets
Other than his constant research into the arcane and hemomancy, Count Von Strucker does not hold many interests or hobbies. He does, however, have many pets. From his many bats that hang from Illdrest Castle's rafters to the rats that populate his dungeon. His infestation of armadillos also holds a special place in his heart, and who can forget the many entrapped vampire spawn he populates his cells with.
Relationships
History
During their time of courting, the two were happily in love, with no signs of strain on their relationship, however after their marage and Illdreth's discovery of Seraviths Vampirism, teh relationship quickly broke appart.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Illdreth and Seravith both shared a fondness of literature and knowledge, with Seraviths yearning for a certain title leading him to Abirelli castle in the first place.
Legal Status
Married
History
Seravith Von Strucker spent years manipulating his brother, using him as an experiment, and breaking his mind until he was more animal than man. Orlock believes that his only option is to continue to follow Seravith, while Seravith only considers him as expendable, but resilient.
Relationship Reasoning
Biological.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Both suffer from vampirism, though Orlock suffers from the Nosferatu variant.
Shared Secrets
Both know the secrets to become a vampire.
Wealth & Financial state
Count Von Strucker has amassed a great fortune over the many years he has lived, even before becoming the Count of Illdhelm. Through additional taxing of the people of his territory, he has almost complete control of all currency within his domain, with any leaving only during the events of foreign interactions.
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Divine Classification
Ex-Demigod
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Current Status
Under the control of Father Caligari within his rightful domain.
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Seravith Von Strucker holds many titles:
- Vampire Lord of Malumtra
- Count of Illdhelm
- Lord of Illdhelm
- Last Line of the Dark Elves
- Bloodlord of Battle
- King of the Sinner
- The Ravenpyr
Age
Forgotten
Family
Spouses
Illdreth Strucker
(Wife)
Siblings
Orlock Von Strucker
(Older Brother)
Children
Current Residence
Illdsrest Castle
Pronouns
He, Him, Lord, Count
Gender
male
Eyes
blood red
Hair
Long, sleek, raven black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Grey, and faded
Height
6'1"
Weight
177lb
Quotes & Catchphrases
I Invite you to dinner, full permission to enter my home! Let us feast and converse, for it may be the last delectable meal you will ever taste, and the only proper conversation we will ever have.
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