Crossway Vampire

The vampires of the Stromkirk family, the traditional rulers of the province of Nephalia, often appear less physically intimidating than others of their kind. Slim and perfumed, preferring tight clothing and flowing cloaks over thick leather armor, novice cathars often mistake these vampires for easy pickings. But such mistakes couldn't be further from the truth, and cathars with the benefit of more experience are torn between the Markov and the Sromkirk when pressed on which vampiric bloodline is most dangerous.   Strength Over Feebled Minds The power of the Stromkirk family comes not from their physical prowess, through the still excel beyond ordinary human limits. Rather, the terror of the Stromkirk comes from their natural charisma, and the powerful magical glamour's which allows them to walk freely anywhere they choose. Each Stromkirk vampire, no matter how novice, is gifted with three things upon their turning: incredible wit and charm, rapturous beauty, and innate magic for enhancing both even further. Even cathars blessed by the Church wards might still fall for the charm of a Stromkirk without realizing it.   Taking blood the Easy Way Both the Flakenrath and the Voldaren, and even the Markov family to an extent, hunt for blood like sharks, stalking their prey and setting into them with fang and claw. But the Stromkirk prefer methods with more discretion, and less mess to clean from their elegantly-trimmed outfits. As such, most novice Stromkirk vampires become what are know as crossway vampires- bloodsuckers which sit at crossroads along the coastal walkways and the Erdwal, looking disheveled and helpless, but all the more beautiful for it because of their magical charms. When concerned travelers stop to help them, in spite of all their instincts that tell them not to, they often find themselves stumbling from remote taverns and manor homes hours later, sometimes with no memory of what has occurred, and only a pair of bite marks on their neck to mark the occasion.