Vampires
and Their
Domains
The
vampiric nobility of Lamashtu are intimately tied to the land of
their fiefdoms. When crops are sowed, they emerge from their ornate
fastnesses to consecrate the earth with their blood; this rite
ensures a prosperous harvest and gives them supernatural control over
their dominion. When a vampire lord is wounded or sickens, their land
is blighted through sympathetic connection.
The
Baroque Nature of the Vampire
It
is in a vampire’s unholy nature to favor grandiosity; their baroque
ostentation is a mockery of the natural sublime. The impulse toward
majesty inspires vampire nobles to construct sprawling castles and
towering cathedrals. This impulse also causes them to favor
extravagant finery and aesthetic reverie.
The
Lusts of the Undead
Plural
marriages and harems of mortal concubines and vampire spawn are
common among vampires. New vampires are added to a vampiric house
when a desired mortal is completely drained of blood to transform
them in a vampire spawn. When a vampire spawn is given the blood of a
true vampire, they are raised to the status of a true vampire
themselves; this process is referred to as ennoblement.
The
Mater Monstrum
Legends
foretell the coming of a woman who will be known as the Mater
Monstrum. Unless thwarted, she will become the bride of either a fiend or a vampire and
birth a horde of unthinkable monstrosities that will usher in a
lasting reign of evil. Although Krevbornite folklore contains many tales of monsters unable to withstand sunlight, the orb that shines down upon the world is a pale and compromised beacon. With the coming of the Mater Monstrum, the sun has turned sickly and
its rays no longer harm creatures of darkness. Oddly,
prophesies written in the Verbis Diavolo concerning the Mater
Monstrum are imprinted on the insides of the skin of vampires; flayed
vampires are studied by occultists in hopes of unraveling the mystery
of this foretold bringer of abominations.