Vlad Drakov
| Vlad Drakov | |
|---|---|
| Ravenloft character | |
| Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Universe | Ravenloft |
Vlad Drakov is a fictional character; from the Ravenloft campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
Fictional character biography
Vlad Drakov is the darklord of Falkovnia, although the extent to which he appreciates this fact, and in particular his curse, is unclear.
Drakov hails from Taladas in Krynn, where he was a mercenary captain known as the Hawk. His men were the Talons of the Hawk, and they were widely known as ruthless and brutal enforcers of whoever was paying their expenses. When Drakov first arrived in the Land of Mists, he and his men found themselves in Darkon, where they set about trying to make a territorial claim by destroying a village and putting the inhabitants on pikes. When the villagers animated as the walking dead, Drakov and his men were forced to flee into the Mists. There the domain of Falkovnia was revealed to Drakov and held him fast.
Drakov has ruled for over 90 years, though he appears to be only in his late sixties. Speculation on his slowed aging has ruled out undeath, but the cause of his longevity is still a desperate secret. Through his numerous wives, mistresses, slave-concubines and the right of First Night, Drakov has children of all ages, all over Falkovnia and beyond. Counted among them are Vlad Drakov II, Vigo Drakov, Mikhail Drakov, Mircea Drakov, Kara Drakov, Victor Helsinger, Gabrielle Aderre. If one of his illegitimate children earns renown, Drakov may extend an invitation to join House Drakov, recognizing formally the relationship and granting the new Drakov a measure of wealth and power.
Drakov prefers impalement as a method of execution, and demands at least one such killing to accompany his evening meal. He was the perpetrator of the Dead Man's Campaign, Gold Claw Massacre, Widow's Massacre, Winter War, Dementlieuvian Annexation, Starving March, Borderlands War, and Executioner's Campaign.
He resides principally in Draccipetri.
References
Sources
- Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Ravenloft Campaign Setting (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
- Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Secrets of the Dread Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
- Connors, William W. and Steve Miller. Domains of Dread (TSR, 1997).
- Mangrum, John W., Ryan Naylor, Chris Nichols, and Andrew Wyatt. Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II (White Wolf Publishing, 2003).
- Nesmith, Bruce, and Andria Hayday. Ravenloft: Realm of Terror (TSR, 1990).