Overview
Centered around the lands of Noctis, the Vampire Princes are divided into six great bloodlines, bound, however tenuously, by the Sanguinium, a magical covenant forbidding one vampire lord from directly harming another. Despite this fragile bond, the bloodlines engage in constant plots, proxy wars, and intrigues through mortal thralls and shadowy agents.
Frustrated in their goal of overlordship of Galdoria and lacking a unified leader, the forces of the Vampire Princes lie in wait for their opportunity to rise again.
History
Origins
The Vampire Princes are a faction steeped in intrigue and mystery, first emerging centuries ago in the lands that are now known as Noctis.
According to their own legends, the Princes trace their lineage to a forgotten heir of Galdoria’s royal bloodline. A third son, Prince Amun, despairing of his place in the succession, he vanished for many years. When he returned, he was transformed, shunning sunlight and silver, sustained only by the blood of the living. He was thereafter known as Amun Drakarla, the First Vampire.
The War of the Darkening Sky
Over time, Amun and his progeny quietly subjugated the ruling houses of the north through guile and shadow. When their dominion was secure, they renamed the land Noctis, the realm of the Vampire Princes. At last, they revealed themselves in full strength, igniting the War of the Darkening Sky, as Amun sought to claim all of Galdoria for his own.
Though defeated, the Princes were never destroyed. They retreated into the dark corners of the world, while Amun himself vanished, his fate unknown.
The Crusade for the Dawn
More than 200 years later, the forces of Galdoria, united in a great host to finally remove the vampiric taint from their once prosperous northern lands.
For five long years, the vampires fought savagely against the crusaders and were nearly completely wiped out. They were spared however by the departure of Athiar the Golden, causing the crusade to fall apart, before the final blow could be struck.
The Fall of Galdoria
More than a century later, the Vampire Princes would see their chance come again. Enticed by, the now returned Athiar the Golden, into attacking the Galdorians by promising to honour their claim to the kingdom. Thus the vampiric forces invaded Galdoria once again.
However, when the kingdom lay in ruin, Athiar betrayed the Princes, seizing the land for himself. Consumed with hatred but unable to overthrow him, the Princes withdrew once more to Noctis, where they have since turned upon each other in endless schemes and rivalries.