{"id":499,"date":"2020-06-16T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T14:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=499"},"modified":"2020-06-16T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T14:18:42","slug":"lord-varkula-magna-nosferatu","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/kb\/lord-varkula-magna-nosferatu\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Varkula, Magna Nosferatu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"477\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/kb\/eternal-witch-hunter\/lord-varkula1\/\" class=\"wp-image-477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1-587x587.jpg 587w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"478\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/kb\/eternal-witch-hunter\/lord-varkula5\/\" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5-587x587.jpg 587w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Lord-Varkula5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cSo you stand accused of malicious infiltration in my property, incitement to rebellion, numerous threats to me and the killing of my servants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prisoner with his arms and legs tied proudly raised his chin and spat towards the Supreme Vampire, \u201cIf you expect me to beg for a mercy \u2013 it\u2019s in vain. I wish I could drive a wooden stake through your wicked heart, cut off the head, and&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWould burn my body and scatter ashes into the ocean. Did I miss something?\u201d finished Lord Varkula, using a tone that one would expect of a vampire as old as himself. \u201cAll of you, arrogantly describing themselves as the\u00a0great vampire hunters\u00a0wish me and my kind only death and destruction, in one way or another. May I ask, what\u2019s the reason for such maniacal obsession with my death?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is the reason?\u201d the hunter angrily shook his head, trying to weaken tight knots of rope. \u201cYou and all of your servants are abominations who feast on the blood of innocent people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour point, Sow?\u201d a vampire passed a claw over the arm of the chair, and snickered with contempt. \u201cAll the aristocracy of Banfar and Garsh baronies are vampires, my warriors as well as loyal servants. Being a vampire is a great honor. This gift is given to only a select chosen few.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd common people are just cattle for you to slaughter?!\u201d another hunter chimed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot exactly. We have learned to coexist peacefully with one another. We give protection and stability to humans. There are no crimes and exorbitant taxes in my barony. They actually pay their taxes not with gold, but with their own blood. Everyone has a heart, and has blood to give \u2013 even you have enough. I feel how it flows through your veins. It\u2019s a fair exchange to give something of yours for something of mine, no? You were brought here already bound, and it wasn\u2019t by the hand of vampires. You came into my town and encouraged people incite rebellion. Called me a freak. Promised to kill me, and when my servants tried to placate you, you killed three of them. The people who saw this swarmed you, took your weapons, beat you, and brought you to my court. They are a content people, who respect what I and others of my kind have done \u2013 do you see that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDamn you, Beast!\u201d the prisoner quietly exclaimed, having to acknowledge that this creature did indeed tell the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou and many others, since long before you existed, and thousands of years after. Strange though, to me, it seems that you and your kind are far more bloodthirsty than myself.\u201d The Vampire Lord mused. The hunter did not share his excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo what are you going to do with me?\u201d asked hunter, looking at him with his bleak view. \u201cKill me? Drink my blood?\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0Lord Varkula shrugged and stared at a hunter with renewed interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy would I do that? You seem very capable\u2026 very healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ll let me go then?\u201d said unbelieving hunter. \u201cRelease me from your lands alive?!\u201d\u201cI will,\u201d lord admitted, using barely visible smile. \u201cAnd definitely alive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hunter stood there in stunned disbelief.\u201cDo you know of Narak?\u201d the Vampire began, and first time his voice sounded rife with a threat. \u201cThis is a one of the lower worlds. The world of eternal darkness where the sun never shines. Nevertheless, this world is full of intelligent beings, such as hungry shadows, fallen gods, and many other creatures. A long time ago, in a previous life, I went there. This was my own free will, and the only way to save my beloved wife and my loyal servants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter the cataclysm which hit Signum, our land was cursed by a terrible disease. People\u2019s families and villages died from this catastrophe. All of my children died one by one. My court mage was sick. I mourned the losses of my children and friends. After a while, my wife also got sick. No potions and spells could cure her disease. Standing on the threshold of the death, a mage told me about the only one possible way to beat this curse. Only a dark mercy can be stronger than the dark curse. The Mage has opened a gate for me into a one of the lower worlds, and I had no other choice but to go there with the only one thing I had left \u2013 hope. I would not hide that Narak seemed to me a creation of the worst nightmares, but somehow I was able to keep my sanity. After a long time travelling through these lands, I finally found the one who could help me. It was Lilith \u2013 one of the goddesses of the lower worlds. She promised that I would be able to save my wife and others, but I need to accept her dark mercy and agree to drink her blood. From that moment, the thirst of human blood is constantly torturing me, but she kept her promise, and my lands came back to thrive\u00a0\u2013 so as a sign of my gratitude, I send to her people such as you. Perhaps she will convince you,\u201dThe Vampire Lord leaned back, as if musing over a private joke.\u201dor perhaps, you will simply be prey for what has been forgotten.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSo you stand accused of malicious infiltration in my property, incitement to rebellion, numerous threats to me and the killing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":736,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[90],"kbtag":[149],"class_list":["post-499","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-dogs-of-war","kbtag-characters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/736"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/499\/revisions\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signumgames.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}