Mephistopheles, the Vampire

Biographical information

Birthplace Oban Born Died Age 450 Home Greyrock, Allir Reach Sexuality Pronouns

Physical description

Race Vampire (formerly Elf) Sub-Race Gender Male (usually) Height 6’1” Mass 160 lbs Hair color Black Eye color Dark Red Skin color Pale

Political information

Affiliation(s) Occupation Spy, Informant Clan(s) Caste Domain Masters Apprentices Alias(es)

Out-of-character information

Writer Szesh Created on 4/18/2022 Avatar https://www.gracg.com/works/view/1351485

Mephistopheles, also known as Mephisto, is a Cassylvian vampire in the Greyrock coven where he works as a spy and general informant. He was born to elvish immigrants in Oban, and lived within the city and surrounding regions for roughly two centuries before being turned while on a journey to the Allir Reach.

Appearance

Mephisto is lean and muscular with an almost feline composure. His face is sly and elegant and he is always impeccably clean. He has ink-black hair to compliment dark eyes with just a hint of red since his transformation, and his nails are expertly manicured claws. He wears an ornate outfit of light cloth and leather armor, fashioned for him personally.

Skills and Abilities

Cassylvian vampires share a basic set a traits, including enhanced senses, superhuman strength and agility, and perfect night vision. In addition to greatly enhanced lifespan (even compared to his elvish heritage), Mephisto can heal most injuries very quickly and can only be killed by direct sunlight, fire, holy water, or a wooden stake through the heart (though he may be incapacitated by other means). He is vulnerable to many holy symbols and finds garlic extremely irritating.

Many vampires can shapeshift into an animal form, most commonly bats. Mephisto is exceptionally gifted in this field and can easily take the form of a bat, a cat (his preferred), a wolf, and even a female version of himself. He has other animal and human disguises he can assume but does so with less frequency.

Personality

Mephisto is reserved, preferring to play his cards very close to the chest. He is slow to trust and holds secrets tightly. Though he is young for a vampire, his long life prior to being turned has granted him a “long game” perspective, and he is more likely to engage in subtle plots that unfold over decades than single grand encounters.

Biography & Lore

Mephisto’s parents fled the East Falwood almost 500 years ago, in conflicts loosely associated with Vel Anir. They found refuge in Oban where they lived in an elvish slum. Despite powerful magics and skills borne from centuries of practice, they were outsiders and afforded little in the way of opportunity.

Mephistopheles was not his given name, though he has told no one what that name was. His natural ability to move silently coupled with changeable morals allowed him upward mobility through the Oban underworld. Initially criminal, but later on legitimate espionage for businesses and nobility alike.

He was turned while on a job to Allir Reach. With his entire life turned upside down, or more accurately ended, he stayed in the Reach with the other vampires for support as he grappled with this new existence. Now, comfortable in his undead skin, he has made himself useful to Greyrock Coven, a small and relatively new group under the lead of Lady Victoria O’Connor.

Mephistopheles, the Vampire