Count Orlock
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NE Vampire [Bat Shifter] Male
9th Level Priest of the Blood of Vol
Appearance: Count Orlock is a disgusting looking Vampire who possesses none of the beauty that typically characterizes the Vampire. This is partially due to his mortal features being awful mixed with the fact that something went hideously wrong in his transformation thanks to the amount of evil magic he'd practiced in life to enhance himself. Count Orlock was well over seventy when turned. Unlike most of his kind, his vampires can assume a hybrid Werebat form instead of mist.
Background: The six hundred year old Karrnath nobleman, Count Orlock possesses an intense charisma despite his hideous features and is mostly interested in using supernatural methods to spread the power of the Blood of Vol. This has lead to large scale creation of vampires throughout the Last War and will lead to massive waves of paranoia and hatred against Karrnath when they officially adopt the religion.
Count Orlock is one of Strahd Von Zharovich's early creations and has gone on to spawn his own bloodline of debased and horrific looking Vampires. Count Orlock converted to the Blood of Vol religion after he became obsessed with his own mortality during the height of Galifar's reign. He began trafficking with demons and seeking ways to gain immortality from the draining of life-force from other beings. This attracted Strahd to him and he was ordered embraced at the hands of Erandis D'Vol.
Count Orlock left Karrnath years ago and has been working to spread his 'religion' throughout other lands. He is a devoted disciple of Kazandra and a student of the mystic arts (even if he practices divine magic instead of the arcane). He has numerous associations with demons and devils of various stripes, that make him stronger than a normal vampire.
Count Orlock is, despite his power, woefully unsuited for spreading the Faith of Vol to the normal populous of the world and keeps it restricted to the outskirts of human civilization. This is partially due to disgust with it and also due to his own degenerating humanity that would make it impossible to associate with regular mortals for any length of time.
Personality: A gloating, excessive, and theatrical Master Vampire. Count Orlock is fairly typical of the upper-level hierarchy of the Blood of Vol during the centuries preceding the takeover of Karrnath. The Blood of Vol tends to live underground in sewers, caves, and in isolated areas much like the Cults of the Dragon Below. They are degenerate, twisted, insane, and evil followers of their undead god that no rational person would ever follow. Nevertheless, he maintains his power through a mixture of brute force and terrible charisma.
