WIDEVANIA Lore/Lord Tepes

Lord Vladimir Tepes
Portrait of Lord Tepes
Nationality	Romanian
Other names	Lord Tepes, Vlad III, Vlad the Impaler
Children	Taylor Rahn (Adopted)

Lord Vladimir Tepes (Known in legend as Vlad the Impaler) is the Lord of all vampires. He has grown weary of the game of politics since the war, choosing to stay isolated in his mountain castle overlooking the town of Widevania. Despite being disliked by Bathory and many Old Blood Vampires, Tepes is loved by New Blood vampires and many other creatures of myth. Many races have legends of the great Lord Tepes that led them from ruin and starvation in Sumer to Europe and its prosperity in ancient times. Tepe’s characterization is not that of a good man nor an evil man. He is simply a man who finds himself at odds with many facets of the status quo and an overwhelming desire to protect his people, all of his people despite their lot in life. He is cold in many respects, but his overall actions and machinations are that of deep affection for his subjects, as well as a hope for their future inhabiting a world with humans.