
Five vampires claimed to be the heir of Vlad: Fritz, Hans, Pieter, Konrad and Mannfred von Carstein. Not if we truly believe they will not."Īfter their leader, Vlad von Carstein was killed by Grand Theogonist Wilhelm III at the siege of Altdorf, the surviving vampires fled back to Sylvania. " The sun and the silver cannot harm us-not if we will them not to. Over time, this encompassed many victims, including enemy generals, priests of all descriptions, people with a squint, and several Necromancers who had laughed at Konrad's pitiful magical skills. This, naturally, also included anyone who displeased Konrad. Konrad appointed himself as something of a berserk enforcer for Vlad, executing anyone who displeased the count. Once given the Blood Kiss, Konrad made no attempt to hide his supernatural powers, and fed openly on his friends and subjects as well as rats, cats, cows, wandering pedlars and anything else with a pulse that came too close. In retrospect, however, it might have better served his dynasty if Vlad had simply cut off Konrad's head when the chance first presented itself his insane depravity resulted in far more harm than good for his dynasty. Perhaps Konrad's complete lack of scruples and his tenuous grasp on reality amused Vlad and assured that Konrad can never truly be a legitimate threat to his rule, unlike his deviously cunning son-in-darkness Mannfred. The first of the von Carsteins had considered this as a potential advantage, and Konrad was one of the last of the von Carsteins to be embraced into the family. Adding a literal thirst for blood to Konrad's figurative mindset did little for the noble's stretched sanity. There are few things more dangerous than a violent lunatic, but one of them is an immortal violent lunatic with the strength and speed of a Vampire.

Konrad von Carstein, known by many names such as Konrad the Butcher, Konrad the Bloody and Konrad the Beast, was an infamously violent and martial Vampire Count of Sylvania, known from the annals of history for his cruelty, corruption and complete insanity.

Konrad von Carstein, the most bloodthirsty of his bloodline.

Come hither and we will show you the true meaning of terror!" " When the darkness falls our time is at hand.
