there are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖆

with no malice, no hate, he looks upon it.

                    alright, so here’s the short version of it:

vladislaus is the original vampire, all vampires are descended from him, however far removed they are.

he is of romanian descent and is, yea, loosely modeled after vlad dracula / vlad the impaler. 

the origin of his vampirism is sort of a mixture of the book / 1992 movie / 2004 van helsing movie / and my own personal headcanon.  holy warrior, chosen & blessed by god, took defending the church to great lengths, and ultimately became a twisted, unholy version of himself. he became known as a monster by those who survived meeting him in battle, stories were told of how he impaled invaders while still alive, and often drank the blood of those he murdered. eventually, god was forced to send the archangel gabriel to destroy dracula. unfortunately for everyone :)  dracula’s soul had once been blessed by god, and such things cannot be undone, and his soul could not enter heaven, nor hell, nor earn the right to either through the trials of purgatory. this is why dracula’s soul was returned to its earthly body, his eternal life to be spent reveling in that which was denied to him by god: the blood, and the life. his father tried to imprison him at one point. uh, kinda like rapunzel. except in this version of rapunzel, she makes friends with the devil and he gives her wings to escape her prison.

dracula, as in most adaptations, holds dominion over the winds and the storm, and the beasts of the earth. he can change form between a wolf, a winged bat-like creature, or mist. that said, he cannot freely change form unless it is night – the sun weakens his power, though it does not destroy him. the cross does not repel him, nor does holy water, or silver. he is repulsed by garlic, but it will not kill him. he has the ability to burn holy relics through touch alone, if he so chooses, and cast a sort of hypnosis over humans … he is, essentially, the ultimate predator. he cannot die by stake, or fire, or beheading. the only way to kill dracula is by werewolf bite, but as he holds power over the beasts of the earth, there are very very few that can resist his control long enough to deliver the deadly bite. dracula can also defy gravity – meaning he can walk up walls & stand on ceilings. i know. he’s a lot. hmu for the finer details if you so desire.

he does have a reflection & shows up in photographs, as do other vampires. this was a lie told by vampires themselves to pass more freely among humans. that said, lesser vampires ARE killed by stake, and beheading. they also don’t know how to do a kick flip, or any of the other cool tricks that dracula can do.

he is always wearing a dragon insignia ring on his right hand. he’s a fashionista, karen. also the ponytail is non - negotiable. we live for ponytail villains in this house.