#ravendream

A traveling apothecary who was chased out by the previous town and came to Oakhurst to try and restock.

Formerly the apprentice of Madam Ravendream. They were picked up by her as an infant and traveled across the continent with her. When they reached the country Oakhurst was in, they stopped at a town that was being attacked by "demons". They both stayed and helped on a whim, but the villagers eventually suspected them of being witches. Madam Ravendream was burnt at the stake, Ariael only escaping because they were on an herb collecting errand. They fled to several other towns and villages, even helping them through whatever issues they had at the moment, but was eventually driven out each time due to similar accusations and rumors carried over from previous towns.

Harbors an intense hunger for experiences and companionship. After so long of seeing humans drive out "monsters", they crave a different ending.

Will always side with vampires, giving them blood, breeding livestock, gathering silver, etc. Unwilling to help the side of humanity after their past.

Crim!Ari: Stage 3 is based off of Madam Ravendream’s outfit, really emulating that sorcerer/witch of the night aesthetic that the townsfolk love to latch onto as evidence that the creepy apothecary needs to be kicked out lmao. They wouldn’t turn into a vamp early on bc strategically its better to keep a blood bag around on the vamp side so theyd only get turned in an emergency or if a fledgling accidentally did it while feeding. Ironically, since vampirism enhances emotions and they have severely numbed feelings, they actually feel more alive and happy as a vampire than they did as a human. They also constantly felt hungry(psychological) but had no actual way to solve it, whereas as a vamp their hunger for blood is physical so it’s actually solvable. This is also why theyre pretty slow to reach stage 3 and frequently go down levels due to being so used to tuning out the feeling of being hungry that they just. Forget.

Burg!Ari: Stage 3 dress was a present from their sire, it was what they wore in their prime. Stage 1 outfit is mourning garb. They would try to blend in for about 3 days, after which everyone understandably outs them as Not Normal, and they speedrun their way to stage 3. At stage 3 they’re actually more stable and actually open to conversation. They are very good at drawing memories and deciphering them from blood, even by vampire standards, and the memories of others seem to help them maintain lucidity. They also paint, and especially enjoy painting their coven, as vampires can’t use mirrors and it’s a good way for the others to know what they look like. Very willing to give up food/blood/let fledglings siphon from them over feeding themselves, the good of the coven comes first.

Both Crimson and Burgundy like singing as they move through the forest or when they hunt, which has the side effect of creeping out any humans that go near the woods(especially once they can go invisible and turn into a bat).