Melchior Alfrys

Melchior Alfrys
"'Blood is the currency of our lives, children: it flows in us, it sustains us and it pays our debts. And our blood, children, is that of dragons.'"Duke Melchior Gottfried Franzys Alfrys is a Noxferas of the Vladyrstark bloodline - representing the interests of the Oldblood Vampire line in the Covenant of the Aristocracy. Known for his stoic traditionalism, Melchior is the incarnation of the values and virtues of the Oldblood: family, power and honor.

Mortal Life
Son of a prominent noble barony, despite his aristocratic origins, the young Melchior did not feel the detachment that was typical of the scions of a powerful family towards the common folk: as the child of a baron, that is, a man that achieved his land through deeds of honor and hardwork, Melchior grew amidst the people of Vestaille.

The young, intrepid third of seven children became a page at a court and was then knighted at the age of 18, exhibiting a remarkable martial prowess, but lacking a bit in verses and literature; Melchior was then married to a Lesser Lady, and with the death of his elder brother, he inherited the fatherly domain. Despite being the face of the Alfrys family, most of the administration was handled by his wife, Lady Geraldine as he never had the head for such affairs. From their union, the Alfrys line had Tancred, Vilius and Wilhelm - and what Melchior lacked in managing his land, he made up for it by being an excellent and loving father.

Melchior reached fame when he, in defense of Vestaille, organized a raid against a troll lair

The Rite and the Quenching
Melchior's ascension to Undeath happened following the Betrayal of his sons: despite dying, Algaeron intervened and rescued the dying lord and administrated him the Rite. Despite the weakened conditions, Melchior succeeded: while he died that night, he was now reborn - and vengeance clouded his mind. Surprised by his survival, Tancred decided to challenge the elder in a duel - knowing that he had the advantage, for such wound would of course take time to heal. Much to the surprise of everyone, Melchior utterly crushed Tancred, and then decapitated his once favored child - tasking his servants to bottle the blood of the slain man. His first sip of blood was indeed that of his own offspring - and it is still rumored that Melchior still keeps a bottle of seasoned blood.