Vlad Drakov

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Vlad Drakov
Vlad Drakov

Vlad Drakov is the darklord of Falkovnia, although the extent to which he appreciates this fact, and in particular his curse, is unclear.

Drakov originally came from the country of Thenol on the continent of Taladas in Krynn[1], where he was a mercenary captain known as the Hawk. His men were the Talons of the Hawk, and they were widely known as cruel and callous enforcers selling their talents to the highest bidders, no questions asked. When Drakov first arrived in the Land of Mists, he and his men found themselves in Darkon, where they set about trying to make a territorial claim by destroying a village and putting the inhabitants on pikes. When the villagers animated as the walking dead, Drakov and his men were forced to flee into the Mists. There the domain of Falkovnia was revealed to Drakov and held him fast.

Drakov has ruled for over 90 years, though he appears to be only in his late sixties. Speculation on his slowed aging has ruled out undeath, but the cause of his longevity is still a desperate secret. Through his numerous wives, mistresses, slave-concubines and the right of First Night, Drakov has children of all ages, all over Falkovnia and beyond. Counted among them are Vlad Drakov II, Vigo Drakov, Mikhail Drakov, Mircea Drakov, Kara Drakov, Victor Helsinger, Gabrielle Aderre. If one of his illegitimate children earns renown, Drakov may extend an invitation to join House Drakov, recognising formally the relationship and granting the new Drakov a measure of wealth and power.

Drakov prefers impalement as a method of execution, and demands at least one such killing to accompany his evening meal. He has perpetrator of the Dead Man's Campaign, Gold Claw Massacre, Widow's Massacre, Winter War, Dementlieuvian Annexation, Starving March, Borderlands War, and Executioner's Campaign.

He resides principally in Draccipetri.

Chronology

TSR Collector Card

Vlad Drakov's TSR 1991 Collector Card number is 483.

References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Secrets of the Dread Realms
Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p24
Domains of Dread - p36
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens - p63
Realm of Terror - p95
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p141

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp23-25
Domains of Dread - p37
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens - pp63-65
Realm of Terror - pp95-97
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - pp140-142

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7, 23-25, 28
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp14, 16-18, 120, 124
Domains of Dread - pp36-37
Death Unchained - p54
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens - pp15-16, 63-65
Realm of Terror - pp95-97, 124
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - pp140-142

The Hawk