🧛‍♀️Vampires

Bloodthirsty elves, exile

Thrystian Bloodline is a tribe of elves who were cast out of Seladria because of their heretical practices and rituals. Initially they remained in the surrounding caverns, but eventually they made their ascent to the Overlands. They sought to regain the long lifespans they were denied due to their exile from Seladria and separation from the Lifestone. Their exodus led them to Logrand, where they worked as assistants/assassins/kidnappers for the Infirmari (Laboratories of Life) searching for specimens. Their sharpened senses made them particularly suited for this and they became experts in espionage. Though not actually invisible, their evasive prowess garnered a reputation of invisibility. Using the crumbled shards of the Lifestone stolen from Freylar, in the basement lab of the Church of Logranon, Thrystia concocted potions and elixirs, hoping to restore immortality to her people. Hailing from the caves of the Under, Thrystia and her followers had affinity for spiders, and some worshipped them. Harnessing the power of spider venom, she used spider blood to terribly potent effect. The elixir was only one half of the equation however. The Lifestone shard, being so far removed from the source, was only potent enough to extend life, but could not provide immortality. Through her access to the tomes in the private Logrean library, Thrystia discovered ancient manuscripts detailing rituals which could allegedly affect the pace of time. But the rituals required sacrifice in exchange for the powers they granted: blood offerings and a sacrificial killing. With the knowledge of ancient Logrean rituals she merged them with the cabalistic rituals of her heretical past. Combined with the elixir, the magic conjured by the rituals completed the transformation and vampirism was born. Upon initiation and completion of the transformation, the gift of immortality would be accompanied by an insatiable thirst for blood. Ingesting blood was the body’s tribute to the spider’s genes. Siphoning the blood (the Logrean equivalent of life) from their sacrificial victims, and killing the victim, was the spiritual tribute to Logranon. Logranon viewed blood and life as one and the same.

When Logrean officials learned of her experiments and dark magic, they jealously raided the labs and threw Thrystia in prison. When she was interrogated about her concoctions, she confirmed that she had made immortality elixir and that drinking it would grant immortality. Without further investigation, the officials drank the potion. Little did they know that the spider venom would be fatal, and that the ritual was required to revive the body after death. Though she was already locked in a cell, the guards all died from the potion, and she was able to retrieve the keys from a fallen guard. Fortunately for her, she had hidden a vial of the potion in her pocket and with only one chance at using the potion, Thrystia drank it, performed the ritual sacrifice, and became the first artificially made immortal. The power of the lifestone coursing through her veins, she was truly deathless, but immortality came at a high cost. She mutated into a horrific, otherworldly form and became a hideous monstrosity of a creature. Only under certain conditions could she temporarily restore her formerly beautiful elven form, though the exact conditions remain a mystery… Seeking a cure to her curse, she and her bloodline continue developing potions for Logrand, in order to retain access to the labs and the library. Leader: Thrystia, Antediluvian One/ Thystia, Restored