Even among the most monstrous of beasts, creatures of great cunning exist. Voal, a vampire lord who shed all of his human traits to be a beast, possesses one of the most sly minds of them all.

Out of the many creatures of the night, vampires are perhaps the most common, their knowledge rivaling even the most studied sage, and their strength in magic and might being rivaled by few. However, many of them are more interested in political might and controlling territory, a trait they share with many humans. They also tend to follow a strict hierarchy, with older and more powerful vampire lords being on top, their subjects ranging from lesser vampires, vampire spawn, and many other beast of the night,

Among these *lesser* vampires was Voal, a very ambitious and power hungry monster, more than many of his kin. But, despite being relatively older than most of his class of vampire, he did not hold the prestige or political might common for one soon to be the age of a vampire lord. In fact, he was quite commonly ignored and often ridiculed for what many considered to be a lack of competence.

The truth was, Voal cared not for these things. He had the mindset of a bloodsucker of old, who cared little for political games and territorial conquests, he sought power, physical and mental in it's purest forms. He felt that his kin limited themselves by not seeking to push their bodies beyond what they were capable of, they were too content with their magic and charisma (two things he still did excel greatly at). While they all played with their territories, Voal studied their physical forms and eventually came to a conclusion.

He believed that all of their weaknesses, physically and mentally, stemmed from their human (or whatever vampire variant they were) side and so he resolved to purge himself of his own. Hearing of a certain wolfish beast who transcended his limitations by feeding on his kind, Voal strived to do the same, but in his own way. Using his considerable arcane talent, he forged a spell that would force another vampire to take on a beastly form, one normally used when they were pushed to the brink in a fight, he would then wear them down, and take their precious blood for his own. At first, it did not seem to do much but Voal soon saw that he was able to drain more than their blood, as their bodies became more and more shriveled and empty each time he feasted on one. Soon, he was able to drain their very souls and life, and from this he knew something was going right. Though, it had long been going as he planned...

He had drank enough of his kins' life to shed all of his human traits, he had long been a permanent beast of the night, but now, he bloodlust was beyond any like him. His body and mind swelled with power (and a bit more than just power for his body) as so did his ambition. He wanted to become a vampire lord like none had ever seen and so he began to target the current vampire lords.

Magically disguising his massive form, he used his silver tongue and guile to gain an audience with these lords and then assassinated every last one, take all their glorious power for himself. In one case, he even took a circlet worn by one of his most powerful prey, one that he still wears to this day, as a trophy.

Voal had easily become the most powerful vampire in all the land, but still cared little for ruling over others, and left the typical vampire society in disarray. As a figure of extreme strength, many came to him to ask for a way forward. Annoyed at first, he then considered that maybe, it was worth making his kind stronger. While he never disclosed the fact that feasting on vampire blood was the best path to true power, he convinced them to seek to improve themselves and seek power in ways that mattered, like he did.

Although still ongoing, Voal was surprised to discover that many did find their own ways to higher strength, none as much as him of course, and any that came close to finding the exact path he took were quickly silenced.

Eventually, Voal came to enjoy the attention his kind, and many other creatures of the night started to have for him and began to posture himself as a king among monsters, though he still avoided taking any positions of political power. He saw them as lesser than him but sometimes respectable.

However he also sought someone that could truly be his equal, perhaps curious as to what it would be like. Soon enough, only one sprung to mind, the rampant beast of a werewolf that inspired him down this path in the first place.

The full story of that interaction will be for another time, but suffice to say, they definitely met, and their bond grew *very* deep.



Behold, another beast of the night! The hefty vampire lord named Voal and the brains of the duo which is Voal and Ogoni. While his werewolf lover is brutish and an extremely powerful beast of strength and muscle, Voal is one who's devious mind and magical prowess gets him and Ogoni what they want, though he definitely is not lacking when it comes to physical power. I plan to show more of them both soon enough.

Many MANY thanks to HeckSnek for putting this together with me.