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[font=gothic][color=indigo][B]A quick note before we start...This rpg is based on the life of on Erzsébet (or Elizabeth, in more Western terms) Bathory, the blood countess. A familiarity with at least the basic story of the Countess would be preferred, but is not neccessary. Should you really be interested, information is fairly easy to find.[/B]


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[I]In 1560, a small baby was born. She was born to an old, rich, and powerful family in Transylvania. Her large family welcomed their new addition, as loving families do. The baby's given name was Erzsébet. Erzsébet was a fairly normal child, though around the age of 4, she suffered intermittent, violent seizures. These faded away over the following year. Erzsébet, unlike most female children, was highly educated by her family, and became fluent in Latin, Hungarian and German.

At the age of fifteen, Erzsébet married one Count Ferenc, who at the time was 26. They lived together in Castle Cséjthe (pronounced either CHAY-tuh or SAY-thie, depending on dialect) Erzsébet failed to bear children for the first ten years, and her husband, unhappy at home, was often away at war, by choice.

Erzsébet found herself in a comparitively empty castle, kept company by an older maidservant named Illona, and a younger manservent named Thorko. Erzsébet grew increasingly vain, and had less consequential maids spend hours on her appearance.

When Erzsébet was 40, a maid brushing her hair made the mistake of pulling the brush too hard. The countess, in a rage, slapped the girl, hard enough to draw blood. A single splash met Erzsébet's pale hand. As the blood wiped away, Erzsébet noted in fascination that her skin assumed the luster and freshness of youth... The blood had almost revitalised it.

And so began the misguided, secret reign of The Blood Countess.[/i]

The year is now 1602. A trip through the foothills is always perilous, brigands are rife, and the weather is unpredictable. Thankfully, it is the latter rather than the former that besets you now. In an even greater stroke of fortune, a small village lies ahead, overshadowed by a well-fortified castle. Surely it must possess an inn...


Okay then people, that's the stage set for our version of the story of the original vampyre, the original pyscho-sexual sadist, the Blood Countess. I will, of course, be screening sign-ups. I will also be accepting applications for Erzsébet Bathory, but they had better be damn good, and demonstrate some knowledge of the Countess's character. Shoud you wish to play the role, PM me. If that fails, I'll play her. Anyway, I'd request the following, mine will appear later depending on the Countess submissions I receive...


[B]Name:[/B]
[B]Age:[/B]
[B]Gender:[/B]
[B]A detailed description:[/B]
[B]A detailed biography:[/B]
[B]Anything else of note about your character:[/B]

Well, shall have some nice, less than clean, rather dark fun then? [/font][/color]