Camille Churnstone

The vampiric Darklady of Lilliend in the Wartorn Cluster, and a powerful Sorceress of the Maestro bloodline.

History

Camille was born as part of a set of identical twins, but whereas her sister Amaranth was vivacious, sociable and had ambitions, Camille was born with sorcerous potential, but was content to laze around and do nothing but occasionally write morbid poetry. An extreme narcissist, Camille considered herself the center of her universe, and harboured an incestuous desire for her twin as the only reflection of her own perceived perfection.

Her world came crashing down when Amaranth's engagement was announced and all of her tantrums not only failed to stop preparations from going forth, but caused Amaranth to admonish her and announce the upcoming marriage was her wish.

Camille sought an answer in arcane magic, but her talents were untrained and not up to the task. Finally, she resorted to black magic, following instructions in a grimoire which would supposedly grant her eternal youth and the power to claim any lover she wished. To finalize the ritual, Camille committed suicide, expecting to rise in three days' time. She had reckoned without her family quickly burying her corpse in an airtight crypt to hide their shsme and prevent a stain of misfortune on the marriage - which otherwise went off without a hitch. By the time the family's declining fortunes caused workers to open up the tomb for relocation of the dead and Camille finslly awoke as a vampire, Amaranth was long dead.

Half mad over her 'loss', Camille haunted her sister's bloodline for generations, hoping to find a suitable replacement for Amaranth among its daughters. Her tendency to abduct and murder newborn sons outright, as well as husbands who had conceived daughters so they could not 'taint' the child's mindset growing uo, whittled the Churnstone family down until there was only one married couple left. Despite knowing that these people were her last chance, Camille flew into a rage and slaughtered them when they gave birth to a boy.

As she woke in tge abattoir she had made of the home of her last living relatives, Camille was claimed by the Mists and installed as the dark heart of her own domain.