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The Six Vampire Bloodlines

Every vampire of the Mortvane Order belongs to one of six bloodlines, from The Crimson Heir to The Feral Romantic. Each has its own traits, weakness, era and names. Read them all, then let seven questions decide which one is yours.

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All six bloodlines

  • The Crimson Heir personality card: a crowned vampire in a high red-lined collar holding a rose, with a castle and a full moon behind

    The Crimson Heir

    The castle on the hill is yours.

    Ambitious, proud and dangerously elegant, you belong to the oldest bloodline in the eastern mountains. You never forget a slight, you never lose your looks, and you never take the stairs when you can make an entrance.

    Turned 1590–1614
  • The Shadow Strategist personality card: a hooded vampire with red eyes raising a golden chess rook above a checkerboard floor

    The Shadow Strategist

    You saw this result coming.

    Every move you make is planned three centuries ahead. You don't hold grudges, you file them, and half the courts of Europe still owe you a favour.

    Turned 1789–1815
  • The Velvet Aristocrat personality card: a vampire in a golden masquerade mask raising a glass of red wine under a candle chandelier

    The Velvet Aristocrat

    You were born for chandeliers.

    You collect beautiful things, beautiful people and beautiful evenings. Mortals find you charming. Other vampires find you exhausting, because you always arrive last and leave first.

    Turned 1760–1799
  • The Night Scholar personality card: a vampire reading a glowing book in a candlelit library under a crescent moon

    The Night Scholar

    Three hundred years of reading, and the list keeps growing.

    You keep a library no mortal has ever seen and you annotate every margin. If you are honest, you became immortal mostly to finish your reading list.

    Turned 1640–1699
  • The Moonlit Wanderer personality card: a vampire in a top hat carrying a case at night, with a lamp post and a lit train behind

    The Moonlit Wanderer

    No coffin. Just a suitcase.

    You have watched the sun set over a hundred cities and never once stayed for sunrise. Your passport is forged, but every one of your stories is true.

    Turned 1880–1913
  • The Feral Romantic personality card: a wild-haired vampire with golden eyes and outstretched arms before a blood-red moon and bats

    The Feral Romantic

    Half wolf, all heart.

    Castles were never your style. You sleep among the roots, run with the wind and fall hopelessly in love at least once a century.

    Turned 1300–1399

The six bloodlines compared

BloodlineTraitsFeeds onWeaknessTurned
The Crimson HeirAmbitious, Proud, UnforgettableAmbition, legacy and the occasional roseMirrors that tell the truth1590–1614
The Shadow StrategistCunning, Calm, PatientSecrets and well-kept promisesSurprise parties1789–1815
The Velvet AristocratCharming, Theatrical, GenerousCompliments and candlelightA badly set table1760–1799
The Night ScholarCurious, Precise, Quietly brilliantForbidden books and the hour before dawnFootnotes, endless footnotes1640–1699
The Moonlit WandererRestless, Fearless, FreeNight trains and new languagesGoodbyes, so you never say them1880–1913
The Feral RomanticWild, Loyal, PassionateThunderstorms and full moonsAnyone who suggests staying in1300–1399

How the quiz decides your bloodline

Each of the seven questions has four answers, and every answer gives points to one or two bloodlines. The bloodline with the most points is yours. A lore trial in three difficulties then decides your rank: Fledgling, Initiate, Nightwalker, Baroness or Baron, Countess or Count, Elder, Ancient. Only the hard trial reaches the two highest ranks.

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Vampires in folklore

Long before Dracula, every region had its own vampire. In Slovakia and the Czech lands it was the upír, in Poland the upiór, in Romania the strigoi, in Greece the vrykolakas and in Serbia the vampir, the word that reached Western Europe with the reports of the 1720s. Literature then added the aristocratic vampire: Lord Ruthven in Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), Le Fanu's Carmilla (1872) and Stoker's Count Dracula (1897). Our six bloodlines borrow from all of them.

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Vampire types FAQ

How many vampire types are there?

The Mortvane vampire quiz has six bloodlines: The Crimson Heir, The Shadow Strategist, The Velvet Aristocrat, The Night Scholar, The Moonlit Wanderer and The Feral Romantic.

How do I find out my bloodline?

Take the free vampire quiz. Seven personality questions decide your bloodline, and a lore trial decides your rank and your name. It takes about two minutes and needs no sign-up.

Can I be more than one bloodline?

Most people lean towards two or three. Each answer in the quiz gives points to one or two bloodlines, and the one with the most points becomes your result. Retake the quiz and answer differently to meet the others.

Are these vampire types from folklore?

The six bloodlines are personality types created for the Mortvane quizzes. They are inspired by real folklore, history and gothic literature, but they are not historical categories.

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