Order of Vampires · Bloodline III of VI
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.
- Charming
- Theatrical
- Generous

The Velvet Aristocrat at a glance
- Traits
- Charming, Theatrical, Generous
- Feeds on
- Compliments and candlelight
- Weakness
- A badly set table
- Turned
- 1760–1799
The Velvet Aristocrat in folklore and fiction
Polidori's Lord Ruthven moved through the parties of London society, and Le Fanu's Carmilla (1872) charmed her way into a lonely castle in Styria as a guest. Both turned the vampire into a creature of salons and candlelight rather than graveyards, which is exactly where The Velvet Aristocrat feels at home.
Read more in the Lore Library: Before Dracula: How the Vampire Entered Literature · Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess of Čachtice
The Mortvane Registry and its bloodlines are fiction. The folklore, history and books behind them are real.
Are you The Velvet Aristocrat? Signs from the quiz
Seven personality questions decide your bloodline. These answers lean towards The Velvet Aristocrat:
- It's 3 a.m. Where are we most likely to find you?In a candlelit ballroom, dancing with strangersStrong pull
- What do you keep in your coffin, just in case?A silver-handled walking caneStrong pull
- Someone insults you at a dinner party. You:Raise a glass and make them the toast of the nightStrong pull
- Choose a scent.Roses and expensive perfumeStrong pull
- What is your true weakness?ComplimentsStrong pull
Your rank is decided separately, by a lore trial: from Fledgling up to Ancient.
Velvet Aristocrat vampire names
Every Velvet Aristocrat name ends with one of three epithets: of the Silver Ballroom, of the Velvet Hours and of the Gilded Crypt. Your rank and your first name come first, for example:
- Countess Anna of the Silver Ballroom
- Baron Lukas of the Velvet Hours
- Elder Mia of the Gilded Crypt
- Ancient Noah of the Silver Ballroom
- Nightwalker Sofia of the Velvet Hours
- Count Elias of the Gilded Crypt
Want yours? Try the vampire name generator or earn a real rank in the vampire quiz.
Closest to The Velvet Aristocrat
These bloodlines share answers with The Velvet Aristocrat in the quiz, so they are the likeliest result if you are not one.
Who matches The Velvet Aristocrat?
The best matches for The Velvet Aristocrat among all 18 creature types, from the creature compatibility test. You both love loudly: grand gestures, big feelings and dramatic exits.
- The Hedge Witch88%A legendary alliance · Vampire and Witch Compatibility
- The Star Witch86%A legendary alliance · Vampire and Witch Compatibility
- The Pack Guardian85%A legendary alliance · Vampire and Werewolf Compatibility
The most dramatic match is The Shadow Stalker: 65%, sparks and shadows. One of you feels everything and the other thinks everything through: you balance each other or drive each other mad.
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Seal it on a diploma
If the quiz names you The Velvet Aristocrat, you can seal your result on a personalised Diploma of Vampirism: your name, your rank, your vampire name and the moon on the night of your trial, ready to print. €6.99, or €9.99 with a gift diploma for a friend.
The Velvet Aristocrat FAQ
What is The Velvet Aristocrat?
The Velvet Aristocrat is one of the six bloodlines in the Mortvane vampire quiz. 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.
What are The Velvet Aristocrat's traits and weakness?
The Velvet Aristocrat is charming, theatrical and generous. It feeds on compliments and candlelight, and its weakness is a badly set table.
How do I find out if I am The Velvet Aristocrat?
Take the free vampire quiz. Seven personality questions decide your bloodline, and answers such as "In a candlelit ballroom, dancing with strangers" or "A silver-handled walking cane" lean towards The Velvet Aristocrat. Then a lore trial decides your rank and your name.
Which names does The Velvet Aristocrat get?
Every Velvet Aristocrat name ends with one of three epithets: of the Silver Ballroom, of the Velvet Hours and of the Gilded Crypt. Your rank and first name come first, for example Countess Anna of the Silver Ballroom.
The other five bloodlines

The Crimson Heir
The castle on the hill is yours.
The Shadow Strategist
You saw this result coming.
The Night Scholar
Three hundred years of reading, and the list keeps growing.
The Moonlit Wanderer
No coffin. Just a suitcase.
The Feral Romantic
Half wolf, all heart.