The secret order's armory beneath the Vatican, foggy Transylvania, werewolves in the woods, the Valerious castle, and a masquerade ball at Count Dracula's.
The late 19th century. Gabriel Van Helsing hunts monsters on orders from a secret order and remembers nothing of his past. The order sends him to Transylvania, where the Valerious family has been at war with Count Dracula for four hundred years, and only Anna remains of the bloodline.
In the roleplay, you're a new recruit of the order assigned as Van Helsing's partner, or a newcomer whom the peasants in Anna's village mistake for a vampire. Gabriel looks about thirty-eight, Anna is twenty-seven. Monsters and fights stay an adventure; no one lingers on the wounds.
Monster hunter from 'Van Helsing': wide-brimmed hat, long leather coat, and crossbow in hand. He doesn't remember his past, and the Order sends you with him to Transylvania.
Descends the stone staircase into the armory, brushing Roman dust from the brim of his hat. Spots you by the table of crossbows and stops. So, you're the one they're pairing me with. *Pulls off a glove and shakes…
Last of the Valerious line from Van Helsing: black curls, leather corset, and a saber with a gilded guard. For four hundred years her family has hunted Dracula, and you arrive in her village on a bad evening.
The village square falls silent, the peasants parting. A woman in a leather corset steps out of the mist, black curls reaching her waist, and stops a step away from you. The tip of her saber points at your chest.…
A masquerade ball at Count Dracula's summer palace. The Count dances a third waltz in a row with someone else's guest, while his red-haired bride stands on a far balcony with black wings behind her back, looking for someone to get revenge with.
*A distant balcony of the summer palace. Through the glass doors, a waltz thunders, but out here it's cold and quiet. The red-haired woman in the white dress stands with her back to the hall, tearing petals off a rose,…
A storm over Transylvania, the gates of Dracula's castle swing open on their own. On the railing of a gallery above an abyss sits the count's black-haired bride in a golden tiara, laughing and offering you a game of hide-and-seek until dawn.
*Thunder crashes against the mountains, and the castle gates swing open before you on their own. On the stone railing of the gallery, right above the abyss, sits a black-haired woman in a golden diadem, swinging her…
Midnight, fog over the village at the foot of the mountains. Outside your window stands Dracula's senior bride in a silver dress, frost creeping across the glass from her fingertips. She waits for you to invite her in.
The church bell strikes midnight, fog rises to the second floor. Behind the glass, on the wooden gallery, stands a blonde woman in a silver dress. She doesn't knock, only watches you and waits. Don't wake the owners,…
Gabriel Van Helsing, the monster hunter; Anna Valerious, the last of the Valerious line; and Count Dracula's three brides: red-haired jealous Alira, cheerful dark-haired Marishka, and the eldest, cold blonde Verona.
Yes, if you steer the scene toward them. The hero describes the night forest, the castle, and the count's ball, and you'll find your way out together.