Count Magnus de la Gardie was the Lord of the Manor in a village in Vestergothland, Sweden, at the end of the 16th century. He was also an alchemist and practitioner of the dark arts. He made a “Black Pilgrimage” to the ruined city of Chorazin in the Holy Land, and there saluted the Prince of the Air, a ritual that he believed would bring him a long life, a faithful messenger and the blood of his enemies. When he returned, people said he had brought something, or someone, back with him. The Count had a reputation as a cruel man who tortured and executed rebellious peasants. After two men went poaching at night in his lands, one man was found catatonic and the other dead with his face ripped or sucked off his skull. Following his apparent death, Count Magnus was buried in a sealed, padlocked sarcophagus in the family mausoleum. He remained there until 1863, when Mr. Wraxell, a British travel writer, accidentally awoke him. The Count and his sinister companion followed Wraxell back to England where they killed him. Powers and Abilities: In addition to his extensive knowledge of alchemy and black magic, Count Magnus seems to have become some form of vampire. He doesn’t need to feed on his victims every day, but when he does so the results are much more gruesome and gory than a simple bite to the neck. He wears an old-fashioned, wide brimmed hat when out in the daylight. The Count is often seen accompanied by his faithful messenger in the form of a deformed, dwarvish figure, who may have tentacles instead of arms hidden beneath his black cloak.
Description Count Magnus de la Gardie was the Lord of the Manor in a village in Vestergothland, Sweden, at the end of the 16th century. He was also an alchemist and practitioner of the dark arts. He made a “Black Pilgrimage” to the ruined city of Chorazin in the Holy Land, and there saluted the Prince of the Air, a ritual that he believed would bring him a long life, a faithful messenger and the blood of his enemies. When he returned, people said he had brought something, or someone, back with him. The Count had a reputation as a cruel man who tortured and executed rebellious peasants. After two men went poaching at night in his lands, one man was found catatonic and the other dead with his face ripped or sucked off his skull. Following his apparent death, Count Magnus was buried in a sealed, padlocked sarcophagus in the family mausoleum. He remained there until 1863, when Mr. Wraxell, a British travel writer, accidentally awoke him. The Count and his sinister companion followed Wraxell back to England where they killed him. Powers and Abilities: In addition to his extensive knowledge of alchemy and black magic, Count Magnus seems to have become some form of vampire. He doesn’t need to feed on his victims every day, but when he does so the results are much more gruesome and gory than a simple bite to the neck. He wears an old-fashioned, wide brimmed hat when out in the daylight. The Count is often seen accompanied by his faithful messenger in the form of a deformed, dwarvish figure, who may have tentacles instead of arms hidden beneath his black cloak.
