The leader of the family and Captain of the Drakenhof Decimators. Count Valhel von Drakenhof is amongst the most imposing and cunning Vampires in his region and amongst his fellow aristocracy, second to none. While he has shown great skill in both strength and agility, he looks to this new challenge of Blood Bowl with a mix of intriguie and malice. A towering and frightening figure of a man, Valhel has full intentions in unleashing the wrath of the Sylvanian Aristocracy upon the stadiums of the Old World and is more than confident that he can enjoy this sport for an eternity.

Despite his position as team captain and intimidating demeanour, the leader of the small band of Vampires has been awe struck at the sheer ferocity he has met on the field. Indeed, he has been injured the second most amongst the family behind the unfortunate Ludwig. While he entered the stadiums of Blood Bowl to experience the adrenaline and "mortality", this sudden realization has opened his eyes to the true danger he has put he and his family into.

The nature of the sport having rubbed off him, Valhel now concerns himself little with maintaining composure like normal. Now the dreaded count unveils his true nature in its entirity, his face contorting into a twisted, bestial snarl. Some of the family are now worried their leader may embrace his full vampiric nature too much and that the once cold yet noble aristocract may fall victim to his more bestial side.

Count Ludwig is the second eldest of the family but to his resentment, not second in ranking. That place is held by the Countess. While Lugwig still maintains the unholy strength and vigour that vampirysm grants him, his figure could be no more different from Valhel. A slim but handsome figure, Ludwig uses his refined appearance to lure young maidens into the castle so that he can feast on their warm blood or if they impress him, to join him in undead. Alas this has been few and far between and while Blood Bowl is not so well known for its lusime maidens it certainly has a lot of blood! Ludwig has taken to the sport surprisingly well, considering his favourite pass times generally were reading in the great library. It is to be seen however if his book knows will aid him on the field.

*** Recently suffered a fractured skull in a match vs an Ogre team. Despite the aristocracy holding awesome strength and durability beyond mortals, not even that unholy strength can prevent the immense damage a rampaging ogre can cause. Ludwig's pride has been shaken immensely and so too has his fearless nature of Blood Bowl. Now even the dreaded Vampire has learned what it means to fear.

*** Tripped and smashed his own knee. If not for the apothecary, he would have likely had to retire early back to his mansion in Drakenhof. Considering how things have worked out, Ludwig is finding the idea more and more appealling.

Count Nicodemus holds the fourth and lowest ranking amongst his aristocracy. Yet in spite of this, he is far and along the oldest and wisest of the family. He does not mind however his position in the family, in fact he is quite content, mere rankings and status mean little to him, especially amongst such a small branch of the Sylvanian bloodline. He adores nothing more than spending ceaseless hours writing and conjuring up new spells of Necromancy. With the great break through in the Necromantic community, Nicodemus wishes to become amongst the most famous contributor to the lore of magic.

Unfortunately, despite his reluctance, he was brought in with the rest of the family to the Drakenhof Decimators and is not too pleased with being taken away from his studies. He has however, settled within the greusome world of Blood Bowl and though he does not take kindly fending off his would-be attackers, he certainly likes the art of ball throwing and the effort involved in advanced monouveres. By far the most laid back of the entire family and has a father like presence amongst his fellows.

*** Being the master of necromancy amongst the family and the eldest, it was only natural Nicodemus would investigate into the dark arts to see if he could gain any minor "edge" over his opponents. Fortunately the foul magics of Necromancy are rife with such spells and now Nicodemus having found an especially powerful lore of magic has enhanced his strength many fold. In spite of his appearance he is now the strongest of the family though he intends to hide this as long as possible.

The second ranking in the family, Countess Gabrielle is the second oldest besides Nicodemus and has lasted for many centuries under the guise of a beautiful silver haired woman. She has forgotten her past, but that means little as her new demeanour and life in undeath has granted her absolute bliss, forever preserved in the height of her youth and beauty.

While she maintains the youngest in appearance, she is the most violent of the four and the most ferocious. While Valhel holds leadership, it is Gabrielle who provides the muscle, deceptively strong behind her petite appearance. She has taken the sport of Blood Bowl with the greatest of enthusiasm and was more than happy to get out of the castle in order to see more of the world and what delicious bags of blood it held.


*** Recently faced off against an enemy Kroxigor which proved to be too much even for the vibrant Vampiress. With a great sweep from its mace tail, Gabrielle's body was splattered to pieces and if not for the timely intervention of the teams apothecary, she would have very well lost her life. Unfortunately Gabrielle's body did not fully heal and now she bears a great scar over her chest which may prove detrimental later on in her career.

The Baron is a recent addition to the family, around one hundred years in fact. Taken in after a violent storm and Gabrielle taking a liking to him, he soon found himself amongst the aristocracy of the night. While for many this would be seen as a curse if not a maddening experience, Ulrakar (formally Mr Pudge) took his new status in life rather well. Considerng he was a postman before and had already had a rather sour life, being introduced to the vampires way of living was certainly a turn for the better.

He did however find it initially difficult to suck the blood out of peasants, but quickly found himself falling into the habit. After all, peasants were mostly groggy and weak boned, it just took a while to get over their horrific smell. While he and Gabrielle form what could be a rather disjointed duo, he has become an almost inseperable member of both the family and team.

*** Unrecognizable from his once humble existance as a mailman, Ulrakar has not only fitted into his new lifestyle astoundadly well, but recently has had the fortune of finding an ancient book of lore within the chambers of the Vampires. With this book, Ulrikar conjured up an elixer, which granted him phenomenal strength far beyond even his Vampire peers. While the other vampires have yet to notice, Ulrikar cannot wait to unleash his new found strength upon the field.