![]() ![]() The three venthyr of the Council of Blood and Lord Stefan may be references to The Vampire Diaries.Dredhunter Eileena is a reference to Bloodborne.Nadjia the Mistblade, Sir Nandru, Nandor, and Lord Afanas are references to What We Do In The Shadows.Prince Renathal and The Stonewright are likely references to Castlevania.The Countess and is a reference to Countess Elizabeth Bathory.Tremen Winefang is a reference to the Tremere clan of Vampire: The Masquerade.Sire Denathrius and Duke Vlad are references to Count Vlad Tepes III the Dracul (Dracula).Specific Venthyr that are references to real-world vampire myths or franchises that have been noticed by the editors are:.It's also similar to a number of Eastern European names for vampires or vampire-like creatures, such as Dhamphir. The name "venthyr" is similar to the Ventrue, a prominent vampire clan from Vampire: The Masquerade.The appearance and themes of the venthyr seem mainly inspired by Dracula and its adaptations.Amongst the venthyr, superstition is considered a vice rather than a sin.No venthyr document is official until it's excessively ornate.Venthyr are mentioned to commonly have allergic reactions to garlic, a play on the folkloric belief that vampires hate garlic.Archivist Janeera in the Halls of Atonement.Lady Ilinca in the un-instanced Ember Court.Lady Rovinette in the Spire of the Unseen Guests.Temel in the Spire of the Unseen Guests.Gregor the Pallidblade in Sinfall Depths.They guide troubled souls upon the rigorous path to atonement, harvesting anima to keep their realm strong. The venthyr are aristocratic overseers of souls burdened with excessive pride and wickedness. Crowning a new Sire could return the plane to its former glory… or leave Revendreth mired in the same decadence and sin it is charged with cleansing. Revendreth must always have a master, and rumor suggests that Denathrius, foremost among the venthyr, may no longer be fit for the role. The very purpose of the plane may be flawed… and those who were once accusers have become gluttonous and corrupt. And, after eons of service, the venthyr are increasingly ruled by their decadence and pride. They have years of penance to slog through while they reflect on the precarity of their afterlives. The harvesters' otherworldly punishments strip the pride from their thralls, sparing them an even worse fate: eternal torment in the Maw.īut souls thus drained can't just leave Revendreth for a better place. They lord over Revendreth's castles and ceaseless twilight while arrogant souls are delivered to their tables. The Venthyr Covenant is one of the four covenants ruling over the Shadowlands. ![]() The Light is not normally lethal to venthyr, but if focused through mirrors, depending on the amount of concentrated Light a venthyr can be trapped in one spot, torturously unable to move, all the way up to instantly bursting into a cloud of ash. It is noted to taste bad to the dredgers. The only preventative remedy after too much exposure is to quickly find a dark spot and to consume the anima that venthyr extract, referred to as liquid shadows. If a venthyr is exposed to the Light for too long, they're driven mad and eventually becomes an ash ghoul. Venthyr find exposure to the Light extremely painful. A venthyr is unable to act directly against someone with their sinstone. Their original names are still very important to them, for they could potentially let someone find their sinstones and compel the venthyr to their will. Later venthyr-the first of which was the Stonewright -were (and are) created from redeemed souls who are given a new name and taught the ways of Revendreth by a venthyr, who endorse and sire them in turn. The first of them, Prince Renathal, and other members of the original Court of Harvesters such as the Curator and the first Harvester of Wrath were willed into being by Denathrius. The venthyr were created by Sire Denathrius in his own likeness. Souls who are successfully rehabilitated can then choose to be sent to another realm to serve for eternity, or become a venthyr themselves and continue the cycle as an instrument of repentance. The venthyr of Revendreth are vampiric punishers of the unworthy, charged with rehabilitating the sinful souls sent to them by the Arbiter. Venthyr Covenant, Court of Harvesters, The Avowed, Ember Court ![]()
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