Blood and Madness: A Vampire Quest

A Peaceful Life:

Your book was quite interesting, but as the sun began to set below the horizon and you felt the night's power fill you with the great boon of energy that only the darkness of night could bring, you slowly closed it, letting a corner of the page keep your place. With anticipation, you set yourself up for the night.

Try as you might to look young and virile, you find that being an old man has its advantages. No one gave you a second thought. You had a nice, kindly smile on your face, and most people, the young and the foolish, thought you were an easy threat. At your age, you didn't care how you looked anymore; being alive was far better than looking alive.

But they just don't get it, the others, the young, the naive who have not been around for a long time, as you have, who did not understand the finality of their undeath… thinking themselves immortal and powerful.

It was too much.

Try as you might to warn those youngsters that run around, trying to play god with their little turfs and street gangs in the major cities was a bother, and not worth the effort. Trying to get away with having wealth and power, as much as the Elder council would allow them was just too much of a hassle. You had long since given up playing warlord or mage or even conqueror.

This quaint little town, some backwater that was lost when the interstate was made, was quiet enough, and that was the most important thing. The Blood bank was well stocked, and there were enough donors that a bag or two never was noticed when you stole them, despite the low quality it was, barely enough to keep your hunger sated…

The evil within is trapped and fed and kept there, to never come out.

As you took a breath your phone went off, and you smiled as you could finally leave your home as the sun was safely set, you smiled. The Wonders of the New Modern Age.

And with no silver backing on the mirrors anymore, you could smile and look at your reflection without fear of hurting yourself.

And cameras too, oh god, you had to be careful with that, immortal vampires running around on social media may be a good way to get clout, and have some fun with the mortals, but the Elders hated that. With so much bullshit these days, they couldn't be too careful. And it led to to many mortals getting caught up in all that, and the Cleaners having to…

Well, they didn't have to kill so many people anymore, and that was quite a plus. They could just be declared mentally deficient and locked away for a time, and no one would get hurt, it was wonderful.

No one had to die anymore. At least those who didn't fight back.

As you exited your abode and locked it up, you took a nice deep breath of the night air and frowned. Something rotten was in the air.

Something was off, and you couldn't recognize it. Probably a fledgling getting out and about, trying to find a meal, fearing the darkness as he slept.

Or maybe it was just… your old age catching up to you.

The Nightmares never stopped, but they could for a while, as you woke, and walked and were… well, well enough.
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It was a beautiful night.

You didn't want it to be interrupted.

What do you do?:

[]To the Blood Bank: You need another month's worth of blood, and you were sure that the new security guard wasn't… well he was strange, but he was no magical mortal. He was just paranoid about monsters and demons. Wait? Maybe you could prank him. Have some fun tonight.

[]Visit the dinner: May, bless her heart, was always keen to have you there at this time of night. A regular was hard to come by, and while you had little use for the near-limitless wealth you had, you were just happy that she was happy. She was a good friend.

[]Go for a Walk: How long has it been since you went for a walk? Not an enthusiastic walk that other vampires were fond of, of wanton murder, destruction, and fear… but a truly peaceful one. Where you could maybe do some good. Help a weary traveler. Fix a car… Play a silly game.