Macekebin Family Clan

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The Macekebins are a large clan of vampires from a faraway land - an island range of expansive atolls. There they have ruled the inter-clan vampiric city of Veraldelauth for over a millenia. Before their time as revered and feared royalty, they were already a proud, though smaller, clan for generations.

Generations, yes. The Macekebins are unlike Myrken Wood's vampires is many ways - the most major of which being that they are capable of breeding as living creatures do, as well as expanding by Embracing - turning a non-vampire into a vampire. However, Embracing is strictly forbidden among Macekebins as other races do not deserve their gift of blood - those that embrace are killed, as are those they embraced. However, rumor has it among non-Macekebins in Veraldelauth that the offspring of a Macekebin and his Embraced exists... Anyhow, Macekebins breed only with other vampires, usually by pre-arranged marriage with other well-established and respected clans that have vampiric gifts and powers that will enhance the next generation's elf-slaying abilities.

The Macekebins are renown among vampires and elves in many lands for their unique passion - the brutal torture and slaying of elves for sport. The name Macekebin translates into Massacre of Elves in vampiric tongue. Their clan began on a bet between two vampires, two friends, on who could kill the most elves in a fortnight. They each gathered the left ears of each kill, preserved them, and strung them on a metal hoop. The winner not only slew more elves than his ally, but discovered a joy in the art of their pain and grew a disgust and hatred for their societies and culture. Thus he changed his surname to Macekebin and a legacy was born.

The Macekebins come with various features - but the classical Macekebin is of flawless ivory skin, straight black hair drawn forward in a widow's peak, violet eyes in a sculpted face and with nails grown long. They are always well-groomed. The family colors are Black Violet and Gold. They prefer half-plate armor of black with gold detailing with pauldrons (shoulder plates) and chest plate embossed with the Macekebin family emblem. Every piece of armor is runed on the underside against fire and electricity (resistance and reflection). The clothes beneath the armor are typically violet, as is a cape or cloak clasped with their family emblem. A violet sash or belt loops through their hoop(s) of elf ear trophies. Their weapons vary by taste, but are typically exotic and honed with great skill and flourish. Macekebins are adept spell-casters and typically only engage their physical weaponry when victory is assured and an arrogant display of their power and control over their situation and kill is wanted. Their physical gifts vary as widely as their looks and tastes in weapons - regeneration, strength, speed, and the ability to fly are standard. Transformation, fogging, shadow-walk, earth-sliding, wall-clinging, mind-subversion, weather or animal summoning, etc are among the special traits many of their family possesses.

However, the brutal side of these beasts are not their only side. They are royalty and know how to behave as such - social manipulation, refined tastes in art music and dining, and so on. Every Macekebin knows how to play the violin - an instrument special to them and, now, most Veraldelauth vampires. The best violins are made from discarded, ugly deadwood - useless and despised by any other builder. The old dried-out deadwood is porous - the hollow pores of the wood resonate more brilliantly than the highest quality of freshly hewn wood... and to a Macekebin, this is a fitting analogy of both their race - useless and despised - and family line - old. A vampire once took note that the royal status of the Macekebins seems to have made them into the very thing they hate - their ways are very like the elves of high status. That vampire is presumed dead.

As previously mentioned, Macekebins differ from standard vampires in more ways than being able to breed. They are also able to walk in daylight. However, during the day, whether in the light or not, their powers are vastly diminished. If you see a Macekebin during the day - make sure you are far from him at night, for he must be an older, stronger member of the family to be confident against attack during the weakness of day.

More details to come. Work in progress.