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#147;Within a year of the Black Days, Elestam#146;s borders were stable
and secure, the duchy ruled solely by the duke in the absence of
higher authority. Given that Tethyr had fallen and petty lords abused
their powers to the west, the people bid the duke to be their king and
protect them. Duke Morkann officially broke his ties with Tethyr
and declared Elestam to now be Erlkazar, and he its king. During
much of the Interregnum, King Valon ruled directly, without
counts, dukes, or barons beneath him. Vampires and dragons
plagued Erlkazar, but Elestam#146;s Crusaders and the Emerald Brotherhood
kept the peace#151;at least, until the latter vanished from the
Realms in 1359 DR.

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The ruined city of Dajaan lies south of
Surkh, across the Deepwash and in the foothills 2 miles south
of the Deepwash#146;s coast. Dajaan#146;s ruins extend to the water#146;s
edge. Its crypts hold the main lair of Shyressa, a vampiric
Runemistress of the Twisted Rune, as well as other evil things.

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Originally posted by rjfras

We also know that a very powerful vampire, over 800 years, had a lair there from LoI:

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The ruined city of Dajaan lies south of
Surkh, across the Deepwash and in the foothills 2 miles south
of the Deepwash#146;s coast. Dajaan#146;s ruins extend to the water#146;s
edge. Its crypts hold the main lair of Shyressa, a vampiric
Runemistress of the Twisted Rune, as well as other evil things.

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Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal

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Originally posted by rjfras

We also know that a very powerful vampire, over 800 years, had a lair there from LoI:

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The ruined city of Dajaan lies south of
Surkh, across the Deepwash and in the foothills 2 miles south
of the Deepwash#146;s coast. Dajaan#146;s ruins extend to the water#146;s
edge. Its crypts hold the main lair of Shyressa, a vampiric
Runemistress of the Twisted Rune, as well as other evil things.

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Though she would not likely be involved - at least not directly - with ruling Erlkazar. The Rune prefers to manipulate the strings from afar. Even putting her own vampires into ruling would be too close to the Twisted Rune.

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Saestra (vampiress): Saestra, known as the Lady of the Night, was locked in a crypt by her brother as part of a cruel joke and left there for nine days and nine nights before the crypt was opened again. By the time she exited, she was a vampiress. She has successfully concealed this fact from her family even when she manipulated them into killing her vampire master. She has two personalities#151;one is sweet and totally innocent and loving, and the other is a savage killer. Either personality can come out at a moment#146;s notice, depending on her hunger.

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Saestra Karanok "The Lady of the Night"
Chaotic Evil vampire thief

Appearance
Standing at 5’9” tall, Saestra Karanok is a sultry brunette whose light violet eyes sparkle with glee whenever she is happy — or whenever she is about to feed on the living. She appears to be in her mid-20s.
As the daughter of the ruler of Luthcheq, she dresses in impeccably tailored color coordinated dresses and gowns which are usually black or purple and liberally decorated with gems, lace, and ribbons. She wears an ornamental dagger at her side.

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Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal

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Originally posted by rjfras

We also know that a very powerful vampire, over 800 years, had a lair there from LoI:

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The ruined city of Dajaan lies south of
Surkh, across the Deepwash and in the foothills 2 miles south
of the Deepwash#146;s coast. Dajaan#146;s ruins extend to the water#146;s
edge. Its crypts hold the main lair of Shyressa, a vampiric
Runemistress of the Twisted Rune, as well as other evil things.

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Though she would not likely be involved - at least not directly - with ruling Erlkazar. The Rune prefers to manipulate the strings from afar. Even putting her own vampires into ruling would be too close to the Twisted Rune.

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I agree... Though I can see her "encouraging" other vampires to come to the area, to keep anything she does from being noticed.

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