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Transylvania Nightmares
Retired [R] Vampire

Already in 1958, Cecil Kirtly proposed that Count Dracula shared his personal past with the historical Transylvanian-born Voivode Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia, also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Țepeș. Following the publication of In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972, this supposed connection attracted much popular attention.

Historically, the name "Dracula" is the given name of Vlad Ṭepeș' family, a name derived from a secret fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon, founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg (king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor) to uphold Christianity and defend the Empire against the Ottoman Turks. Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad III, was admitted to the order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks and was dubbed Dracul (Dragon) thus his son became Dracula (son of the dragon). From 1431 onward, Vlad II wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol.[9]

Stoker came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history, and chose this to replace the name (Count Wampyr) that he had originally intended to use for his villain. However, some Dracula scholars, led by Elizabeth Miller, have questioned the depth of this connection as early as 1998. They argue that Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III except for the name "Dracula". While having a conversation with Jonathan Harker in Chapter 3, Dracula refers to his own background, and these speeches show elements which Stoker directly copied from Wilkinson's book. Stoker mentions the Voivode of the Dracula race who fought against the Turks after the defeat of Cossova, and was later betrayed by his brother, historical facts which unequivocally point to Vlad III, described as "Voïvode Dracula" by Wilkinson:

Years has passed people thought that the mighty count Dracula was dead but what people didn't know was inside his castle the count after hearing about this strange game called Bloodbowl was breeding a new team to feed against other teams that stood in his way, The year Dracula has hit the world of bloodbowl hard Beware of the counts bite and those around him.
New Team Page Beta
Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Count Dracula
Vampire
6 4 4 8
Blood Lust, Hypnotic Gaze, Regeneration
   2 2 0 0 0 0 2/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
2
Count Varney
Vampire
6 4 4 8
Blood Lust, Hypnotic Gaze, Regeneration
   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
3
Count Orlok
Vampire
6 4 4 8
Blood Lust, Hypnotic Gaze, Regeneration
   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
5
Countess Carmilla
Vampire
6 4 4 8
Blood Lust, Hypnotic Gaze, Regeneration
   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
7
Archibald
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
8
Ciro
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
9
Corbin
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
10
Aramastus
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
11
Constantine
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
12
Dragos
Thrall
6 3 3 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
17
Alexander Vilestone
Journeyman Thrall
6 3 3 7
Loner
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 40k
(40+0)k
  
10 players  
Coach: freshbree Re-Rolls (140k): 2  
Race: Vampire Fan Factor: 2  
Current Team Value: 880k (±90) Assistant Coaches: 0  
Treasury: 30k Cheerleaders: 0  
Team Value: 880k Apothecary: No  

Games Played:2 (0/0/2) |TD Diff:-4 (0 - 4) |Cas Diff:-2 (1/0/0 - 1/0/2)
Last Opponent: Raclures and Cie