About Me
Mathias Cronqvist was a genius tactician whose education made him a standout in a illitirate society.Mathias Cronqvist was a genius tactician whose education made him a standout in a largely illiterate society.however, Mathias suffered a loss of another kind: Upon returning from yet another victorious campaign, he was greeted with the news that his wife, Elisabetha, had died suddenly. Mathias became stricken with grief, and over the course of one year, his condition worsened to the point where he became bedridden.But things certainly did not become any easier for them: The reforms of the Catholic Church were a continuing theme throughout Europe, and its burgeoning focus on the Christian Crusades required an increased effort from the knights. Many fell in battle as the territorial disputes became more and more petty.Mathias appeared was indeed the strong vampire spirit that he had coveted.
Mathias explained that Elisabetha's death had hit him harder than anyone could realize. His agony was so that he blamed God, whose name in which he had always fought, for her death, and he would thus curse Him forever by procuring eternal life."For if limited life is God's decree," he said, "then I shall defy it!"Mathias truly believed that Elisabetha would have wanted it this way.
Mathias escaped to foreign land, where he continued to curse God. Eventually, he named himself Lord of the Vampires and the King of the Night.It's difficult to deduce just what became of Mathias thereafter. Did he eventually name himself "Dracula" and become the menace that would continually threaten Europe and the rest of the world? Was he the harbinger for Vlad Tepes' rebirth, the one who infected him, then a Christian and defender of God, with the vampire curse that led to his pact with the devil? Or maybe Mathias eventually fell in a duel to the vampire Dracula, who honored his opponent by wearing his Crimson Stone and taking on his title of "Lord of the Vampires"? These questions as of yet remain unanswered.
