Night of the Vampire, revised - True History
by Patrick SullivanAs presented in the "Background"
sidebar on p. 3 and the CD track, Andru Vandevic was, indeed, a
rather ruthless ruler of Vandevicsny who fell victim to the charms
of Natasha Troublijca. However, Natasha was actually not a vampire,
but rather a chaotic Nosferatu, a powerful magic-user who had
become undead. Natasha indeed turned Andru into a Nosferatu like
herself, and she was, as stated in the background, staked a century
ago. The Nosferatu Andru, free from Natasha's control, killed his
servants and fled, never to be seen again. Unfortunately, however,
the peasants of Vandevicsny did not complete their job. Natasha was
never properly destroyed (see Bruce Heard's excellent AD&D
Nosferatu description),and one of her charm victims eventually pulled out
the wooden stake, freeing Natasha to regenerate back into
existence. Natasha, whose spellbook had been lost in the raid on
the manor, was forced to search throughout Karameikos to bring her
magical skill back up to near where it was at the time when she met
Andru. Natasha has spent many years in Specularum/Mirros working on
her magical abilities. During one of these extended stays in the
capital, she met and befriended Laina Vandevic.