In Romania, Marius found a peace from the wars and constant invasions that he had been witnessing for most of his life. Although the hierarchy of the country was something that he had not seen since his days in the Roman Republic, he adapted to fit in and with the wealth he had managed to accrue over his long life bought himself enough land to gain a title. He made certain to be a fair landlord, treating the peasants living on his land as fairly as he could without drawing attention and suspicion to himself. In the civil war in which the peasantry rose up to fight against the nobility (in part thanks to this heavily split system of rich and poor), Marius secretly supplied his own people with arms and supplies, and in their turn they left him alone and left his house undamaged.
He kept mostly to himself, leading a quiet life mostly isolated from outside news until the late 1400s, when Romania went to war against the Ottoman Empire. It was only a year before Marius left, and without a word, only leaving the people who had come to admire him to wonder where he might have gone.
Marius moved to Spain, arriving at the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition. A devout Catholic, Marius was safe from the forceful conversion of the Jews and Muslims living in the country. He avoided trouble for the most part, and it was in Spain that he once again found his sire, Aemilius, living in an isolated monastery. Recognising him immediately he confronted him about his abandonment, and they enjoyed a brief rekindling of their relationship. Aemilius explained to him that it had been too dangerous for two vampires to continue to travel together, and indeed they should not have remained together for as long as they had. Finally reaching a resolution, Aemilius and Marius parted again, but this time with a smile as Marius was allowed to say goodbye. He does not know where the older vampire went after that, or even if he still lives, but he likes to believe that he would know should his sire perish.
In 1645, despite his dislike for open water and tendency towards seasickness, Marius left Europe and headed west to America, curious about the things that the New World could offer. He found it to be much the same as the old one, and kept mostly to himself for the first century or more, until the start of the Revolutionary War. Drawn into the conflict, he fought on the side of the colonists, and once the war was over moved back to Europe, to the area of Prussia that would eventually become Germany.
Although saddened by the dissolution of Prussia in 1849, Marius removed himself from the general population as he found his need to feed greatly reduced by his age. Though he was aware of several wars going on during his time in Prussia he was mostly unaffected by them, only really regaining interest in the world towards the end of the First World War. Marius, who had seen enough time go by to know that it would not be over, waited and proved himself right with the onset of the Second World War in 1939. Horrified by a regime that condemned millions to death he became active in trying to evacuate as many of those targeted as possible, sending them in the directions of people that he knew could be trusted or keeping them safe within his own home. He turned his talents as a vampire to his advantage in convincing soldiers that there was no one in his home.
After the war ended, Marius spent a few years trying to assist several of the friends he had made in rebuilding their lives, only to find himself trapped in East Germany after its annexation by the Soviet Union. Behind the wall for forty years, he would say even now that they were the longest forty years of his life. Every day he would hear news of people being shot while attempting to escape, or being found dead after taking the arsenic pills that were freely available in any shop for those who could no longer take the oppression and poverty that living in east Berlin brought.
When the wall came down in November 1989, Marius was among the first to leave. He made his way across France and crossed the Channel to England, where he travelled around for a decade or so before finally settling down in Cornwall, setting himself up as a reclusive philanthropist and antiques dealer. He has lived quietly since.
[OC] | Marius Eldritch
In Romania, Marius found a peace from the wars and constant invasions that he had been witnessing for most of his life. Although the hierarchy of the country was something that he had not seen since his days in the Roman Republic, he adapted to fit in and with the wealth he had managed to accrue over his long life bought himself enough land to gain a title. He made certain to be a fair landlord, treating the peasants living on his land as fairly as he could without drawing attention and suspicion to himself. In the civil war in which the peasantry rose up to fight against the nobility (in part thanks to this heavily split system of rich and poor), Marius secretly supplied his own people with arms and supplies, and in their turn they left him alone and left his house undamaged.
He kept mostly to himself, leading a quiet life mostly isolated from outside news until the late 1400s, when Romania went to war against the Ottoman Empire. It was only a year before Marius left, and without a word, only leaving the people who had come to admire him to wonder where he might have gone.
Marius moved to Spain, arriving at the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition. A devout Catholic, Marius was safe from the forceful conversion of the Jews and Muslims living in the country. He avoided trouble for the most part, and it was in Spain that he once again found his sire, Aemilius, living in an isolated monastery. Recognising him immediately he confronted him about his abandonment, and they enjoyed a brief rekindling of their relationship. Aemilius explained to him that it had been too dangerous for two vampires to continue to travel together, and indeed they should not have remained together for as long as they had. Finally reaching a resolution, Aemilius and Marius parted again, but this time with a smile as Marius was allowed to say goodbye. He does not know where the older vampire went after that, or even if he still lives, but he likes to believe that he would know should his sire perish.
In 1645, despite his dislike for open water and tendency towards seasickness, Marius left Europe and headed west to America, curious about the things that the New World could offer. He found it to be much the same as the old one, and kept mostly to himself for the first century or more, until the start of the Revolutionary War. Drawn into the conflict, he fought on the side of the colonists, and once the war was over moved back to Europe, to the area of Prussia that would eventually become Germany.
Although saddened by the dissolution of Prussia in 1849, Marius removed himself from the general population as he found his need to feed greatly reduced by his age. Though he was aware of several wars going on during his time in Prussia he was mostly unaffected by them, only really regaining interest in the world towards the end of the First World War. Marius, who had seen enough time go by to know that it would not be over, waited and proved himself right with the onset of the Second World War in 1939. Horrified by a regime that condemned millions to death he became active in trying to evacuate as many of those targeted as possible, sending them in the directions of people that he knew could be trusted or keeping them safe within his own home. He turned his talents as a vampire to his advantage in convincing soldiers that there was no one in his home.
After the war ended, Marius spent a few years trying to assist several of the friends he had made in rebuilding their lives, only to find himself trapped in East Germany after its annexation by the Soviet Union. Behind the wall for forty years, he would say even now that they were the longest forty years of his life. Every day he would hear news of people being shot while attempting to escape, or being found dead after taking the arsenic pills that were freely available in any shop for those who could no longer take the oppression and poverty that living in east Berlin brought.
When the wall came down in November 1989, Marius was among the first to leave. He made his way across France and crossed the Channel to England, where he travelled around for a decade or so before finally settling down in Cornwall, setting himself up as a reclusive philanthropist and antiques dealer. He has lived quietly since.