[quote=@Doc Doctor] [@Wraithblade6] If every time the Magna Pater rises, it eventually gets put down, how is it that it comes to rise again?: That actually depends on who killed it. The player that kills it can choose a way for the fresh, young replacement to enter the world. Naturally it won't just pop up out of the corpse only to die again, and it certainly won't just teleport somewhere safe to grow strong and experienced once more. It's something to be worked out, for the sake of fairness. Why is it so difficult to kill?: It's difficult to kill permanently, yes, but keep in mind that the new Alpha would be far weaker than the original. It would be smaller, entirely inexperienced, and far, far less ferocious. One could capture it and lock it up for good, without much trouble if they were strong enough to beat the previous Alpha. Where did it come from?: It's always been. Whatever's beyond that, is a mystery. What are it's origins?: Mystery again. It's been places, certainly, but its deep past is unknown and unknowable. It's a primeval vampire, a pure monster in and of itself. Does it have a cult following?: Not a chance. Not even the most extreme cultists would try to worship this bad boy. Certainly older vampires would know about it and have documented history on it: It's a dread horror. *GOTTA SWITCH COMPUTERS SUDDENLY, RESERVED FOR LATER* [/quote] No. You must have a clear origin of being. A Blackbox is highly inappropriate here. The backstory is important here since it creates a sense of history of the vampire in a global setting. That being said you have a monstrosity that hasn't been killed in 2k years by any of the elders who are far older than it, save for perhaps Dracula who died early. Without a known lineage, or balanced design, this is simply a one shot boss fight that offers little as a character and more as an npc encounter. In other news, I shall most likely do my cogm duties post tomorrow evening after another round of tension in the bar.