Maladict

I JUST FOUND AN AWESOME PIECE OF MONSTROUS REGIMENT FAN FIC








....what, it's a small fandom and the piece is excellent. TOTALLY MERITS ITS OWN ENTRY.

HIATUS: 2 February - 22 February

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*while maybe lacking the fierce doggedness of a werewolf on the trail, let it be said that a vampire who is looking for someone will most likely find them. currently, one coffee-loving vampire is out searching for one fellow Borogravian soldier*

Camp did a bad, bad thing and tampered with Maladict's coffee in a mean way. In other words, Maladict has completely reverted to vampirism. Now, this means that he might go all snarly and vicious on you. Fights are A++, I love them and Mal is a lot more likely to get involved in them like this! But what's more likely is that he'll go after Likely Victims -- someone alone and vulnerable (young ladies who sleep in skimpy nightclothes with their... uh, cabin windows open are especially delectable!) -- for a bite. This could go a couple of ways. There might be some stalking and a chase involved. Or he might just happen to start chatting you up and try to win you over, when suddenly you notice that you're alone and he's awfully close and-!

In other words, he's just out for blood. And you know what they say about flies and honey...


Appearance/Personality

If your character has met Maladict before, they might notice a few things different about him!

-Eyes: ...must be just a trick of the light, but you'd swear that you saw them glowing a little red there...

-Teeth: Fangs are more prominent.

-Clothes: Ditching the military uniform in favor of some more traditional garb. Black, aristocratic-looking.

-Personality: This is partially due to a powers/abilities, thing, but he might seem more... charming than usual. But then again... he's always been like that... hasn't... he....?


Powers/Abilities

Being fully vamp-y increases the magnitude of Maladict's abilities.

-Strength: Can easily pick up and toss a full-grown man with one hand. Has a punch that would knock somebody across a room. Breaking bones with his bare hands is easy business.

-Speed: Faster than can be seen with the human eye. This applies to both running and movement in general (e.g. throwing multiple punches).

-Stealth: Will seem to appear out of nowhere! This is partly due to his speed, but he's also just... well, stealthy. Can move silently, seems to just blend in with the shadows, somehow. Hell, seems to bring shadows with him, somehow.

-Senses: Extremely good night vision! Basically, superhuman sight and hearing. Also, an extremely good Feeling. (You know that Feeling that you're being watched or that someone is behind you? That's the Feeling -- only it's strong and accurate to the point of being an actual sense for him.)

-Persuasion: Mind power! Not very intrusive, but it's the effect of someone you admire, think is very cool, etc. giving an opinion and you finding yourself agreeing ("...oh. Oh! Why didn't I see it that way before? Of course!"). Sort of like the Feeling thing, it's an intangible but real something (in this case, charisma) being strengthened and solidifed into a power.

-Healing: Depending on the injury, it might take him up to a minute to heal something, but he can pretty much heal from anything, including having body parts cut off. This includes his head. The main thing with losing his head is that depending on where the parts ended up, he might have problems finding it for himself.

If it seems as though he will be/is being overpowered in a fight, he'll attempt to flee the scene. For the sake of not raping time/space too badly, I'd like to request that he somehow gets away or is left to revive (i.e. not killed completely) unless things are pretty much played out and it's time for a final kill.


Weaknesses/Killing

-Light: Bright, intense light (e.g. a camera flash) will turn him into a pile of dust! However, for the sake of the vampire post, the little safeguard he has has been filled with Moogle blood... which saves himself. In other words, unlimited regenerations. It takes enough time for him to re-form for somebody with good speed to be able to escape, though.

-Sound: Taking this from Jumanji weekend, because of Mal's super-hearing, he has a weakness toward sonic attacks.

-Holy Stuff: ...uh, yeah. The usual. |D

-The Final Kill: Making the final kill requires several things. First, staking through the heart (naturally). Second, cutting off the head (of course). Third... well, this is sort of a regional thing, y'see. The one that we're most familiar with is "stuff garlic in the mouth." But in some places in Discworld, you need an orange. Other places, a lime. So, Vimes and I somehow decided that what would be needed to end the madness here is a bad lemon -- that is to say, grab your stake, your saw and your porny fanfic, and let's go vampire hunting!

"You know, Sergeant," said the voice of Sally, as if nothing had happened, "you werewolves have it easy. You stay one thing and you don't have any problems with body mass. Do you know how many bats I have to become for my body weight? More than a hundred and fifty, that's how many. And there's always one, isn't there, that gets lost or flies the wrong way? You can't think straight unless you get your bats together. And I'm not even going to touch on the subject of reassimilation. It's like the biggest sneeze you can think of. Backwards."

So. Read Thud! at the beginning of break -- and lo and behold! More Discworld vampires! So. Just some random notes of Discworldian vampire info.

-females can't re-materialize their clothes
-"I'm sorry! We can be very personable! It's a vampire thing!"
-hearing: can count the number of hearts beating, hear how fast a person's heart is beating
-smell: can smell if another person's scared
-excellent night vision
-"probably stronger than anyone on your payroll who isn't a troll"
-"'I can turn into a lot of bats,' said Sally. 'One bat is hard to do, because you have to deal with changes in body mass, and you can't do that if you've been Reformed for a while. Anyway, it gives me a headache.'"
-Regarding the daylight thing: "I'm fine with long sleeves and a wide brim. I carry the kit, anyway."
-"She could have passed for sixteen; it was certainly hard to believe that she was not a lot younger than Vimes. She had short hair, which Vimaes had never seen on a vampire before, and looked, if not like a boy, than like a girl who wouldn't mind passing for one." (Sally, 51 years old)
-"Igors were naturally servile, vampires were naturally not."
-"They must know that they exude this air of effortless ease, confident in any company, at home everywhere, making everyone else feel second-class and awkward."
-walking easily in six-inch heels