~ Lord Ruthven ~

ord Ruthven is an English Vampyre, living in London, the city where he was born. The winter in London is marked by various parties held by the leaders of the bon ton society, and Lord Ruthven, a true nobleman, is often present - more for his singularities than for his blue-blooded rank. He spends the summers abroad, preferably in Greece where there are still so many remote areas he can visit, and where he can remain alone and undisturbed.
Lord Ruthven cool by nature and seldom displays his wit and supernatural skills. His face, although very beautiful, is always darkened by a deadly hue and never gains a warmer tint. He has, moreover, the reputation of a winning tongue,and it is perhaps for this reason that every good hostess seeks to have him on her list of guests.
It is rumored that Lord Ruthven possesses irresistable powers of seduction, which would make him dangerous to beautiful hostesses. His preference lies with inexperienced young girls of the noble classes, although he has been known to entertain the favors of mature, and even married women. Women who were previously beautiful and animated have become dispirited and lifeless after a shortlived relationship with Lord Ruthven. Others have become mad with passion,and the only thing they wished for is death and annilhilation.
Many a hurt lover has attempted to murder Lord Ruthven, and some have even succeeded - or thought they had. In one instance, the servants had placed the dead body of the Lord on top of a mountain, so that it may be exposed to the first cold ray of the moon that rose after his death, his fondest wish. However, when his companion climbed the mountain the next day he found no trace of the body, nor of the clothes. The conclusion was that the servants had stolen the beautiful clothes of the nobleman and buried the corpse so that noone would find out. Lord Ruthven had in fact murdered his companion's lover, although the latter did not know of the event, as it had occured during the night, and there was yet no suspicion of vampyrism.Imagine then the horror that seized him when, upon his return to London, he saw Lord Ruthven partying again amid the elegant circles of admirers, gaining the favors of his own sister, the only friend left to him. The story ends with the man being so distraught by the loss of first his beloved and second his sister that he dies of pain and madness, whilst Lord Ruthven has glutted his vamyre thirst on two beautiful young women.











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