#Elle DeVampiro

[thebramblewood]

Noble Vampires: Elle DeVampiro, Inna Cents, Vlad Bloodvein

(These are all clearly corny vampiric pseudonyms, aren't they?)

As you can see, I strayed pretty far from their original designs, especially with Elle and Vlad! As they fit into the context of my story, I see them as among the oldest and most elite vampires in Forgotten Hollow. They're all nobles from different eras and so were used to being waited on hand and foot, which didn't change when they became vampires. They've always been surrounded by a coterie of human thralls and lesser vampires who fulfill their every need so they never have to lift a finger.

But there are certain consequences to this eternal life of luxury. As vampires grow older, their powers can grow more potent - but the opposite is also true. If they allow their mental and physical capabilities to languish, they stagnate and eventually atrophy, leading to visible deterioration. These three are extremely delusional and out of touch with reality. They live in their own little fantasies, fully believing they look every bit as flawless and regal as they ever did even as the cracks are very much starting to show. Although their age and status intimidate younger vampires and they have their little "hazing rituals" for newborns, they're ultimately quite harmless.

[panicsimss]

You're a vampire, I'm a vampire too

Happy Simblrween, everyone!

[dead-lights]

simblreen 2024 gift #1 // portraits of the devampiros

Elle would like to know why they own so many picture frames but only six photographs. He doesn't really know what to tell her.

This is my first Simblreen gift - I have one more coming. I don't feel up to turning on my porch light tonight, so I'm just going to post this as is :) @simblreenofficial

There isn't enough vampire wall art, so I've created 6 Century Conflict-era photographs of minor characters to add a classy touch of history to your lair! Film-based cameras were invented during this era, after all.

Elle and Dillon are the characters from the trailers who demonstrate that vampires can get it on as bats and in coffins. He uses the same model as Dillin Derito from the Malpractice trailer and they may or may not be the same person (if so, that is extremely hilarious). I've fallen way down the rabbit hole developing this family - you can find those posts about them here.

There are 3 recolors in this set, downloadable separately because 1 requires vampires and 1 requires werewolves to use.

download all (requires vampires & werewolves) [SFS]

flawed masterpiece (requires werewolves) [SFS]

flora in the moonlight (requires vampires) [SFS]

vampires in a box [SFS]

full-sized renders and cc below the cut!

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elle's wedding dress: june by @buzzardly28

elle's wedding crown: ishtar headpiece by @bradfordsims

elle's black gloves: miss scarlett's gloves by @ice-creamforbreakfast

young dillon's outfit: young lad's outfit by @linzlu

florencia's hair: franny by @buzzardly28

florencia's dress: medusa dress by @renorasims

poses

young dillon: from child poses 03 by @helgatisha florencia: from pose pack 29 by @katverse

florencia: from edwardian socialite by @funkyllama

dillon: from 18th century portrait poses 1 by @anachrosims

elle: pose and violin accessory by @natalia-auditore

elle & dillon: from jane austen poses by @atashi77

elle: from look at this wonderful dress by @helgatisha dillon: from gentleman poses by @akuiyumi

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Human versus vamp Elle (ps haven’t really settled on what time period she’s from 🫣)

[turgenevskaya]

"Ибо ночь темна и полна ужасов"

P. S. Если бы Влад победил в этом поединке, мне пришлось бы дополнять этот вечер, однако пронесло на сей раз 🤣🙃

[javitrulovesims]

Transcript 👇🏼

Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. Gather around. Welcome once again. My name is Amelia Huntley and I'm the head curator of the Lykke Fine Arts Museum. Today, 1th day of Spring marks the start of a new art season. Thanks to the big donation of the Villareal Estate and the DeVampiro Trust, this season we will honor the work of a sim who spent half their life in the Selvadorian jungle decoding the ancient Omiscan alphabet and the mysterious Omiscan Calendar...

[omgsweetkate]

Vampier🩸

Приближается ежегодная встеча вампиров в Фарготон Холл где перед высшими предстанут новоиспеченные вампиры. И конечно же встретится все «мертвое сообщество» для обсуждения событий прошедших за год, и планы на грядущий. Для этого в Фарготон собираются вампиры со всего симс мира.

«Ксандр Батлер»

«Инна Сантес»

«Максимилиан Лоран»

«Элли Девампиро»

«Лилит и Калеб Ваторе»

[red-simulation]

don't get too close, she bites

[fledermausbend]

Hm, feels like some puzzle pieces are starting to click together...

[samssims]

Offer. 

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[puppycheesecake]

[thebramblewood]

When you're engaged in an intense stare down with damn near every vampire in town - and probably losing.

Featuring vampires by @itcrescentcrow, @fallstaticexit, @simsdaughters, @antiquatedsimmer, @vicciouxs, @moonwoodhollow, @skyalenesims, @living-undead, @moonfromearth, @queenmabsim, @mosquito-cove, @raye-sim and @evilgoof. Thank you so much for your contributions! I hope you don't mind my embellishments. And to everyone still waiting, I appreciate your patience and there will be several future opportunities! 🧛

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The Top Dog

Vladislaus Straud:

Founder of Forgotten Hollow, de facto ruler

Lilith’s estranged (it’s complicated) sire

Enjoys lurking (read: eavesdropping) from afar

Cagey about his past, claims not to recall his years as a human (if he ever was one?)

Rumblings of discontent with his antiquated  ways

Empire may be crumbling (if rotting, junk-filled castle is any indication)

(Lilith: And that god awful crow! It’s got to be as old as he is. Christ, the racket it makes!)

Veronica Aurelius:

Straud’s new protege (niece?)

Related through a distant bloodline (Lilith: Allegedly.)

Accomplished artist, historian, medium

Dreams led her to Forgotten Hollow (Lilith: Doubtful.)

Lilith’s replacement? (Lilith: He wishes.)

(Caleb: She looks sweet, but there’s a vicious streak beneath that glossy veneer.)

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The Old Guard (Lilith: In other words, Straud’s minions.)

Elle DeVampiro, Inna Cents, Vlad Bloodvein:

aka The Nobles (Lilith: Fossilized Bitch, Slightly Less Fossilized Bitch, and The Inferior Vlad.)

Council of ancients who guard town’s borders from human trespassers

View vampirism as elite society: only most deserving should be initiated

Have hazing rituals to weed out weaklings

Never-ending blood supply flows from mysterious sources

Eternal life of ease has left them physically weakened, social status protects them

(Helena: Hazing rituals?

Caleb: Mind tricks. Intimidation tactics. Like humans, newborn vampires can be manipulated.

Lilith: Stop scaring her! A strong breeze could knock them over.)

Claudius and Marie Bouvet:

aka The Occult Hunters

Hunt spellcasters for their power

Hunt “exotic” occults (mermaids, aliens, fairies, etc.) to siphon and sell blood, consumed as an indulgent luxury

(Helena: Wait, you’re telling me mermaids and aliens are real?

Caleb: We exist. Is it really so hard to believe they do too?)

Hunt werewolves for sport (owing to centuries-long feud)

Sometimes hired to kill vampires if deemed a threat to community’s existence

(Helena: Werewolves!

Lilith: They smell like wet dog and taste awful.

Caleb: That hardly gives us the right to kill them.

Lilith: Oh, so we should just let them kill us?)

Elizabetha Bathoris:

aka The Gossip Hound (Lilith: She deserves a far nastier title. Sanctimonious cunt.)

Forgotten Hollow’s premier shit-stirrer

Rumored to bathe in virgins’ blood

Delights in spilling secrets that aren’t hers to tell

Loudly claims to be Straud’s “one who got away,” though unconfirmed by man himself

(Lilith: [scoffs] There’s only room for one delusional narcissist in that household.

Caleb: Lilith, please. At this rate, we’ll never finish.)

Carmela Castellano:

Owns sprawling private vineyard in countryside where Forgotten Hollow and Windenburg meet

Crafts exclusive (and expensive) blood vintages

Known for frequently dipping into her own supply

Hoped to raise adoptive daughter Pandora as protege

However, Pandora’s rebelliousness has led to household tensions

(Lilith: Nothing rivals the rush of feeding, but her blends come damn close.)

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The Enigmas (Lilith: No one knows shit about them, and that’s how they like it.)

Dorian Vasile:

Born vampire, not transformed

Agoraphobic recluse, never seen to leave ruined cottage

Once prominent member of vampire society with many friends — and enemies

Fatal end to human love affair rumored to have led to voluntary isolation

Griselda Oreolo:

(Caleb: I wouldn’t recommend wandering any graveyards at night unless you want to meet The Bride.

Helena: The Bride?

Caleb: She can be quite ruthless.

Helena: As if I don’t already have enough graveyard-related trauma.)

An aristocrat transformed on wedding day, fated to dwell forever on what could have been

Cemeteries are her favorite hunting grounds

Not one for friendly conversation

Defends self first and foremost, no allegiance to other vampires

Nyx?:

Origins, real name, language unknown

Lurks the forest like a cryptid - quick, silent, and deadly

Known to kill men, disposes of withered bodies like a cat leaving gifts of mice for its owner (Lilith: Honestly, good for her.)

Interrupt mid-hunt at your own peril

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The Challengers

Emet and Maxima Galvus

Obscenely wealthy tech CEO and “granddaughter”

Whispers they’re both much older than they look, by hundreds or even thousands of years (Lilith: I’ve yet to see any proof of that.)

Seem to purposely cultivate air of mystery, socializing little

Keep small coven as waitstaff

Emet fiercely protective of Maxima, though is he protecting her from world or world from her?

(Caleb: Don’t be dramatic, Lil. Yes, that stare of hers is unsettling, but-

Lilith: There’s nothing more aggravating than a precocious child. I don’t trust her one bit.)

Ulric Blüt and Herta Nacht:

(Lilith: I can’t believe you think they warrant serious inclusion. A delusional brat and his pathetic enabler are hardly a threat.)

A supposed demon overlord in the body of a child and his “14th Seneschal”

Taken deadly seriously by himself and no one else

Boasts Grim Reaper fears him, many assassinations dodged

Except his strangely devoted companion

Companion stealthily observant, formulating plans of her own?

Details of supposed coup TBD

Countess Maria Francisca Flores:

Mad vampire scientist (Lilith: [scoffs] An old woman doing science fair experiments.)

Claims to have transformed herself via scientific methods

Seeks to grow her “House Flores” with new vampires devoted to pursuit of knowledge

Unpublished manuscript on vampire anatomy

Old Guard disapprove, but for now human academics remain steadfast in denial

Currently studying cowplants, which scholars can admit do exist

(Helena: If she turned herself into a vampire, can’t she reverse-engineer a cure?

Caleb: I’ve asked. She’s incredibly tight-lipped about her findings.

Lilith: Because they’re non-existent!)

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The Next Generation

Beginning in ‘60s and ‘70s, an influx of new vampires into Forgotten Hollow

Old Guard bristle at modernism but grudgingly admit transplants necessary to keep town thriving

Recent turnees or experienced vamps who’d rather evolve with times than stay stuck in past

Tend to form cliques based on shared subcultures

Enjoy mixing with humans, easily mistaken as such by undiscerning eyes (often a deadly mistake)

Less concerned with secrecy, hedonistic, impulsive

(Lilith: “Not coincidentally, shortly after we returned, what was once a trickle became a flood.”)

Example: Grunge Gang

Kiona and Nikan: trouble-making twins, street smart, book stupid

Vonny: stoner type, prefers when meals come to him

Clarissa: paranormal investigator turned paranormally investigated

Tara: wants to be good, surrounded by bad influences

Pandora: favors rock concerts over wine-making

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Lilith: Did you get all that down? Rest up! The hands-on portion begins tomorrow.

[vit-sims]

[dead-lights]

trick or treat

Unfortunately I don't think I'll have a chance to get everyone done, but I've got most of my costumes below :)

L and morgyn as elphaba & glinda

caleb & lilith as luke & leia

in my canon, Lilith's birth name is Leia!

vlad, vlad, inna, elle, & dillon as the bloodvein-cents-devampiro-nox-straud addams family

vlad straud as uncle fester (yes, that's literally just his normal dark form)

vlad bloodvein as Thing

inna cents as Wednesday (the Wednesday we never knew we needed, the Wednesday we all deserve)

elle devampiro as morticia

dillon devampiro as gomez

I feel like Inna is the Wednesday that Wednesday has always wanted to grow up to be. Fuck being witchy when you can be a spooky vampire instead!

ethren, tess, & keisha as oberon, titania, & puck

i feel like keisha forgot she'd agreed to dress up with the others and had to quickly throw a fairy costume together.

i've noticed that particular costume dress looks phenomenal on extremely buff men. ethren and dillon both have their fitness bars maxed out and they both rock it.

samantha and brandy as princess cordelia & her pirate lover

baby gays 😭😭😭

I'm actually going as Morticia this year. I know I'm unreasonably obsessed with the DeVampiros at the moment, but my fiance picked the costumes before I could tell him about the household 😂

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Elle de Vampiro Update

[charsimsalot]

RAVENWOOD: ENTRY 11

I met Freddy, another of Alice's children! As Alice intuited, he was in the playground in Crow's Crossing. I learned more about the nature of ghosts tonight and I learned what little Freddy could tell me about his own life — not much.

As Alice felt would be the case, Freddy has forgotten his Sim nature. When this happens, a ghost no longer takes the form they did in life and they become smaller and gloopier, less Sim shaped. I've seen ghosts like this before — so too I think has Morgyn — but I did not understand why they no longer looked much like they would have in life. Now, I do. They don't remember how to.

It took weeks for me to realise, once Caleb had turned me and I started holding onto all my new memories and better understanding my situation, that the portraits of a human woman with flowers in her hair and a dreamy look in her eyes, the ones hanging on the walls in Straud Manor, and on display on the walls of Elle and Dillin and Bloodvein, were of me. I didn't remember what I looked like.

Me and Caleb and Lilith were getting done up to go out hunting. Caleb was not thrilled about the plans for the night, though I was so newly turned that I didn't feel the same preemptive guilt he did. While he would have rathered that we didn't hunt Sims for their blood at all, he decided that I'd better be taught how to do it carefully anyway. He couldn't ensure what I might do when he wasn't around, and back then we both still drank socially sometimes, as much as he felt awful afterwards. He could teach me some things. Better to hypnotise a Sim and drink with caution than to go straight to drinking and get caught, and better to drink with caution than drain them of so much blood that Grim would come calling.

I hadn't gotten the hang of doing my makeup without being able to see in the mirror yet so Lilith helped me. She'd just gotten a polaroid camera, which she was very excited about, and offered to take a photo of me so I could see how I looked. I looked like the woman hanging on the walls in Straud Manor, and on display on the walls of Elle and Dillin and Bloodvein.

Elle no longer has those old paintings of me in her rooms. She said that if she had ever been human, she wouldn't want reminders around of how pathetic she had been either. She misunderstood what bothered me about the paintings but I didn't correct her. I was just glad to see her take them down. It was not that I hated seeing myself, it was that some of the other vampires liked seeing my human self so much. Bloodvein liked her better than me. I didn't like to see them look over my shoulder at this version of me who hadn't been able to look back, not comprehendingly, not really.

But I don't have to see them do anything right now. I am in Ravenwood and they are not.

Freddy has some very hazy memories of his human life. He remembers that Alice is his mother and that she loved him unconditionally, but not what she looks like. He remembers his sister Edith, and that they used to best friends, but does not remember that she is his sister. I know from Alice that she is, so I told him, and he rolled through the air in wonder, and now he knows too.

I hope he can speak with his mother and sister himself one day. He might not remember them much but perhaps I am helping to get them unstuck from their places. Perhaps they can make new memories with each other, even if it can't be the same as it was.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Thank you @dead-lights for the idea of Inna not initially knowing that those paintings were of her because she could not see her reflection, and that she might have found out because Lilith took a photo of her to show her her look.