#if his heart or lungs giving out didn't kill him; basal cancer definitely would have

[alilaro]

Is Caius meant to be albino? I’m looking at his parents on the family tree like “waitaminute!” And now i wanna know is that canon (I could honestly believe that) or something you thought up?

Yes, Caius has albinism!

As far as I know this is not canon? At least I don't think. I just always pictured Caius this way since reading the books.

He was an Assyrian soldier as a human, and grew up with a myriad of health problems due to his condition, including photosensitivity and poor vision (which isn't particularly great for a person that's constantly patrolling under a hot desert sun.) This only worsened with age.

(To add to Caius's collection of health problems as a human, he was also born preterm, only barely surviving it, and causing tachycardia and asthma. His symptoms combined started to worsen in mid-adulthood, and if he wasn't bitten and turned when he was, he probably would've only lived for a few more years.)