Madeline

"I did not know how to be any differently - though I craved it. I held myself hostage and I am sure most of the time I did not know I was doing it."
―Sue Zhao

Madeline Corbeau is a young half-elf dhampir (a half-vampire, also known as a “daywalker”).

Appearance

Madeline has naturally chalk-white skin, red irises, and fanged canine teeth as indications of her vampiric blood. She is more easily mistaken as a full vampire than as a full living mortal. She regularly keeps her eyes and lips painted black to match her long black hair. Madeline’s face is heart-shaped with large eyes, a soft nose, thin lips, and pointed half-elf ears. She is short with a dainty body.

History

Alaric Corbeau, a Vampire Lord who claimed Cormyr’s city Suzail his territory, obsessively sought out beautiful married women to make into his spawn. One such woman was a young noble named Rosia Goldfeather. At the time Alaric abducted her, Rosia was eight months pregnant. Turning Rosia into a vampire spawn induced a premature birth for Madeline, and also resulted in her being born a dhampir.

Fascinated by Madeline’s nature, Alaric took a special interest in her raising. With the only other people around being Alaric’s spawn, who were incapable of objecting to anything he did, she had a very isolated and carefully controlled upbringing. While Madeline held the ability to walk in the sun and be among living mortals, she grew up adopting the ways and teachings of her mentor.
As Madeline aged, Alaric eagerly awaited for her to mature enough to his satisfaction, planning on making her into a full spawn and his new favoured. He never had to hide his intentions, because after all, Alaric groomed her to see him as all-powerful perfection.

In 1490 DR, Alaric made the mistake of turning one of Queen Obarskyr’s handmaidens, and brought too much attention to himself. The Queen gave out permits for several adventuring groups to locate his hidden lair and destroy him.
The adventurers who found the lair recognized Madeline was not undead, but a rare case of a dhampir. They decided to “save” her instead of killing her with Alaric and the spawn – a feat they ultimately did not accomplish, as Alaric himself escaped, however.

The adventurers had to keep Madeline restrained at all times at first, afraid she would run away or attack. (She would have.) But their kindness and friendly nature slowly taught her that her worldview had been skewed. It wasn’t too long before she willingly listened to the good they were trying to teach her.

Madeline travelled with the adventuring party for about six months before getting abducted by the mind flayers. Sure she is the only one of the group to survive, she is very confused about what she’s supposed to do without them. Madeline fears she will fall back into old habits without someone else to tell her right from wrong. Now, she is forced to figure that out for herself.

Relationships

• Lae'zel:
• Shadowheart:
• Astarion:
• Gale:
• Wyll:
• Karlach:
• Minthara:
• Jaheira:
• Minsc:
• The Emperor:

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