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SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Vampyre-slayer VladmirVlad grew up in a small peasant village shortly before the dawn of the Sorceror's War. As the kingdoms of the world began to amass their great armies in the hopes of world dominance, it was not uncommon for the kings to summon their footsoldiers from the lowly peasant farmers. Vladmir's father was just such a man, and the day came that the man was summoned to war, never to return. Vlad learned, much to his own horror, that his father had been no great warrior - he was fodder for the mages, used as a simple pawn by the arrogant kingdom he lived within. As the Sorceror's War took its toll on the kingdom, Vlad fled to join a band of raiders upon the open sea. In the aftermath of the War, now hoping to rise in the ranks, Vlad and a fellow deck-swabber snuck onto the Isle of Nalyndria one night when the raiders had docked there. They had heard of the great and powerful Sorceror, the last of his kind, and dreamed of the riches that they could return with. Neither made it out alive. One made it out undead. Vlad discovered his fate to be one worse than death, for in the confusion of their blundered theft, Vlad killed the Sorceror's only daughter, his last remaining heir. The punishment - Vampyrism, though it had not yet been given a name. Forever cursed with a life of agony of isolation, Vlad made it his new purpose to destroy this curse by the only means he knew - to kill the Sorceror. Alas, the Sorceror had placed a ward upon his tower, so Vlad turned to slaying those Vampyres he himself had accidentally created during his first few delirious nights. It was only when Vlad came across the young mage Nylrem, a man with a vendetta of his own against the Sorceror, that Vlad finally saw the means to execute his vengeance. UPDATE: I've secretly replaced this image of Vladmir with a newer, better drawing of him. Let's see if you notice the difference. | |
 |  |  | | | Date | Name | Comment | | | 13 Feb 2001 |  Josh | Dark, Shadowy, Obscene, Twisted, Disturbed, I LIKE IT | |
| 29 Mar 2001 | Peter | I must say that that is a very cool pic, yes maybe the body is a bit to muscular but c'mon, 400 years of killing might have that effect  . Have it good guys /Dude from sweden | |
| 29 Apr 2001 |  Linda Gock | I really like the shading and the amount of detail put into this character. He sure looks dark. | |
| 23 May 2001 | Jen | This is an excellent picture. I love the moodyness to it. I'm not a Buffy fan, but I am an anime fan and this seems a lot like "Vamire Hunter D" This movie came out long before Buffy as well.   Timothy R. Haldane replies: "Vampire Hunter D was, admittedly, a little bit of an inspiration for the story. I'm trying to take the story in a new direction, though, as a full-sized novel. *shrug* I just need a few more characters." | |
| 20 Apr 2002 | vladimir | This is a nice true picture do some more please? | |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Alex D. | Great linework, any chance of getting a more finished version posted? BTW, there is no 'y' in vampire.  Timothy R. Haldane replies: "Yes, yes, and Vladmir's name is missing a vowel. (Vlad-i-mir). Geez, nobody appreciates poetic license these days." | |
| 15 Oct 2002 | Kingfish | hey there, just thought i'd say that this pic is pretty damn good. The head could be a little longer, or larger but not enough to care.
P.S. The word 'vampire' is spelt wrong. Vampyre with a Y is correct in the time frame of the dark ages when they were supposed to exist. Nice going! | |
| 16 Dec 2002 | Starman | Cooooooool Great Sword!!!! | |
| 17 Apr 2003 |  Natalie Paquette | I'm going to join the "vampire" discussion. Spelled with a "y", it shouldn't have the "e" on the end, technically (if we're going with real-world spellings - but we're not, so it doesn't matter anyway). "Vampyre" is a relatively new spelling. ... At least it's not like "faerie/fairy/faery/fairie/etc...." Bah. *smacks self* ... What I WANTED to say, before I bothered reading all the comments, was that he looks particularly malicious, but in a way that begs the question as to why. (Which, reading your description, is obvious.) You're excellent at catching the personality of a character in your work.   Timothy R. Haldane replies: "This is true. Maybe I should change the spelling to reflect this. "Vampyr-Slayer" looks cooler, anyway." | |
| 15 Oct 2003 | Uncle Fred, the Leperous Immortal | Very nice picture. Excellent facial detail, which I personally find very difficult.
By the way, the Vampire Hunter D movie was inspired by a set of six novels written in Japan, and never released in the United States. | |
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