Vampire Lands

The Vampire Lands are a region on Ucharpli located in the realm of Feurcy. It is situated northeast from the Fire Plains close to the border of Islerfia. Because of this, there is always a grey ash cloud above the area blocking sunlight.

Overview
The terrain is very rocky with little vegetation, though there does exist some fertile areas. Most of the landscape is dotted by dead trees and grey boulders. One famous landmark is the Rock Bridge, a natural bridge-like structure that extends beyond a cliff. At the very end of the bridge is the city of Kozavania, a stronghold where vampires, or Dhragolon infected with the blood craver virus, live.

Society
The society of Kozavania is so different from the rest of Feurcy that it is considered its own country despite consisting of only a few square miles. The government follows a hierarchy with different social classes with a Vampire Lord reigning over.

The inhabitants are those infected with the blood craver virus. Before the development of Crimson Juice, the Kozavanians would regularly go on hunts to capture Dhragolon civilians to farm them for blood. Today, this is no longer the case.

New vampires are forbidden from being created within the city of Kozavania unless the population is below a reasonable level. The reason is that victims of the blood craver virus have extended life spans, far longer than a normal Dhragolon which would make overpopulation a serious issue if not controlled. When the city was first founded, it was not uncommon for vampires to resort to cannibalism if there were blood shortages.

History
During the Third Era when the Dhragolon were skirmishing to colonize the continent of Kytayur, a deadly virus was discovered that turned Dhragolon into blood thirsty monsters. A single bite from an infected Dhragolon would also infect the victim causing the virus to spread like a plague.

The infectants of this virus could only terrorize the rest of the land at night which greatly disadvantaged them. Dhragolon colonists managed to drive them to a region known as the Vampire Lands where the sunlight was always blocked. From there, the infected Dhragolon built their own city.

After countless years of war, a blood substitute called Crimson Juice was developed, a red, juice-like substance created from Ash Crops, a common food found in the nearby Fire Plains. Since then, the infected Dhragolon, who renamed themselves vampires, became more civilization. However, the taste of Dhragolon blood was always better, but the Vampire Lords were satiated enough with the Crimson Juice.