Vlad II, Dracul

Vlad II Dracul (The Dragon), from the House of Basarab's lineage would become patriarch of the House of Drăculești. He was son of Mircea the Great and was the ruler of Wallachia after his father’s death, but in 1406, he was a scared little boy, tormented by night terrors. His childhood was tainted by the entities (fictitious and real) that haunted the castle, until he was visited by an entity of light who came from another world; her name was Vanya with whom he would have a child named Vlad Tepes, better known as Dracula.

Mircea ”the Great” was prince of Wallachia from 1386 until his death. He was a powerful warrior in the war between the Holly Roman Empire and the Ottoman. Mircea's reign is often considered to have brought stability to Wallachia. Found in a volatile region of the world, this principality's borders constantly shifted, but during Mircea's rule, Wallachia controlled the largest area in its history. He had great wealth, art, lands and castles, but his greatest treasure was his son, Vlad II. Mircea lost his wife during childbirth and his servant Dacianne became the woman the cherished.

Prince Mircea cel Batran

Dacianne the Lycan, Dacianne was a mysterious woman who served the house of Basarab since the birth of Vlad II. The night Vlad was born, Dacianne was being chased by an angry mob, accused of witchery, the villagers believed her to be a monster. Prince Mircea and his men were returning from battle when he found her and saved her; but when she predicted the premature birth of his son and the death of the mother, Mircea locked her in the tower of the castle. The newborn would not feed from any of the wet nurses and soon he grew weak; so she offered to feed the boy and he did. Dacianne became the loving mother that Vlad never had, but she kept a great secret. Dacianne is a lycanthrope, 

Dacianne, the Lycan

Daughter of Alexander I of Moldova, Vasilissa was promised to Vlad II since birth, in an arranged marriage aiming to strengthen the relations between the nobles of Moldavia and Wallachia. When the time to wed came, Vlad was already married to a gorgeous and mysterious woman called Vanya, from unknown origins. Backed by her father, the church, the nobles and even prince Mircea, Vasilissa managed to have that marriage annulled. Vlad would not be forced into a loveless marriage, because the passion and love he had for Vanya was no less than addiction; so Vasilissa tried to have her killed, but she would not die, Vanya was immortal and she was pregnant at the time.

Princess Vasilissa

Bayezid I (بايزيد اول‎), born in 1360 was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. He was an impetuous soldier, earning the nickname of Lightning. Bayezid ascended to the throne following the death of his father Murad I, who was killed uring the Battle of Kosovo, by which Serbia became a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. He had his younger brother strangled to avoid a plot. He took as a wife Princess Olivera Despina of Serbia. He conquered Bulgaria and northern Greece. In 1394 Bayezid crossed the River Danube to attack Wallachia, ruled at that time by Mircea the Elder. The Ottomans were superior in number, but in the Battle of Rovine, the Wallachians won the fierce battle.

Alexander the Good, was Prince of Moldavia, reigning between 1400 and 1432. He was the son of Roman I Mușat and he succeeded Iuga to the throne, becoming the ruler who initiated a series of reforms while consolidating the status of the Moldavian Principality. He was an allied to Mircea the Great from Wallachia, to which he promised his daughter Vasilissa in marriage. The alliance with Wallachia was jeopardized when Vlad II married a mysterious woman instead of his daughter. He used his influence with the Holly Roman Emperor to annul the marriage, forcing Vlad to marry his daughter. He became father in law of Vlad II, and grandfather of Vlad III the infamous impeller (Dracula). 

Prince Alexander of Moldovia