It's good to be bad part 3.

Prince Lacroix- Vampire the masquerade-Bloodlines

Part 3 of this occasional series of villains that have stuck with me long after the games have finished is the head of the camarilla, and yes he's another vampire.

This 200 year old vamp started out as an officer in Napoleon's ranks, over the two centuries that followed he slithered, backstabbed and  smoozed his way to the top of vampire society and is now prince of L.A.

Starting out as a lowly childe (young vamp) you are saved from execution when the  Anarkes (the local LA vampire outcasts who oppose the princes claim on the city) call him out in front of the local elite blood suckers and he is forced to spare you to save face. From that point on he sends you on every suicide mission, lost cause and kamikaze run he can dream up to ensure you end up a pile of dust at sunrise.

Lacroix is so power mad that he plans to drain the life out of a sleeping vampire ancient that is said to rest in a recently unearthed sarcophagus. He sends you out to locate said McGuffin and recover it's contents.

As with all power crazy villains, Lacroix's plans and schemes blow up in his face, literally

Bloodlines is packed full with NPCs who will lie, cheat and generally deceive you into doing what they want, however none of them can hold a candle to Lacroix's under hand antics.

By the way, I'm talking about Sabastian Lacroix, not Dwayne Lacroix of insurrection baby formula company (play the game and you'll get that one.)