Brencis

Brencis is the ancient vampire at the centre of the valley’s misery — and, indirectly, the reason Coen becomes a Dawnwalker at all.

A thousand-year-old predator

Brencis was born in the Roman Empire in AD 131 as Caeso Burrienus Laurentius, into a wealthy noble family. Over more than a thousand years he grew into the formidable Lord of Vampires who now rules Vale Sangora. By 1347, the valley lives under his grip: he imposes a blood tax on the human population, and the people beneath him are sliding into servitude and despair.

The bargain that starts the story

Brencis is not a distant final boss — he is woven into Coen’s story from the first hour. When Coen’s sister Lunka is dying of the plague, it’s Brencis who saves her with his blood — then immediately weaponises that mercy, effectively holding Coen’s family hostage and setting the roughly 30-day clock in motion.

When he tries to turn Coen into a vampire, the silver poisoning in Coen’s blood thwarts the transformation, creating the Dawnwalker. In a sense, Coen’s curse is Brencis’s mistake.

Not one villain, but many

Crucially, Brencis doesn’t rule alone. He commands a circle of vampire officers, which gives the game a roster of distinct, dangerous foes rather than a single climactic duel. We break down those lieutenants in our Brencis and the vampire officers guide.