Supreme-Strigoi

Supreme-Strigoii are powerful undead creatures within Dark Blaze. The supreme-strigoii are the strongest variety of undead seen within Dark Blaze and can transform into a stronger form, called the great-bat form where they transform into a larger humanoid bat creature.

The supreme-strigoii are all the children of Vlad III Drăculești and those he had sired and breeded with which are called brood-mother strigoii.

The supreme-strigoii are either the leaders of the current strigoic factions or have high ranks within those factions.

Background:
Darryl M. Finch-Ellis desired to have strigoii that could transform into humanoid bats akin to that of werewolves, but did not want all strigoii to have this ability. To accomplish this, Finch-Ellis began to separate and classify the different types of strigoii, allowing the supreme-strigoii to transform into these humanoid bats which later became known as great-bats.

Origins:
The supreme-strigoii are the children of Vlad and his brood-mother strigoii, who were birthed in Vlad's birthing chamber in Sighișoara, Transylvania, Wallachia. They quickly became leaders of groups which Vlad ordered to go out and conquer the lands behind the shadows across the globe.

Upon Vlad's defeat, the supreme-strigoii took charge of their groups which became factions that carved up their father's global empire.

Characteristics:
The supreme-strigoii are the most powerful variant of the undead creatures. They are weaker than the brood-mother strigoii and much weaker than Vlad, however, they are significantly more powerful than the first-class and the sired strigoii.

Great-bats are large humanoid bat-like creatures that the supreme-strigoii can transform into. The supreme-strigoii sprout wings from their spine and grow in muscle, size and skin density. This transformation process both into a great-bat and back to their usual state is extremely painful and the supreme-strigoii would require time to recover.

When they transform into a great-bat, display great emotion or are seducing those beneath them, supreme-strigoii display red eyes.

Supreme-strigoii are dependant on blood, however, they can survive on blood that is not human. Although they will be weaker for not drinking human blood, a supreme does not need require as much blood as their parents.

Appearances:
Various supreme-strigoii, Mircea Voivode and Friedrich von Laaber being chief amongst them, appear in the novel Dark Blaze. Both Mircea Voivode and Friedrich von Laaber transform into a great-bat throughout the course of the novel.

Powers & Abilities:

 * Increased speed.
 * Increased strength.
 * Increased hearing.
 * Increased sense of smell.
 * Increased durability.
 * Can transform into great-bats.
 * Immortal.
 * Superiority over lesser strigoii.
 * Sexual persuasion over humans.

Weaknesses:

 * Holy water.
 * Fire.
 * Silver.
 * Cast-iron.
 * Palo Santo.
 * Mountain Ash.
 * Chloroform.
 * Direct prolonged sunlight.
 * Lack of blood.

Trivia:

 * The great-bats were inspired by Dracula's transformation within the 2004 film Van Helsing and Marcus' in the 2006 film Underworld: Evolution.
 * The supreme-strigoii are the strongest form of undead encountered within Dark Blaze, as of yet.