Viktor Tongalin is known today as the Grand Master of the vampires of Forgotten Hollow. He slew the former master and founder of the town, Vladislaus Straud. Straud was a reclusive and enigmatic figure. His distance caused the townsfolk to both honor and fear him.
Viktor has taken a different approach, making himself widely known for his cruelty and incivility. The Tongalin Vampire Clan has grown so evil and expansive that other, smaller groups of good vampires have bonded together to try and overthrow the tyrant. But how did we get to this point? Was Viktor always evil?
The Tongalin Vampire Clan is notoriously tight-lipped about their personal lives. Their histories, of course, do not appear in the town archives. Even National Leader Emmit Tongalin, apparently the grandson of Viktor, refuses to speak to reporters about his family, distant as they may be.
Therefore, this record is sourced from urban legends, rumors, and circumstantial evidence found in town records, as well as bits and pieces from interviews of other Tongalins and present-day neighbors of Tongalin properties. This is my best reconstruction of the Tongalin family history, but please don’t take it as actual fact.
Beginnings
Extremely little about Viktor’s parents or their ancestors is known to the public. I imagine that, like many wealthy families in the past, the Tongalin family probably settled in Willow Creek. Very little evidence of any original settlers has survived, as most of the structures in town are relatively knew. At this time, we have no way of knowing when or where or who began the Tongalin story in our region, or even where they came from, if anywhere.
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