Fabian

art by King-Obskur

Fabian is a vampire who - unlike most vampire lore in fiction - is born with his condition not bitten and coming back to life. He is the son of the noble family of ancient vampire the Elidyrs meaning bronze in Welsh. 

Fabian’s family has been living in Wales for millennia - his ancestor William got the nickname Elidyr due to his bronze red hair and also because he was very skilled with bronze which was a talent he used to win huge praise and money from the humans in the community. When he first told the other vampires of his plan they laughed at him and for long the name William Elidyr was a name of a looney vampire who wanted to mingle with the mortals. Tides turned though when hard winters killed off wildlife and sheep while people stayed indoors. This made it hard for the other vampires to survive. The story has it that William having made a deal with the humans were able to survive by living on lamb blood during the winter. William ended up adopting his nickname of Elidyr in honor of his accomplishments and passed it on through history. 

Fabian is the youngest son of Deryn and Nye Elidyr. Since vampires live extended lives many times longer than humans they seldom get children in the same generation. A vampire like Fabian can easily have siblings whole centuries older than himself without it feeling weird. Speaking of which, Fabian's youngest sibling, his sister Gwen is double his age. Fabian’s family is quite large, having 7 brothers and sisters spread out over a few decades. 

One of Fabian’s brothers saved some bolts and clockwork from when he was young in the 1800s under his bed. Fabian was in wonder when he found it because the shininess of the mechanical parts really attracted him. When he was 10 he heard about the movement of Steampunk and decided to join in by using his brother’s old parts - with permission - to create his first steam punk outfit which was a shirt with bolts sewed on the sleeves. Later he did pay to get made some more authentic clothing for example his gold and silver bolt pendant he wears today. Fabian is fascinated by clocks as well especially old cuckoo's - he likes the concept of time especially, since he himself is close to immortal and then doesn’t feel its toll. That is one reason he thinks he has fallen for the steampunk movement. Fabian cannot read time very well which is why he doesn’t wear a watch. 

Steampunk and clocks are just a few things that Fabian is very curious about. He has always been a curious, easily fascinated boy. Like his ancestor William, Fabian has a good relationship to humans and other species in general. Where William’s relationship was built on business Fabian’s is built on his genuine interest in other creatures. Fabian strives to learn so much he can of every species he meets. His questions both warms others and makes some a bit uncomfortable because he can be a bit pushy in search for answers. He is known to read a lot and wanting to learn fifteen languages at once - a rumour his older brother Robyn started yet it is close to the truth. 

Fabian is still quite young for a vampire pretty much being seen as a baby so his wonder is not frowned upon. It does from time to time irritate some of his oldest siblings but more as if a five year old kept wanting you to play hide and seek with them. In a way Fabian is seen as the favourite little brother always adorable no matter what he does. Therefore Fabian is almost relieved meeting up with younger fellows like Maya, Balder and the rest of my teens - early adults which has given him the reputation of a ‘goofy uncle trying to be cool’.  For some this interest is a bit much but for others such as Cerisier, Anastasia and especially Balder having Fabian around is appreciated. Fabian is a very caring extra parent for Balder and his friends and has a great storyteller voice which the younger yamayeong admires a lot. 

The Eildyrs are not only respected as human friends they are also gracious donors and counsellors of supernatural beings in trouble. By the beginning of the new century Fabian’s parents signed up as guardians for homeless supernatural beings which they now have a few of under their care. One of them is Atlas Icarus, the fallen angel with brain damage. While Atlas has safe space in Fabian’s home the two seldom meet since Atlas is too proud and ashamed of himself to rely too much on the vampires. From the few times they have met Fabian seemed to like the angel maybe also due to the fact that Fabian is curious about Atlas’ experiences and Atlas likes to talk about his glory days or at least as much of it as he can remember. 

Present Day

art by silvermonki (deviantart)

Fabian stays a great friend with pretty much all my humanoid characters and those he is not it is mostly due to his very pervasive ways he's questioning you to learn about your personality, interest and believes. He is a good friend to many of the younger characters especially Balder. 

Being nocturnal he spends many nights reading and learning.