Welcome to the Dracula Legacy. Before I begin I would like to clarify that although the name "Dracula" has been used this is, by no means, the same Dracula as in the book by Bram Stoker. It's merely a cliche vampyre- because never have I missed a cliche more in my life.

Now, on with the Legacy!




I hear you gasp. What is this, you ask? Why, it's a house in Twinbrook. Founders do not have houses you say. They have nearly empty lots.

Well, I'm not following any strict rules here aside from the "no cheats" one. So our dear Vladimir Dracula is fortunate enough to have this house in the middle of a swamp. Which, it's sad to say, is quite upscale for a founder.




Introductory time! This is our beloved founder, Vladimir Dracula. His lifetime want is to become a Monster Maker, and his traits are loner, genius, charismatic, ambitious, and evil. Should be fun, no?




I waste no time and send Vlad out spouse hunting immediately. Though he may have a home, beautiful women will not magically appear on his doorstep (good gosh I miss the matchmaker) so we're doing this the hard way.

So I send him out and after a good long while he finally leaves the house. He has (relatively) free will and he uses it. At first the park is empty, but then this lovely lady shows up.




Because I have at least five chapters worth of images and I was simply too lazy to format them four chapters ago, I no longer remember this woman's name. So obviously she will not be the spouse. That said, Vlad introduces himself to her.




Surprisingly they get along famously, and Vlad decides to divulge his master plans.

"... And then AFTER I've slaughtered whoever it is who brought me here and made me mortal again I'll go right back to the mind games and the maiming."

Erm, perhaps I was a bit quick in calling him our beloved Vladimir...




GirlWhosNameIForgot: "Yes, yes. That sounds reasonable."

Oh come on!




Vlad: "So, I have this strange feeling that I can't leave until I've married and spawned children. How would you like to be my temporary bride until I inevitably leave you in the near future?"

I do hope that you work on your proposals.




GWNIF: Meeehhh... Even if I wasn't already married- which I am- I would have declined that offer.

Not so easy without vampire mind control is it?

Vlad: "But... Who?"




Remember the guy right in back of her? Yeah. Him.




Vlad: "I feel... Strangely compelled to dig through this rubbish..."

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Having already taken pictures for the next four chapters I can promise you that this is the first and last time you will (in all likelihood) see Vlad successfully cook a meal. Yes, he burned it, but I call that a success in comparison to the many fires he starts.




After eating and a quick nap to prevent fainting off he went to the graveyard. I was hoping that he'd meet a girl there. He didn't.




He did, however, get malled by bears. Thrilled that he had an excuse to do laundry I sent him to the cleaners. Being the huge fan of Dr. Horrible that I am I had to give it a shot. It was completely empty.




After many failed attempts at finding a spouse I let him splurge a little and buy himself a sandwich.




And, lo and behold, he met Blaise Kindle. I made him greet her just as she autonomously sat down across from him. So because sims can not greet one another while sitting down, they stood.

At first I loved her, and Vlad didn't completely hate her either. Unlike the last girl he tried to flirt with, Blaise didn't shoot him down. And because of his charismatic skill (I imagine) he was able to flirt with her pretty quickly. Then I started worrying that perhaps Blaise had too cute and childish a face...




And then I loved her again.




Mid-flirt this beauty ran by. I'm still not sure why I like her so much, but despite Blaise's job I had Vlad chase after her.




Vlad: "Where in the world do you get the idiotic idea that vampires sparkle? That's ridiculous! No, no, we burn in the sunlight."

Vlad then asked her about her job. She's a chef. BOOYA! It's a great job for a legacy sim to have. They end up having to cook a lot anyway, may as well have it help them fulfill their lifetime want.




"Kekeke..."

I can not place this expression. But it creeped me out, and suddenly I remembered how Blaise works at the mausoleum, and how well they get along, and off ran Vlad.




Vlad: "Pardon me, sir. I... Was not aware of the presence of witches in this world. Or is 'wizard' the proper term? Warlock?"

That's your new boss.




Vlad calls up Blaise who agrees to come over. Poor girl.




Perhaps she's an insane sim and heard me, because she stopped at the door and didn't ring the bell. Having second thoughts I assume, and who can blame her with Vlad making that face?




He came out to greet her and invite her inside. Blaise really is a cutie. I hope her kids inherit her freckles.




Vlad: "So then I decided to build a rocket to kill whoever brought me here... And then I remembered that despite being a self employed inventor, I don't know how to invent."

Blaise: "There are just so many things wrong with what you just said."

He's been blabbing on about such matters all night. And this is where she draws the line?




I have a sneaking suspicion that she's overly dramatic. Out of the blue she walked out the door without a word.



Blaise: "Keeeep walking Blaisey, don't look back."




And just as I thought I was gaining respect for her, she whips out a book and starts reading. On Vlad's property.




After a good long while I send Vlad out to invite her in again. I can't tell you how many times they both make these respected expressions.




Vlad: "So then, we've known each other for a couple of days now. Wanna move in and woohoo?"
Despite what her facial expression might suggest, she agreed. To move in anyway.




So, um. She's muscly. Very muscly. So muscly she could take on Vlad no problem. So I don't need to worry about her all that much. I don't like how much that contrasts with her face though. She has the face of a child and the body of a wrestler... I'll have to fulfill her every want so I can buy the body changer thing.




The next day was one of the two time Blaise would ever go to work. The reason behind this will unfold in due time.




Vlad: "So, uh, about that woohoo... You'll spawn my children and then raise them alone, right?"




Blaise: "I already regret moving in."




Vlad continued to be bitter for being rejected by yawning through Blaise's stories and flirts.




I then noticed the "I'm a firefighter" flirt which consisted of Blaise making grimacing faces and flexing. You wouldn't think that it would work, but...




It did.




Blaise had a more convincing approach to getting Vladimir in bed.




Obligatory sleeping couple shot, because they're adorable (when they sleep).




The next day Blaise goes to work and meets her coworker... The wizard stylist. This makes me feel uncomfortable relying on the sim fire department.




Terribly sorry Blaise, but I realized at the last moment that I had yet to introduce you and no introductory picture. SO. Meet Blaise. She's an athletic (no surprise there), brave (also no surprise, given her current profession ), daredevil, heavy sleeper, slob with a lifetime wish of becoming a Firefighter Super Hero. To achieve this she must save 30 lives.

Ah, but here's the twist: she's becoming an elder in 8 days. And will most likely spend a good deal of it on maternity leave.




Today's the day that Vlad is going to try his luck with proposing to her. He opens with a flirt, but...




Blaise is so cranky from sleeping on a cheap bed (we can't afford any better, I'm sorry!) that she rejects the flirt, and I find it best to postpone the proposal until the negative moodlet disappears.




So I send her off to garden until she's in a better mood. I know that this probably won't work out either, but my new plan is to try to get her to master her gardening skills so that she can eat life fruit and that will buy her time.




Since the woman he knocked up has just committed herself to countless nights in an uncomfortable bed, I figure the least that Vlad can do is make breakfast.




I guess I gotta give him credit for trying.

Vlad: "YOU! I don't know who you are or if you can hear me, but now I'm going to die because of you!"

But you'll be burned to death! Isn't that ironic?




Fortunately for him, his girlfriend's a firefighter. And he'll need her for all the fires he'll start.




I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, but being much more capable than her boyfriend cheered Blaise up considerably.




Vlad: "Erm, so I'm not very good at this. I know we haven't known each other for very long, but I don't hate you and if I need to be stuck here then it would suck a little less if you were stuck with me to."

Blaise: "Uhh... Thank... You?"




Vlad: "Wait, I think that the cylindrical medal dealie might straighten things up..."




Vlad: "It's shiny!"

Blaise: "OHMYGOD!"




Vlad: "It's shiiinyyy."

Blaise: "I... I don't..."




Vlad: "C'mon. Shiny."

Blaise: "I DO like shiny..."

This is about as romantic as it can get on top of a pile of dirty laundry.




They then married.




And Blaise doesn't seem to regret her decision... Yet.




Her garden is coming along nicely. Plus she keeps getting wants to go to the gym and go jogging. Since I'm still fulfilling her every want, she's been working out a lot. Which, apparently, extends her life. Because she's now up to 10 days and climbing.




After a year of playing the sims 3 I'm still swept away by the scenery.




This happens so often I don't usually bother taking pictures. How he sets his BUTT on fire while the rest of him is fine I'm afraid to know.




Aaand, he dusts himself off and back to work he goes. We're really not getting much of an income, since he spends most of his time going back and forth from the junkyard, and when he DOES build things they have little value.




Vlad then proved me wrong by building Spike, who is worth 1,000 simoleons. I didn't have the heart to sell this magical little guy though, so expect to see him around.




In the end it was Vlad who had enough wants fulfilled to buy this. I will not miss all that muscle.




Although Vlad spoke as though he wouldn't care about children, he ran after his wife when he realized that she was giving birth.




He took too long, I suppose, because Blaise didn't bother waiting for him on the way out.




Meet Lucy. It looks like she has her mother's hair and skin colour, but it's always so hard to tell with babies. And thus ends the first chapter of the Dracula Legacy.