Jander Sunstar

Jander Sunstar was born to gold elf parents on the island of Evermeet. He was struck by wanderlust and headed to mainland Faerûn in search of adventure. He found more than he'd expected. Whilst in Merrydale, the original pack of vampires which infested the area for years to come attacked. Jander was betrayed by a friend who had been transformed in the first battle between the dalesmen and the vampires. Now a vampire himself, Jander was bound to the will of his new master, Cassiar, for over a century, but never surrendered his soul to his master's evil ways. He tried to survive on animals instead of humans but Cassiar's orders caused him to perform many evil deeds. Eventually, he managed to kill Cassiar in Mistledale in the middle of Marpenoth of 892 DR with the help of his friend Rhynn Oriandis. He then left the Dalelands, and the memories of his actions behind, heading for Waterdeep. He settled outside of the city and when feeding on animals wasn't enough he fed on inmates at an insane asylum. He fell passionately in love with one of them though, a beautiful human woman named Anna, cursed to never age or be free of her madness. Anna fell deathly ill with fever in 1098 DR and Jander offered to turn her into a vampire to save her but she refused. She died in his arms and in his rage and grief he slaughtered the other asylum inhabitants, setting the building on fire and swore revenge on whatever caused Anna's madness.

The Dark Powers of the Demiplane of Dread heard his plea and whisked him away to their awful realm. Almost immediately, he came into contact and conflict with Count Strahd Von Zarovich of Barovia. He learned that Anna was once known in Barovia as Tatyana and was the lover of Strahd's brother Sergei. Strahd murdered his brother and drove tatyana to madness in his attempts to make her his. She threw herself into the ever-present Mists of the plane and an aspect of Tatyana arrived in Waterdeep, where she was committed and met Jander.

25 years later, Jander and Strahd were bitter enemies, knowing he had found the object of his revenge, Jander came to hate the darklord of Barovia with all his heart. With the aid of two brave villagers, a priest and a rogue named Sasha and Leisl, he attacked Strahd, even offering Lathander his life in exchange for victory though both vampires survived the confrontation, severely wounded. Jander believed himself to be dying and asked his friends to let him see the sun rise one last time.

Certain Faerûnian sages claim that the Mists of the realm blocked the sun's glare from destroying Jander and he awoke in the area of the Demiplane known as Forlorn. He is now a vampire hunter by trade, sharing the hatred he still has for Strahd to all of his unwanted kin and if he ever returned to Toril, he would likely perform exactly the same service.