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Brencis
Brencis is the vampire Knyaz who seized Vale Sangora two years before the story, and the main villain. He is the one who tries and fails to turn Coen, and you have 30 days to beat him to your family.
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- Knyaz of Vale Sangora
Appears in
Fall Before DuskFall Before Dusk is the ending quest of Crake's questline, a rebel assault on Greifberg Castle that ends with Brencis. Beat him for The Knyazmaker, or bargain with him for The Turncoat.
PrologueThe prologue is the opening part of the story. It is set in Laslea, before the open world unlocks. Every side quest here is missable, so do them before the Blood Mass.- Sacred CovenantSacred Covenant is the fourth main quest of the prologue, the Blood Mass in Laslea's church. What you did earlier, especially with Esme's herbs, decides how it plays out, so it is the moment the prologue pays off.
Found in
Good to know
- He was born Caeso Burrienus Laurentius in AD 131 in the Roman Empire.
- He was a Roman senator who hoped to become consul.
- He is also called the Grotesque Ascendant.
- He carries a gladius.
- He made Greifberg Castle in Svartrau his seat of power.
- He is over 1,200 years old.
- He rules the valley with three vampire Boyars: Ambrus, Bakir and Xanthe.
- He is voiced by Andrew James Spooner.
Who they are
Brencis was a wealthy Roman senator before he became a vrakhir. He is still proud of that Roman past, and he sees his vampirism as destiny, not a curse.
Rule over the valley
When the Black Plague hit, Brencis and his Boyars killed the old Knyaz, Skender Dragosti, and took the valley. He poses as the savior who cured the plague, and in return villagers give their blood at a monthly Blood Mass.
Personality
Brencis is stern, ruthless and endlessly ambitious. He uses Skender's bad name and his own propaganda to look kind, but he sees humans only as cattle and tools.
His pastSpoilerShow
The ancient vampire Isbrand wiped out his soldiers and offered him a choice: be turned or die. His wife Helvia burned herself alive rather than join him. Later he grew obsessed with Anachora and let Lacra take the blame when Isbrand found his experiments.
FateSpoilerShow
The final battle can play out several ways. You can face Brencis alone, with Lacra, or with Crake, or strike a deal with him to free your family.
Related characters
- Supporting
Crake
Crake leads the Manumits, the rebels fighting Brencis, and his chain is the longest optional storyline in the game. He is also a romance option, but he won't trust Coen until your Infamy is high.
- Supporting
Lunka
Lunka is Coen's youngest sister and the one he is closest to. Brencis takes her and the rest of the family to Greifberg Castle, and she writes to Coen from inside.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSupportingLacra
Lacra is a vampire who says she was sent to get rid of Brencis. She can become one of Coen's closest allies and a romance option, but she follows her own agenda.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoAntagonistXanthe
Xanthe is the oldest of Brencis's Boyars. She rules the southeast of Vale Sangora, where she digs up ancient secrets for Brencis's army and raises his Blood Guards.