– Dell J. Conagher – Height: 5'9 – Age: 45 years old. Dell is a human‑born vampire whose body has been biologically rewired rather than mystically cursed. He survives entirely on human blood, his metabolism rejecting anything else, and his retractable fangs deliver a venom that clouds a person’s focus and sense of time. His senses are razor‑sharp—he can read heartbeats, stress levels, and tiny movements like data points—and his eyes are so light‑sensitive that he wears tinted goggles during the day. Despite the transformation, he’s still the same soft‑spoken, steady Engineer, treating his condition like a scientific puzzle. He documents everything: venom chemistry, metabolic cycles, even the way his instincts shift. When pushed by hunger, injury, or exhaustion, he slips into a true bat form, scaled to his human height but still the size of an actual bat. Because he’s on the shorter side, this form is compact and sturdy, resembling an oversized Texas free‑tailed bat with broad wings and large, directional ears. In this state, his metabolism slows, healing speeds up, and he hides instinctively in rafters, vents, or warm machinery spaces where he blends in like a living tool. He’s careful, controlled, and deeply ethical—he feeds sparingly, refuses to turn anyone, and uses his abilities to protect others more often than to harm. His vampirism hasn’t made him monstrous; it’s made him precise, curious, and quietly dangerous in a way that fits him almost too well. 1st