CONFIDENTIAL PSYCHOANALYSIS REPORT
Evaluator: Dr. Vivian Thorne, Psy.D., D.M.H.
License #: VMP-34219-AL
Date of Evaluation: [REDACTED]
Patient Name: Liander Wolfe
*Title "Last Lion of Acre" is self-reported; do not encourage.
Date of Birth: Unknown (Approx. 1000+ years old)
Species: Vampire
Psychiatric History
The patient presents voluntarily for psychiatric evaluation and counseling, citing "a chronic war in my head" and "seeing ghosts around every corner." The patient reports prolonged episodes of emotional dysregulation, alternating between hyper-agency and despondent detachment, and visual and auditory hallucinations. The patient denies prior formal psychiatric treatment, but notes "a few witch-doctors, two priests, and a cursed mirror that gave decent advice." Multiple documented incidents across centuries (see archival citations: Vatican Archives 1462, Russian Court Records 1810, New York City Incident 1978, Ravenblack City Midnights Incident 2009) reveal patterns of impulsivity, hyper-aggression, and detachment from normative ethical frameworks.
Appearance: Caucasian male appearing in the approximate mid-30s. Brown hair. Green eyes. Approximately 6'2". Ageless; flesh appears unblemished excepting a singular scar on the left anterior chest, approximately 1 inch in circumference. Style of dress shifts with the patient's mood cycles, alternating between formal with deliberate elegance or apparent casual attire that favors function over fashion; both styles appear familiar and are worn with enough deliberation to suggest ritualism.
Behavior: Variant with mood cycles. Often controlled and deliberate with periods of intermittent inappropriate laughter, expletive-ridden outbursts, or silent pacing. Eye color intermittently shifts to blue during emotional periods - further study is suggested. Self-reported mood is "exhausted" or "amused."
Speech: Articulate, verbose, often metaphorical. Exhibits grandiose tangets and monologuing. Frequent references to mythological or historical archetypes in place of personal experience.
Liander Wolfe initially appears to be upfront regarding his history and personal details, although several details are either awaiting Institute verification or are unlikely to receive confirmation. For the purposes of this report, all provided information is assumed to be true.
The patient is a thousand-year-old immortal vampire, reporting having been turned during the height of the Second Crusade of the West. He currently possesses the standardized and expected normal range of powers of transhumans originating in Ravenblack City (RBC), with accompanying details explaining the bypassing of expected vampiric limitations:
Recorded Abilities
He is often vague when recounting details between his initial transformation and citizenship of RBC, attributing faulty recollection to a persistent dissociative or fugue state brought about by the "butchering" of his transformation (see: Transhuman Entities, Subsection 7, Paragraph 9 - "vampire spawn"). The patient reports the vampire Lahoslie as responsible for completing the transformation ritual. Prior to completion, the patient reports having been mortal and subject to periods of prolonged isolation while awaiting regenerative properties following various grievous injuries.
His reported history includes service under several vampire Houses or Lineages, as follows:
**Noted to sire under this individual two separate times, including as present sire.
***Lineage noted to have undergone name change during time of service.
The death of Peace Kumberlin as a stabilizing maternal figure early in the patient's post-mortal existence is acknowledged as a source of intense grief and psychological regression. Prior and subsequent sires and authority figures subjected the patient to grooming and introduced sexualized power dynamics, resulting in confusion around intimacy and the conflation of affection with manipulation. These dynamics reappear cyclically in his behavior, often with him playing both abuser and victim depending on the relational context.
Initial Impressions
Liander's thought processes are coherent, but often tangential and symbolic. Thought content appears rife with delusions of martyrdom overlapping with persistent messiah complexes, persecution ideation ("they're watching me"; "it's only a matter of time before they come for me"), and grandiosity. Insight is partial; the patient intellectualizes symptoms but externalizes responsibility. Judgment fluctuates with mood cycles.
The patient exhibits psychological patterns shaped by centuries of cumulative trauma, beginning with his participation in the Second Crusade, where his moral foundations were built atop structured violence, religious zealotry, and obedience to hierarchical authority. His transformation into a vampire preserved these imprints within an immortal, unchanging framework.
His thousand-year lifespan has amplified his accumulated traumas, resulting in a fragmented self-concept. His extensive usage of humor or violence as primary defense mechanisms acts as a means of self-preservation and control. His sense of martyrdom and grandeur functions as a framework through which he can distance himself from vulnerability and confrontation of his trauma. This narrative is often mythological in scale and construct, disconnecting him from the reality of his life via a structure in which he and his circumstances are serving a fictional story ("as Odysseus suffered, so shall I"; "I am the villain they can't live without").
His life is marked by violent ideological conflict, grief, suppressed emotional intimacy, and profound internal guilt as he compulsively re-enacts patterns of trauma. The reports of visual hallucinations overlap with these cycles, appearing contextually in the form of emotionally significant figures. These include lost lovers, fallen comrades, former enemies, and exaggerated personifications of living persons. Patient retains insight, acknowledging they are not real, yet engages with them as though they are sentient manifestations of consequence. Auditory hallucinations are likely the manifestation of a dissociative identity, as detailed in Diagnostic Impressions.
Significant Relationships*
**Liander places undue importance on these individuals, and it is unlikely they view him in the same regard. He has projected symptoms of grandiosity and antagonism onto them as markers to either strive towards or defeat in some manner. Engagement with these narratives is unproductive and should be actively confronted when aroused.
Relational Impressions
Liander displays classic markers of internalized self-loathing and compulsive repetition of trauma narratives. He is unable to process forgiveness, either receiving or giving it. His relationships are simultaneously protective and destructive, drawing in vulnerable individuals to re-enact patterns of control, betrayal, and abandonment as a subconscious means of testing their endurance or re-enacting his own suffered traumas. Relationships are historically transactional; however, current relationships challenge this pattern. Traditional therapy, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, may prove ineffective in establishing healthier relations. Liander requires ritual, confrontation, and symbolic rebirth. He must be made to see that his value is not rooted solely in power, lineage, or fear and must voluntarily dismantle his personal mythos to rebuild his identity. Until then, he remains trapped in a loop of suffering that he both abhors and sustains.
Diagnostic Impressions
Primary Diagnoses:
Guarded to Poor. The possibility of growth exists, especially through meaningful re-attachment to individuals who challenge his internal narrative. However, his entrenched trauma identity may resist all forms of perceived healing. Liander must willingly disengage from self-destructive ideologies, battlefield entrenchment, and political engagement. Continued residency in RBC is likely to prove unconducive to healing.
Treatment Recommendations
As noted above, traditional "talk" therapy is likely to be ineffective, but will continue per protocol. Pharmacological treatment is disregarded entirely due to the patient's transhuman biology. Suggest Internal Family Systems Therapy as a means of initiating dialogue between Liander and the "Hunger" alter; disarm the internal protector without dismantling it entirely. Narrative Therapy to deconstruct the grandiose personal mythos and rewrite internal narrative as one of survival and adaptive change. Trauma-Informed Psychoeducation to support processing of visual hallucinations and re-contextualization of loss. Consider magical or transhuman* interventions, such as: dream seer or psychic rituals for subconscious excavation, empathic tethering with informed consent to a bonded partner to allow mirrored normative emotional states, and soul-thread weaving to reintegrate dissociated aspects of the self.
*Patient has recently acquired the power of BattleCloak. While much of his self-worth remains rooted in the "warrior" concept, persistence of the BattleCloak power may assist in managing emotional extremes, developing distress tolerance, and cultivating non-destructive coping techniques. Patient is thus far receptive to this suggestion.
Filed by:
Dr. Vivian Thorne, Psy.D., D.M.H.
Licensed Transhuman Psychologist
Ravenblack Institute of Transhuman Research
Filed under: Restricted Access – Council Eyes Only
Addendum: Immediate referral to the Institute's Trauma Division is strongly recommended should the subject exhibit signs of destabilization or return to political entanglement.
Evaluator: Dr. Vivian Thorne, Psy.D., D.M.H.
License #: VMP-34219-AL
Date of Evaluation: [REDACTED]
Patient Name: Liander Wolfe
*Title "Last Lion of Acre" is self-reported; do not encourage.
Date of Birth: Unknown (Approx. 1000+ years old)
Species: Vampire
Psychiatric History
The patient presents voluntarily for psychiatric evaluation and counseling, citing "a chronic war in my head" and "seeing ghosts around every corner." The patient reports prolonged episodes of emotional dysregulation, alternating between hyper-agency and despondent detachment, and visual and auditory hallucinations. The patient denies prior formal psychiatric treatment, but notes "a few witch-doctors, two priests, and a cursed mirror that gave decent advice." Multiple documented incidents across centuries (see archival citations: Vatican Archives 1462, Russian Court Records 1810, New York City Incident 1978, Ravenblack City Midnights Incident 2009) reveal patterns of impulsivity, hyper-aggression, and detachment from normative ethical frameworks.
Appearance: Caucasian male appearing in the approximate mid-30s. Brown hair. Green eyes. Approximately 6'2". Ageless; flesh appears unblemished excepting a singular scar on the left anterior chest, approximately 1 inch in circumference. Style of dress shifts with the patient's mood cycles, alternating between formal with deliberate elegance or apparent casual attire that favors function over fashion; both styles appear familiar and are worn with enough deliberation to suggest ritualism.
Behavior: Variant with mood cycles. Often controlled and deliberate with periods of intermittent inappropriate laughter, expletive-ridden outbursts, or silent pacing. Eye color intermittently shifts to blue during emotional periods - further study is suggested. Self-reported mood is "exhausted" or "amused."
Speech: Articulate, verbose, often metaphorical. Exhibits grandiose tangets and monologuing. Frequent references to mythological or historical archetypes in place of personal experience.
Liander Wolfe initially appears to be upfront regarding his history and personal details, although several details are either awaiting Institute verification or are unlikely to receive confirmation. For the purposes of this report, all provided information is assumed to be true.
The patient is a thousand-year-old immortal vampire, reporting having been turned during the height of the Second Crusade of the West. He currently possesses the standardized and expected normal range of powers of transhumans originating in Ravenblack City (RBC), with accompanying details explaining the bypassing of expected vampiric limitations:
Recorded Abilities
- Second-sight
- Suction (2)
- Surprise - Allows the patient to enter privately owned property without invitation.
- Perception (2)
- Thrift (3)
- Celerity (3)
- Stamina (3) - Allows the patient to cross running streams of water.
- Shadows (3)
- Thievery (3)
- Locate (3)
- Telepathy (3)
- Charisma (3) - Allows the patient to view his reflection.
- BattleCloak
- Sunlight Tolerance - Accumulated over centuries.
He is often vague when recounting details between his initial transformation and citizenship of RBC, attributing faulty recollection to a persistent dissociative or fugue state brought about by the "butchering" of his transformation (see: Transhuman Entities, Subsection 7, Paragraph 9 - "vampire spawn"). The patient reports the vampire Lahoslie as responsible for completing the transformation ritual. Prior to completion, the patient reports having been mortal and subject to periods of prolonged isolation while awaiting regenerative properties following various grievous injuries.
His reported history includes service under several vampire Houses or Lineages, as follows:
- Myst (Sire: Lahoslie)
- Xeneri (Sire: Synangel)
- DeCartha (Sire: Madeline)
- Dumont (Sires: Alexdoh, Moon_Shadow*)
- Wolfe (Sires: Peace Kumberlin**, Kaio)
- Adaire/Ailios*** (Sire: Inu)
- DeBoullion (Sire: Elizabeth)
- D'dary (Sires: Tifereth, Sartori, Drella)
**Noted to sire under this individual two separate times, including as present sire.
***Lineage noted to have undergone name change during time of service.
The death of Peace Kumberlin as a stabilizing maternal figure early in the patient's post-mortal existence is acknowledged as a source of intense grief and psychological regression. Prior and subsequent sires and authority figures subjected the patient to grooming and introduced sexualized power dynamics, resulting in confusion around intimacy and the conflation of affection with manipulation. These dynamics reappear cyclically in his behavior, often with him playing both abuser and victim depending on the relational context.
Initial Impressions
Liander's thought processes are coherent, but often tangential and symbolic. Thought content appears rife with delusions of martyrdom overlapping with persistent messiah complexes, persecution ideation ("they're watching me"; "it's only a matter of time before they come for me"), and grandiosity. Insight is partial; the patient intellectualizes symptoms but externalizes responsibility. Judgment fluctuates with mood cycles.
The patient exhibits psychological patterns shaped by centuries of cumulative trauma, beginning with his participation in the Second Crusade, where his moral foundations were built atop structured violence, religious zealotry, and obedience to hierarchical authority. His transformation into a vampire preserved these imprints within an immortal, unchanging framework.
His thousand-year lifespan has amplified his accumulated traumas, resulting in a fragmented self-concept. His extensive usage of humor or violence as primary defense mechanisms acts as a means of self-preservation and control. His sense of martyrdom and grandeur functions as a framework through which he can distance himself from vulnerability and confrontation of his trauma. This narrative is often mythological in scale and construct, disconnecting him from the reality of his life via a structure in which he and his circumstances are serving a fictional story ("as Odysseus suffered, so shall I"; "I am the villain they can't live without").
His life is marked by violent ideological conflict, grief, suppressed emotional intimacy, and profound internal guilt as he compulsively re-enacts patterns of trauma. The reports of visual hallucinations overlap with these cycles, appearing contextually in the form of emotionally significant figures. These include lost lovers, fallen comrades, former enemies, and exaggerated personifications of living persons. Patient retains insight, acknowledging they are not real, yet engages with them as though they are sentient manifestations of consequence. Auditory hallucinations are likely the manifestation of a dissociative identity, as detailed in Diagnostic Impressions.
Significant Relationships*
- Peace Kumberlin - Current sire. Liander and Peace do not appear to engage in expected sire-childe dynamics but rather view the other as peers. Kumberlin provides a comforting presence to the patient, alleviating symptoms of guilt, shame, and grief. Kumberlin is noted to challenge the patient's internal narrative and ground his experiences in a real-world structure. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Kianne Wolfe - Childe. Kianna likewise challenges the patient's exhibited pattern of control ("I will not be governed"). A former member of his personal lineage, the reestablishment of their relationship has allowed the patient to confront feelings of abandonment. As with his sire, Liander and Kianna do not appear to engage in expected sire-childe dynamics and, according to his report, treat one another with equal value. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Kamryn Wolfe - Daughter and recently transformed childe. The transformation ritual initially appeared to engage the patient's internal messiah narratives, however, this consequence is outweighed by allowing the patient to confront the "monster" he believes himself to be and begin to process external forgiveness. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Max Akiyama - Former childe, current friend. The presence of Akiyama in the patient's life, as with Kamryn Wolfe, has allowed him to engage the concept of forgiveness. Akiyama proves to be a stabilizing influence, continuing to challenge the patient's internal narratives by refusing to engage him as an authority figure. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Koli Wolfe - Sibling, sire's husband. Despite Koli's presence as Kumberlin's husband, the patient does not engage him as a figure of authority. Koli has proven to be a supportive and endearing companion, challenging the patient's views of hierarchical structures and the value of individuals outside of his perceived standards for political or battlefield utility. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Rubi Roo - Sibling. As with prior noted relationships, Rubi refuses to engage the patient's internal narrative structure as a "monster" or figure of mythological importance. She serves as an incarnate representation of moving beyond external judgment and provides the patient with examples of self-love and loyalty to family-oriented dynamics. Continued engagement is encouraged.
- Addison Parker - Former mentee, current friend. The patient struggles to reconcile the change of power dynamics with Addison between the prior establishment and the current reality; however, Addison's rejection of the patient's teachings and overall political structure of RBC, while establishing a supportive family, has proven galvanizing to the patient's willingness to accept criticism of his belief systems. Continued engagement is highly encouraged.
- Tessa Ashenvale - Mentee. While Tessa challenges the patient's self-concept as a figure to be feared or approached with caution, her reliance on Liander for battlefield training actively engages his internalized belief systems of power dynamics and the value of individuals reliant upon practical wartime scenarios. Continued engagement should be monitored closely.
- DaylightShadow - Mentee. The patient reports relating to Daylight as a fellow immortal warrior and apparently traumatized individual. Relationship dynamics have not yet been cemented, although they appear to assist the patient in engaging with the concepts of mental healing and self-worth. Continued engagement should be monitored closely.
- Vexian de Draak - Perceived rival**, former ally. The patient acknowledges feelings of inadequacy and near-obsession when engaged with Vexian, likely learned behavior from his previous sire, Moon_Shadow. This relationship has allowed the patient to confront his perceived failings, but he has done so in a ritualized manner that engages dangerous mindsets. Patient is unable to discern how Vexian feels about him, if at all. Continued engagement should be monitored closely.
- Azeara de Draak - Former sibling, current friend. Azeara's presence in the patient's life serves as a continual reminder of past trauma and feelings of powerlessness. As with other current relationships, she refuses to engage the patient's self-constructed mythos and treats the patient with restrained comfort based on real-world grounding. Continued engagement should be monitored closely.
- Yawa Schiaraffa - Perceived rival**, former partner. Yawa's existence enables the patient's feelings of persecution, paranoia, and internal construct of the self as an ideological entity; likely unintentionally (see notes). As noted in the Ab Antiquo, Yawa also engages in philosophical and mythological narratives that have proven mentally destabilizing to the patient. Continued engagement is highly discouraged.
**Liander places undue importance on these individuals, and it is unlikely they view him in the same regard. He has projected symptoms of grandiosity and antagonism onto them as markers to either strive towards or defeat in some manner. Engagement with these narratives is unproductive and should be actively confronted when aroused.
Relational Impressions
Liander displays classic markers of internalized self-loathing and compulsive repetition of trauma narratives. He is unable to process forgiveness, either receiving or giving it. His relationships are simultaneously protective and destructive, drawing in vulnerable individuals to re-enact patterns of control, betrayal, and abandonment as a subconscious means of testing their endurance or re-enacting his own suffered traumas. Relationships are historically transactional; however, current relationships challenge this pattern. Traditional therapy, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, may prove ineffective in establishing healthier relations. Liander requires ritual, confrontation, and symbolic rebirth. He must be made to see that his value is not rooted solely in power, lineage, or fear and must voluntarily dismantle his personal mythos to rebuild his identity. Until then, he remains trapped in a loop of suffering that he both abhors and sustains.
Diagnostic Impressions
Primary Diagnoses:
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) (ICD-11: 6B41)
Rooted in centuries of trauma, battlefield exposure, abandonment, betrayal, and loss of identity. Symptoms include emotional dysregulation, hyperarousal, negative self-concept, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. - Bipolar 1 Disorder (ICD-11: 6A60)
Manic episodes characterized by euphoria, aggression, pressured speech, and impulsive risk-taking; depressive periods marked by nihilism, self-imposed isolation, and suicidal ideation.
- Partial dissociative identity disorder (ICD-11: 6B65)
The "Hunger" persona functions as an adaptive, though volatile, compartmentalization of aggression and strategic detachment. The alter is not delusional in presentation but serves a psychodynamic function: he is the shadow self, the executioner, the survivalist that emerged when the Templar died. He protects Liander from paralysis but also perpetuates harm, functioning simultaneously as Protector and Persecutor. - Moderate personality disorder (ICD-11: 6D10.1)
Initial impressions of narcissistic or antisocial behaviors belie underlying causes and symptoms. Liander engages in "sociopathic masking" as an acquired behavior rather than a congenital lack of empathy, likely adapted from consistent exposure to hostile environments. His capacity for remorse and reflection remains intact, albeit repressed. Characterized by poor sense of self, difficulty in establishing interpersonal relationships, inability to control impulses, and periods of violent behavior towards self and others.
Guarded to Poor. The possibility of growth exists, especially through meaningful re-attachment to individuals who challenge his internal narrative. However, his entrenched trauma identity may resist all forms of perceived healing. Liander must willingly disengage from self-destructive ideologies, battlefield entrenchment, and political engagement. Continued residency in RBC is likely to prove unconducive to healing.
Treatment Recommendations
As noted above, traditional "talk" therapy is likely to be ineffective, but will continue per protocol. Pharmacological treatment is disregarded entirely due to the patient's transhuman biology. Suggest Internal Family Systems Therapy as a means of initiating dialogue between Liander and the "Hunger" alter; disarm the internal protector without dismantling it entirely. Narrative Therapy to deconstruct the grandiose personal mythos and rewrite internal narrative as one of survival and adaptive change. Trauma-Informed Psychoeducation to support processing of visual hallucinations and re-contextualization of loss. Consider magical or transhuman* interventions, such as: dream seer or psychic rituals for subconscious excavation, empathic tethering with informed consent to a bonded partner to allow mirrored normative emotional states, and soul-thread weaving to reintegrate dissociated aspects of the self.
*Patient has recently acquired the power of BattleCloak. While much of his self-worth remains rooted in the "warrior" concept, persistence of the BattleCloak power may assist in managing emotional extremes, developing distress tolerance, and cultivating non-destructive coping techniques. Patient is thus far receptive to this suggestion.
Filed by:
Dr. Vivian Thorne, Psy.D., D.M.H.
Licensed Transhuman Psychologist
Ravenblack Institute of Transhuman Research
Filed under: Restricted Access – Council Eyes Only
Addendum: Immediate referral to the Institute's Trauma Division is strongly recommended should the subject exhibit signs of destabilization or return to political entanglement.
[Disclaimer: Pieces of this character sheet were generated by ChatGPT and reworked to fit the preferred narrative and structure of the character. Style was inspired by this character sheet, go give it props.]
