Lincoln Petrovich

When Lincoln woke up a vampire, he was surprised that little had changed aside from the absence of his pulse. He learned later that, so long as a vampire had taken blood, they wouldn't necessarily need to resemble the pale and ashy undead, and some of his own blood was still moving through him. But the fangs were new and telling, and Lincoln guessed fairly easily what had become of him.

Unaccustomed to the thirst and the sense of alluring power, Lincoln started off his life as a vampire in a reckless way, drawing attention to himself until someone finally found him. This someone was Cezar Mezzanotte.

Cezar proved to be an intelligent and crafty vampire, a well respected one, and also a past employee of the Ministry. Though he walked on one side of the line, he'd been on the other, and he knew how to play both sides. With Cezar's help, Lincoln learned to manage himself--to even become quite skilled with his new abilities and remain under the radar. Cezar introduced him to the illegal side of vampirism, including the use of blood donors, which would make vampires stronger than the Ministry wanted them.

Cezar showed him the ropes, and Lincoln became indebted for the friendship of such a powerful person, which was why he fell into his next career completely by chance. Completely unaware that Cezar was actually a resident of Nuctroff, Lincoln was stunned to find that Cezar was, once again, a Ministry employee. For his service to the Ministry, he was, secretly, allowed out of the boundaries of Nuctroff when the need or want arose, along with other benefits that the other vampires in Nuctroff envied.

With Cezar's help, Lincoln had managed to stay out of Nuctroff, considering that he'd been left for dead after his attack. For all intents and purposes, Lincoln Petrovich didn't exist. And that was exactly what Cezar wanted. Embarrassed by the fact that, while he was treated well, he was still seen as a Ministry pet, Cezar had been planning a bit of revenge. On his orders, Lincoln acts as a rogue vampire, killing and harrassing Cezar's targets in order to shake things up with the Ministry.

Because he has his own form of revenge to settle, Lincoln helps Cezar show the Ministry that vampires aren't to be underestimated.