London, 1899.
At the first chime of midnight, a stranger intrudes upon the house of the writer, Abraham Stoker. The mysterious man has an odd request: he asks the novelist to chronicle his life's tale. At first, his words sound like the ravings of a madman, but as the night wears on, they overwhelm the writer, for they are nothing less than the true memoirs of Elric O'Melni, First-cursed upir. His tale is filled with bloodsheds and dark magic, love and hate, fierce battles and intrigues.

From the rise of the First-cursed in the dungeons of Plaguehorn, through the slaughter of Children of The Moon in Vukovo, Elric unfolds his ghastly tale of 15th century war storms and of three noble houses – Draculesti from Wallachia, Hunyadi from Hungary and Brankovich from Serbia – all pitted against the mighty, rapacious Ottoman Empire. Despite their differences in race and faith, these mortal warriors from the last strongholds of mankind were dedicated to the same, higher purpose. Fight the forces of Darkness led by The One, nemesis of humanity who will stop at nothing to see it fall.

The One who's dark emissary unfolds his story, as the gaslight flickers...