Fresh Blood - Renfields Contract (DnD Animatic)

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

You can practically SEE the heterosexuality leaving his body.

[@lysander3459]

Does Renfield and Drac have some... uhm... relationship after he's turned into a vampire? Renfield is surely blushing not without a reason! I mean, powerful vampire lord and his male english concubine. That's a good material for a hot fanfic lol

[@violett_colors3645]

Canonly.. sadly no, but I do ship them myself xD partly because Renfield's song in the Dracula Musical "the masters song" is heavily heavily homoerotic, and even in the book he is really fangirling about his master... so this version is too.

[@liam6396]

​@@violett_colors3645 there's a Dracula movie where those homosexual.. overtones are even stronger! It's from 1931 and the bite scene was so homoerotic they had to replace it with a fade to black, which turned out even more homoerotic!

[@violett_colors3645]

@@liam6396 is it the one with Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Dwight Frye as Renfield?

[@liam6396]

@@violett_colors3645 yes!

[@violett_colors3645]

@@liam6396 really? I have the movie in my shelf but I must have the cut version then! Maybe there are deleted scenes somewhere xD

[@plantainsame2049]

Spouse number four acquired lol

[@kathrynblakeley9823]

I wish I could hear of all Reinfield's story because I know his backstory, motives, and journey scream a ride

[@varangiangaming7178]

And already the Red Swan is ten times more charming than Strahd.

[@daddyyahweh9328]

I ship this toxic be damned. this is incredible omg

[@ayleth891]

You and S.K. Michels both made phenomenal Fresh Blood animatics

[@priestessmikokikyo77]

This is beautiful Renfield contract to be forever with Dracula is just amazing! Im a straight woman and i adore Dracfield.

[@violett_colors3645]

Thank you very much :3 althoug this is not Dracula but a imagined vampire noble from our previous campaign who we have kept. At least Renfield won't die at the end xD

[@Settecorvi]

I've come back and watched this multiple times over the past few months - your animatic is so expressive and evocative!

[@priestly8164]

Dracula: Don’t they sing so well? Renfield: Ah my ears what the heck?!

[@alexandrelessard7168]

I really want to know more about your Warlock and His patron

[@violett_colors3645]

Alright, buckle up, this is gonna be a long one xD Renfield was born in a common family and was forced to marry a girl from the neighborhood. They both hated each other since the beginning and over time things got worse. He wanted to travel around but she wanted to stay in a proper home and have a family, and the arguments usually escalated. She took it too far once, and he ended up killing her dog and almost her in a fit of blind rage, but she escaped and got him locked up in an asylum where he stayed for 5 years, with regular attempts to break out. In his final attempt he burned down the majority of the asylum. During his stay he met a former officer from the erlachi empire, a military empire who wanted to cleanse the world from the sickness they called life and find salvation in becomming undead. The officer who took a liking of him and taught him a few things along the way dissapeared in the flames and with nowhere else to go, Renfield made his way to the empire and joined the army. After a few more years of service he became an officer himself. That's when he meet the vampire noble who was known under the name "the red swan". Seeing as the whole "Dying for honor and maybe be ressurected as a mindless zombie" wasn't Renfields thing, he arranged a pact with the vampire to turn him into a vampire himself when he has proven himself worthy. He also developed a weird theory that eating living creatures would make it possible to consume their lifeforce and speed up the process of gaining eternal life, as he asumed that's why vampires consume blood. It was later proven wrong, but that didn't stop him from eating living insects, small animals and later even humans. A few years after that he along with some other fellow officers got send on a mission to claim the artifact known as Mystras Heart to gain more power for the empire. What started out as a simple mission quickly turned out to end in war as multiple other empires and powerful beings all wanted the heart for their own. At this point his patron also stated his interest in the artifact to replace the emperor of the erlachi and rule himself. Renfield followed his order, even gaining a shard of the artifact for his master but when the final battle came, the artifact exploded into a supernova-kinda fashion and asumably destroyed their dimension. Luckily his patron who was standing nearby was able to planeshift just in time, taking Renfield and Krassius Kuro, a fellow officer with him into the world of Grim Hollow. Here they teamed up with another vampire to become a part of the vampire council in Ostoya. They also discovered the paralel versions of themselves, Renfield being a highranking but pretty rude plaguedoctor and Krassius being a more or less successful playwright with pieces like Sergey Wick, James Bard and later inspired by Renfield and Krassius themselves "The Bat-Man". Currently they are besieging the mansion of another vampire, who is also trying to get the free spot in the council as a member mysteriously died (cough cough). I hope what I wrote wasn't too confusing, I also have a few minicomics, artworks and memes about the campaign on my reddit violett_colors666 if you're interested :3

[@alexandrelessard7168]

@@violett_colors3645 wow Nevers Heard of a dnd character Who came from an alternative reality, your character backstory Might be the Most interresting i have ever Read about and your art is really beautifull

[@violett_colors3645]

@@alexandrelessard7168 That is because we started in a different campaign which sadly ended so my bf and I continued the storyline in a different setting, which is why there are no other members of the team left 😅

[@aquariusrose5621]

​@@violett_colors3645Quite the background you have of Renfield...love the nods to the original DRACULA novel btw! (I'm guessing this animatic is when he proved himself worthy in your campaign...?) Hope we see more of Renfield in the future!

[@violett_colors3645]

​@@aquariusrose5621 Oh, this was just his contract and him gaining certain gravetouched features, like no need for air, food or water, the actual transformation happened waay later 😅(in game it took him a decade)

[@rougeblackborn]

I'm so glad my related-videos hopping brought me here because the Red Swan's design is everything to me. LOVE that pen.

[@mariakutsy2178]

I mean Strahd CAN be a undead Patron! If you haven't played the Curse of Strahd module, DO NOT look it up! It's an amazing D&D module that one should play completely spoiler free! Gorgeous animatic! I loved every frame of it!

[@pLanetstarBerry]

As someone who has DMed Curse of Strahd, I concur. Its a fun module, both as a player and a DM, if you love your gothic horror tropes. Although when one of my players wanted to be an undead warlock, they specifically asked that their patron be a vampire on Strahd's shit list. I did some digging into the Ravenloft lore after they picked an NPC that fit that description, and we figured out some "how'd the PC get their contract" Sort of deal. It was fun because the PC was also a dhampir, made by his patron on accident, and his patron was trying to take responsibility by teaching him dope warlock stuff. The tone we were aiming for these two was "tail end of a slow burn romance" and I am SO GLAD the other players were on board with the dynamic. I had to stop DMing long term for health reasons, but I still look fondly onto that campaign.

[@aquariusrose5621]

This was amazing! ❤ I love how you made the vampire's true forms not completely bat-like or half human...but more of a ghoulish take. BRILLIANT!!!!😻 2:32 3:08 (Plus the little ending of Renfield having that moment of memory while his fellow adventurer is holding off a monster made me laugh!😸)

[@HopelesslyTragic]

My god this is fantastic! I love the grey with the occasional colours! Your highlights and shadows are subtle but it works so well and gives off such a lovely texture. I love how angular your style is, it works so well with this musical! Also your designs are fantastic! Especially the monster forms! (They were genuinely surprising and spooky!) You're so underrated, keep it up!!!

[@violett_colors3645]

Thank you so so much, you made me very happy by saying this :3

[@aquariusrose5621]

I agree on the monster forms!

[@vickynike2758]

Vampire daddy 😳🥴❤️

[@viperdarkness7472]

Damm! You don’t know how many times I’ve watched this! It’s so good! The art style, the characters! Damm! Man, I wish this was based on a dnd podcast or something like it so I could listen/ watch it!

[@violett_colors3645]

Thank you very much :3 if you wait a few years maybe I finally get the motivation to make a comic of the campaign xD

[@viperdarkness7472]

@@violett_colors3645 alright, call me when you do your kickstarter Champaign to finance the comic

[@Lefty006]

hell yeah, amazing end

[@habanayadana6884]

That "lack of continuity" at 02:50 is just hilarious XD amazing animatic nonetheless, great work!

[@violett_colors3645]

Thank you :3

[@medarosaart430]

Oh my I just came across this and I can't believe how much I love this.😯😲😳😍 I wish I hired you when it came to my animatic of Fresh Blood on my channel. Your art is so detailed and so beautiful. My art style is kind of old fashioned (really old fashion) and I sure have a long ways to go. Your art is absolutely stunning. Please keep going, you have an amazing talent.💖💗💓❣ You got yourself a new subscriber.👍👍👍

[@violett_colors3645]

I am honored to hear, but Kudos to you, I happen to know your animations (being a sucker for Musicals and Art, there was no way I wouldn't stumble upon your channel) and wow, you put so much details into your frames and you made so many animatics! I really struggle to be patient enough to even finish one xD so don't be too hard on yourself :3

[@medarosaart430]

​@@violett_colors3645 Thank you. Yeah it's really hard to be patient or even have the time to do the art we wish to do and fulfill our dreams. I've had times in the past when people said I should just give up on my art but I kept pushing on and I do my best to encourage others to keep going with their talents and never give up on their dreams. I'm young and I've already survived 3 heart attacks so I'm doing my best to fulfill my dreams just in case I don't live very long in this world. I hope your art goes far because if it ever becomes a book, I would very much buy a copy.

[@tiredbutsupportive]

Noice It looks great

[@dndtherapy]

Your art style is amazing!! I love how you use shadows! 😍 Incredible!!!

[@nkbujvytcygvujno6006]

DRACULA Sa nul atengeti! V-am dat un ordin! Nati vrut sal teniti! I told you this man belongs to me! Ah the children of the night Those who hide themselves from light Can you not hear their secret music? I am their master, the boyar I summon them from near and far To make intoxicating music But it's time now to leave them I must follow my plan I shall have to bereave them I need pastures new, what I'm needing is... Fresh blood to revive me, fresh blood in my veins No one will survive me, in those dark Soho lanes! When I breathe your English air I'll be a stranger everywhere No one will recognize my features I'll go out hunting all night long Just one more pale face in the throng Turning them all into my creatures Here the people all fear me Their defenses are strong They refuse to come near me I need pastures new, what I'm needing is... Fresh blood on my pillow, don't call it a sin A mere peccadillo, two punctures in the skin! You and your Mina, will live forever You'll do my bidding; you will taste the terror in the streets! BRIDES Im mortesme, nosferatu DRACULA Blood's a meager sacrifice A most reasonable price For all the riches I am giving We are the children of the night And we must hide ourselves from light But we must feast upon the living We can take our slow pleasures We won't run out of time Inexhaustible treasures London's full of them, I can sense it! Fresh blood to restore me, wild nights by the Thames Fresh blood waiting for me, and countless requiems! Fresh blood running through me, I'll bleed London dry Fresh blood will renew me, and I shall never die!

[@yoseli5970]

This looks really cool! The art style and the backgrounds are amazing. Is your Renfield named after/inspired by Renfield from Dracula?

[@violett_colors3645]

Yes precicely :3 I read the book last year and I really loved him, so I made version of him for dnd

[@yoseli5970]

@@violett_colors3645 That's awesome:) I read the book as well and he's always been my favorite character

[@cloveroverdover7318]

stunning!!!

[@vilal8538]

Шикарное видео! Уже несколько раз пересматриваю! Люблю d&d и мюзикл и вампиров! Мой шиппер хочет большего с этими двумя персонажами!

[@Trunkslover14]

I too would be gay, if those women were my only options

[@vazak11]

Cool

[@BoneWitchWillow]

What does the contract say?

[@theionicleproject3346]

2:48 with this contract you are officially ---nted to sell me your soul and very be--- ------ eternity. This includes your b--- ca--- need for fanfictions should ar--- ---ll grant you my magic ---- will, a cha--- become ------- sign on the right. 2:50 I accidentally deleted the text of the contract and i don't wanna write it again. I'm already working on this for months, I wanna finish it! sorry for the lack of continuity...

[@BoneWitchWillow]

@@theionicleproject3346 Thanks!

[@slymjym5598]

I assume your patron is The Undying. But what is your pact?

[@violett_colors3645]

It's the pact of the blade

[@slymjym5598]

Nice

[@tiredbutsupportive]

Did he say cilantro?

[@violett_colors3645]

I‘m not entirely sure but I‘d rather think it’s rumanian for hush.. at least thats the only translation I found that would make sense

[@amaryllisbelladonna9299]

i am so gay

[@Ozziemandias56]

As a very asexual man, yeah this'd work

[@abbycollins4820]

Cool