The people of the Town of Charybdis are a kind people. They have been well-provided for but they know that many struggle in the lands just outside their home. They provide the basic necessities (food, shelter, clean water from a nearby spring) to all strangers in good faith who enter their community. All they ask in return is that you respect their traditions and that you under no circumstances interfere with the old tarnished silver fountain or the bitter water that tastes of iron which the fountain provides. “You are new to us stranger, so I’ll leave you with a warning this once. We will extended you our hospitality provided you recognize one simple thing: The Fountain is not for You.”

In truth, the village is populated by vampires, cursed by the Stranger long ago for their arrogance and inhospitality. The stranger allowed a coven of vampires to attack and infect the town, and then placed himself and several children under the silver fountain in the center of town. The children sleep, and their blood feeds the town, keeping them sated, sane, and civilized. Over the years, the people learned from their mistakes. They truly regard the Stranger’s curse as a gift; in making them into the monsters they truly were the Stranger had saved their humanity.
Instinct: to protect the fountain and it’s secrets

• Distract and Deflect