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** Then there's the Tzimisce clan from ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', a race of [[Complete Monster|complete monsters]], [[Even Evil Has Standards|even by vampire standards]], who are generally affable towards guests in their domain. This is due to their ancient hospitality rites, which transcend even their desire to turn everything fleshy into [[And I Must Scream|living, tortured abominations.]] A perfect example is [[Big Bad|Andrei]], a Fiend from ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'', who openly, calmly, and truthfully converses with the Player (unless they're Tremere) when they first meet in his mansion decorated by human flesh...

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''; Archduke Dispater, Lord of the Second Layer of Hell is known to be tyrant, a [[The Chessmaster|chessmaster]], and a [[Manipulative Bastard]] (like most powerful devils) but also a calm, mellow type who never loses his temper, unlike his ally Mephistopheles who has absolutely ''no'' control over his. Although, at least one source claims that if he ''did'' ever lose his temper, he'd likely annihilate any witnesses to it.

* ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Sshamath Sshamath] -- technically, it's an evil drow [[The Magocracy|magocracy]], and they didn't disown [[Religion of Evil|Lolth]], having only thrown off the theocracy. But for the sake of trade, it was made as pleasant as a drow city could be. This includes restrictions on slavery and having one of the best taverns catering to ''any'' sentient being (with special floors for freshwater, saltwater, and ''flame-dwelling'' clients).

* A few of the [[Big Bad|more sociable Darklords]] in ''[[Ravenloft]]'' comes off as this. In some campaigns, [[Our Vampires Are Different|Strahd Von Zarovich]] can be downright charming, as long as you're not getting in his way in his never-ending quest [[Ironic Hell|to claim the woman he lusted after]], or do anything he perceives as harming his beloved Homeland. Harkon Lucas is the classic Bard, a ladies' man who loves to entertain his guests -- it just so happens that [[Our Werewolves Are Different|he's a man-eating wolfwere]], etc.