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:In the Mekhet clanbook, Frances is funny, sweet, apologetic, and into indie music. She also brainwashes a house full of female students so she can feed on them, turns her boyfriend into her devoted ghoul ("I think I've broken him"), and toys with a female executive before killing her in the most humiliating way possible.
** 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
* ''[[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.
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