Julian / Julius Cerialis
Sobriquet: As Julian was the first vampire to live in Eborcum (York), he had no specific title. Later he was posthumously referred to as the original Baron of York, even though that term wouldn't be coined for centuries after his final death.
Appearance: At the time of his Embrace, Julian was a boy of no more than fifteen summers. Being of typical Latin descent, with black hair and eyes, much like his father General Quintus Petillius Cerialis, the first commander of the castrum at Eboracum. Although it is likely that he was a tan youth during his mortal years, by that time that John de York met him in the mid 11th century, his skin was the color of fresh milk. In any case, he was tall for those of his era, as it is believed that he was about 5 foot, 6 inches tall or there about. His form was athletic without being bulky and he was without blemish. The only oddity mentioned in the stories of those vampires who met him, were his eyes which were pale amber like champagne. From the few stories that circulate, he found no difficulty in adopting the clothing styles of each era that he passed through, but it is said he was especially fond of cloth dyed a particular shade of purple.
Behavior: Other than the stories told by Baron John to his childer and grand-childer, few direct accounts of Julian's behavior remain to give us another point of view from which to judge his character. While John spoke reverently of his ancient sire, he claimed that while Julian was originally a paragon of vampiric potential, that with the passing centuries he descended into depravity, paranoia and eventually complete insanity. As there are no other Cainite survivors of the Long Night to claim intimacy with Julian, John de York's description of him remains all that is left to us.
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