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| - In 3E 383 (fifty years before the Oblivion Crisis), Janus and his wife Rona fell victim to vampires. Both survived, but were infected with the disease Porphyric Hemophilia and became vampires themselves. While Janus came to accept his new life, Rona saw her vampiric existence as only a curse and refused to drink the blood needed to keep her healthy; she soon fell into a coma caused by despair and malnutrition. Janus has been looking for a way to cure his wife to help her find the peace she craves. As a count, Janus has proven to be very successful. Despite his private life away from the world, his people have come to love and respect him. Only a few people are aware the count is a vampire. Two of his advisors, Shum gro-Yarug and Hal-Liurz, know and keep his secret. They work as his representatives and handle almost everything on his behalf. It is these two that are commonly encountered when visiting the castle. He feels no kinship toward and even hates other vampires, seeing them as mindless creatures who have given in to animal instinct. He also does not want to bring suspicion on himself by fraternizing with them. Because of this, he has no tolerance for other vampires who enter the area. Despite his abhorrence to his kin, he also dislikes vampire hunters, as evidenced in the quest "Information at a Price." Ultimately, he orders the Hero to deal with them in any method possible as long as they leave the city, regardless if they live or die. However, he cannot defend the Hero if murder is chosen to eliminate the hunters. His feelings towards the Mages Guild is mutual at best, but he does provide valuable information about the Necromancers, a group Hassildor does not want to succeed and destroy the guild.
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