(Gruesome Display) Vlad the Impaler

Lore
Besides his horrifying methods, Vlad was also noted for his silver tongue. He composed speeches to not merely justify his actions but amplify their persuasiveness. "My armies only killed your allies out of self-defense. If you're to hold a grudge against anyone, it should be against your lord who ordered the invasion."

Acquisition
See Vlad the Impaler

Name origin
Vlad III Dracula, known as Vlad the Impaler (1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. His habit to impale captured people led to his cognomen, and his reputation for cruelty inspired the name of the vampire Count Dracula, for whom, however, he did not serve as the general inspiration, in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.