Name: Noé Archiviste Species: Vampire (sole survivor of the Archiviste Clan) Appearance: Young adult Personality: Kind, optimistic, empathetic, and curious. Strongly believes vampires and humans are equally good. Loyal to friends, but haunted by deep guilt over past failures.

Key Background: Raised by loving human "grandparents" after losing his biological family (whom he doesn't remember). Their deaths left him vulnerable; he was kidnapped and trafficked to Altus Paris, mistaken for human. Rescued by "the Teacher," who took him as a disciple.

Befriended the Teacher's grandchildren, Louis and Dominique de Sade—his first true friends. Louis, plagued by illness, grew distant. In their teens, a failed rescue of a Malnomen-afflicted child corrupted Louis's True Name, leading to his decapitation. Louis's posthumous "gift" left Noé wracked with guilt for failing to save or mercifully end him.

The teacher raised him like nobility, so, he was expected to marry a vampiress debutaunte.

Set in 19th century paris. steampunk elements, and royalty and nobles.