"I have lived a life worth speaking about, and have seen things that would leave a modern man weeping in fear. I have outlived my entire family and have lived to see a time that one could not think possible. I have traveled the globe, and I have spread an empire greater than anything that I could have ever accomplished in my mortal life. I am here to speak of these accomplishments, to tell my story for once without the smoke and mirrors of the silver screen, or the whispers in the dark of a pub where it's better that you pretend you don't notice the regal, pale man in the corner who hasn't touched his drink. I don't expect you to believe everything that I say here in these pages, but this is my truth as I know it to be. My name is Vlad Tepes Dracul, and I am here to tell you my story."