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==Story==

According to legend, the Countess committed a great many gruesome and heinous acts in her castle, including bathing in the blood of a hundred virgins, before being buried alive. It is likely the idea for the Countess was inspired by the real historical figure, Elizabeth Báthory, often known as "Lady Dracula." Though some historians dispute the claim, she reputedly bathed in virgin blood, in the belief that it would grant extended life.

The quest is not explicitly connected to the other events in Act I. However, Akara has hinted that some of her Rogues explored the Forgotten Tower but never returned, so it may be presumed that the Countess may have counted some Sisters of the Sightless Eye among her numerous victims. The Countess has a infamous reputation that predates [[Andariel]]'s corruption of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye, so her depiction in-game as a Dark Stalker was merely a placeholder rather than her being one of the [[Corrupted Rogue]]s.

Dialogue from the [[Moldy Tome]]:

''The Countess' fortune was believed to be divided among the clergy, although some say that more remains unfound, still buried alongside the rotting skulls that bear mute witness to the inhumanity of the human creature.''</blockquote>

According to legend, the Countess committed a great many gruesome and heinous acts in her castle, including bathing in the blood of a hundred virgins, before being buried alive. It is likely the idea for the Countess was inspired by the real historical figure, Elizabeth Báthory, often known as "Lady Dracula." Though some historians dispute the claim, she reputedly bathed in virgin blood, in the belief that it would grant extended life.

The quest is not explicitly connected to the other events in Act I. However, Akara has hinted that some of her Rogues explored the Forgotten Tower but never returned, so it may be presumed that the Countess may have counted some Sisters of the Sightless Eye among her numerous victims. The Countess has a infamous reputation that predates [[Andariel]]'s corruption of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye, so her depiction in-game as a [[Corrupt Rogue|Dark Stalker]] was merely a placeholder rather than being part of Andariel's forces.

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