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You play as Coen, a young man turned into a Dawnwalker — human by day, vampire by night — who has 30 days to save his family from Brencis, the vampire lord ruling Vale Sangora. Around them sit Coen’s family in Laslea Glen, the herbalist Anca, the conspirator Vladimir, and Brencis’s vampire clique.
Everything below is confirmed from official material or documented play. Character backstories we cannot verify are left out rather than filled in.
Coen
The protagonist. Coen is a young man from Laslea Glen who is attacked and left for dead, then turned when his sister Lunka lets him drink her blood. The result is a Dawnwalker: not fully human, not entirely a vampire, carrying the strengths and weaknesses of both.
He was trained with a sword from a young age by his father. The central question the game asks is whether his soul is worth the lives of the people he loves — the story lets you pursue saving your family or swearing revenge on the one who turned you.
Coen’s Family
Saving the family is the stated goal of the 30-day window, and the prologue spends its time making each of them matter before taking them away.
| Character | Role in the opening hours |
|---|---|
| Lunka | Coen’s sister. Wanders into the forest at the start of the game; her blood is what turns Coen. |
| Esme | Coen’s mother. Ill and refusing to eat, she is the reason for the herb run to Anca and the centre of the blood mass scene. |
| Pieter | Coen’s father. Trains Coen in the duel and is drawn into Vladimir’s plan against Brencis. |
| Yanna | Coen’s sibling. Asks for help fishing at the stream, which opens the Live Bait quest. |
| Mirto | Coen’s youngest sibling. Sent with Yanna and Lunka to the river. |
The Vampire Court
Vale Sangora is ruled by a clique of vampires who overthrew the feudal lords after plague and war weakened the human population. They are called the Vrakhiri, and they drink the blood of the people they rule under what the church in Laslea calls a sacred covenant.
| Character | Confirmed details |
|---|---|
| Brencis | The vampire lord ruling Vale Sangora. He presides over the blood mass, deems Esme weak, and is Coen’s sire and primary antagonist. |
| Vrakhiri Banneret | A vampire officer-class enemy encountered guarding Vladimir’s burning hut during Bad Blood. |
The People of Laslea Glen
| Character | Confirmed details |
|---|---|
| Anca | The herbalist who lives on the edge of the village. She supplies the medicine for Esme, teaches Coen Latin, and later teaches him the witchcraft ability Compel Soul. |
| Vladimir | A villager working with conspirators from outside the valley. He wants Coen to lead men back into the silver mines, and Coen later finds him trapped in his burning hut. |
| Father Florin | The priest who leads the blood mass at the Laslea church. |
| Vasil | A villager at the front of the church during the blood mass. |
| Gavril and Lazar | Brothers at the back of the church during the blood mass. |
| Ludwig | A man found trapped under a beam in the silver mines during Bad Blood. |
| Kostel | Found wounded in the mines during Bad Blood; the encounter reveals that Coen has turned. |
| Ursul | Unlocked as a Swordmastery trainer after Ambrus’s Prisoners: Lucky Crossing on Day 4. |
Romance
Romance is one of the most searched-for topics around this game, and Anca is the character players ask about most. What we can confirm: the prologue includes an explicit flirt option with Anca during the blood mass ("So I can come see you even when I’m not running errands?"), and her scenes include a Latin lesson and a wound-dressing sequence with branching dialogue.
Anca’s scenes include a Latin lesson and a wound-dressing sequence with branching dialogue, but a full romance route is not confirmed, so we do not publish one.
Sources
- Official site — dawnwalkergame.com
- Bandai Namco — Road to Launch news
- IGN — The Blood of Dawnwalker Walkthrough
- Fextralife — Blood of Dawnwalker Walkthrough
Related Guides
Full Walkthrough
Where each character first appears.
Prologue & Early Quests
Which quests involve which characters.
Beginner Guide
Early-game context for Coen and his family.
Human vs Vampire
What turning does to Coen.
FAQ
Who is the main character of The Blood of Dawnwalker?
Coen, a young man turned into a Dawnwalker — human by day, vampire by night — who has 30 days to save his family from the vampire lord Brencis.
Who is the villain?
Brencis, the vampire lord who rules Vale Sangora and turned Coen. Several vampires from his clique are confirmed antagonists, including the Vrakhiri Banneret encountered during Bad Blood.
Who is Anca?
The herbalist on the edge of Laslea Glen. She provides the medicine for Coen’s mother, teaches him Latin, and later teaches him the witchcraft ability Compel Soul, which lets him speak to the dead.
Is there romance in The Blood of Dawnwalker?
There is at least one explicit flirt option with Anca during the prologue, but we have not confirmed a full romance system or route requirements, so we are not publishing one.