Demon King

The Vampire of blood pool (Demon King) (魔王) is the most powerful life form on the continent, and rules the Demon Realm. Ever since the reign of Vampire Ssulal, they have been granted immortality and a fixed span of 1000 years (after becoming Vampire). Vampires choose their successors. Once a successor is named, the immortal power is passed from the old Vampire to the successor. If the 1000 year span is up and a successor is still not named, the Vampire will lose immortality, although s/he might remain a formidable creature.

The Vampire has the ability to grant its blood to another creature (human, snail, snake, just about anything), turning it into a Dark Load(Demon) (魔人). Dark loads swear absolute obdience to the Vampire and all its successors. Only 24 dark loads can be created.

The calendar system used in the Rance World uses the name of the ruling Vampire to mark the era. The previous Vampires, along with the calendar era markings are:
 * Kkulfkkulf, kuku
 * Avel, AV
 * Ssulal, SS
 * Nighcisa, NC
 * Gele, GL
 * Gi, GI
 * Little Princess, LP