Vlad Dracula The Count

The Count, who is an imposing but rather kind and gentlemanly. He's a man of science we're told as he did much experimenting with blood and transfusions. This is what attracted the attention of Abraham Van Helsing and his group. He eventually was contacted by Van Helsing who was curious and enthralled by the idea. Vlad moved to England so they can work together, and met Mina. He was taken by her soon enough, and all the while was helping Van Helsing run experiments in transfusion with Vlad's blood. Lucy, a young ward of Mina at the time (Mina was spying on her for the SA) was secretly injected with Vlad's blood. Mina, Vlad and the rest seemed to be unaware this was going on. Lucy (Lucinda) was young and in love with Arthur Holmwood ( an SA member who most likely was helping Van Helsing). Eventually, Sewell's, Helsing's and Holmwoods's experiments would push Lucy (Lucinda) too far and cause her to pretty much 'break'. Vlad tried to stop it, but the process had gone too far already. Lucy was eventually hunted down and killed. Dracula secluded himself after this.

When the incident with Lucinda came about, he was willing to help rescue her, and eventually offers her to live with him and Mina.