Lord Underwood

Lord Underwood is one of the main protagonists and a titular character of the Underwood & Flinch series. Acquiring much wealth in his early years as a vampire, he passes himself off as a member of the aristocracy to move with relative ease in society. He is the master and benefactor of the Flinch family, whose contract with Lord Underwood is as old as the vampire himself.

Possessions
Underwood carries a pocket watch in his waistcoat that was given to him before he became a vampire.

Powers and Abilities
As a vampire, Lord Underwood is endowed with all the abilities and powers of a member of that species. This includes but is not limited to the following:

Fascination - Able to "hypnotize" mortals into doing his bidding. This is much more than conventional psychological hypnotism, as Underwood is able to command those under his control into doing things that are deliberately against their well-being, at times even fatal to them. The full measure of this ability is still unknown, but several instances have shown the depth of his hold over those he has mesmerized.

Examples:

Upon discovering a man that seems to be following him on a boat taking the crew and passengers to Spain, Underwood is able to fascinate the man and question him. The man reveals himself under Underwood’s command to be a private detective hired to investigate Underwood’s connection to a recent murder. Underwood then commands the detective to slash his own wrists in the bathroom of the detective’s quarters in order to appear that he died by suicide. This serves to halt the detective’s investigations, with the added bonus of Underwood feeding upon some of the man’s blood.