[Depicted in Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire, the fifth gamebook in Ballantine's "Find Your Fate Adventure" series, written by Andrew Helfer - released in October 1984.
Legend has it that anyone who drinks from the Cup of Djemsheed will be granted eternal life, and a Romanian architect, Mihael Tepes, believes that the cup is buried in the grave of Prince Vlad Dracula.
However, if Dracula drank from the cup, it’s possible he walks the Earth to this day.
[In twenty one different narrative paths,] Indiana battles werewolves and bandits to uncover the truth behind the legend.
Legend behind this adventure involves:
Vlad the Impaler - aka Vlad Dracula - voivode (prince) of Wallachia and second son of Vlad Dracul - ruler of Wallachia in the 1400s. Throughout history, Vlad has been widely remembered for his unprecedented cruelty, of which he used on his victims to demonstrate his power. Books describing Vlad’s bloodthirstiness became best sellers following his death, including Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Count Dracula.
Locations are:
Transylvania - historic region located in what’s today’s central Romania, known for its medieval architecture and its Carpathian Mountain landscape, it has also been associated with Count Dracula due to its loose affiliations with Vlad The Impaler.
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