Tell me about Nikola.
From Create Your Own Story
"All I know is that von Carstein promises all sorts of rewards to those who help him — immortality, for a start. That's why so many captains flock to him. He's also incredibly charismatic, which never hurts. But I think some captains rally to him because they're afraid of him. If von Carstein is scarier than the Pirate Princess, that means there's something we don't know about him, something possibly far worse than the fact that he's a vampire."
