So, against the legionaries wishes, he went to that river to check the source of those rumors. But once he was there, his heightened senses allowed him to feel a scent in the air: the smell of vampiric blood, as unmistakable as fine colovian wine.

So he followed it closely to wherever it led.

occurrence in the nearby river: something about a mysterious woman with a strange energy about her.

Hot-headed as ever, Alexander refused any help and decided to investigate himself, since he didn't became a Potentate just to sit on a throne and wait for others to do his job for him.