Francois Villon (born Montcorbier) was born in 1431 in France. He graduated from the University of Paris in 1449 and, under the tutelage of Guillaume de Villon (from whom he took his name), the chaplain of St. Benoit-le-Bientourne, he was posed on the cusp of a promising career in Church or Law. However, in 1455 he killed a priest in a quarrel and fled Paris to wander the countryside for four years ending up in the dungeons of Meung-sur-Loire. He would surely have perished but for the chance passing of Louis XI who, honouring his coronation, freed the prisoners.

He returned to Paris to be clapped in irons. Guy Taberie, a former partner in crime, had boasted too loudly of their exploits in a tavern. He was freed yet again but soon was languishing behind bars for his role in a street brawl. This time he was to be hanged - but at the last moment his death sentence was commuted to ten years banishment. It was 1463 and Villon was 32 years old. He left Paris and was never heard from again. His fate is still unknown - in the world of man.

Some say he wandered into the world of the Fae and lived there for centuries. I cannot tell you if that is so, but somewhere between then and now a woman found him. She was more beautiful than any other woman ever, so I hear. Her name was Helena - and some claim she is the same known from classical litterature as Helena of Troy. Indeed there was a timeless quality over her. She embraced him, took him away from the world of man and made him live in the world of darkness. He became a vampire...

Currently, he is the Prince of Paris. He is Sire of Mme. d'Arcy. Suffice to say that he is reputedly a ladykiller and a womanizer. He is supposedly also a hard man to cross.

• His heart has been conquered by Isabelle de la Reine, a beautiful Toreador from Spain.
• A young Toreador from Edinborough is his lover. Her name is Taylor Hayes.
• There is an old Assamite contract on him.
• Francois defeated an Assamite 200 years ago and sent him back in torpor. The Assamite wants revenge.
• He was embraced way before 1463.
• His Sire is not Helena, but Anneke, the Toreador Justicar
• Anneke IS Helena.

- I know all except myself.
Francois Villon, Ballade des Menus Propres