Konrad Alfred Istvan Budai is the son of Serdar Petar Rade Konrad Budai in the Kingdom of Serbia, and was a first successor for the title. He has a passion for both the culture of exotic savages around the world, and for the occult. He studied exotic culture at the university of Belgrade, and practiced the occult together with his bastard aunt, who was said to be of gypsy descent. Here he practiced skills such as cold-reading and stage magic.

Due to his studies, he often was abroad among native stems in Africa, Asia or the Americas. During one of these trips, he injured himself in the jungle, leading to an everlasting dysfunction in his right knee joint. Therefore, he always has to walk with a cane. This is on the upside an excellent cover for his rapier.

One day however, he met his Sire on a cruise ship headed towards London, which saw potential in him due to his exotic knowledge. At that time, he was transformed into a vampire. He then was taught his first disciplines, and he also discovered that he could communicate with the dead. His Sire however, also a busy traveler, dropped him off in London where he would return later to finish Konrad his training.