He has an appreciation for ancient architecture, and when purchasing a
home he prefers them to be aged, saying "A new home would kill me", and
that to make a new home habitable to him would take a century.^[​24]


Dracula is very proud of his warrior heritage, proclaiming his pride to Harker on how the Székely people are infused with the blood of heroes. He also expresses an interest in the history of the British Empire,
speaking admiringly of its people. He has a somewhat primal and
predatory worldview; he pities ordinary humans for their revulsion to
their darker impulses. He is not without human emotions, however; he
often says that he too can love.^[​25]


Though usually portrayed as having a strong Eastern European
accent, the original novel only specifies that his spoken English is
excellent, though strangely toned.


His appearance varies in age. He is described early in the novel
as thin, with a long white mustache, pointed ears and sharp teeth.^[​26]
It is also noted later in the novel (Chapter 11 subsection "The Escaped
Wolf") by a zookeeper who sees him that he has a hooked nose and a
pointed beard with a streak of white in it. He is dressed all in black
and has hair on his palms. Harker describes him as an old man, "cruel
looking" and giving an effect of "extraordinary pallor".^[​26] When angered, the Count shows his true bestial nature, his blue eyes flaming red.

I saw... Count Dracula... with red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.
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