The Blood of Dawnwalker’s Secret Prequel Story Is Hiding in Plain Sight

The Blood of Dawnwalker has a prequel story that many players never see. Called Blood to Blood, it is a digital comic found in the game’s Extras menu, and it explores the history between the vampire lord Xanthe and Iasmina, a character players meet in the main game. It is included with the Eclipse Edition, so not every owner has access to it.

The game

The Blood of Dawnwalker is the first game from Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by veterans of The Witcher 3, and is published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It released on September 3, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, Xbox on PC and GOG.

It is set in the mid-14th century in Vale Sangora, a fictional valley in the Carpathian Mountains ruled by vampires. Players control Coen, a peasant who becomes a Dawnwalker: human by day, fighting with sword and magic, and a vampire by night with powers such as wall-climbing and teleportation. Coen has 30 in-game days and nights to rescue his family from the ancient vampire Brencis. Time only advances through actions that affect the plot, not through exploration.

What the prequel covers

Blood to Blood depicts the arrival of the vrakhiri vampires in Vale Sangora and how its people adapted to the new order. At its centre is Boyar Xanthe, one of three vampire lords who serve Brencis, and his connection to the noble Stugai household and its daughter Iasmina.

Coverage has described it as one of the game’s strongest pieces of storytelling, and the developers have acknowledged it as a meaningful addition whose narrative threads connect to the main game. Because Xanthe is a major figure whose fate players decide, reading the comic first gives important context to that choice.

Where to find it

If you own the Eclipse Edition, open the main menu and go to Extras to find Blood to Blood. The Eclipse Edition also includes the soundtrack. The Limited Collector’s Edition includes physical versions of the Eclipse content plus a world map and a figure. The Standard Edition contains the game only, so owners of that version do not get the comic unless they upgrade.

Why it matters

For players, the practical advice is simple: if you have the Eclipse Edition, read Blood to Blood before you reach the point where you decide Xanthe’s fate. It adds depth to a character who otherwise appears mainly as an antagonist, and it may change how you view that decision.

For Standard Edition owners, the comic is a bonus rather than required reading, and the main story stands on its own. Anyone deciding which version to buy should know the prequel sits behind the higher-priced edition, a choice that some players will find frustrating given how highly the story has been rated.