this is just something i've been considering for a while as part of the prologue for a prose story i have in mind set in my ASB ATL (most of the story is set in the 19th century). i can't go into much detail because, tbph, i haven't decided on an exact POD, but it involves Vlad the Impaler possibly going undefeated altogether up until a narrative-related death (which might involve Ishak Pasha) and successfully resisting the Ottomans up to that point. i plan to at least try to cast Vlad in as realistic a light as possible (e.g., more as a man than a vampire) but anticipate that he might end up a villain protagonist anyway, and based on that the idea occurred to me that maybe he could be allied with the Borgia papacy to the end of keeping the Ottomans out of Wallachia (or at least from getting any further--i still need to review the history in general). i mainly wanted to ask if anyone thinks that an alliance between Rodrigo Borgia and Vlad the Impaler is plausible under any circumstances. thoughts?