Famous Vampires
Among other pieces of history you should know there are a handful of famous Vampires through the past.
The first you will definitely know if you have even the slightest knowledge of Hollywood Vampires; his name is Count Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia. Or as most know him as - Vlad the Impaler.
Vlad was known for his utter cruelty to his enemies: the Ottomans and the Boyars. He had thousands staked outside his capital city; leaving his enemies to die a long, agonizing death. Because of the shear masses killed this has led many Vampires to believe he was a Psi Vampire - feeding off the energies of the agony of dying a slow painful death; living, surrounded by this sphere of dying enemies, gave him instantaneous energy at any time from his throne. Leaving him to feel completely strengthened and at his best for when the Ottoman ever invaded his homeland.
It is likely Bram Stoker had some knowledge of Psi Vampires and how they feed when he came across Vlad; and later decided to use him as his character background for his Vampire in his famous novel.
There exist many other theories and legends involving Vlad - many of which stem from the Western European exaggerations of his cruelty and execution methods - in an attempt to bolster the public's reactions to not providing assistance to Vlad’s Kingdom against the invading Ottomans. But we may never know which are true and others just mere exaggerations.
Another notable historical figure known to have some Vampiric traits is a 16th century countess by the name of Elizabeth Bathory. Yet another historical figure clouded in mystery and exaggeration; although there are parts that remain consistent and intriguing to the Vampire community. She ruled a small portion of land in what was then called the Kingdom of Hungary.
According to the tales, between the years 1585 through 1610 she had tortured and killed reportedly over 600 young women; bathing in their blood and reportedly even drinking it - which according to testimonies by her servants kept her from aging.
For years this persisted until she was brought to trial in 1610 when the Hungarian nobility had found out about her supposedly even killing off noble women. They decided to put her under house arrest. They arrested and tried her servants, and walled up Bathory in her home, where she remained until her death 4 years later. Not much is known about what went on before the trials. The only evidence is from the testimonies from her castle servants. Though what they had to say is strikingly similar to the slight age defying abilities Sanguine Vampires can attain.
There are other historical Vampires and legends of them. Any search of the internet in this modern age can take you to many, many tales of Vampires through history.
There exists a deep, mysterious history behind our kind and more of it is being discovered each day.
Now that you know a little of the history of our kind it is time to learn of the customs and rules of Vampire society.
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