Vampire History (Fiction vs. Folklore)

Ancient Egypt

Vampires were held in high regard amongst the Egyptian civilization. Few vampires became kings and were depicted amongst Egyptian art along with two other races of cat people and werewolves. These powerful races were many times mistaken as gods for their features and powers. Humans recognized the werewolves Anubis and Ammut and the felines Sekmet and Bastet among the beings that worked with vampires during this time.

The most popular of vampires during this time was the one called Osiris. Osiris and his brother Set were abandoned by their vampire parents and left with humans who practiced magic. The foster parents raised the two vampires and their two human daughters, Isis and Nephytus, teaching them all the ways of magic. Osiris used his magic and abilities to bring agricultural to the humans of Egypt. He was appointed King of Egypt and ruled with Isis as his wife. Set became jealous of Osiris and seeked to have great power. The vampire Set used his magic to create lower vampires by infecting humans. Set and his vampires plotted and murdered Osiris to take the throne of Egypt. Isis began a quest to resurrect Osiris from the dead while their son, Horus, seeked vengence against Set. To assist Horus in the war against Set, a powerful sun sorcerer named Ra placed a curse on the infected human-vampires of Set. With the lower vampires cursed from sunlight, Horus was able to defeat Set's armies and battle Set one-on-one. Isis brought Osiris back from the dead through magic but he became bound to the Netherworld. Osiris from then on became known to humans as lord of the Underworld. Through Osiris can the vampire race tap into the powers of the Netherworld. Horus continued to establish Egypt giving pharoahs power to rule.

Many cults began in Egypt that continued to worship the magic in the land. One of these factions were created by the vampire Priest who was mistaken for the Egyptian god of wisdom Thoth. Priest kept the Book of the Dead and found ways of sanctifying vampires with magic and mummification. With the vampire Lazarus they learned the ways of allowing vampires to slumber without feeding from human blood. Many of the master vampires use these techniques founded by Priest and Lazarus to hibernate until a time comes for them to be awaken. Through magic other vampires such as Igneous and Goliath found ways of increasing the defenses of vampires while they slumber to ensure protection if the werewolf race would ever turn.

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