The Book of LeMorte Vampires
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Title: The Book Of Le'Morte Vampires
Author: Lucian Le'Morte
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PROLOGUE
This book contains the history of the Le'Morte Family Clan, the history of how the Vampiric Order V|O came to be. It is a tale from the accounts of Lucian Le'Morte, Shai Le'Morte, and Zillah Le'Morte. It is from them, a great tale was born, from the undead ashes from the Earth. This is their tale
THE BEGINNING: Adam and Eve
The Lord was Pleased, for Adam had told him by the river that morning that Eve, was with child.
The Lord had blessed them both and told them they would be strong sons to tend to the lands in which he gave them in Eden. They would both love the lord, and his parents loved him, and he gave his blessing upon them.
As they grew older, Abel became a Sheppard, and strong Cain was a tiller of the land. Cain would work very hard days to harvest the crop which the lord blessed, to feed his family, and Abel had much quieter days tending to the sheep, and speaking much with the lord on occasion.
One Morning, The Lord asked both brothers to bring forth a offering of sacrifice. Cain had brought the lord the harvest of his labor of the land, yet Abel brought forth only a young sheep in which he had cut it's throat and placed it on a rock as an alter of sacrifice. The Lord was very pleased with Abel and his sacrifice. The Lord Sencing Cain's anger, he asked him "Why are you angered my child?" and Cain replied "Because my Lord, I have sweat, tolled, and labored on the land to provide food for us all, yet you do not like my gift." The Lord replied: "I did not say I did not like your offering but your brother gave the ultimate sacrifice, the wheat you have cut down shall regrow once more, and be a field of gold, but this sheep here will never be on this earth again." Weeks had passed, but Cain's heart grew bitter, as hatred filled his soul of his brothers offering to the Lord.
One morning Cain enacted his revenge, and followed his brother into the hills. He had grabbed a stone, and hit his brother in the head killing him instantly. Knowing what he had done, Cain rushed back to his fields as if to forget the deed was ever done. The Lord had come and talked with Cain by his field, and he asked him: "Cain where is your brother?" Cain replied: "I do not know my lord, am I my brother's keeper?" The Lord replied: "Cain, your brother's blood weeps into Sosaria. What have you done Cain!" Lowering his head knowing fully what he had done, the Lord then said: "For what you have done Cain, I banish you from Eden, the lands you plant will forever be turned to dust. The People will know you by the mark on your head and you will be hunted the rest of your life. I will punish any and all who try to kill you; for you are cursed from this day forth. Blood you have spilled and blood you shall know, for without it in your veins, you will thirst like never before." Then the Lord pointed to Cain and told him to leave Eden and walk the lonely wilderness of Sosaria, never knowing truly what the curse the lord inflicted him with would do.
THE MARK OF CAIN
"Taken of Cain's Journal"
What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And the LORD said unto him, "Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven fold." And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him shall kill him.
Caine finally settled in a city, once known as Ubar. It was inhabited by the "Children of Seth" and ruled by King Enoch. The people of Ubar were aware of Cain's mark and both marveled and feared his power and thus came to worship him. Upon arrival to the city, Enoch relinquished his kingship, so that Cain may rule instead.
According to a Toreador legend, being amongst the mortals, Cain noticed a couple who were very much in love. Seeing their love amplified his own loneliness and sin. After having dwelt on his sin for an eon, Cain thought that maybe he could reconcile something in his nature by embracing them with the gift of immortality, so that their love would live for all eternity. However, when the lovers discovered that they could not have children together, after having been embraced, in an act of despair, they both walked into the sunlight to their Final Death. Cain was so heartbroken over the event that he forbade anyone to speak their names. Thus, their names were lost to history.
The former king, Enoch, desired Cain's power and requested it as such. However, Cain showed some reluctance because of the loss of the lovers he had embraced decades ago and Uriel's warning. Yet the raging of the beast within, the yearning to be with others like him, and Enoch ultimately begging for the embrace, Cain turned the young man. In honor of his new found vampiric son, Cain declared that Ubar now be known as, the City of Enoch. After some time, Enoch desired Kindred brethren. With Enoch's insistence, Cain embraced his second childe, Irad, imparting to him a strength unlike any other.
Irad thus became Cain's arm, a commander of armies. Soon to follow, was Zillah. The city's economy thrived on the technology and the agricultural "know-how" that Cain brought to the First City. One, having wandered throughout the Cradle of Civilization, he was able to bring Sumerian technology, namely "the wheel". Two, being a farmer most of his life, Cain had cultivated wondrous and perfect groves. So for generations, under Cain's rule, the economy prospered, and the city became a mighty Empire. The Third Generation Antediluvians even built statues, shrines, temples, a grand library, and pools all surrounding a large five level palace, that Cain ruled from, upon his lofty ivory throne.
The Deluge changed everything. It destroyed the City of Enoch and all of the "Children of Seth". Cain was so upset, that he disappeared. His surviving childer and grand-childer sought him out, and when they found him, Cain told them to go away. Left to fend for themselves, the Antediluvians ended up "killing" Cain's second generation childer. When Caine discovered what happened, he sought out the Antediluvians who had rebuilt a new city, known as the Second City. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Father Cain cursed his descendants with the characteristic weaknesses of each clan.
THE TALE OF MARIUS
The Tale of Marius is a strong but yet sad story, this is a part from the journal of Marius himself. "I remember when I was Human, I was a miner in Minoc and a damn good one to boot. I could smelt the ore so fast, the wind in my face blowing down from the mountain side, my god, there was nothing better, it was my home, my blood, and the ore was in my veins. I recalled a man who needed to buy a quite large order from me of ingots. He was a wealthy man, very dark completed, and very pale.
I mined for weeks for this man, day and night it seemed, But the order was complete and I knew this was going to make my bank book quite, and I was going to buy a drink to all who came into the tavern that night. I received a message from the man, and he wanted to meet me inside the cave, inside the Minoc Mountain side near the Forge. A strange request, but it was quite a bit of gold, so I didn't mind for it was close to the town, maybe he didn't like people to see what he was buying, I mean common, they are only ingots. I walked inside the Cave. Cold, Dark, Dreary.
No one was inside, but I felt as thou someone or something was watching me, pacing me, but I moved further inside. Before I could react or understand what was to happen to me, I was clinched into its arms, and a piercing pain ran down my whole body, I was a strong man, I am a Miner, but what ever gripped me had the strength of the mountain in his veins. Something was dripping onto my lips, I thought it was water, but it was sweet, very sweet. I felt life like I never knew what life was, I drank, and I took something into my hands, I did not know what until the transformation had happened, and I was able to see what I had become.
There he was, my sire a Crazed Vampire, he told me that he has never taken anyone and changed them. He said tonight was his night to depart, I was disoriented and didn't understand what he was saying, but he said that the nights had finally taken their toll, but he wanted his blood to live on.
I followed him outside of the cave, and in a mad gesture he waived his arms into the air saying "My blood I give and yet I taketh my soul to hell" He jumped into the Forge of hot coals and incinerated almost immediately, I was not to know for many nights what I had become, but it all become more clear to me on my third Night. I had become a Monster, I had lost my soul and Life. I had become a Vampire."
THE CAPPADOCIAN VAMPIRE CLAN
Long ago, there was an ancient clan of vampires by ruled by the Dread Lord Cappadocious. He ruled his clan like any other vampire but with one distinct difference, he believed in Necromancy. Ultimately, this proved to be the clans downfall and The Cappadocian Vampire Clan fell from history and the books of the Masquerade.
This is from the Journal of Marius on the account of his new tribulations. " So now I walked for many months pondering what the hell had happened to myself, my life, and what was to become of me. Yes you could say I was a Vampire in transition weeping for his mortal life to return. I guess you could say I needed some new dark hope for this curse that I now carry. One night in an ancient crypt I stumbled upon a grave, the title read on the stone:
"Our Lord and Master Cappadocious"
I open the Casket and inside was an empty grave, all that was left was a pieces of blood red cloth and a single piece of black cloth wrapped around a silver bound book.
This was no ordinary book, in fact this book was about a clans history. I open the book. It reads: The Cappadocian Vampire Clan, by Lord Cappadocious.
As I read the books history I am thrown into a trance. The countless hours that went by, I knew I was reading a testament in time about one of the most powerful Vampire clans that went mad and cursed itself into the darkness of Necromancy, just as Mondain did and faded into the pages of the Modern Nights. Such a sad and powerful testament, I thought. What caught my eye, was a part at the end where Cappadocious said: "Thou my clan is dying and will soon be destroyed. Someone, sometime from now into the nights will take my creation and make it into the most powerful Vampire clan seen in ages." For many Nights I pondered this passage, the words driving me almost mad. I asked myself, "Could I be the one?" Did he foresee myself in that crypt holding the silver bound book. Was my fate picked in the Mountains in Minoc with no sire to lead me to this very moment Cappadocious spoke of?
The Vampire who embraced me never embraced another. My powers are unusual for one being so young. I could pull this off, just maybe? Many years went by as I tolled with the ideas of how this new clan would be arranged, built, and designed. I had to choose my childer carefully, for only the best were ever taken into The Cappadocian Vampire Clan. It wasn't by a choice, it was by destiny. Where the other clans accepted members, the Cappadocians were the only ones who picked by choice which made them impenetrable for anyone to infiltrate. The Cappadocians also were a vampire clan of power and luxury, for thou they were dead, they cherished the ideals of lavish items in life.
I have remade this clan, and it thrives under my command, we have waged war against the humans calling themselves the Protectorate and have crushed them many times. We follow the rituals of the Cappadocians before us, and adhere to the teachings of Cappadocious before he brought his clan to the dark arts of Necromancy. We will prevail as the new clan, but veering away from his one fatal mistake. "Now the adventure begins, and as a human I thought it would be by a warriors hand, he or she would take me under their wing, when in fact, it was the embrace from a vampire who took pity on me and the rest is history...."
This was the final journal entry from The Vampire Marius. He went into torpor once his new clan was so overbearingly powerful where he felt he was no longer needed, and had his top sires, Ian Nottingham, Kelly DarkHaven, Randal, Sophus, Casca Ashes to name a few. It is said that Marius was put into the direct sunlight and was burned to keep his power away from the Cappadocians, weather or not this account is true, his legend go on.
THE TALE OF LUCIAN LE'MORTE
Not much is known of Lucian Le’Morte before he came to Sosaria. Some say he was a Vampire who ruled an empire across the sea while others heard of a peasant revolt that was that was directed to his Order and killed all but his Brood (High Council). What we do know is that Lucian came across the sea and hired a band of gypsies to move the crates that was on the vessel that had ported in. The only two to come off that boat was Lucian himself, and Shai Huluud now known as Shai Le’Morte. What is known of Shai Le’Morte has baffled researchers but what is known, he never left Lucian’s side and he was the Prince Viceroy of the Vampiric Order V|O.
Lucian also seemed to have a Queen at all times in the Order, a mother to watch the childer(is a term vampires use to describe their Clan, Brood, or Fledglings) Lucian had his queen and she was a very beautiful redhead known as Zillah Le’Morte, but her beauty was marred by the ferousious temper she was said to have. Some say even the slightest push against her resulted in many mortal's deaths.
As history records Lucian was very brutal towards mortals himself killing many for ceremony or just pure pleasure, he was known to be very aristocratic, terribly rich, and valued mortals only if they had a seat of power, or helped his interests for the betterment of his clan. What we do know, and what some have said, he never was like that until he came to Sosaria which have many to believe that there was an uprising and his Order was massacred. We will never know, anyone who ever got close to Lucian himself and asked were never heard from again. Lucian's Order still is active, thou they seem to have quieted down and no longer threaten mortals as they once have. Some say that the order scared everyone away from dealing with them. Others say that Lucian realized that his brutal ways of handling mortals was too strict, and made his order disappear from the everyday affairs of society. Yet an even another story says that Lucian and Shai built a gambling empire to be a front for terrible scheme to bring hosts of mortals to strike it rich, in order to bleed them dry not of their gold, but their blood. Whatever is true, only Lucian and his terrible Prince know.
This is the account from Lucian Le’Morte's journal only recently found and hidden for safe keeping, it is said Lucian will pay dearly to have it back, but who ever owns it will probably not come forward due to Lucian possibly killing them for even owning his personal log.
“Lucian sits at the table in a trance remembering; “I see it. Can you see it Shai?” “I can see it my lord, but what is it, it looks so small?” “Cove…. Our new home, these Mortals will adhere to us I promise you that, it will not be like before.” Lucian’s eyes turned red as Shai stared at him and replied, “We shall never speak of it my lord, this time we shall treat them only as our way to survive these nights, and maybe we shall find means to strike fear in them so they never try to do what was done to us.” Lucian looked towards Shai, “I will kill them all if they ever tried it again, this time they will be put in their place, and the guards will turn their eyes when we do it”. I remember that night, so clearly the nights were so new to us, and our dark hopes were high. So much has been accomplished since then and so much was lost. We strived to make all Mortals fear us, made strong alliances with some of the Mortals we deemed important to us, such as Tazar of The Order of Drunken Elders, and a feriousous band of Mortal Fighters called the Empire. Nothing could take us on, at least not on the battlefield. The nights are now ours, to bend to our doings. So much must be done, we have unified all the Vampire clans, including the most important one in Sosaria calling themselves The Cappadocian Vampire Clan, once ruled by the Dread Lord Vampire Marius, and before him Cappadocious, now is ruled by Kelly Dark Haven, and Ian Nottingham. We can do anything, bend anyone, buy anything, and turn those we deem fit for the Order Fledglings. I am pleased.”
Lucian’s journal ends at this point, not much more is known of this man, only that he is seen here and there. It is said the Vampires have been building a city, for some time and is almost complete, what is strange is the city is located close to Luna and not Cove itself, their home base. Many historians believe this move was due to so many people who frequent the great city of Luna, and is easier preying for them this is only speculation thou. Anyone told seeing a person with the last name of Le’Morte is to approach them with extreme caution. The Le’Morte is a schemer, and they do things to benefit their will and the betterment of their clan and order. To be a Le’Morte, is a name Lucian gave to only those who proved themselves forever worthy of his last name, and is considered to be the highest rank within their order, and are considered to be ultra loyal to its cause. Thus ends the chapter of this great and terrible Vampire.
THE VAMPIRIC ORDER
“Come away with me, and I will show you a new world, come away with me my childe, and I will show you an adventure of blood and gold.” (Lucian speaking with Shai Huluud before Shai became a vampire)
The History of the Vampiric Order can be summed up in the words used by Lucian himself before making Shai his Childe. History recalls the Order came from the sea. They ported into Cove by secret, and many crates were taken off the ship by a band of gypsies to a secret location. The Order was said to consist of only two men who were not identified since both were wrapped in Cloaks of Death, but The Order soon became one of the most powerful, and dreaded Vampire Clans that Sosaria had not seen since the days of the Cappadocians. Almost imediately Lucian started a campaign of terror, and hatred towards the mortals, and Lycan. The Order hated all Lycans, even more than they hated Mortals, which is why Lucian made only very few alliances with Mortals. The Lycans had been left alone for such a long time, they had run rampant, and carelessly thru the lands. Lucian noted this, and knew they had become too powerful for them to remain. Lucian devised a plan but did not know how to strike them history recounts. It is said that when a Mortal by the name of Poet was abducted by the Lycans, Lucian found this amusing, but it was recorded that a brave woman by the name of Lady Wynn, approached Lucian and his council to plead the Vampires for their help. Lucian was impressed that such a Mortal would approach him the way she did, but in her plea, Lucian could only feel strength in her. He felt what a Vampire she would be if she joined his Order but knew that was not in her heart to do so. Lucian accepted her plea, and gathered his Order what was to be known in the History books, as The Battle for Poets freedom.
History recounts, before the battle, Wynn had come to wish the soldiers of the Alliance well, but in her heart she knew they were no match for the superior numbers of the Lycans that awaited them thru the pass. Lucian rode his Dark Steed next to Wynn and said to her “Why are you so glum? Poet is coming home tonight.” Lady Wynn replied “I feel that we will not win this day, my heart is hopeful, but I still feel at the end we will have to negotiate with them.” Lucian's eyes turned red as he looked to Lady Wynn and said “My Dear, after this battle, they will always negotiate with us.”
As History records Lucian mounted up, and led his troops into a pass where it was heavily fortified and defended, but the barricade did not stop the approaching army, the numbers seemed to be even on both sides as they engaged into battle. The outcome was very one sided, and it favored the Vampires, and their Mortal Alliance. As the Lycans released Poet, and Wynn was over joyed that Lucian made good on his promise, a permanent alliance between The Vampiric Order, and The Order of Drunken elders was formed that night. The Lycans fell from power after that night and never really bothered the Vampires any longer.
After the battle, Lucians heart turned a bit more in favor for the Mortals. These mortals proved to him they had courage, and Honor unlike the ones from his former lands. They still seen them as food, but did not terrorize them as they had in the past, but they still killed them for their pleasure. History records that Vampires difference of terror, and pleasure are two different things, while Mortals still seen it as an attack on their way of living and feared them still. A lot of Sosarians moved away from Cove to escape their evil Order, and to start a new life in which they would not be terrorized and the guards would not look the other way. They started to Migrate to Luna, and claim a new start. This troubled the Order, Lucian knew if he could not maintain the People of Cove, what happened to him and his Order in the old lands from whence he came would start all over again. In almost a night it is said Lucian ceased all activities with Mortals.
He closed the doors to them. People did not know what had happen to them. They just seemed to drop off the face of Sosaria. Thou the Order still is said to be lurking around the Cove and Minoc regions, no one knows why for sure what truly happened to them. Some say they scared everyone away from them. Some say Lucian went into Torpor (Vampire way of sleeping until important matters arise to be awoken refreshed and stronger than before the sleep) and still even another sinister plot is thought that Lucian and his vampires made to not scare the Mortals, but to delight them with a devious ploy.
THE GOLDEN FANG CASINO
“It’s towers are made of gold, the slot machines are exciting as ever. You are greeted with every common courtecey and the staff is so kind. The Chicken Fights are amazingly done, they even have a Night Club for you to sit back and relax, and the riches inside the buildings are every persons dream. I Love the Golden Fang Casino.” Decadence, Legendary High Roller.
History records, that there was a tavern the Vampiric Order had, and if you were a mortal, you knew never to go inside, it just was not a safe place if blood flow thru your veins. The Bloody Feast Tavern was said to have a reputation for serving drinks to Mortals who did not know its business was the death of its clientel. It started to become a place as one person said, the place of no return, the end game. Not much is known what went inside this gruesome Tavern but many has said its reputation said it all. One day when a person havd to pass by the building, it was gone. People rejoiced, and thought for sure the vampires had gone, or had they?
Weeks went by, as a new building was erected, its owner was not Shai Le’Morte, it was another Gentlemen by the name of Ace. What a relief the people said, even some of them helped in the buildings contruction phase. All of a sudden it seemed, they was a beautiful building of gold, and splendor, The place was inviting, it had lights everywhere, then the machines came, the dice came, chickens were coming by the cages at the local Animal Tamer, it was amazing what was going thru the door. No one could see what was inside for Ace told everyone to keep themselves patient, and all would be revealed soon. The big night had come and there was gold and jewels outside, golden gargoyles that seemed to watch your every move, one person shouted, “Oh my Sosarin God, it’s a Casino. The people had jumped for joy, knowing that the bad times were behind them. They rushed back to Luna bank, screaming out to all there was a Casino built near luna, to grab your gold with the chance to strike it rich. Ace had a partener at the casino, his name was Jack, but all the patrons who frequent the Golden Fang call him Lucky Jack of Spades. It is said their have been many funny incidents of Ace taping jack on the shoulder, when people think Lucky Jack is just too lucky, to check his dice. Thou he has never been caught, some people think there will be a day when Lucky Jack's luck runs out.
So many Dealers with great names are at The Golden fang, such as Suicidal King, Kings on Fire, Re Di Coeuri, One Eyed jack, and Dead Man’s Hand to name a few. These dealers are known to be funny, always courteous, and very friendly. One night a man of unknown origin had been whispering at the Casino about a great man who had been seen. He said in these words one account recorded “My Lord has awoken, it has been many moons but he was not sent to the fires of the sun, ohh glorious day, oh who is for the Mortals” This person was to be said looked like Lord Randal from the Dreadful Cappadocian Vampire Clan all but extinct now. The people of the casino had become concern, why would a great vampire be at a Casino for people playing games and having fun. Why would they even let such an evil thing as he was into such a beautiful establishment. It is said Ace the Pit Boss, owner and operator came out and even was over joyed to see him, when he told him the news. What was this all about? Why would Ace be so happy for something long gone and dead to return. The one they spoke of was Vampire Marius himself.
This is from the account of a suspicious patron. “I watch how many people go into this beautiful establishment, and everyone who comes out is drunk, and merry, and talking about their winnings, but I do not count the full total. I have been watching them for weeks now and people are going missing. Even more dreadful, they move full kegs of this red substance, that they guard like it’s a barrel filled with treasure. I don’t know what going on here but something is not right. I have spoken with many people about this, but they tell me to bug off, that I’m crazy, one person who won 15 million gold told me if I continue to bad mouth The Golden Fang Casino, he would kill me. I know something is wrong, the people are brain washed, my Sosarian God, what is happening!” We are not sure what to make of these accounts of this one entry, but some feel this is a vampire ploy to get Mortals once again to gamble and make it rich, if so these vampires are more devious than previously noted for.
Before they would lure you by seducing you, but the fall of our Sosarian race has been gold and to strike it rich. If the trade off is Blood for gold, then the vampires have made a building so attractive to come to, they must be in business of an endless supply. The Britianian Gamming Commision was called to inspect the place to see if these rumors are true, but they walked out saying the building was in no violation what so ever of these hanious accusations. It seems that no one will ever know if the vampires disappeared for good, or have developed one of the greatest, schemes in our Sosarian History, but The Golden Fang Casino continues to operate, and people keep disapeaing, but they always the ones who are lucky come out with a smile on their face.
Thus ends the book of Le'Morte Vampires.