![]() ![]() Having never experienced the restrictions of human emotion, they take what they want and kill with cruel abandon. Vlad will search the world for his descendants, turning them before they can put an end to him.Ĭambion - Descended from royalty, the Cambions are a proud and arrogant race of pureblood born vampires. ![]() Only one thing can stop him - a true, Strigoi human. ![]() Strigoi - From his creation in the bloodshed of the crusades, to his reemergence as Vlad the Impaler, Vladamir Strigoi has sought a way to enslave mankind and rule the world. The series traces the origins of five very different vampire tribes: Strigoi, Cambion, Bretonnian, Strix, and Nosferatu. To stop him and save the world, Scarlett has got to remain human but as Scarlett is about to discover, staying human is a lot easier said than done.įrom the Christian Crusades to the war in Afghanistan, the Vampire Origins weaves historical fact with vampire fiction to create an epic charater-rich saga full of action, mystery, intrigue and horror - keeping you hooked to the very last word. Scarlett Fraser has no idea she's the very thing Vlad is hunting. And Vlad will stop at nothing to eradicate every last one. Only one thing can put an end to his plans - a Strigoi human. Now Vladamir Strigoi has discovered a way to enslave humans and rule the world - and this time, thanks to Project Ichorous, the death toll will be catastrophic. He slaughtered 30,000 in one night in Jerusalem and impaled 100,000 more in Romania in the 1400s. ![]()
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