Other vampires of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
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This is an alphabetical listing of vampires not based primarily in St Louis in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels.
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[edit] Myerton vampires
The apparently fictional city of Myerton, Tennessee served as the setting for Blue Moon, the eighth novel in the Anita Blake series.
[edit] Barnaby
A rotting vampire; second-in-command to Colin. Presumed dead. Barnaby was a master vampire who used his bite to spread corruption, a power believed to be unique only to Morte d'Amour, so he is presumably of this council member's line. His bite nearly killed Nathaniel, but Asher and Damian were able to save his life.
[edit] Colin
Master Vampire of the city of Myerton, Tennessee. He was not convinced when Anita came to rescue Richard once that she did not mean to replace him with Asher, who also came. Started a fight and lost both his second in command and nearly his life.
He was a nighthag - a vampire who could cause and feed on fear. Damian described his former master to have the same ability. He also said they carry around a constant aura of fear that can't be turned off.
Colin had Barnaby use his ability of infectious rot on Nathaniel, which nearly made him rot from the inside out, but Anita saved him with the help of Asher and Damian. Supposedly it was a compliment, the torturing or infecting of Nathaniel because if Colin did not believe Anita could have saved Nathaniel, Colin wouldn't have infected him.
Colin had a human servant named Nikki, who was a necromancer, but not as powerful as Anita. Colin died after Anita killed Nikki.
[edit] New Mexico vampires
In Obsidian Butterfly, Anita meets a number of vampires based in the vicinity of Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
[edit] Itzpapalotl
The Master of the City in Albuquerque and approximately one thousand years old, Itzpapalotl (translated as Obsidian Butterfly) is an Aztec vampire who believes herself to be the goddess Itzpapalotl. Due to her having killed any vampire or human servant that has wandered into the city for the last 50 years, the vampire council has forbidden entry into her territory. Anita is the only one who was not murdered, most likely because Itzpapalotl was intrigued by the triumvirate that Anita is a part of. Itzpapalotl exchanged the secret of manipulating certain forms of life energy for how the triumvirate was formed.
Unlike many other master vampires, Itzpapalotl cannot tell when someone is lying. Anita believes this is because Itzpapalotl is lying to herself, since she truly believes she is a god. Itzpapalotl gave Anita a taste of her own power in order to get the information she wanted and the power left Anita with eyes that were completely black. Eventually, Anita's eyes changed back, but abilities Anita gained from her exchange with Itzpapalotl have lingered on and are usually accompanied by the change in eye color.
[edit] Red Woman's Husband
Another centuries-old vampire who believed he was a god, he was ultimately behind the mutilation murders and victims, although his servants may have been the actual perpetrators. He wanted to use Anita as a sacrifice, thinking that her mortality would make him immortal and yet mortal. "Red Woman" is the name of the Aztec goddess of blood, in the Anitaverse. Itzpapalotl had some hand in Anita's defeat of him, because after Anita had a taste of her power, she was less affected by him.
[edit] Diego
One of the original Spanish conquerors of the Aztecs, Diego was one of twelve men who raped four priestesses five hundred years ago, and is still being punished by Itzpapalotl for it. Itzpapalotl made the twelve men into vampires and has exacted "justice" on them for as long as they had survived; Diego is one of the last three remaining. Diego was to show Anita how "a god feeds;" however, he refused to take the blood offering from an intimate place, and so he was beaten by the four priestesses, also turned vampiric by Itzpapalotl.
[edit] Other vampires
[edit] Morvoren
Morvoren is a pale blond vampire, described as beautiful but terrifying. She is the master vampire who made Damian. Morvoren was ruler of her land when Damian was made and so is well over a thousand years old. She is a nighthag and can generate and draw power from fear. Morvoren can walk in daylight, and was able to share this power with Damian and a fellow Viking-turned-vampire, Perrin. Morvoren tortured Damian for centuries, and destroyed Perrin by forcing him to stand in the light, then withdrawing his resistance to sunlight. Morvoren can project fear over great distances, sometimes enough fear to kill. In some cases, mentioning her name will draw her attention and her fear.
Morvoren was offered Mr Oliver's seat on the Vampire Council, but refused it. In Blue Moon, Damian claims that he and Morvoren were descended from Belle Morte's bloodline. However, in Incubus Dreams, Jean-Claude claims that Damian is not descended from Belle Morte. At a minimum, Morvoren seems likely to be a sourdre de sang in her own right, this would exclude her from being of Belle Morte's line irrespective of whether she was originally sired into it.
The spelling of Morvoren's name has varied over the series. In Cerulean Sins, Musette refers to her as "Morvoren," but in Incubus Dreams, the characters refer to her as "Moroven." Morvoren's true name is Nemhain, so she is presumably related to the mythical figure Morrigan (Irish War Goddess) who in some instances is also known as Nemhain), whose name means "frenzy" or "panic."
Appearances: mentioned in Blue Moon, Cerulean Sins, appears in spirit in Incubus Dreams
[edit] Sabin
A master vampire of Belle Morte's line, Sabin was originally blond-haired, blue-eyed, with the perfectly handsome face of a medieval cherub. Like Jean-Claude, Sabin had the ability to seduce or harm with his voice alone, and was able to call wolves. Although Cassandra claimed that Sabin and Jean-Claude shared the exact same powers, Sabin also displayed some powers that Jean-Claude has not yet revealed, including the ability to draw blood with his voice and the ability to cloak his face in shadow.
Like Jean-Claude, Sabin was a member of a triumvirate with Dominic Dumare and Cassandra. At Cassandra's request, Sabin refrained from feeding on humans, living only on animal blood, until his body began to rot irreversibly. With Sabin holding his rotted form together by sheer preternatural force of will, the three triumvirate members traveled to St. Louis in an attempt to restore Sabin by sacrificing Jean-Claude and his servants. They were unsuccessful, and Anita ultimately killed Sabin.
Appearances: The Killing Dance
[edit] Samuel
The Master of the City of Cape Cod, Samuel helped Jean-Claude escape Europe and Belle Morte's court via ship. Samuel is rare amongst vampires in having fathered not only a child, but three, with his siren wife, Leucothea. His animal to call is the mermaid.
Appearances: Danse Macabre
