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During the time when Gods walked upon the mountain tops,in the forests & meadows,in valleys & upon the floor of the great seas,we were.

During the time when Sprites,Elves,Leprechauns,Centaurs & Satyrs,Mermaids

& all of the old Races left their dwelling places in the land of Faerie,we were.

We saw the emergence of this Humanity & how,as the young Race grew in

number & power,the other Races dwelt here more & more seldom,until,

finally,they ceased their sojourn here.

But,we remained.

I am of the Strigoi (feared in Romania).

We are counted among the Elder Races of Vampiri,along with the Lamia

(feared in Greece),the Ahkharu & Ekkidu (known in Sumer),the Lar or Larvae

(honored by Romans in ancient times) & many others.

We did not flee the human invasion,as did the Elder Gods & their associates.

We percieved this as a new feeding ground & how we did feed,the hunt was

glorious.

Some of the Kindred fed on the Spirit,some desired only the blood & others,

like the Strigoi & Lamia,fed on both the flesh & blood of the Prey.

However,whereas most of us were more than satisfied to eat the young Race,

others apparently had other designs.

So it was that these rebels mingled their blood with these humans & gave

birth to half-breeds.

These hybrid creatures (known as Nosferatu to the Germanic people) lived

briefly as mortal humans,then through the first death they were reborn.

These halflings inherited the thirst of their fathers' Race,but they also

acquired the greed of their mothers' Race.

They would not be satisfied with sharing the hunting grounds,they desired it

all.

They were Kindred in name only.

It was not this humanity that gave us concern,it was the half-breeds that

became a bane to the Elder Races.

But,they have their limitations,weaknesses that the Elder Races do not know.

They sleep at certain times of the day,for it is at these times that the touch of

the sun will destroy them.

Certain symbols (depend on any belief system that they might have known in

their old life),certain herbs & trees,the movement of water & other things are

as poison to them.

These limitations make them-----bearable.

So,we watch & we wait,until they either evolve & become truly of the Kindred

& as family to us,or until we witness the last of them perish.

But,we----the Elder Races----are immortal,truly immortal with no means to

meet death.

We've time & so we wait.