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beautiful, golden haired angel of a man. His name was Hans, and he was an impoverished prince of the local village. Elsbeth grabbed Hans offered hand and from that moment on the two were inseparable. While Elspeth’s clan may have been initially skeptical of the attractive outsider, only one was not, and that was Marga the Clan's seer. She had foreseen the mating of Elsbeth and Hans. She told the clan of her vision as well as a prophecy. For what comes from these young lovers will finally provide peace and harmony for many clans to come."
     
    “Happy for her Clan's approval the young Queen and handsome prince were hand fasted or married seven days later on the first day of the summer equinox. As the Clan celebrated the marriage of their Queen with food and drink, loud rumblings came from the nearby forest. Terrified but resolved Elsbeth gathered her powers to face her foe. She was stunned when a group of humans broke through the trees. It was the other half of the clan! While everyone hugged and yelled pleasantries, Elsbeth had eyes only for Jardin, the English Clan's leader."
     
    "I bring news my Queen; he started, and everyone quieted down to listen to him. Elsbeth led him over to the throne on the stage constructed of logs and stone and told him softly to please tell us your tale Jardin. Jardin told them of their first few years in England and how the English had readily accepted them and vaulted them to the higher realm of Society. They had mistaken them for royalty, and so every door was now open for them. They were flooded with invitations to Balls, Soirees, and exclusive clubs. They all should have realized that their new positions in society would be subject to gossip and attention. The lure though of the power and prestige had been hard for them to resist.”
     
    “Soon members of the Clan started being murdered. After the first man had been killed, they should have been aware of the danger. More and more members were hunted by the beast and his offspring. Not only did fear follow them but the society that had opened its arms at first started to turn on them as well. For everywhere they went murder, and violence followed them."
     
    “Embarrassed and fearful of their lives the Clan gathered up their belongings and began traveling across England. They managed to stay one step ahead of their pursuers and as they passed into the Bavarian mountains a sense of peace and calm settled over them. They could sense they were not far from their brothers and sisters."
    　
    "Not only is our clan whole again my Queen, he said, I also bring news of the Beast. Although the information is horrible, we have now learned more about him and his kind. The Queen and her people were shocked. Is there now more than one? They asked in disbelief. What are we to do, for we cannot outrun an army of monsters?”
    　
    “My Queen, my brothers and sisters, I have terrible news. The beast now knows how to create more like him. He takes those who are lured by immortality and creates them by draining them of their blood. He then makes them drink the cursed blood that flows through his dead veins. They are called Vampire as for they prey on the innocent and steal their essence.”
     
    "Our Romanian cousins simply call them the Rau, meaning evil. They sleep during the day gathering strength and avoiding the sun as the sun, is the only thing we are aware of that can kill them. The light causes them to burst into flame and turn to ash. They eat no food and only exist on blood. While they may drain a human of their blood from time to time when they are desperate, it's the blood of the Gypsy that they crave. That makes them stronger. We have also learned though while they crave our blood more than any other, they also crave the magical rich blood of the fabled Tuatha De Danann or the Fae."
    　
    “The Queen couldn't believe her ears. All this information was horrifying, but she was in shock over the talk of the Fae. For no one had seen or heard