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Vampire lore:

A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. Vampiric entities have been recorded in cultures around the world; the term vampire was popularized in Western Europe after reports of an 18th-century mass hysteria of a pre-existing folk belief in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that in some cases resulted in corpses being staked and people being accused of vampirism. Local variants in Eastern Europe were also known by different names, such as shtriga in Albania, vrykolakas in Greece and strigoi in Romania.

In modern times, the vampire is generally held to be a fictitious entity, although belief in similar vampiric creatures (such as the chupacabra) still persists in some cultures. Early folk belief in vampires has sometimes been ascribed to the ignorance of the body's process of decomposition after death and how people in pre-industrial societies tried to rationalize this, creating the figure of the vampire to explain the mysteries of death. Porphyria was linked with legends of vampirism in 1985 and received much media exposure, but has since been largely discredited.

The charismatic and sophisticated vampire of modern fiction was born in 1819 with the publication of "The Vampyre" by the English writer John Polidori; the story was highly successful and arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century. Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and provided the basis of the modern vampire legend, even though it was published after fellow Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novel Carmilla. The success of this book spawned a distinctive vampire genre, still popular in the 21st century, with books, films, television shows, and video games. The vampire has since become a dominant figure in the horror genre.

The Mistress comic lore:

The Mistress is the leader of the Demon Armada and most powerful of all within her castle. She can be cruel when need be but she is also fair to her subjects.

When the Demon Invasion aka Demon Apocalypse had begun, she was still resting in her coffin. Who placed her there is unknown but it was Abrahel who had awaken her master by casting a spell to break the seal open and fed her a few drops of blood before offering up her own, knowing that being drained of her own blood would not kill her nor turn her but leave Abrahel exhausted from the experience.

She would soon bathe and dress and upon reuniting with her advisor; Star, The Mistress seemed to have an odd personality change that no one within the castle has ever seen. She was bubbly and extremely huggable toward Star, making it appear their relationship was more than just master and servant. Star was the only one that ever saw and knew this side of her master.

The Mistress entrusted Star in finding "him" and convincing "him" to join by her side of his own free will. Star promised that she would do all that she could and set out to find the man the Mistress was seeking.

The Mistress would act cold to many of her subjects and punish those she felt deserved it. One being her horned elf girl Exoddus. Often times, she would drink from Exoddus to punish her for most of her own failures. Exoddus' trainer; Minotaur, would often jump in and beg the Mistress to spare Exoddus of any furher punishment, which the Mistress would oblige.

The Mistress does not take losing very well, and once nearly killed the sisters Medusa and Abrahel for failing against the warriors especially the lion warrior, for getting one of her favorite monsters killed and running away.

She also nearly destroys Angel the Gremlin, who has often snuck into her room to gaze at her beauty, especially while she sleeps and once went a little too far with getting up close in the Mistresses face.

While she can be cold and ruthless, she still has that side of her that only Star knows of. She tends to get upset at having nightmares and find herself in tears over things she doesn't understand and getting these images that often give her headaches. Star only confides in her and can only assume it's just bad dreams.

The Mistress seems to have a huge infatuation for the lion warrior as she mentions her heart racing when seeing him battle when one of her monsters shows her a battle, past or present.

The Mistress has her pet Camazotz near her at almost all times and she was the one that turned Bathilda, Naomi, and Luvia into her own Brides aka the Vixens.

While vampires have weaknesses; crosses, garlic, iron, etc, the Mistress has no weakness against these items and while she wears very little, her skin is indestructible. Only very few weapons can make any difference in hurting her. Sunlight also does nothing to her a many vampires, especially pure bloods, are day walkers and only her slightly weaker in daylight.

Here a few older pieces of the Mistress.