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Lilith, Demon-Vampire Lilith is no ordinary vampire, but a Demon-Vampire. She’s the only one though. So as a demon she possesses certain tricks like changing her eyes, raining down the plagues, and so forth. Lilith has this bad habit of drinking the blood of people she really likes. She doesn’t kill them or “turn” them. She just likes to have a piece of them within her. This also shows her if they are worthy of her respect. She has bitten Corrine and may one day bite Chelsea in this manner. Lilith is lonely and she cries a lot. She also gets angry...a whole lot. The magazine gives her something to do, but it is still no more than a hobby. Rejoining the Council of Three will give Lilith purpose. It may not make her happy, but it will give her a sense that she is needed. She hates vampires because most of them, in one way or another, are her children and are a constant reminder that she cannot have children of her own. Her hatred of them is also a reflection of how she feels about herself. So to befriend Lilith is like befriending a Tiger. The relationship can be very fruitful and wonderful, but you must always remember that she can and will rip your heart from your chest in an instant if she feels the need to do so. She doesn’t do that as much as she used to, since our society frowns on cold-blooded murder, but she will not hesitate if sufficiently provoked. Dracula and Lilith Lilith does claim to have had a relationship with Vlad Dracula. According to her their “affair” began shortly after his resurrection as a vampire (1476 CE). He was strong, with a will that defied God. Lilith found this very attractive, as she too had ill feelings for God. However, while Lilith had dealt with her pain long ago, Dracula’s lust for revenge against God blinded his judgment. The two separated not as enemies, but hardly as friends. Her dealings with Dracula reaffirmed her belief in the Council of Three, at least until World War One broke out. After his second resurrection Dracula went mad and tried to create as much evil as he could. Oddly enough it was Lilith that came to the rescue. She ended his life and enclosed his ashes inside a silver urn. His was the last artifact that was housed within the vault of the Council of Three. History Lilith came into existence 30 000 years ago. She is a Demon-Vampire, which grants her extra magical abilities. Though she doesn’t turn into a bat, she can turn into an owl. Lilith is the only Demon-Vampire, and she is progenitor of all Lilith-Vampires. See Council of Three for Lilith’s extensive involvement in making, breaking, and remaking the Council of Three. After the Council of Three debacle, Lilith went into seclusion. She emerged back into public life in 1966. At that time, she changed the spelling of her name to distract attention form the myth. When she started her magazine in 1998, she named it after herself, Lilith. When asked about the misspelling, she replied that the magazine reflected her, not a myth. Of course, she did not divulge that she was the myth.

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Lilith the Myth As you may know the Esteemed Author introduces Lilith as the first vampire in the “Council of Three” story line. See the time line. Some people agree with that and some don’t. Therefore, the Esteemed Author provided his reasoning for choosing her for such an honor. According to Hebrew traditions, Lilith (that’s the original spelling) was the first wife of Adam. She was made in God’s own image, not from Adam’s rib like Eve. This made Lilith Adam’s equal. So, when it came time for Lilith to perform her wifely duties, she asked why she had to lie beneath Adam. Adam demanded she lie beneath him, but she would not, so she left Eden. Lilith went to the Red Sea and lay down with demons. There she produced demon offspring at the number of over a hundred a day. Tough woman. God sent angels to demand she return to Adam. She would not. God then punished Lilith by killing one hundred of her demon children daily. Lilith in turn vowed to kill infant children, but would spare them if the names of the angels were above the infants. This is probably where the vampire myth comes in. Originally Lilith strangled the infants, but in later telling it was changed to eating, devouring, drinking their blood, or what have you. Some “legends” attribute her with being the first vampire, some with her being bearing the mark of Cain (that’s a neat trick). Some attribute her with being the first succubus. Most however have Lilith being the murderer of infant children as well as the seducer of men. Lilith was a winged demon, usually associated with having the wings and talons of an owl. (Hence the animal form she turns into.) Her very name can find its origins in the Semitic word for night. So she is definitely a creature of the night. Another place where the vampire legend could come in is when she is supposed to be the demoness that drank the blood and ate the flesh of the sons of Job. Solomon also reported Lilith as being the Queen of Sheba. Seems like this chick got around. I guess what I am trying to point out is that she is associated with so many different myths, that any one could be as valid as the next. In COTC you’ll later find out how this Lilith is and is not the Lilith of myth. As the Hebrew version of Lilith sprung from earlier Babylonian traditions (and even earlier than that), this Lilith has roots in a history that is older than religion itself.

The Children of Lilith Within the Great Clans of the vampire world "The Illuminati" are also called "The Children of Lilith." Direct lineage is claimed to the first wife of Adam. According to clan legend, The Creator of the Universe separated Adam and Lilith due to irreconcilable differences. A new wife was made for Adam (Eve). And a new assignment was given to Lilith. The Creator with collecting and preserving knowledge charged her. The powers that are now considered vampiric were to assist her in her assignment. Those powers were passed both by the Blood and by her loins to her descendants and their descendants through history. "The Children of Lilith" are unlike many of the Great Clans in that their law forbids them to kill. Instead they form intimate feeding circles to meet the needs of hunger. "Children of Lilith" tend to be teachers, writers, publishers, editors, researchers, filmmakers and videographers, all professions that have to do with the collection and preservation of knowledge. In some form, they carry on the assignment first given to their Mother and preserved within the Twelve Laws: "Seek the prize of knowledge. Hold it in trust for your progeny and the future."