Belial

The Belial are one of the three Vampire bloodlines mentioned in Vampireology.

The Founder

Belial, along with Ba'al and Moloch, was a fallen angel with a thirst for blood. He attacked the Archangel Michael and could have killed him, but his hesitation meant that he met his end and was drained of blood. He was brought back from the dead by wandering tribes and left to the dark places of the earth where he could conceal his grief. No more is told of him.

The Progeny

The Belial, uniquely, feel remorse and often go mad with grief, though they are strongest in abstaining. In their base form they have three horns and possibly wings. This bloodline has the greatest shapeshifting power and can even turn into dragons and gryphons, though they prefer big cats such as leopards and jaguars. The only sure way of killing a Belial is to drain it of blood with a silver blade.

Famous Belial

• Anubis was Egyptian god of the Underworld. In fact, this vampire had a passion for theatrics and costume-making. He often wore one of his own creations - the head of a jackal - and enjoyed his reputation as guardian of the dead.
• Hephaestus was the Greek god of artisans. He fabricated a human-like marriage to the vampire Aphrodite in an attempt to conceal their true identities.
• Athena posed as the goddess of wisdom and craft. The Romans knew her as Minerva, and some say that she invented music.
• Gilgamesh, the vampire responsible for the building of the city of Uruk, did so to keep the lure of humans away from the Sumerian people. Many of whom were Belial.
• Niall Noígíallach, one of the traditional High Kings of Ireland, was a Belial. Little is known about him.
• Romulus was a Belial who survived the Egyptian wars and emerged later to found the city of Rome.
• Boudica was a Belial was a queen who led a powerful revolt against Roman rule.
• Werner Stauffacher was a vampire who formed an alliance with William Tell. Though he began his rule with military victories.
• Ashoka the Great was a Belial who ultimately led a more peaceful vampire existence, adopting the Buddhist faith around 275 BC.
• Franz Jacobzoon Visscher was the Dutch chief piolet aboard Abel Tazman's ship during its voyage around the Southern coast of Australia. He was the last Aztec emperor.
• Montezuma II was of Belial bloodline.
• Baba Yaga was a witch from Russian mythology.
• Elisabeth Bathory
• Wladyslaw I led a fierce resistance to the Moloch Teutonic Knights and was likely the first vampire to forge a truce between two parties, in this case Bohemia and Poland.
• Christopher Marlowe
• Marie Laveau
• Henry Irving
• Magdalena: Formerly engaged to Archibald Brooks, she was the former wielder of the fourth shard of the Sword of Angels.
• The Slayer: A notable vampire who discovered the technique which enabled her to feed solely on animals. She also fought her own kind, even working alongside a Protector, and was involved in the deaths of several infamous vampires.