Maryam

Maryam was a first-century mutant, Hebrew woman of Nazareth, the wife of Yosef and the mother of Yeshua. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Yeshua, is the Mother of God. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have considerably lesser status.

## Maryam of Nazareth

### Aliases

Mary of Nazareth, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Mother of Mercy, Lucile Marideth (World War II), Sister Mary (nun disguise)

### Relatives

Joachim (father, dead), Anne (mother, dead), Yeshua (demigod son, dead), Yosef (husband, dead), Numerous stepchildren

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Nazareth, Galilea, Herodian Kingdom of Judea

### Date of death

48 AD[4]or August 15 (28), 57 AD[5] (aged 72)

### Place of death

Jerusalem, Province of Judaea, Roman Empireor Ephesus, Province of Asia, Roman Empire

## Physical description

### Species

Homo sapien superior (formerly), Homo sanguinum superior

## History

### 1st Century

#### Early Years

Maryam was born to Joachim and Anne in the Kingdom of Judea. Much of her childhood is unknown.

#### Powers

When she had turned 13 years old, Maryam's X-gene activated, granting her new gifts.

#### Adult

Maryam and Yosef had just become engaged when she was raped and impregnated by a Yahweh blinded by insanity but was foretold to her by an Angel that it was an immaculate conception to cover up the rape by the mad deity. The angel later returned and explained to Yosef that the child within Maryam was God's, that his name would be Yeshua, and that he was the Messiah. At that time, Caesar decreed that a census be taken, and every person in the entire Roman Empire had to go to his own town to register. Yosef, being of the line of David, was required to go to Bethlehem to register with Maryam. While in Bethlehem, Maryam gave birth to Yeshua. Probably due to the census, the inn was too crowded, and Mary gave birth in a crude stable. She wrapped the baby in cloth and placed him in a manger.

#### Wife of a Carpenter of Nazareth

In Nazareth, she and Yosef raised her child, Yeshua with his stepsiblings.

#### Curse of the Nosferatu

She was attacked by the time-lost Vlad Dracula.

### 18th Century

Maryam came across a copy of Bram Storker's published work, Dracula, and read it.

### 20th Century

#### World War II

Every now and then Maryam would seduce a soldier for sustenance.

### Modern Era

Maryam travels the world searching for prey, sometimes bedding down in a box of Judean soil she carries with her along with a book on botany and plant seeds for cover. She recently traveled to Richmond, Virginia under guise of a nun named Sister Mary.

## Attributes

### Powers

* **Vampirism:** Maryam, like all other vampires, is capable of transforming an individual into a vampire by biting them. A special enzyme found only within vampire saliva is responsible for this transformation. After draining most of the blood from a victim, the victim enters a death-like state and rises three days later.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Like all vampires, Maryam possesses superhuman strength.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Maryam is capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Maryam's body is more resistant to the fatigue toxins generated by her muscles during physical activity. She can exert herself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to affect her.
	+ **Superhuman Agility:** Maryam's ability, balance, and body coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural limits of the human body.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Maryam's natural reaction time is enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural limits of the human body.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Maryam is capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed tissue to an extent much greater than an ordinary human. She can fully heal from multiple gunshots and severe burns within a matter of minutes, however, she cannot regenerate missing limbs or organs.
	+ **Immortality:** Maryam is functionally immortal in the sense that she is immune to the effects of aging and is immune to all known Earthly diseases as long as she ingests fresh blood on a regular basis to maintain her vitality. If staked through the heart, Maryam can regenerate once the stake is removed.
	+ **Fangs:** Maryam has fangs and claws. He can quickly drain a victim of blood.
	+ **Hypnotism:** Maryam is able to hypnotize others by gazing into their eyes for a short period of time.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** Maryam is able to shapeshift into bats, rats, a wolf, and mist. She can also turn into human-sized or larger wolfen and bat-like forms.
	+ **Sorcery:** Dracula is a very powerful magician. He is able to summon and command lesser vampires, undead, packs of wild dogs, bats, and rats.
	+ **Mind Control:** A person bitten by Maryam is able to be influenced by him through a sort of empathic link. Only beings of exceptionally strong wills are capable of resisting him.

### Weaknesses

Maryam. like all vampires, has a number of special vulnerabilities.

* **Blood Sustenance**: Her greatest weakness, like that of other vampires, is that she must ingest about one quart of fresh blood in order to maintain her vitality. Otherwise, her powers will steadily decrease to the point where she enters a comatose state.
* **Silver Allergy**: Maryam is highly allergic to silver and can be severely injured, or killed, with silver weaponry. If she is injured by silver, her recovery time is considerably slower than normal.
* **Wood Vulnerability**: She can be killed by having a wooden stake plunged into his heart, somehow interrupting the mystical energies that keep her animate. If the wood is oak, then Maryam will immediately crumble to dust.
* **Decapitation**: She can also be killed by being decapitated and being exposed to fire.
* **Religious Icons**: Maryam can also be affected by religious icons, such as the Star of David or a crucifix for example. She is affected by the strength of the wielder's faith in the icon and religion it represents, not the size of the icon itself. Because she is Hebrew, and does not necessarily follow the religion her son, Yeshua, founded, Maryam is more easily repulsed by objects of the Jewish faith than Christian.
* **Soil**: She must rest within his coffin during daylight hours. She must line her coffin with soil from her homeland of Judea in order to both sustain her power and travel more than 100 miles from her birthplace.