Varnae

Varnae was a member of an Atlantean sect known as the Darkholders and he the first known nosferatu to ever been created by the magicks of the Darkhold. Being the first he was hailed by the subsequent undead as the first king of their kind.

## वर्णाः

### Aliases

Arch-Magnus Necromantic, Baal, Croatoan, Lord of the Vampires, Vampire Prime, Nosferatu Prime, Tsathoggua, Wampyr Prime, Vampyr Prime, Vampyre Prime, Wampyre Prime, Vampir Prime, Prince of Sorcerers

## Biographical information

### Date of death

Pre-Cataclysmic Age (reborn into undeath)

## Physical description

### Species

Possibly Gigantopithecus (formerly), GIgantopithecus sanguinum (nosferatu)

## History

### Origin

Varnae was an human or a *Giganthopitacus*. sorcerer. Varnae served in the cult of the Darkholders under Thulsa Doom. Injured due to the actions of King Kull of Valusia, a dying Varnae was transformed into a vampire by sorcerers of pre-Cataclysmic Atlantis. He allegedly was the last survivor among the vampires created in Atlantis before the Great Cataclysm, and ruled over Earth's vampires.

Lamia, a vampire presumably of the Ancient and high priestess of Varnae, allegedly slaughtered thousand people in his name.

After the Great Cataclysm, Lamia kept faith in Varnae, prophesying he would return, and that she would be among the exalted.

### Hyborian Age (10,000 BC)

#### 10,000 BC

Varnae led an attack of the undead on Conan, Red Sonja and Zula but they were able to fend them off.

### Antiquity and Biblical Times

#### 2000 BC

In the region known as Sumeria; Varnae forced a mystic named Aamshed to create a ritual which would make the vampire lord into a god. However, he could not complete the ritual as it must be done on his homeland and Atlantis had sunk beneath the ocean.

In Babylonia, he was known as **Baal**.

#### c 1410 BC

Varney felt the mysterious birth of a new breed of nosferatu that would one day take the moniker Purgatori.

Varnae revealed he witnessed a demigod from Nazareth during the time he was alive.

At some point, the Tcho people believed to be **Tsathoggua**, and seemingly worshiped him.

Varnae became known as **Croatoan** to the Native Americans.

### 1000 AD

During the age of Vikings; Varnae traveled to the new world and attacked a Norse colony in North America turning the settlers into nosferatu. A young girl escaped and prayed to the gods for help and Thor answered the call and battled the hordes of undead and eventually facing the first nosferatu himself. He was able to drive off Varnae and destroyed the vampire settlers by directing sunlight at them leaving only the young girl alive.

### 1459 AD

Tired of his ages-long existence, Varnae chose Dracula as his successor as lord of Earth's vampires and imparted much of his supernatural power to him by forcing Dracula to drink his blood. Varnae then committed suicide by exposing himself to direct sunlight.

### 1591 AD

The young girl arrived at the English colony of Roanoke which will one day be part of Virginia. She was revealed to be a nosfertu and turned all the 121 settlers into vampires leaving only one message carved into a tree "Croatoan".

## Attributes

### Powers

Varnae possesses a variety of superhuman attributes common to vampires. However, many of these powers were much higher than that of any other vampire, with the possible exception of Dracula.

* **Vampirism:** Varnae has the ability to transform others into vampires by draining them of enough of their blood to cause their physical death. During the process, an unknown enzyme in Varnae's saliva would enter the body and transform the remaining blood into a liquid called Ichor. As a result, an individual would rise from this death-like state after a period of 3 days.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Varnae possesses superhuman strength greater than that of any other known vampire and was capable of lifting approximately 7 tons.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Despite his great size, Varnae can run and move at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Varnae's musculature generated less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a human being. He could exert himself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue began to impair him.
* **Superhuman Agility:** Varnae's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Varnae's reaction time was enhanced to a level beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
* **Immortality:** As long as Varnae ingests fresh blood on a regular basis, he is functionally immortal in the sense that he is immune to aging and all known Earthly diseases and infections.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor:** If injured, Varnae is capable of rapidly healing damaged tissue sustained from mild to moderate injuries much faster than an ordinary human. Injuries such as severe burns and lacerations healed completely within a few hours. He is, however, incapable of regenerating missing limbs or organs.
* **Hypnotism:** Varnae was capable of mentally enslaving most ordinary humans by maintaining eye contact with them for only a few seconds. However, exceptionally strong-willed individuals could fight the effects of his hypnotism.
* **Telepathy:** Varnae is capable of communicating and even mentally controlling any other vampire, with the exception of Dracula, even across great distances. Varnae's hold is particularly strong over other vampires that he himself has been responsible for creating. Varnae can also use his telepathy to mentally communicate with or control certain animals, such as bats or wolves.
* **Shapeshifting:** Varnae is capable of altering his appearance to variable degrees, although he seldom uses this ability. He is capable of transforming himself into a giant bat, wolf, or assume the form of mist. Varnae is also capable of altering his height and weight to an unknown degree. However, he is capable of reaching a height of at least 25 feet.

### Abilities

Varnae possesses extensive knowledge of extremely ancient arcane and mystical lore.

### Weaknesses

Varnae possesses all of the typical vulnerabilities of vampires:

* **Sunlight:** Varnae is extremely vulnerable to sunlight and exposure to direct sunlight, such as what caused his first death, will cause his body to incinerate within a matter of seconds.
* **Silver:** Like all vampires, Varnae is severely allergic to silver. If injured by a weapon composed of silver, Varnae takes considerably longer to heal from injuries from other substances.
* **Religious Icons:** Varnae could also be affected by various icons of a religious nature. However, Varnae was only vulnerable to religious icons associated with gods worshiped in his time. Unlike other vampires, Varnae was not affected by crucifixes, the Star of David, or any other icon of any religion in practice today.
* **Impalement:** Varnae can be killed by having a wooden stake driven through his heart. For some unknown reason, a wooden stake interrupts the mystical energies, and even the Ichor, flowing through his body, resulting in death. However, if he were staked and the stake was later removed, Varnae will return to life.
* **Beheading:** Varnae, like all vampires, can also be killed by having his head completely severed and removed from the vicinity of his body.
* **Homeland Soil:** Varnae, like all vampires, is forced to line his coffin or sleeping area with dirt taken from his homeland. Otherwise, he would be unable to travel more than 100 miles from the place of his birth. In addition to this, Varnae likes to fill his stone coffin with the blood of his victims.
* **Blood:** Varnae is also forced to regularly consume the fresh blood of living individuals in order to maintain his life and vitality. Otherwise, Varnae will steadily weaken to the point where he will enter a comatose state.