Marius the Vampire
Marius's mortal life:
Marius was born at the time of the Roman Empire. He was the son of a Celtic woman and a wealthy Roman, and was rather happy during all his life: 'life had never bored him nor defeated him'. He was rich, educated and could do whatever he wanted. At the age of 40, he decided to travel throughout the Empire. At that time, he was writing an history of the world, obsessed with the idea of the existence of a 'continual awareness'. One night, he stopped in a tavern in Massilia, where he met a Celtic Druid, Mael, who kidnapped him to change him into a 'god'.
Marius's transformation:
Mael abducted Marius because he was impressed by him and wanted him to become a god -in fact a vampire- to replace the 'God of the Grove', a burned and crippled vampire kept in an oak to preside over the harvest. Mael obliged him to learn the Druid language and customs, and after having learned all he needed to know, Marius was then driven to the oak where the burned vampire was imprisoned. There, the latter changed him into a vampire, but urged him to flee and to go to Egypt to discover why he and other vampires had been burned or destroyed. So, after being made a vampire, Marius broke free of the Druids and pursued this new course.
The guardian of Akasha and Enkil:
In Egypt, Marius met a vampire who told him about Akasha and Enkil, the first of all vampires. Marius discovered that if Akasha and Enkil were harmed, all the other vampires would be harmed the same way, since they were the source of all vampires. It means that if all vampires had been burned or destroyed, it was because Akasha and Enkil -who had become living statues- had been placed in the sun. So, whatever happened to them also happened to their 'children', and this discovery upset Marius. But one night, Akasha asked him to take her and Enkil out of Egypt. So Marius took them on an island in the Aegean Sea, where he built a shrine for them. He became their guardian for centuries, until Lestat's rock music finally awoke Akasha.
His encounter with Armand:
In the 15th century, Marius had settled in Venice (Italia) where he lived among mortals as a nobleman. He was an artist and lived in his palace among mortal apprentices, painting religious pictures. One night, he found a mortal boy, Armand, in a brothel. He bought him, apprenticed him and fell in love with him. As a result, he transformed him into a vampire for he wanted Armand to become his immortal companion: his love was too strong to let Armand die. In fact, he made Armand so that he could join with another kindred soul. But six months after Armand's transformation, they were separated, as Santino's Roman Coven decided to destroy Marius (by fire) and to capture Armand. Yet, Marius was not destroyed and survived by drinking the blood of Akasha. But after having recovered, he didn't come to rescue Armand, for he thought that Armand had willingly become a victim of Santino's coven and could easily free himself if he really wanted to. In fact, he did not see Armand again until 1985, when Akasha rised and planned to destroy the world.
His relationship with Lestat:
After Armand told him about Marius in 1780, Lestat decided to search for him, because he thought Marius could teach him what it meant to be a vampire and how to live as an immortal. Marius represented the 'wise teacher' for Lestat. He was a sort of spiritual father, guiding him in the world of immortals and showing him Akasha and Enkil, the first of all vampires. Marius loved Lestat for his 'innocence' and intelligence but he eventually sent him away for Lestat had drunk Akasha's blood and could awaken her and Enkil, which would be dangerous for all vampires.
His personnality:
Marius is in love with humanity's progress. He wants to understand the mortal world and always wants to see what will happen next. He has a lot of supernatural powers but prefers to do things the human way because he thinks it is easier and more elegant. He really loves what is surrounding him, seems connected to the mortal world, and only kills evildoers.
Marius was born at the time of the Roman Empire. He was the son of a Celtic woman and a wealthy Roman, and was rather happy during all his life: 'life had never bored him nor defeated him'. He was rich, educated and could do whatever he wanted. At the age of 40, he decided to travel throughout the Empire. At that time, he was writing an history of the world, obsessed with the idea of the existence of a 'continual awareness'. One night, he stopped in a tavern in Massilia, where he met a Celtic Druid, Mael, who kidnapped him to change him into a 'god'.
Marius's transformation:
Mael abducted Marius because he was impressed by him and wanted him to become a god -in fact a vampire- to replace the 'God of the Grove', a burned and crippled vampire kept in an oak to preside over the harvest. Mael obliged him to learn the Druid language and customs, and after having learned all he needed to know, Marius was then driven to the oak where the burned vampire was imprisoned. There, the latter changed him into a vampire, but urged him to flee and to go to Egypt to discover why he and other vampires had been burned or destroyed. So, after being made a vampire, Marius broke free of the Druids and pursued this new course.
The guardian of Akasha and Enkil:
In Egypt, Marius met a vampire who told him about Akasha and Enkil, the first of all vampires. Marius discovered that if Akasha and Enkil were harmed, all the other vampires would be harmed the same way, since they were the source of all vampires. It means that if all vampires had been burned or destroyed, it was because Akasha and Enkil -who had become living statues- had been placed in the sun. So, whatever happened to them also happened to their 'children', and this discovery upset Marius. But one night, Akasha asked him to take her and Enkil out of Egypt. So Marius took them on an island in the Aegean Sea, where he built a shrine for them. He became their guardian for centuries, until Lestat's rock music finally awoke Akasha.
His encounter with Armand:
In the 15th century, Marius had settled in Venice (Italia) where he lived among mortals as a nobleman. He was an artist and lived in his palace among mortal apprentices, painting religious pictures. One night, he found a mortal boy, Armand, in a brothel. He bought him, apprenticed him and fell in love with him. As a result, he transformed him into a vampire for he wanted Armand to become his immortal companion: his love was too strong to let Armand die. In fact, he made Armand so that he could join with another kindred soul. But six months after Armand's transformation, they were separated, as Santino's Roman Coven decided to destroy Marius (by fire) and to capture Armand. Yet, Marius was not destroyed and survived by drinking the blood of Akasha. But after having recovered, he didn't come to rescue Armand, for he thought that Armand had willingly become a victim of Santino's coven and could easily free himself if he really wanted to. In fact, he did not see Armand again until 1985, when Akasha rised and planned to destroy the world.
His relationship with Lestat:
After Armand told him about Marius in 1780, Lestat decided to search for him, because he thought Marius could teach him what it meant to be a vampire and how to live as an immortal. Marius represented the 'wise teacher' for Lestat. He was a sort of spiritual father, guiding him in the world of immortals and showing him Akasha and Enkil, the first of all vampires. Marius loved Lestat for his 'innocence' and intelligence but he eventually sent him away for Lestat had drunk Akasha's blood and could awaken her and Enkil, which would be dangerous for all vampires.
His personnality:
Marius is in love with humanity's progress. He wants to understand the mortal world and always wants to see what will happen next. He has a lot of supernatural powers but prefers to do things the human way because he thinks it is easier and more elegant. He really loves what is surrounding him, seems connected to the mortal world, and only kills evildoers.