~*~Lady Jennelle Andromeda~*~

Upon Entering Jenn's room... thee find no one is present... There is an open book upon the table... written in Jennelle's own words... and upon close inspection it reads...

~*~My origins, to this day, are still a mystery to me. I was born into poverty in Nubia, but I ne'er 'ad the chance to know my birth parents... This is because, after many years of trading with Egypt, the Egyptians came into Nubia and conquered it...I was an infant at the time... Even later, I was ne'er told what 'ad truly 'appened to my parents; whether they were killed in the battle or taken as slaves for the empire. So ye see, e'en as a baby I was alone. I was raised by a slave master who was a member of the court...I was to be a slave to the king and queen when I was old enough. As I aged, though, it was made more and more evident that I was blessed by the Gods... I was empathic, and I 'ad visions in my dreams that I learned to interpret... I offered my council to anyone who requested it...word got around that I was a prophetress for the Gods, and at the mortal age of 15 the king and queen took me as one of their personal advisors. I was a loyal servant, and in such I came to be very respected... Although I was technically a slave, I was given all the rites and privileges of a first class citizen. I was clothed in the finest cloths and decorated with the finest jewelry...and for that I was forever grateful to the king and queen. After several years of respectful service, Amenemhat I took me as one of his minor wives...I couldnae 'ave been more honored. This also gave me the title of princess; and though I would ne'er 'ave inherited the throne, I was now part of the royal family...~*~

~*~A few years later, in one of my wanderings about the palace, I came into contact with a red haired beauty whose name was nae revealed to me. She both frightened and intrigued me...frightened because I could sense that she was different somehow...but I ne'er could put my finger on it...and intrigued me because I couldnae read her. Every other mortal I 'ad ever come into contact with was like an open book to me...the tides of their emotions washed o'er me...but nae this woman. She was a void to my empathic sense...I decided I needed to know more about her... She came to me seeking advice. She was a middle-class woman who believed that the Gods 'ad cursed her, and she knew nae why. At least, this was the front she put on...the lie she told me... She visited me for advice every day for quite a while... But after trying to pinpoint what her problem was for several weeks and failing, I came to the conclusion that I couldnae help her... I was ashamed to tell her this, because I 'ad ne'er failed to channel for the Gods before...I told her that I couldnae figure out the source of her problems... She suggested that, as a last ditch effort, I come and sleep in her house for a nite... She thought that perhaps being there would make it easier to 'ave a vision... Nae wanting to fail, I agreed. I drifted off to sleep in her dwelling, nae thinking of too much...little did I know this was to be the last time I was mortal... I awoke in confusion sometime during that nite...in a sort of daze I remember her drinking from me...when I awoke in the morning, I felt very sick. I also felt very different...and I noticed also that my empathic sense 'ad been heightened... That day, I parted with this woman, telling her that I was unable to understand what the Gods 'ad in store for her... I didnae mention anything about the strange memory of her draining the blood from my body because I thought it was all a dream... I thought, surly, creatures that feed on mortal blood couldnae exist, could they? After that day, I knew something was wrong...I didnae feel...alive...anymore... I finally decided to go back to this woman and question her about my memories of that nite...but she was nowhere to be found... My Mistress 'ad abandoned me...~*~

~*~I was weak...confused...for a long time after my turning... I still didnae know the truth behind what was changed in me... I didnae know of Nosferatu... I was sick on and off for a long time...yet I still loyally served the king and queen... Centuries passed...I was alone and confused...I didnae understand why others around me grew old and passed away, and yet I didnae. I was an outcast...I so wished to die and rejoin the Gods... I remained in service of the temple, however...always the prophetress... Strangely enough, I found I 'ad the ability to confuse mortals...that is, deceive them as to what my true age was. Even as generation after generation of rulers came and passed, I remained in service of the king and queen... No one e'er questioned my age...I learned 'ow to live the the shadows of other people's minds...so that they either didnae recognize me for what I was or didnae even bother to ever look...~*~

~*~It was during the rule of Cleopatra when I noticed a newcomer in the palace. She was a hauntingly beautiful woman with firey hair and the fairest of skin...she was obviously a foreigner... But, because of my background, so was I... My curly ginger hair and pale skin didnae resemble that of the other Egyptians at all... I became fascinated with the fact that there was another stranger in this land... I then noticed her watching me...trying to remain hidden...and yet I sensed her presence. I didnae say anything to her, though... It was strange...although I was sure I 'ad ne'er seen this woman before, she felt like kin to me... She came to me one day and told me who she was...introduced herself as Xanthia... But more importantly, she told me WHAT she was. Up to this point, I 'ad no idea that there were others like me...others that were immortal...that craved the richness of blood...I was so relived to find a common bond with someone... I told her of my Mistress, and Xanthia knew of her...told me that her name was Aceldama...she also told me of Aceldama's horrible deeds...and so, I learned that Xanthia was my sister... She saw that I was very weak... She took pity on me, and taught me the ways of our people...the ways of the Nosferatu... Then, in a great show of trust and kindness, she fed me from her own veins...I am forever in her debt for that... And so, I became Jennelle Andromeda...the first daughter of Xanthia Andromeda... And I noticed once again that with the blood of another Nosferatu my empathic sense was heightened...this time very much so... I noticed that my ability to block the emotions of others 'ad vanished... I could nae longer shield myself from psychic assult...this was, and still is, a great source of pain for me... But anyway, I was so grateful to Xanthia...time passed and I came to love her with all my heart...I 'ad found a bond with her...we became eternal companions... through everything, we were, and still are, inseperable...and because of all the time that 'as passed, I now refer to her as my sister...~*~

~*~Xanthia and I were both servants of Cleopatra, and we adored her...gave her our complete loyalty... When she chose to take her own life, we were both devastated. Egypt became a bitter place for us then, so we chose to flee our homeland...the only home that I 'ad e'er known... We stayed for a bit with Threatian, Xanthia's lover... In my time there, I was taken in as chosen daughter of the House of Ryn... More and more so I was coming to see that there were quite a number of Nosferatu out there...at least many more than I 'ad originally thought...~*~

~*~At this point, Xanthia and I chose to separate. It was nae for any particular reason...we were both lost souls at this point and felt that we needed to find ourselves again... She traveled with Threatian, and I went on alone... I found a place serving as a sage and medic to the Romans for a time, but eventually I wasnae 'appy with that either. I wandered about the earth...alone and lost... My wanderings eventually took me to Europe, and as I passed through Scotland I saw the dark beauty that was Ryliegh...we fell in love and dwelled in Scotland for a while...he took me into his House as First Princess of the House of Starrs...he told me of Atlantis, where we also took refuge for a bit... We 'ad many adventures, but they are of nae real consequence... And I will spare ye the details since ye know already of the history of Ryliegh and myself...~*~

~*~As time passed, I longed more and more for my homeland...for Egypt...and for Xanthia, my eternal companion... I finally decided to return...I parted with Ryliegh...it was a very painful time for me, but I felt it 'ad to be done. On my way back home, I met a mage who told me of the sad fate of Amenahkken... To my surprise, Xanthia arrived and met me there as well... It seems that we were both longing for home and each other... Then, Xanthia and I and did the only thing we could think of to honor poor Amenahkken...we collected his ashes and stored them in a small jar, buried beneath a stone of his temple of entrapment... We then returned to Egypt, and dwelled in its lush gardens for a time... It was at this point that we met Phoebeus, the leader of the Order of the Watchers, and took up our own duties as Eternal Watchers...but Xanthia 'as told ye of this...~*~

~*~Threatian came back to Xanthia, but he was changed...and went by the name of Christian... At this point Egypt was beginning to decline... Our beautiful home was turning to shambles, and my heart was broken. Xanthia, Christian and I left...wandered about the earth...country to country and continent to continent... I found and parted with Ryliegh several times during our wanderings... Eventually, Christian and Xanthia separated, but she and I remained together... We learned of the death of Aceldama and took our rightful places as rulers of the House of Andromeda...we tried to make right what once was wrong...to pick up the pieces of our family and make it glorious again... We 'ave succeeded to a point...we 'ave both sacrificed much in the name of Andromeda...~*~

~*~Christian returned to Xanthia, and Xanthia bore mortal children... Ye know full well what became of them...'ow they are the Lost Ones... Christian parted from Xanthia again, and the loss of both him and her children left a great void in her heart...~*~

~*~This brings me to now... Xanthia and I, over the years, 'ave gone through many more adventures and trials... But they are of no relevance to anyone else, really... If ye would like to know any more, all ye must needs do is ask... All that really matters is that I am, eternally, Jennelle Andromeda...~*~

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