Vampire Lore

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The novel names several of the characters after vampiric monsters in different cultures.

"Lamia"appears in Greek legends as a child-eating queen that later becomes a monster. In other myths, she is a temptress that seduces young men for their blood.

"Baital"is an Indian term for vampire. It's a spirit that inhabits a corpse to cause mischief.

"C'hian's" name is derived from the Chinese vampire called the chiang-shih. This is the "hopping" vampire in their legends. Rice is thought to repel these vampires. In other legends, if rice is scattered, the vampiric spirit must stop and pick it up and will stay in one spot until they pick up every grain. C'hian's personality was meant to fit this specific part of the old legends.