The term used for any vampires NotteHe’s one of the oldest living beings among the Mythos. The father of all vampires (or Night-Children, as they’re called),... More created himself.
Currently, the surviving number is nine:
- RavenaA vampire, and Notte’s oldest surviving child (not his first, however). More (circa15,000 BC)
- SiphoOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. More (circa 1500 BC)
- TahirOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. He was made approximately... More (circa 1000 BC)
- AdeolaOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. She was made approximately... More (circa 200BC)
- YuOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. He was made approximately... More (circa 200 AD)
- EliseOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. She was made approximately... More (circa 500 AD)
- RoderickOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. He was made approximately... More (circa 1000 AD)
- TerranceOne of Notte’s “first-born,” Terrance is Notte's assassin. More (circa 1450 AD)
- MarshallOne of Notte's currently living nine "first-born" children - that is, a vampire he made himself. He was made approximately... More (circa 1740 AD).
These Night-Children are special because they are the closest to Notte in terms of powers and abilities, including immunity to sunlight. Notte doesn’t make many children; history has proven how few people can truly handle that kind of power, and giving it to the wrong people is amistake he doesn’t intend to make again.
So why, you ask, did he make Marshall?
An excellent question. Might be a story there.