Lamae Bal

"Mother Lamae was the first of us. Molag Bal made her his unwilling bride and through her brought terror to the night. Through her, he created the vampire kin. She is the blood-matron, mother to us all."

- Vorundil

Lamae Bal, also known as Lamae Beolfag, "Mother" Lamae, or the "Blood-Matron," was the first recorded pure-blood vampire in Tamrielic history and one of the last known surviving Nedes.

Background
Lamae Beolfag was a Nedic tribeswoman who was raped by the Daedric Prince of domination and enslavement, Molag Bal. It is recorded that after the ordeal, Molag Bal shed a droplet of blood on her brow and left her to die.

Lamae was found by nomads and cared for, however during the night she passed into death. As her funeral pyre was still burning she emerged as the first pure-blood vampire and brutally killed the nomadic tribe.

Following that she begged Arkay for help, but she had received no answer. In her rage and thirst for vengeance she cursed Arkay for turning their back on her. She has also cursed Molag Bal as well, and said that the poison he gave her would only make her stronger.

As she was the first individual granted vampirism directly from Molag Bal himself, she became known as a Daughter of Coldharbour. This developed into a tradition among Molag Bal worshipping cults which dictated that females be offered to him on his summoning day. Few survive the ordeal and those who do emerge as pure-blooded vampires. Being selected as an offering was considered to be an honor that is not rejected lightly.

She had also made her own cult of vampires in the Blood Matron's Crypt, where select few individuals would learn of Lamae's past and curse Arkay and Molag Bal. Upon completing the tasks, the initiate would go into a pool and have their blood drained out. Lamae herself would then appear and turn the initiate into her vampiric cult.

Scion of the Blood Matron
The Vestige will complete the tasks and undergo a transformation into a vampire directly from Lamae Bal.

Conversations
"My beautiful abomination, how you shine in the dark. Now listen. I must warn you."

Speak, and I will listen. "Relish this new life I have given you. Feed and grow powerful. Find others of our kind. Form families. Bring new children into the fold!"

Appearances


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