Kiah was originally born Marilena Vladu in Constanta, Romania May 13, 1273 A.D. A town by the sea of which her family presieded over.Marilena grew up the good life.Well as good as you can in a cold Romanian castle.Life for her was as normal as it could be then.

At the age of thirteen she was set to marry young lord from a near by town. She had never met the man before and needless to say was not fond of the idea of arranged marriage.But it was the way it was to be.That was simply the way things were done.

Under the iron fist of her father she married.It was more of a business deal than anything. That was the purpose for most arranged marriages.Land deals merge family lines.

By the age of seventeen she had had her third child. Another daughter.

Needless to say that her husband was not pleased.No male heirs was just not acceptable.Neither was divorce. He vowed to himself that if next child was not a son she would be dead.Cause as we know it's the womans fault. Men did no wrongs back then.For the next year whether she was willing or not her husband would come to her room to try to produc another child. Marilena was about to have all she could bare of this life.Then thats when he came.Vladimere Von Dracov.

She had met him at market one sunless afternoon.He was a strangely handsome man. Fine clothes, enchanting eyes and a haunting smile.Vlad fell deeply in love with the beautiful Marilena at first site.He resolved to have her. Steal her no matter the cost. She would be his.Over the next few weeks they secretly met.He was all she ever dreamed a man would be.And more she didn't know and would soon come to find out. Finally after he felt he wooed her enough Vlad asked Marilena to go with him.To be part of his world. She without knowing what she was agreeing to agreed. That was the night where one life ended and new one began.

Vladimere vowed for them to be one forever.And it was ment.Strangely Marilena loved her knew life. She found it to be a blessing in desguise. That is if vampirism can be. They had stayed by eachothers' side for nearly three hundred years. Changing with the times.Moving from place to place.Living what ever life they chose.By what ever name they chose. It was a grand. But as all good things do they come to an end.Suprisingly a distance had grown between them.Times changing so fast through the next hundred years.

Vlad was hopelessly in the past and Marilena was eager to move forward. At the turn of the century 1700's they set off on their separate ways. Still in love but they knew they could no longer be together.

Now for the last 250 so years Marilena, now Kiah Nightshade has traveld the world.Mostly alone.Never again finding the love that still held her heart.Wondering if he was still out there.Maybe one day they would cross paths again.She could hope.Now her path has brought her back to Shadow City.At the request of an old friend.How lond will she stay?She does not know.For a while atleast.In imortal life it is hard to see where the next hundred years will take you.

ABILITIES:Kiah can read thoughts when she wishes.Though usually not intrested unless it's an inteded meal.She is also empathic.Yes she drinks blood to survive and can stand the sunlight. For small amounts of time.Don't expect to find her sumbathing on the beach. She is stronger than she seems.Quicker than the eye reflexes, good agility, and difficult to kill. Being a quick healer helps in that.But not completely invicable. Also on occasion has been know to take flight. Though it is rarely used or seen only for the fact it may give her away.Other than that she seems "normal".No smoting from a distance or anything.