Lestat 101
A crash course (or all the vital 'stats, if you will) on the world's best
loved vampire (Dracula who?)
Name: Lestat de Lioncourt Birthplace: Auvergne, a region in southern
France. Date of Birth: November 7, 1760 (making him a Scorpio...how terribly
proper)
To see a picture of the page from the 1998 Official Anne Rice Calender
where Anne herself confirms Lestat's birthdate Nicknames:
* The Brat Prince
* The Damndest Creature
* The James Bond of Vampires (self ascribed)
* Wolfkiller [courtesy of Magnus]
Physical Characteristics:
* 6 feet tall
* Blonde hair (quite vibrant, I might add)
* Blue/Grey eyes
* 'Fairly short, narrow nose'
* Well-shaped mouth.
Special Powers:
* Superhuman strength (can "bend a copper penny double")
* Telekenesis, Pyrokenesis (can cause, through mind power, vampire
blood found in other vampires to spontaneously combust)
* Acute sense of hearing and vision
* Flight
* Astral Projection
Enhanced healing ability
* Can survive prolonged exposure to the sun.
Books Written:
* The Vampire Lestat
* The Queen of the Damned
* The Tale of the Body Thief
* Memnoch the Devil [transcribed by friend David Talbot]
Books Appeared In:
* The Vampire Armand
* Merrick
Known Aliases:
* Lestat de Valois
* Sheridan Blackwood
* Lestan Gregor
* Jason Hamilton
* Baron Van Kindergarten
* Clarence Oddbody
* Dr. Alexander Stoker
* Eric Sampson
Age when given 'The Dark Gift': 20 or 21 (There is a discrepancy in Anne's
text) Sire: Magnus, who abandoned him immediately after transforming him.
Mentor(s): Marius, though he's mostly self-taught Current Residences: New
Orleans, LA Houses In:
* New Orleans [Flat in the Rue Royale, though recently abandoned;
Mansion on Prytania Street]
* New York City
* Miami
Occupations (Vampire & Mortal):
* Actor
* Rock Star
* All-around rule breaker
Songs (with band, The Vampire Lestat):
* "The Legacy of Magnus"
* "The Children of Darkness"
* "The Grand Sabbat"
* "Viaticum for the Marquise"
* "Age of Innocence"
* "The Dance of Les Innocents"
* "Those Who Must Be Kept"
* "The Vampire Lestat"
Vampire Progeny:
* Gabrielle (mother)
* Nicholas de Lenfent
* Louis de Pointe du Lac
* Claudia
* David Talbot
Mortal Beloveds:
* Gretchen, a nun [The Tale of the Body Thief]
* Dora, a televangelist [Memnoch the Devil]
Memorable Moments:
* Making Claudia, a five-year-old child, a vampire [IWtV]
* Driving Armand's coven out of their archaic practices [TVL]
* Becoming a rock star and selling 4 million copies of his debut album
[TVL]
* Awakening the originator of the vampire race. [QotD]
* Switching bodies to become mortal, outwitting master body thief
Raglan James to regain his vampiric self [TotBT]
* Going into the sun over the Gobi Desert and surviving for almost 2
days [TotBT]
* Travelling to Heaven and Hell with Memnoch the Devil; witnessing the
creation and crucifixion. [MtD]
Enemies:
* Raglan James
* Memnoch
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