Teskhamen is an ancient vampire who served in Akasha's cult of blood gods for a thousand years. He was known as the God of the Grove and served in a shrine in northern France until approximately 10 AD. Having been horrifically burnt when the Elder left Akasha and Enkil in the sun he instructed his followers to bring him a man of learning that he might pass on his powers to, he planned for this new fledgling to travel to Egypt and discover what had truly happened to Akasha and Enkil. Marius de Romanus was kidnapped for this purpose and brought before him after several months of imprisonment.