Originally brought to Egypt as a slave from the north, Sevraine caught the eye of Nebamun (later known as Gregory) and was given the Dark Gift by him. Making female vampires was strictly forbidden at the time by Akasha and Nebamun was locked into a shrine to serve as a blood god for his transgression. Yet Sevraine had not been punished for Akasha had "loved [her]" when she looked upon her and Sevraine had been called "handmaiden" and been allowed to drink Akasha's powerful blood. But Sevraine had betrayed Akasha less than fifty years later, leaving to make her own life rather than to serve under Akasha's tyrannical rule.