Rhoshamandes is a ancient vampire in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. He was made by Akasha herself to serve in the Queens Blood, one of two warring vampire factions. Yet Rhoshamandes felt no allegiance for Akasha, seeing her only as a raving tyrant, and eventually escaped from the Queens Blood. In Prince Lestat Amel convinces Rhoshamandes that he should be the new host of the Sacred Core and to this end Rhoshamandes, alongside his fledgling Benedict, kidnap Mekare after murdering Maharet and Khayman.