Tariq Chumbe was born in 19th century Zanzibar, East Africa, to African Muslim leader Abdul Chumbe and his Indian wife, Ayesha Khan. Raised as a Prince among his people, Tariq's life changes during a visit to a brothel, where he meets mysterious Nilotic beauty Nyaba. She turns Tariq into one of the Undead, right before his family's enemies capture him and sell him to Arabian slave traders. After escaping, Tariq realizes he's changed. For he is doomed to wander the Earth for all eternity, thirsting for human blood. Tariq begins a new existence as a Vampire. Along the way, he fights against Arabian slave traders, the long-time persecutors of Africans, and opposes oppressive regimes. One day, Tariq meets the Vampires of Africa, a most secretive and powerful brood whose stories have never been told. Until now.