, ▁are ▁v amp ires ▁native ▁to ▁Africa ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁World ▁of ▁Dark ness ▁setting . ▁Though ▁having ▁the ▁same ▁roots ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁Kind red ▁( trad itional ▁v amp ires ) ▁and ▁being ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁cur se , ▁the ▁La ib on ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁relative ▁isol ation ▁from ▁the ▁western ▁Kind red ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period , ▁and ▁have ▁become ▁distinct ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ways . ▁Additionally , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁themselves ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Ca ine ▁( the ▁first ▁v amp ire ), ▁but ▁rather ▁view ▁their ▁existence ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁various ▁African ▁myth s ▁and ▁leg ends . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁striking ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁La ib on ▁and ▁the ▁normal ▁V amp ire : ▁The ▁Mas qu erade ▁Kind red ▁is ▁their ▁ten uous ▁balance ▁between ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁mort als ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁super natural . ▁ ▁Un like ▁Kind red ▁( who ▁are ▁most ▁commonly ▁defined ▁in ▁their ▁ad her ence ▁or ▁viol ation ▁of ▁" H uman ity "), ▁the ▁La ib on ▁o we ▁a ▁dual ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁their ▁mort al ▁counter parts ▁( called ▁A ye ) ▁and ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁spirit ▁world ▁( called ▁Or un ). ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁on ▁both ▁lo y alt ies ▁leads ▁to ▁mon str ous ▁deg ener ation ▁and ▁fer al ▁pre dat ory ▁behavior . ▁ ▁High ▁A ye ▁causes ▁a ▁La ib on ▁to ▁appear ▁alive , ▁while ▁high ▁Or un ▁causes ▁a