Born into a wealthy family, young Doris spent most of her time drinking and socialising. A rogue vampire, Lord Rufus, met her at one of these parties when she was a teenager. The pair took a liking to each other, and Rufus promised to turn her into a vampire when he next returned to Gaul. Doris expected it to be soon, but Lord Rufus did not return for nearly fifty years. By then, Doris was an older woman, and she feared he would reject her. He did not. After turning her, Doris moved Rufus into her family estate, and together they systematically bled her family and village dry before moving on.

Due to the rogue nature of both Doris and her maker, their histories are patchy. There is one official sighting of the pair a century later, but then no further records of Lord Rufus. It is presumed that either a victim took revenge or (more likely) Doris ended him herself, as her later career shows a tendency to betray partnerships.

Doris founded the first iteration of The People of the Blue Sign cult in early Victorian‑era London, publicly displaying her powers as “proof” of her religion. She had limited success. It wasn’t until the hippy movement of the 1960s that she saw serious growth and drew the attention of the Cabal.