Vlad the implaler

No, Vlad the impaler is not in fact the third ancient (although I did consider it). For one thing, it is just to cliche. Also, as I found out recently, Vlad did not in fact drink the blood of his enemies. He did impale people, but the whole "setting fire to a pile of peasents" and "dipping bread into blood before he ate it" myths are totally false. In fact,Vlad was considered a hero to the Romanians. The Germans made up those myths to disgrace them. 

So I just wanted to set everyone straight. 

Oh, and Bram Stoker did not get any idea about vampires from Vlad the impaler (although Vlad was also called Prince Dracula). He heard the name Dracula somewhere and thought it sounded good. Actually, Dracula's original name was Count Wampyr.