John Tilman is a 603 year old vampire who sailed the seas in the great age of piracy having an encounter with both Rami Mikaelson and Darius Salvatore he would garner the attention of Rami in the 1900's remembering the man who challenged him nearly three centuries ago would cause Rami to travel to France with the sole purpose of putting down the arrogant vampire Rami would later Stake John in 1919 after chasing him across Europe with The Original Blade.