Star Vampire

Star Vampires, or simply Vampires, are a form of abomination spawned 
from the Dark Watchers. At least, that is more or less the consensus 
reached by scholars. In their natural state, they are hideous monsters 
with little or no resemblance to the human form, but they are capable of
assuming human shape, and imitating human behaviors. A skilled expert 
can detect the creature in a number of ways — they have no reflections, 
they cast no shadows, etc — but often a vampire can remain undiscovered 
for years, blending into human society flawlessly.
They are 
predators, of course, and prey primarily on humans. They drink blood, 
much as one would assume vampires do, and can enslave the wills of those on whom they feed. They have a variety of supernatural powers, 
including shapeshifting, limited flight, and the power to control 
certain animals.
All of this you probably know. But what is less 
known is what motivates the vampire. Star Vampires are not mindless 
predators, they don't just exist to eat. Rather, they are extensions of 
the dark will of the heavens. They have come to Mundus with 
purpose — though nobody is quite sure what it is, and even they have only
a very limited set of information about their origins and their 
purpose.
Some of their purposes are simple, others are complex. 
Sometimes their missions are even ridiculous. A Vampire might come to 
Mundus to discover the definition of a word in a dead language, or to 
count all of the trees in a forest, or to die on the end of a sword in 
every kingdom. Or, he might come to Mundus hell-bent on assassinating 
every political figure in the Kaselreich. He might be there to bring 
down Genosism, or to destroy Helion. Or, he might be there to open a 
bakery and put a small amount quartz in every doughnut he sells.
Whatever
the mission, Vampires become more obsessed over time, and can never 
ignore their calling for long. Some do rebel from their purposes, but 
this is rare, and usually they end up coming around sooner or later.
Category:Monsters