Vampires

It is unknown where the first vampires came from as their origins are prehistoric; however, what is known is that most are magic users who during their final moments are griped by a fear of death so severe that it causes them to do anything to prevent dying, which leads them to consume other mortals’ Mana. Now the Mana of sentients is potent stuff and when Ingested via cannibalism it can grant the consumer many powers when used correctly, from topping up their own stores of Mana (everyone knows at least one magic user who during the heat of battle in desperation gnawed off a bite of a corpse's flesh) to even extending the user's life. Which means that when these magic users set off on their quest to immortality they eventually turn to cannibalism of their fellow sentients devouring first bodies after battles and than extending to kill their own prey, but over time, either by choice or through magic's mutagenic properties they will evolve to find a diet of blood more palatable and in the process become stronger faster, smarter even, at the cost of finding the judge's light painful and the smell of garlic offensive to their sensitive noses. However luckily for their fellow sentients, they are still vulnerable to sword and spell. Albeit they tend to be harder to kill, especially as they retain their potent magical ability they had in "life".
As for famous Vampires, none are more famous than Clan Vampire itself, who lent their name to Human Vampires, and who in around 560 A.E. or so went on a rampage through the streets of Attacia, the capital of the Cidel Empire, killing off thousands, including most of the Royal Family until after fifteen days and nights, knights and magic users from across the empire arrived in the capital in great enough numbers to beat back Clan Vampire and slaying most of them however one of the sub-families managed to escape and eventually fled to the underside of the disk where they live to this day.
Category:Monsters