Vampire

Vampires (吸血鬼, *Kyūketsuki*β) are mythical creatures that subsist by feeding on the vital essence—generally in the form of blood—of the living.

In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive. They are often depicted as gaunt, pale humanoids with fangs and/or claws, a depiction that dates from the early 19th century.

## Overview

Vampiric entities have been recorded in cultures around the world; the term *vampire* was popularized in Western Europe after reports of an 18th-century mass hysteria of a pre-existing folk belief in Southeastern and Eastern Europe that in some cases resulted in corpses being staked and people being accused of vampirism. Local variants in Southeastern Europe were also known by different names, such as *shtriga* in Albania, *vrykolakas* in Greece, and *strigoi* in Romania.

Despite their somewhat accurate depictions, vampires are, originally, inhuman in appearance. In rare occasions, a clan of vampires ancient enough to have adapted a physical appearance is somewhat capable of matching a human's. As cited above, the more generations equals the more humanity. However, it should be noted that it is impossible to full develop a completely human appearance. Regardless of how humanoid, a flaw is always visible, such as malformations or pigmentation flaws. The younger clans of vampires can appear off-putting with their initial appearance due to their unadaptation to the world, similarly to a primitive form of species—such as monkeys, who are intelligent enough to comprehend but not fully adapt; in spite of not being eukaryotes, the younger sorts of vampires and dhampirs act like primitive mammals or homo erectus.

### Appearance

#### Gor

The youngest vampires, or **Gör**, appear with lack of hair and, instead, dramatic growth of body hair, covering most of the body, at the exception of the penis and testicles for males and the vagina and breasts for females, with thick fur of the possible color of one's hair pigmentation. The body is often malformed and overly lanky. Hair color varies from blond to off, brown, or reddish; however, black seems to lack.

#### **Serdulo**

The half-way adapted vampires, or **Serdülő**, appear androgynous with no specific hair seen at any other level of the genital areas, which are partly filled with preadolescent pubic hair, and the head. Head hair appears more as a mane than hair, but can, sometimes, be represented as locks of hair. While facial features are not completely human, they can also appear quite similar to a lioness', resembling depictions of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet. Genital size can vary, but is mostly shaped differently for males and often lacking a labia and clitoris for females.

#### Aosda

The fully adapted vampires, or **Aosda**, such as the Bloodsyl Family, appear humanoid, albeit with certain flaws such as malformations over the abdomen or forearms. The malformations are barely visible, while the entirety of the fur formerly present fades into fine vellus hair and retracts within the skin. Process may be of extreme pain due to the major possibility of the retraction causing inner hair to appear within the spots wherein the fur previously was present.