Creatures of the Night

# *Synopsis:*

* In a typical description vampires are known to be **"creatures of the night"** that are essentially undead, though not in the same fashion as zombies that are undead. Like a zombie they are Willpower-dominant, however they maintain a large portion of their Lifeforce through feeding, allowing them to maintain their motor skills and higher cognitive functions. On top of this, the said undead individual will also hold supernatural abilities such as "super strength", "super speed", "super-healing" and "immortality", while possessing a harsh weakness to sunlight, healing magic, and holy magic.

* Vampires originated from Dark Pits, located deep inside the Dameral Empire. This is where their predecessor, known as the, **“The True Blood”** was created.

# *Culture:*

* Vampiric culture is very old and laden heavily in tradition as a result of their nearly infinite lifespan.

* Vampires follow a strict hierarchy, they believe in the purity of their kin. **“True Bloods”** or pure blooded vampires rule the hierarchy along with the Elders, as they have quite possibly sired thousands to do their bidding. They are tasked with missions befitting their control and power which most use to bolster their own status. The society is controlled by the Empress and her council who give the Elders unknown tasks. A vampire is considered an Elder once they have aged at least a millennia, as by this time they have learned some secrets of their kin.

* Vampiric society is kept hidden so as to not release weaknesses of their kin out to the world. To make sure their kin stays in secret, vampires are trained from a young age to spread misinformation about themselves. Making sure to spread lies and rumors about their weaknesses to the world. They are also given various missions from their Elders consisting of assassinations, scouting, infiltration, or hunting down rogue vampires and **vargheists**. Currently the vampires are recovering from a recent war and rebuilding their strength. They have announced they will be a neutral faction in Asera. However, they were requested to sign a treaty stating their population must be controlled. Vampires after this event were only allowed to sire a limited amount, but allowed them to weed out the weak.

# *Civilization:*

### True Bloods -

* True bloods are pure blooded vampires born from two vampires. They are seen as the highest in societal standing due to the purity of their blood and genetics. Normally they look down on those that are Impure.

### Impure (Impy's) -

* Those that were not born a vampire, except unluckily turned later in life are called Impure. Impure’s, often referred to as “Impy’s” are half blooded vampires. These vampires have a lower social standing, with some exceptions. They often try to prove themselves to the True Bloods due to their weaker genetics and blood purity.

### Thin Bloods -

* Thin Bloods are those that are turned by an Impure. They are often much weaker than a normal vampire. Being at the lowest in their societal standing, they are looked down by both True Bloods and Impure’s

### **Ferals and Vargheists** -

* When a vampire goes mad and loses control (normally due to lack of blood consumption) they will start the transformation process of becoming a Feral or Vargheist. When the transformation starts and is incomplete the vampire is known as a Feral, they lose sense of mind much worse than a blood rage. They start acting more like a beast wanting to only consume. If a Feral is able to complete their transformation they become a Vargheist. These creatures are strong and powerful beasts that resemble demonic like bat creatures. They want nothing but to destroy and feed on whatever is in their path. Vampires are tasked with killing these monstrosities on sight, as they draw too much attention to their people.