Vampire

Vampire is a hypernym used to describe a number of species/races that share many similarities. The power, status and influence of the races in the term vary drastically. Some are sentient, immortal, ageless creatures of power, other are monstrous beasts that hunt with instinct. All Vampires are considered undead. The races differ further when considering the method to become, or birth, a vampire. The first vampire stories were told in Eastern Europe. In-lore, Cain is the originator of the Vampire race, and is known as the Vampire Father. The Mark of Cain is responsible for the vampires existing.

## Overview

A vampire feed on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living, BUT, contrary to popular belief vampires do not NEED to drink blood to survive. Rather, it's like alcohol to them, in that they can become drunk from it. Additionally, drinking blood increases their strength. They keep their mind off drinking blood with heavy perfumes and lots of alcohol.

## Types of Vampires/Subspecies

### Higher grades:

* Elder Vampire
* Alps
* Vampyr (Cainguine/Standard)
* Katakan
* Mula
* Bruxa
* Nosferat

### Lower grades:

* Ekimma
* Fleder
* Wild Vampires
* Plumard
* Garkain
* Asanbosam
* Jiangshi

## Abilities ALL Vampires Possess

* Super Strength - Vampires possess strength greater than that of a human, and can overpower full grown humans and lift heavy objects easily. Their strength increases with age.
* Super Speed - Vampires can move at greater speeds than humans, and possibly their speed increases with age.
* Super Senses - Vampires have extremely keen senses that are superior to those of humans. They can see in the dark, hear a human's heart beat, and possess enhanced sense of smell. A Vampire can track a human's blood over long distances. Their senses become more acute with age.
* Super Agility - Vampires possess amazing agility. They can climb up walls and jump off buildings without hurting themselves. Vampires also have greater reflexes than humans.
* Super Stamina - Vampires don't tire easily despite their hunger, but they still need blood to sustain themselves.
* Immortality - Vampires are immortal, and are immune from aging and disease, and will live forever unless killed.
* Low Invulnerability - They cannot be killed by conventional methods, such as gunshots or stab wounds, they can only be killed through decapitation or being staked through the heart.
* Regeneration - Provided they have enough blood, Vampires can heal from any non-fatal injury.

### Weakness All Vampires Possess

* Decapitation - Beheading a Vampire will kill it.
* Wooden Stakes - Driving a stake through a Vampire's heart is fatal to them.
* Sunlight - Contrary to popular belief, sunlight isn't deadly to Vampires, though their eyes are sensitive to sunlight and exposure will give them a sunburn and weakens them drastically.
* Dead Man's Blood - The blood from a recently deceased corpse can paralyze a Vampire for a short time and cause wounds that are slow to heal.
* Vervain - The flower is poisonous to a Vampire.
* Being Set on Fire - Vampires are susceptible to being set on fire.
* Religious Icons - They can be weakened by crosses or other religious symbols.
* Holy Ground - Entering a church weakens a vampire.
* Holy Water - Holy water is corrosive to vampires.
* Rushing Water - poses an obstacle to their movement.
* Ivy - When ingested, ivy makes a vampire severely weak and feverish. Whether consumed directly (eg. through food or alcohol) or indirectly (eg. by feeding on a human who has ingested ivy), the effects are the same. Ivy may also burn vampires when exposed to the skin.

## History

The first Vampires were the progenitors. They came directly from Cain's involvement. Cain's progenitors split into many groups of their own, spreading across the world before the flood. Sometime before said Flood, coven of vampires found a paradoxical portal, entering it brought them to the begining of time, but not on Earth, on the realm Plasmito created, known as The Old World (Et Vetus Orbis). There, they remained for millions of years, spreading, adapting, evolving to the multiple groups that we know of today. They learnt magic and changed their DNA at a fundamental level. Eons pass and another rift appears, sending vampires that enter back to Earth, in the medieval times.

* Lilliana Morgan
* Carmilla Morgan

## Facts and myths

* They appear to be younger than their age.
* They cannot go out in sunlight for long periods of time. They are weakened by the UV rays. They prefer staying indoors.
* Garlic does literally nothing to vampires, in fact, it's literally a myth made by vampires so humans eat more garlic, it's incredibly good for circulation so humans are easier to drain.
* They cannot cross the ocean unless they are in a coffin surrounded by soil from their homeland.
* They have no reflection in glass, mirrors, or other things. (ONLY OLD MIRRORS)
* Some Vampires have a photographic memory.
* Vampires are cold blooded
* Most Vampires mate for life (which is forever).
* While their existence has been known since Ancient Greece, the existence of Vampires wasn't common knowledge until the Dark Ages.
* Vampires can not enter a house without permission, although after the first invitation they can come and go as they please. The only exception are higher vampires.
* With enough blood, Vampires can heal any non-fatal wound instantly.
* They are not adversely affected by silver; although most vampires short of true Higher vampires can be wounded by it.
* The first Vampire was Cain.
* Vampires were created due to the Mark of Cain being passed on.
* They don't cast shadows.
* Rushing water (rivers, etc.) poses no obstacle to their movement.
* A vampire and a sire also have some sort of connection. Particularly, upon the death of one's sire, a vampire will experience a momentary jolt of pain, presumably feeling the same pain their sire felt at death
* Vampires have their own pantheon of Deities.

## Vampire hierarchy

* ~~Rank 1 - Vampire Fledgling~~
* ~~Rank 2 - Minor Vampire~~
* ~~Rank 3 - Prime Vampire~~
* ~~Rank 4 - Master Vampire~~
* ~~Rank 5 - Grand Master Vampire~~

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