Vampire

**Vampires** are magically reanimated human corpses that feed on the blood of the living in order to prolong their life. They are possessed by the spirit of the deceased human that inhabited the body when they were alive. Vampires are one of the known supernatural species that was created by Thalia.

## Creation

A human who has consumed vampire blood either via consumption or injection, and has died with the blood in their system will be magically revived as an undead vampire, just like the vampire who sired them. Once they are dead, the body will instantly start transforming as the blood starts to change every cell in the body immortal. It takes the first twelve hours for the body to transform completely, and the final twelve hours for the body to finalize as a newborn vampire.

## Transition

A vampire in transition is neither truly living nor truly dead. Though the body is finished to aid with immortality and the lifestyle of a vampire, they will need to feed on human blood to nourish the body and complete the transition within the remaining twelve hours from their transformation. When they smell blood, the vampire will become hypersensitive and locate the source of blood as they are equipped with a unbearable hunger. Once they feed, they will reveal their true face, which the sclera of their eyes turns blood-red, dark veins appear under their eyes as the blood pumps forcefully through them, and their canine teeth extend into razor-sharp fangs. Converts are seen with simple sharp fangs that peak from their canine teeth, while Superiors gain both canines and lateral incisors. Purebloods have the sharpest teeth, with both canines and premolars.

## Physiology

Blood is the main component of a vampire's diet, be it human or animal. According to Lucian, the reason why vampires crave blood more than anything else was due to the immortality spell created by Thalia with its main ingredient being her blood. Nature saw this as a defiance and reversed its effects, making Kyro and Ioana feed on blood in order to survive and the other weaknesses such as the sun and silver.

Blood (especially human blood) does not only satisfy a vampire's thirst, but it also heightens their supernatural abilities, making them stronger, faster, and able to heal much more quickly than they would after not eating for a significant period of time. The longer a vampire abstains from blood, the more likely the vampire will becoming feral until they are eventually unable to resist feeding on whomever they come upon. In many cases, a vampire who has been starved for a long period and is risking desiccation will eventually become so overwhelmed with hunger that the lose all sense of their humanity and rationality altogether and finally give into their bloodlust. . It has been demonstrated that vampire blood, just as with human and animal blood, can be used to revive a vampire who has been desiccated (even if they ordinarily do not partake in the consumption of vampire blood), and it can also help a badly injured vampire heal more quickly if human or animal blood is not available. However, human blood is most compatible with a vampire's dietary needs, and because of this, the majority of vampires rely on it as their sole food source. Despite their main food source being referred to as "human blood," this term also extends to the blood of both witches and werewolves who are in their human form, as their blood seems to be functionally identical to that of regular humans.

Vampires are magically preserved in the physical state that they were in when they died, therefore making a vampires body a freshly dead corpse, though it is reanimated and protected from decay with Nature's magic turned into dark magic Vampire's bodies remain in the exact same state as they were just prior to their deaths as humans (aside from the injuries or effects of most illnesses that caused their death) from an anatomical standpoint, except when it comes to their supernaturally-enhanced abilities and the addition of vampire's true face. Their true face is a slightly transformed version of their human face, which includes red, blood-shot sclera with protruding veins around the eyes, as well as elongated fangs. The bite of a vampire is so powerful that it can sever the limbs of both animals and humans, as vampires are known for having extremely sharp and strong teeth.

Similarly, a vampire has human-like physiology, and their bodies continue to function normally as long as they have a steady diet of human blood; for example, their heart still beats to pump the blood they've consumed through their system to maintain their vitality. Because of this, vampires can eat human food, though it doesn't sustain their life or provide any nutrition like blood does, and their digestive system will continue to process it and produce wastes just as a healthy human's does. Regardless, many vampires continue to eat regular food for several reasons, including out of human habit, to maintain human appearances in order to prevent their exposure, and to help sublimate their eternal hunger for blood and thereby keep their bloodlust at a manageable level.

Vampires can also become intoxicated by drugs such as alcohol and marijuana just as humans can, although they do have much higher tolerances due to their accelerated healing, which rapidly regenerates the cells damaged by these drugs which causes the sensation of being drunk or high. In fact, most vampires frequently drink alcohol throughout the day to help them deal with their perpetual hunger, much in the way that some vampires eat human food to help curb their cravings.

## Nature

Vampires have the capacity to be extremely feral, predatory creatures, and can be more beast-like and savage than their human appearance suggests. They growl, hiss, snarl, and curl their lips back when provoked, baring their fangs as a sign of aggression when faced by a threat.

Despite their nature, vampires are also capable of human emotions, such as compassion, love, and self-control. However, it's in a vampire's nature to be violent, and no matter what their morality or kindness, they will almost always resort to such acts if it's necessary for their survival. While vampires typically maintain their human personalities after their transformations (though magnified by the magical properties of vampirism), they are usually dehumanized to some degree, and due to both the violent tensions between witches, werewolves, and vampires (along with the in-fighting within the vampire community itself), violence, tragedy, and death of the aforementioned groups and humans caught in the crossfire seem to follow vampires wherever they go, even despite their best efforts to avoid it. Many (though not all) vampires are inherently selfish and consider other beings, especially humans, to be inferior to themselves, as they see themselves as the top of the proverbial food chain. Even the most compassionate of their kind will often resort to cruelty and torture if it means protecting themselves and their loved ones from danger.

However, vampires experience sensations and feelings much more intensely than humans, and as a result, they have a much more difficult time controlling their emotions, all of which are tied to their hunger in some way. Whenever a vampire is overwhelmed by powerful feelings (such as extreme hunger, fear, anger, happiness, love, etc.) their faces become pale, and blood rushes into the veins surrounding their eyes, darkening them tremendously. Their canine teeth will lengthen into fangs, giving them a more predatory look to scare off or threaten their prey and to aid them in feeding on humans and animals. This intensification of emotions experienced by vampires also extends to their personalities as well, both the good and the bad aspects of it.

When the heightened feelings become too much, or more likely when they are cannot keep control on feeding, they will turn into a Manic. This means that the vampire is far from being humane and is majorly selfish in their actions. There have been few rare cases where Manics come back humane. Lucian lived like this until he found a goal of killing Aurelia after she was born and moved to America with his plan and new life. Aurelia became Manic when she could not control herself around the scent of blood and started to become herself when Rosanna gave her an ultimatum.

## Sociology

### Witches

Vampires have never been the biggest fan of witches, as witches haven't felt the same way towards vampires. Though there are a few individuals who have mutual feelings with some witches, most agree to leave each other alone, or kill each other. Loyalists are known to hate vampires with a great degree and are bound to automatically kill them on sight. Vampires know this coven, and is always out of their presence to stay alive. Witches who agree to assist vampires are seen as traitors in the eyes of Nature and Loyalists. They kill any witch that is known to be on the "dead" side to keep balance to the world or to keep the witch from helping the vampire.

### Werewolves

Vampires and werewolves do not have any relationship. Even is two were to try, the relationship would perish from realizing each other's differences in living on how vampires feed on blood and werewolves are actual living beings.

### Vampires

Most vampires tend to keep to themselves or in small or large covens. Large covens usually consist of skilled and powerful people such as The Regime, or small invitational covens with unique people such as the East Coven. Most vampires seem to go around the world, meeting different people to discover their true mate. Once they have found them, they become only invested in being with them.

### Superior Vampires

Converts and Superiors have the same relationship as the lower class and middle class: monarchy. Supers are obviously higher in rank and are favored and adored more than Coverts. Converts choose to assist Superiors for benefits.

### Pureblood Vampires

Converts and Purebloods are two completely different ranked vampires. Converts see Purebloods as royalty or "aristocrats" and are to automatically do what they instruct. The fear of being compelled to be forced to complete a unwilling task make them jump into any favor to complete.

### Hybrids

Converts seen Hybrids as abominations like werewolves and witches do, but it was the vampires fault that werewolf-vampire hybrids exist. Some vampires who are The Regime side seen hybrids as the hold grail in kill all werewolves and keeping their species alive and growing. Some see them as utter abominations and despise them for their existence.

## Human Interaction

Vampires generally coexist with humans due to their shared origins and appearances. Humans are mostly oblivious to the existence of vampires, which makes it easier for vampires to commingle with humans without detection or exposure. Most of the few people who do know about vampires have either been killed to ensure their silence or compelled to forget their encounters with them.

Vampire interaction with humans vary from individual to individual. Some use humans as simply food, servants, and/or entertainment, while others feel compassion for humans, remembering their lives before becoming vampires and not wanting to cause any more harm to them than necessary, and even regarding certain humans as close friends, lovers, or family. Manics are known as the vampires who cannot bear being close to a human without tempting to feed. Most controlled vampires can act normal around humans without being detected as odd and can be as close as a skin contact without losing control.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Super Strength**:
* **Super Speed**:
* **Super Agility**:
* **Super Durability**:
* **Super Senses**:
* **Healing Factor**:
* **Immortality**:
* **Enhanced Emotions**:
* **Emotional Control:**

## Weaknesses

* **Animal Blood:** While animal blood may somewhat satisfy a vampire's hunger and sustain their life, it will make the vampire considerably weaker than they would be if they had drank human blood, causing their physical abilities to be inferior to a human-blood-consuming vampire, making them heal much more slowly, and making their compulsion less effective.
* **Sunlight**:
* **Fire**:
* **Wood**:
* **Silver**:
* **Werewolf Bite**:
* **Broken Neck**:
* **Heart Extraction**:
* **Decapitation**:
* **Desiccation**:
* **Invitation**:
* **Physical Trauma**:
* **Poison**:
* **Magic**:

## Myths

* **Garlic:** The vampire's supposed repulsion towards garlic may have been a fabricated lie, similar to how werewolves are not actually immune to silver.
* **Holy Items:** The myth that vampires could be harmed using holy artifacts like crosses, blessed ground, and holy water may have circulated from the belief that they are unholy creatures originating from Hell and in league with the Devil.
* **Mirrors:** The myth that vampires did not cast a reflection may have come from the belief that vampires had no souls.
* **Shapeshifting:** The origin of the myth that vampires had the power to morph into a bat, wolf, rat, or a cloud of mist is unknown. It may be the result of a mistake of perception between vampires and werewolves. Or it may even be related to Silas, who has the ability to cast psychic illusions to appear as anyone he chooses.
* **Soulless:** The belief that vampires are soulless beings may have stemmed from their ability to shut down their humanity, causing them to block out their emotions and behave without remorse or regret, giving off the impression that they have no conscience and by extension, lack a soul.
* **Death:** Contrary to popular belief, vampires have beating hearts and they cannot function without oxygen. They will, however, be forced to revive after suffocation or oxygen deprivation but will only die again if the circumstances of their revival are less than favorable.

## Known Vampires

* Kyro
* Ioana
* Marian
* Elisabeta
* Blaire Clarke