Vampire

A Vampire (Art by Edvard Munch)

### Aliases

Vampyr, Vampyre, Vampiress (Female Alias), Upyr, Upir, Vamps, Fangbanger (Hunter Slang), Kyuuketsuki

## Origin and Status

### Classified as

Creature of the Night

A **Vampire** is a nocturnal creature infected by Vampirism whose primary source of sustenance is the blood living beings. While any creature can be infected by Vampirism, it usually spreads among humans. They are also one of the entities that are apart of the Living Dead, a sub-group of the Creatures of the Night and are only creature that can fall to Blood Lust.

## Overview

Vampires are a type of undead creatures that have existed on Earth for as long if not longer than homo sapiens have. Most current vampires trace their lineage to a distant common ancestor, the vampire god Maacah. They are known as walking corpses, however it is more apt to refer to them as a disease, or at least beings with an illness. This has caused a mass amount of hysteria especially in Europe, with some finding it reasonable to watch over recently dead corpses and accuse those with less power of being vampires. This is despite the fact that a lot of royalty, especially at the time, were infected with a form of vampirism, and most likely knew of it.

## Description

### Biology

The biology of a vampire is completely dependent on what species was infected by the vampirism, as their general body structure and biological processes is the same as their non-vampire counterparts. The differences are mostly superficial in nature, having smooth pale skin, darker hair, crimson eyes, and literally unaging physique. A lot of vampires have been described as beautiful in appearance, but this is because they've found themselves in some form of nobility, so they're able to indulge in their appearances. The major difference is a sharper pair of canine teeth used for puncturing skin and allowing the consumption of blood.

Since they're technically deceased, they are able to survive without components that would be vital for living beings. They lack body heat and a heart beat and don't require oxygen, water, or otherwise edible food. As most vampires are unable to gain vitamin D from the Sun, they're required to consume blood to gain their required amount. Despite this, even vampires who are able to walk around in the sunlight still choose to only drink blood.

While many of the well known weaknesses are prevalent among vampires, not every weakness will apply to every vampire. As the species itself is ancient, some species of vampire have evolved beyond these weaknesses.

### Hierarchy

Vampires generally choose to gather into groups, referring to themselves as "families" or broods. While there are notable exceptions, grouping up allows for them to hide and hunt more effectively. Broods can be found among other nobility and politicians of the respective region, being ruled by a count or countess. Broods generally choose to stay segregated from each other, however they do occasionally meet up to discuss the politics of the vampire world.

### Natural Rivalry

For completely unknown reasons, Vampires have found themselves an almost species wide rivalry against Werebeasts, especially Werewolves. This rivalry is ancient, as it has existed for almost the entirety of the two races existence, and it doesn't seem like it's anywhere near close to ending. As previously stated it's not known what started this, a number of naturalistic explanations have been proposed, such as food and territory, was threatened by the emergence of the other species. Another reason put forward is that Vampires have found a number of similarities between them and the werewolves, but instead of responding with comradery they responded with disgust, seeing themselves as somehow better than the literal predators.

One more reason for why this rivalry started is due to the fact that werewolf and other werebeasts' blood are actually poisonous to vampires. This is shown by vampires recoiling after even have a sip of a werewolf's blood. Also, it is completely impossible for a vampire to become a werewolf (or the other werebeasts) and it is extremely rare for a werewolf to become a vampire.

It is noted that there are hybrids of werewolves and vampires which means that there are likely unions of both rival species though no one have found one yet. A werewolf-vampire hybrid is not the same with a werewolf becoming a vampire.

## Powers and Abilities

Vampires possess increased strength, durability, speed and reflexes compared to the average human.

* **Immortality**:
* **Cast no shadow/reflection**:
* **Super Strength**:
* **Variable**:
	+ **Animal Transformation**:
	+ **Weather Control**:
	+ **Moonbeam Riding**:
	+ **Stealth**:
	+ **Nightvision**:
	+ **Telepathy**: Some Vampires can communicate with others via their own minds.

### Weaknesses

* **Blood**: While blood is required for a vampire to function, too much blood could prove disastrous for a vampire by either making them fall into bloodlust or exploded from the excess energy (from the blood) in them. Also, blood from beings that have smoked, taken drugs for a short period of time or even become obese could prove harmful for a vampire. As noted before, Vampires require blood so possess a powerful thirst for it which no amount of other liquids could alleviate. If resisted, the vampire will experienced severe discomfort whereby they eventually gave in to their instincts. When Vampires don't consume blood for extended periods of time, they tend to give in to their instincts and attack the nearest human in order to quench their thirst. Newly turned Vampires are the ones mostly affected by this problem wile older vampires learned to suppress it and feed on the minimal amount to survive.
* **Variable**: There are a variety of weaknesses that apply to some vampires, but not all. They are an ancient race, and so some have long since evolved past these weaknesses while others haven't.
	+ **Sunlight**:
	+ **Exorcism/Religious Imagery**:
	+ **Garlic**:
	+ **Invitation Requirement**:
	+ **Inability to cross running water**:
	+ **Wild Rose Entrapment**:
	+ **Stake**:

## History

Vampires didn't come into being until the disease Vampirism did, originally just an ordinary virus that evolved beyond being a mere infection. This gained the attention of the deity Maacah, who modified the disease into his liking and implemented the disease into some early humans, making the first vampires.

However, they were quite different from the ones of the present. Originally, they were much weaker, disorganized and fewer in number compared to those of the present day. Some even didn't treat as actual vampires due to this.

## Notable Vampire Sub-Species

* Dhampir - Half-Vampires
* Ghoul - More Undead Vampires
* Moroi - Immortal Vampires
* Nosferatu - Demonic Vampires
* Chupacabra - Canine Vampires

## Notable Vampires

### Vampire Gods

* Maacah - Vampire God, Patron of the Night and those dwell within

### Legendary Vampires

* Dracula - Vampire of God and current leader of the Order of the Dragon
* Count Dracula - Founder and True King of the Dracula Faction
* Carmilla - Founder and True Queen of the Carmilla Faction
* Count Orlok - First Nosferatu

### Groups/Clans

* Brood - Coven of Vampires
* Sinclair Family - Scottish Vampire Family
* Order of the Dragon - Vampires that serve Vlad III

## Trivia

* The word vampire itself literally means "blood monster."
* They are viruses that can people into vampires, specifically the ravenous kind.
* Many Vampires treats their vampire brides as either concubines or minions.
* Like all Creatures of the Night, Vampires live in the darker parts of the mortal realm, mainly Earth.
* Count Chocula never was a real vampire and never will become one.
	+ Some vampires actually will get angry if he is even mentioned in front of them though most treat it as a harmless remark.
	+ Count Von Count is also not a real vampire and should not be treated as such.
* Vampires can take iron supplements to avoid having to drink blood.
* There are many "schools" that are exclusively meant for only vampires.