Vampires

**Vampires** are undead immortals who feed and survive on the blood of the living.

**History:**

Vampires were created in the 5th Century. An alchemist who lost the woman he loved attempted to revive her with Alchemy. The magic seemed to work but she had a hunger for blood. She killed the alchemist and set out into the world. The first sighting of Vampire attacks were recorded shortly in Eastern Europe. This story was lost to history. This is what could have inspired the writings of Bram Stoker in his novel, Dracula. Not many know how vampire’s were created. The writings of Bram Stoker influenced these beliefs, that the first vampire was a virtuous knight who turned against God. He in turn was cursed to live an eternal life, forced to consume the blood of others. In more modern times, this belief has been dismissed

**Nature:**

Vampires themselves are extremely feral, predatory creatures, and far more beast-like and savage than their human appearance suggests. They growl, hiss, snarl, and curl their lips back baring their fangs as signs of aggression when provoked but do have an strong sense of self preservation and when they sense danger, they will immediately evade the area.

Despite their nature, vampires are also capable of human emotions, such as compassion, love, and self-control due to the fact that even in death they still have souls which makes it hard for Kemiya's to single them out by sensing. However the emotions of vampires are far more intense than the emotions of humans; anger, happiness, hate, love, etc. However the more detached from humanity a vampire is, the less human they become.

Vampires are known for having extremely sharp and strong teeth. Whenever a vampire is faced with a powerful feeling (such as hunger) their eyes turn red and their canine teeth will lengthen into fangs, giving them a more predatory look to scare off or threaten their prey.

Given that Vampires are undead they do not need to breathe and but do have blood flowing in their system. They are susceptible to drugs and alcohol but tolerance level exceeds that of humans. Their skin is slightly colder than that of a human

To become a vampire a human must be bitten and brought to the point near death and must drink of the vampires blood, then die before being rising again.

**Powers:**

**Super Strength** - Vampires are much stronger than humans and grow stronger with time. Even new vampires can toss a fully grown human across a room with great speed and force.

**Super Speed** - Vampires can accelerate their movements to cover short distances in an instant, almost faster than the human eye can see but only in quick and short bursts. They have also have immensely fast reflexes

**Heightened Senses** - They can hear whispered conversations, even ones in far off buildings, smell blood and can see in total darkness

**Immortality** - A vampire stops aging once turned. Upon their transformation, vampires then on become immune to all conventional illness, disease, virus and infection.

**Super Durability -** Vampires can take far more trauma than Humans can without much discomfort or injury. They can also exert themselves without much tire.

**Healing Factor** - Vampires can snap their finger bones back into place after being broken and have been seen to fully recover from gunshots, stab wounds, and torso impalement.

**Fangs -** Vampires can grow fangs which they use to feed, they might come out when a vampire is close to blood, when they feel threatened or are trying to scare prey

**Compulsion -** Older Vampires can mind control other humans to do as they command. Those under compulsion will be fully aware of their actions but will still be forced to comply with any commands they are given. This compulsion can be overcome with strong emotional feelings and a strong will

**Weaknesses:**

**Decapitation:** The act of dismembering or removing the head of a vampire will result in permanent death.

**Fire or Sunlight:** The act of exposing a vampire to fire or sunlight will result in permanent death.

**Wood:** The act of wounding a vampire with wood will cause the vampire to become severely weak and if a vampire takes a wooden stake through its heart it will result in permanent death

**Invitation:** Vampires cannot enter a home without an invitation by the owner.

**Starvation**: Vampire who do not feed soon begin to feel weak, their muscles shrink until they will eventually desiccate

**Caster Shells:** Vampires can be killed with consecrated rounds known as Caster Shells just like a human can be killed by normal bullets. They have to be consecrated by a witch