Vampire

A number of vampires

**Vampires** (**吸血鬼**) are high ranking Demons.

They are the most dangerous in the dark, both humans and other demon species can be turned into new vampires. They are the natural enemies of the Wraith and Death Wraith.

## Characteristics

Vampires resemble humans in many ways, but as undead creatures have cold skin and do not care about the cold, they also do not need regular food. While Vampires can drink blood, it only increases their strength and heals wounds faster. They also can create Ghouls, when they drink the blood of a target fully, which acts like a very primitive servant.

Vampires have access to transformation, illusion and blood magic but on top of that a very high regeneration ability. Their self-healing makes them also near immortal, only people with special magical tools or Taima Particles can kill them. Their blood can heal, but will also result in demonization and turn people into vampires. This can corrupt the soul, but it fully depends on the intentions of the vampire in question.

Regardless of many strengths, vampires have some weaknesses. Outside certain magical artifacts, even half vampires lose half their strength in sunlight. However, this can be overcome with a coat or enough strength that it becomes irrelevant. They also start to develop a strong reaction to particular foods like garlic. Silver and crosses are suggested to have some effect, but are overall useless against anything of rank.

Vampires can be split into 3 or 4 subtypes:

> Common Vampire
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Are created from human or demons, being turned into vampires by other vampires, will lose half their strength or more in sunlight.

> Dhampir
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Are the result of a vampire and a human having a child, are slightly more immune to sunlight.

> Primal/Ancestor or Pure Blood Vampire
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Might be two distinct classes. Have been born as Vampire, are immune to sunlight, but it is unknown how much. Might be closer connected to the Aion in the case of primal. They are able to bind their soul to one eternal partner, but the death of one will result in the death of the other. In the case of primal vampires, their strength is diminished, just like Spirits in the human realm.

## Culture

Vampire are very high up in the hierarchy of demons, their tribe is in constant fighting with the Wraith and Death Wraith, which are ideologically opposed. They also disliked by Werewolf, which view them typically as not honorable.

Seem not to be fully unified, with multiple claiming the title of King or Queen.

1. Vampire King, Edwin Black, is the ruler of Nomad but is otherwise in conflict with most forces in the demon world. Not all vampires follow him. Other members include Oboro and Maisie.
2. Vampire Queen, Blood Lord or Red Lord, Carla Cromwell, separated from Black active in Vlad Kingdom. In RPGX, Vlad lies in the Demon Realm and Carla is viewed as the Blood Lord of the 9 Noble Demon Families.
3. Other vampire clans, also use the Blood Lord as a noble title.

## History

The origin of vampires is deeply connected to Aion beings of the Otherworld. Aion are the ancestors of current vampires, primordial vampires might be considered just Aion. Vampires mixed and interbreed with the beings of the demon world, and these ancestors later visited the human realm and interbreed with humans creating new hybrids, which would later become Taimanin as the blood became thinner.

## Appearance

Appear mostly human, (sometimes red eyes, claws, pointed ears) but are able to transform if they are more powerful.

## Powers/Abilities

* **Magical** **Blood**: Blood has some magical property.
* **Blood/Energy Drain**: Can Absorb blood.
* **Shape Shifter:**: Able to transform in some form. Disguises, full body or partial transformation into animals.
* **Regeneration**: Quick self-healing from deadly injuries. Can heal limbs and whole body unless certain items or abilities are used against their healing.
* **Magic**: Able to use magic of different types like blood and mist.
* **Flight**: Some able to spread wings.
* **Possession**: In some cases, able to take over corrupted bodies.
* **Enhanced by blood**: Abilities increased when exposed to blood.
* **Enhanced physical ability**: Above humans.

## Examples of Vampires

### Pure Blood

* Edwin Black (King)
* Carla Cromwell (Queen)
* Gram Derrick
* Maisie
* Marika Krishna
* Leela Krishna
* Meia Bradford
* Adelaide

### Dhampir

* Felicia
* Shinganji Kurenai
* Kuroto\*

### Turned

* Oboro (T2)
* Ayame Makishima (Canon/TABA)
* Kicillia Oswald
* Igawa Asagi (Asagi Route, TA3)

## Trivia

* Like the Naga demons which are inheritors of the Snake Deity, Vampires can be seen as inheritors of the Aion.
* Regardless, vampires are still demons, as they still have demonic cells and are unable to use Taima particles.
* Blood Lord or Red Blood Lord is a title and not a vampire type.
* While it cannot be confirmed to be universal, in the case of Oboro, she lost her ability to have children after being turned. As, dhampir, pure blood and ancestor vampires are all able to get children, this might be a limitation of turned vampires.