Vampire

## Vampires

### Origin

In 1011 AD, there were a group of nomadic travelers making their way across Europe. In this group, was a witch named Grasia Bubnova and her brother **Sevastian**. Along with those two, they traveled with a group of 4 others. They went from town to town, living off of the generosity of people as they searched for what their definition of a "perfect place" would be for their settlement. The group heard about a mysterious, new land out beyond west of Europe. They made their way to shore and took off on a boat. Over several months, they nearly died on their journey to the new world. In the fall of 1011, they made it successfully to this new land. The group travelled south until they reached modern-day Salem, Massachusetts.

Soon, winter would come and the settlement the group had established would find itself struggling to survive. Their crop were dying and unable to make it to harvest, any livestock they had were freezing out in the brutal cold. Grasia, a child of the Night, decided to perform a spell that would summon a demon she believed could help them. The demon was named Lamia, and was known as the demon of monsters.

The two of them struck a deal, with Grasia offering herself and her 5 other companions' humanities in exchange for the ability to survive the winter. With the help of the witch Grasia, Lamia performed an infernal ritual that saw the transformation of each of the 6 humans into an entirely new creature. A creature that could survive anything and live forever, but at a grave cost. After their transformation, the group found themselves cursed with an insatiable hunger for the blood of living creatures. Their flesh burned up in the sun, however due to their ability to regenerate that never seriously bothered them.

Soon, the group found out they could sire more of themselves through the use of their blood. But, there were major differences between the original 6 vampires and the ones they would sire. Regular vampires regenerated at a slower rate, moved less fast, and were overall less ahead of the original version.

### Powers and Abilities

#### Average Vampires

* **Immortality** - Vampires can live forever as long as they sustain themselves on the living
* **Supernatural** **Regeneration** - A vampire's regeneration is much faster than that of a human's and they can heal from minor to major wounds in minutes or hours depending on the injury.
* **Supernatural** **Speed** - Vampires can move faster than the blink of a human eye.
* **Supernatural** **Jumping** - Vampires can jump much higher than a human, leaping onto rooves.
* **Supernatural** **Senses** - A vampire's senses are one of the strongest in the supernatural world.
* **Supernatural** **Strength** (The older the vampire the stronger they are)
* **Supernatural** **Stamina** - A vampire can keep running for hours without getting tired
* **Vampire** **Creation**/**Healing** - Through their blood, vampires can heal humans of their physical wounds or turn them into a vampire by killing them with vampire blood still in their system.
* **Hypnosis/Compulsion/Mind Reading** - Vampires can compel/mind control other species such as humans, werewolves, and witches. However, humans are the easiest species to compel.
* **Flight** **-** Vampires can briefly achieve levitation for a few seconds.

##### Weaknesses

* **Sunlight** - Ultraviolet light can burn the skin of a vampire, completely incinerating them in minutes if the exposure is prolonged.
* **Thirst** - A vampire's urges are sometimes uncontrollable and can take over the vampire
* **Wooden** **Stakes** - Wood from an oak tree can severely harm a vampire and even kill them if a piece of oak ends up inside of their heart.
* **Invitation** - Vampires are unable to enter privately owned property without being invited in first by the owner or resident.
* **Vervain** - A plant, this species of plant is very harmful to vampires as it mimics the effect of the sun on their body. If ingested, it will cause feverish-like symptoms. It also leaves burn marks when applied to their skin.
* **Sacred** **Grounds** - They are unable to enter consecrated or sacred grounds, such as churches or consecrated burial grounds.
* **Fire/Death by Incineration** - Since fire is a vampire's natural enemy, they are susceptible to being lit on fire as their regeneration cant combat a burning flame.
* **Decapitation/Destruction of Heart** - Removing their head or heart from their body will kill a vampire.

#### Original Vampires

* **Immortality** - Original vampires can live forever as long as they sustain themselves on the living
* **Supernatural** **Regeneration** - An original vampire's regenerative abilities are faster than a vampires, and much faster than a human's.
* **Supernatural** **Speed** - Original vampires can move faster than vampires
* **Supernatural** **Jumping** - Originals can jump higher than vampires
* **Supernatural** **Senses** - Originals have greater senses than a vampire
* **Supernatural** **Strength** - Originals possess greater strength than a vampire
* **Supernatural** **Stamina** - Originals possess greater stamina than a vampire
* **Vampire** **Creation**/**Healing** - Originals can heal human wounds or turn them into a vampire by killing them after feeding them their blood.
* **Hypnosis/Compulsion/Mind Reading** - Original compulsion works on humans, witches, and werewolves but also on regular vampires as well.
* **Flight** - Originals can briefly levitate in the air

##### Weaknesses

* **Sunlight** - An original is still weak to sunlight, however they can withstand the ultraviolet rays longer than an average vampire, making their weakness to the sun a lot less severe.
* **Blackwood Stake/Ash** - Instead of regular oak, a very rare form of wood called Blackwood can "kill" an original. By placing a piece of Blackwood inside of an original's heart, it will have the same effects as killing an original unless the piece of wood is removed.
* **Thirst -** A vampire's urges are sometimes uncontrollable and can take over the vampire
* **Vervain -** A plant, this species of plant is very harmful to vampires as it mimics the effect of the sun on their body. If ingested, it will cause feverish-like symptoms. It also leaves burn marks when applied to their skin.
* **Invitation -** Vampires are unable to enter privately owned property without being invited in first by the owner or resident.
* **Sacred** **Grounds** - They are unable to enter consecrated or sacred grounds, such as churches or consecrated burial grounds.
* **Decapitation** - Only decapitation can kill an original, however due to their strength, it is immensely difficult to behead an original.