Vampire

**Vampires** are supernatural creatures who feed on the blood of mortals in order to sustain their immortal lives.

## Description

### Anatomy

Vampires are seen as hematophagous bat-like creatures with the ability to drain the life force of living organisms.  Vampires are commonly depicted with bat-like features, such as pointed ears and wings, which are used to assist in their hunting and feeding. They also have elongated canine teeth, which are used to puncture the skin of their victims and drink their blood. Vampires have a less human anatomy than humans, with a larger head, thicker bones and more pronounced muscles.

### Genetics and Reproduction

A vampire's emotional expressions are less expressive than mortal. While newborn vampires can still give birth to children that are half vampires, a vampire of age a year or two cannot have children, after a few dozen years they stop feeling love for mates and instead see all as their children, and they can grow very attached to children whom they will protect with their life being their godfather or godmother. Vampires tend to make fledglings from humans they have grown to love. The act of biting and feeding brings pleasure for both the vampire and victim, comparable to or even greater than the pinnacle of sexual release and is the most intimate experience that either will ever have. Vampires and their victims can become emotionally attached by the experience. Many victims can become addicted to vampire bites. Vampires enjoy stalking and toying with their victims before biting and drinking their blood. Vampires are excellent predators as they can hunt their victims while remaining unseen. Vampires can also suppress their bloodlust by meditation or eating crystals. Vampires were often given jobs of protectors and kingsguards in ancient times since they never rest and protect the ones they love with their life. After the first few months of being a vampire, one can have no erections and neither are they attracted to mate. This is why vampires are thought to be virgins because they do not reproduce. However, older vampires can manipulate the cells of other beings to create children.

### Dietary Needs and Habits

The most defining characteristic of vampires is their unnatural, insatiable need for blood. A hybridization of a plant and vampiric blood led to plants with a similar, voracious hunger for blood, amongst other things. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood can also be drunk. Blood may not be needed to stay "alive", but doing without it can cause a vampire to become extremely weak and rabid, though some types of vampires will instead become stronger and more vampiric. However, they will still become rabid after too long without blood. The one who is fed upon may or may not have a decreased lifespan but the vampire quenches its thirst.  Blood itself may not be needed to keep a vampire healthy; it is suggested that vampires are able to drain a warmblooded creature's "life force" to replenish their own; often times vampires feed on energy crystals and sometimes souls.

## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

### Perception and Sensory Capabilities

The blood in their veins gives vampires many unique abilities. Vampires possess a number of powers that make them deadly creatures. The supernatural forces that sustain vampires beyond mortal death also endow them with immortality, heightened senses, and enhanced superhuman physical abilities as well as powers of mind control and mental abilities which make them physically superior to humans. Vampires are faster and stronger than humans, and can travel in a hazy, mist like form. They also have the ability to adapt to sunlight and the power to render themselves invisible provided they are powerful enough. These powers and abilities grow stronger with time, age, and the consumption of human blood. Most, if not all of the following abilities work better if the vampire has drunk human blood from a living source - if they are cut off from it for a long period of time, they become weaker and unable to use their powers. Furthermore, the older a vampire is, the stronger his or her powers are.

### Blood Makers

Some vampires are blood-makers, which means they can create and synthesize blood from different ingredients. This blood is often referred to as "synthetic blood" and is used to sustain the vampires who do not wish to take the blood of mortals directly. Vampires who prefer not to take blood directly from mortals can also give them blood by mouth. This is done by using a special device to draw blood from a human, then injecting the blood into the vampire’s mouth. The vampire then drinks the blood, and it is absorbed into their system. Vampires with synthetic blood may still experience nosebleeds when excited or embarrassed, as their bodies still respond to emotions in the same way as humans.