Vampire

A Vampire is one of many various magical peoples who typically engage in the parasitism of other humanoids. Typical vampires may have pointed ears like elves, and nearly all have enlarged canines. These canines are generally used for piercing the flesh of living organisms, for the common practice of sucking blood or magical energy from their host; however, not all vampires are known to subsist off of only blood. Many vampires may also have a very long lifespan compared to other humanoids, are considered to be immortal or undead, and are hurt by sunlight.

The various vampiric peoples of Rathnir and Eldham have different origins. Often created by accident, experimentation, or mutation, vampire origins generally involve the use of blood magic creating a group of original vampires. From these starting points, the vampires may spread vampirism through typical sexual reproduction or through converting or "infecting" other humanoids. Many anthropologists have called into question the use of the term "vampire" to describe the several different types of peoples engaging in vampirism, as their multiple separate origin points and different qualities between vampire groups mean that no one definition of vampire fits well enough.

Dracul
Draculian or Dracul are a vampiric race which originated thousands of years ago in Rathnir. Originally thought to have been a cannibalistic tribe of humans, with the use of blood magic they made a disease or curse that turned them into powerful beings. They wreaked havoc on the human population due to their demand for blood. At some point though almost all of them suddenly disappeared or went into hiding, not much is known as to why they did as this happened before recorded history, so one is left to wonder.

Full-Blood
The Full-Blood Dracul are one of the more stereotypical vampire groups. They have superhuman strength, agility and intelligence, can live practically forever and have no known fatal weaknesses and cannot be killed with most ordinary weapons. They are thought to typically possess pale skin and purple eyes. They need blood to survive rather than food, and have a pair of sharpened canines to suck the blood from their victims. They can turn humans into vampires as well, because their fangs inject venom into the victim and if the venom is not sucked out with the blood then the victim will slowly turn into a Dracul. Dracul cannot be in direct contact with sunlight; it causes incredible pain and rashes on their body, but is not fatal to them in most cases. Their population is estimated to be between 100 and 4000, but this is a very rough estimate.

Half-Blood
A Half-Blood Dracul is either caused by being an offspring between a Dracul and human, or from being bitten by another Dracul and not fully turning. Half-Bloods are mortal, they can be killed same as any other man. They have prolonged lifespans reaching somewhere between 600 and 2000 years. They are sensitive to sunlight but only get hurt by it after prolonged exposure. They also possess sharpened canines and typically either blood-red or purple eyes. They do not need human blood to survive, and live off of animal blood, but this can leave them weakened and shorten their potential lifespan. Their skin color varies between individuals and is not necessarily pale. The population of Half-Draculs is theorized to be in the thousands or even tens of thousands. The reason it is so hard to know of their population is that they do not possess typical vampiric features, and they can blend in easily with humans. The primary feature giving them away would be their enlarged fangs.

Half-Dracul also possess diluted versions of Full-Dracul powers; these include higher-than-average agility, vitality, perception, strength and intelligence. Even though these traits are better than a human average, it isn't to a degree where a human wouldn't be able to achieve similar levels.

Lutherian
The Lutherian Vampires are a little-known group of vampires of a common lineage dating back to one individual known as Lutherius- the group's namesake. The Lutherians consider their vampirism not to be a disease, but a divine heritage.

Lutherians, being defined primarily by familial ties, are split into "high-generation" and "low-generation" vampires. The high-generation Lutherians are relatively rare, and and use the term Luth as a title. They are considered to have been "closer" to the progenitor Lutherius.

Low-generation Lutherians, also known as low-born, are said to have been born from a surplus of vampires in the population, and hail from a lineage including two individuals known as Lord Stronin and Lady Ostrella. These two vampires are still said by the Lutherians to have had "holy blood", however. Despite this known common ancestry, the low-born are considered among the Lutherians to be a disorganized race.

Ōkeanos
The Ōkeanos Vampires originate from a source deep within the oceans of Eldham. An ancient Pre-Athazian cult obsessed with the healing properties of sea salt forged a profane cleaver known as the Cult's Cleaver, capable of turning those struck with the cleaver into an ocean-blooded vampire. These vampires possess salt-ridden, gold-accented white blood with an immense healing factor, and feel a constant overwhelming call to the ocean.

Ocean-blooded vampires possess a small population, as the Cult’s Cleaver had been lost for many millennia. However, upon one Robster’s rediscovery of the Cult's Cleaver, he was dubbed the progenitor and Night Father, and thus became the direct source of all modern Ōkeanos Vampires with no exception. Later on, Robster passed this title and the Cleaver onto Vienva Haani-Aqaz'h.

Yoakumaen
The Eldhamite Vampires known as Yoakumaen vary significantly from the Dracul and Lutherian. They are some of the most common types of vampire in Eldham, and have much internal variation among them.

History
Yoakumaen are created by infusing an elixir into a person's blood, granting them immortality at the cost of creating an intense hunger for particular types of substances. This hunger is different for each type of Yoakumaen. The performer of the infusion determines the type of Yoakumaen created, and thus the form of Hunger they experience.

The elixir is believed to have been created by an alchemist referred to as "Mother Dimi". She originated from the small town of Autumn Bell and later married Lord Pablo of the Yoaken Royal family and moved to New Yoake. During her marriage she had two girls: Lady Von and Lady Snickee. Loving her family deeply, she turned Pablo into the Patron of Yoaken, Von into the Patron of Respiten and Snickee into the patron ofHelinthin. Later she turned the Patron of Infernus and her first grandson Bottom into the Patron of Tonitruum.

Nowadays, New Yoake is still the Yoakumaen capital of the world where the majority of the vampires live peacefully. The city of Volas Lunam is another place with a notable Yoakumaen population, primarily composed of New Yoaken emigrants. After the death of Patron Pablo, Tyr Leuxos became the Patron by sheer accident.

The Hunger
The Hunger is said to be a need to fill oneself with what one has lost. It is an impetus to indulge in one particular type of substance or another, to maintain a Yoakumaen's life. If one gives into their hunger, they become an insatiable demon bringing death wherever they go. However, if one does not feed their hunger, their body will wither and rot away into nothing. Some Yoakumaen need blood, some need souls, and some need warmth. The Hunger is different for each type of Yoakumaen. The performer of the blood ritual determines the type of Yoakumaen created, and thus the form of Hunger they experience.

Physical Traits
Yoakumaen have several features that show after feeding for the first time. Their ears elongate like an elf's, and their upper canines elongate and sharpen. Their nails may also tend to grow more like an animal's claws as opposed to the flat nails typical of most humanoids.

The Patrons to the 4th generation have petal-shaped marks in their eyes. These “petals” are called the Mark of Blood and show the strength of the Yoakumaen. Patrons have four petals; the patron's offspring have three petals, their offspring have two, and the fourth generation only one.

In a Yoakumaen’s empowered form, they have a tattoo spread throughout their body. This tattoo that spreads only while empowered is dependent on the Yoakumaen and their specialties and how powerful they are. The stronger the Yoakumaen the larger the tattoo is.

Types
There are seven known types of Yoakumaen vampire. Each type, known as a Moonlight, has its own patron and many unique magical characteristics. Mother Dimi is the origin of all Yoakumaen types. Those she turns become a new type of Yoakumaen unique to themselves and their underlings.