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.

Bloodheart Vampir
The Bloodheart Vampirs is a type of vampire local to Varn Torum. Born Bloodheart Vampir’s magic do not develop until 10 years of age, which then they have to eat the heart of a youngling to stay alive, and not wither away.

The creation, or “turning” of Bloodheart Vampir does not happen often, usually because Bloodheart Vampir do not wish to turn others, and because twelve hours after being bitten, the person will die from the Bloodheart Vampir's poison unless they eat the heart of a youngling. Usually, the Circle Rune of an Artificial Bloodheart Vampir will appear wherever the Vampir who turned them bit them.

Physical Traits
These Vampir are always characterized by their red or purple eyes, fanged teeth, extremely dark or extremely light skin that is cold to the touch, and, on occasion, black feathered wings that can sprout from their backs. Another noticeable way to point out a Bloodheart vampir are the big, intricate, black or white rune circles on every vampir’s skin. The lines inside these circles are usually jagged, like a stem of a rose. This circular rune appears usually on the vampir’s back, and is seen as a status symbol to other vampires.

Bloodheart Vampir have a body temperature of 65f, and unless magic is involved, their hair and nails do not grow past the age of 10 (if they were born a Bloodheart Vampir) they have the maturity and growth rate of a human, but can live up to 10000 years as long as they’ve had their healthy diet of children’s hearts every 10 years. Bloodheart Vampir also have venomous fangs; if blood loss didn’t kill their victim, venom will. Varn Torum's Bloodheart Vampir also have black hearts. Unlike a smoker, however, these hearts work properly. (Unless the Vampir is a smoker or have other heart health problems.)

There is a subrace of Bloodheart Vampir that are Catfolk-Vampir. They call themselves the Vampurr. They keep all of their feline attributes as well as having most Vampir attributes.

Diet
Vampir can only gain nutrients from blood, especially youngling blood or blood from creatures that have known much fear. Most Bloodheart Vampir see blood not from intelligent creatures as beneath them, and will not drink it. They can enjoy alcohol and teas, and can choose to take magic potions without blood in it to satisfy their nutrient need.

Magic
There are two ways Varn's Vampir magic manifests. The first way is that Vampir can communicate with all creatures with black pelts. Black bunnies, black wolves, and ravens for example. As long as they are looking at the animal, they can communicate with it.

The second way Vampir's magic manifests is in curses. They can place curses on objects, places, and people. Curses are hard to preform, and take a lot of concentration and ritual. A faint, dark smokey glow comes from something that has been cursed by a Bloodheart Vampir.

The source of magic from these Vampir comes from their eyes, and the way the Vampir control and harness their magic is with their runes on their skin. Carve off the rune circle, and their magic becomes unchanneled, uncontrolled, and destructive. Carve out their eyes, and their ability to use magic is gone. Note that their ability to use magic is having their eyes, not their ability to see. Some Witches may use Bloodheart Vampir eyes in their potions.

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.

Kitno Reiz Vampires
The Eldhamite vampire race that extends from the Yoakumaen vampires. This race was created during an incident with Katherine Yoaken during the Yoaken Revival.

History
After the disappearance of most Yoakumaen vampires and the rise of the Nachtenreich, a new era was ushered in at the Serene Lily Commune. This new era was known as the Yoaken Revival, which during the Serene Lily Commune became known as the Serene Yoaken Commune and the original Yoaken family arrived to these lands to start anew.

Having begun the revival of the Yoaken culture the new matriarch, Katherine Yoaken, began to rummage through old papers in the city of New Yoake. In New Yoake she found files from Mother Dimi, the original Yoakumaen vampire. Using these files she tried to recreate the original elixir made by Dimi, but after consuming the liquid she fell into a coma for two years. During this coma she came into contact with the soul of Dimi and the two combined into a single being with Katherine remaining in the body, but Dimi's vampirism began to flow throughout her body creating the new breed of Kitno Reiz Vampires.

Physical Traits
Kitno Reiz have varying eye color pigments depending on how they came to be. Those with red eyes were born as Kitno Reiz, while those with Dark Blue eyes were turned by the Reiz Onka (Katherine Yoaken). Their ears are elongated like Yoakumaen vampires as well as they share the claw formation of their nails. Their upper and lower canines are sharpened like daggers.

After feasting upon the flesh of other beings a Kitno Reiz will gain enhanced abilities that go beyond their already enhanced physical strength. When using any sort of abilities they Kitno Reiz's blood will begin to glow so bright you can see it through their skin.

Abilities
The Reiz Onka has the ability to control the blood flow of other living creatures, while no other Kitno Reiz can do this they do share the ability of void walking. Void walking occurs when a Kitno Reiz enters a darkened area and then teleports to another darkened area.

Luth
The Luth 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 Luth consider their vampirism not to be a disease, but a divine heritage.

Luth, being defined primarily by familial ties, are split into "high-generation" and "low-generation" vampires. The high-generation Luth 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 Luth, 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 Luth to have had "holy blood", however. Despite this known common ancestry, the low-born are considered among the Luth 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 Luth. 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.