Bloodheart Vampir

Description
Varn Torum’s Bloodheart Vampir are a type of vampire rarely seen outside of Varn’s walls, as the sun fails to touch most of Varn Torum’s cities.

Appearance
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.

Anatomy
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.)

Vampurr
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.

Creation
There are two ways a Vampir can come into existence.

Born Bloodheart Vampir
Born Bloodheart Vampir’s magic don’t develop until 10 years of age, which then they have to eat the heart of a youngling to stay alive, and not wither away.

Artificial Bloodheart Vampir
The creation, or “turning” of Bloodheart Vampir doesn’t happen often, usually because Bloodheart Vampir do not wish to turn others, and because 12 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.

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.

How Magic Manifests
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.