Vampire
A vampire is an intelligent undead creature which feeds off the blood of the living in order to prolong its unnatural life afflicted, or blessed depending on one's viewpoint, by the curse of vampirism. Amongst their own kind, true vampires use the slang term full-blood to distinguish themselves from those they consider lesser but associated beings, for instance, vampire spawn or dhampirs.
Types of Vampire
There are three distinct primary types of vampires. Jiang-shi: These vampires are created when a creature killed by a vampire is buried without the proper ritual and has an unfulfilled grudge or wish. Moroi: This most common vampire is what most people think of by default when a vampire is mentioned. They are created by other moroi, serving as slaves until released or upon the death of their master. Nosferatu: These ancient vampires can no longer reproduce and are on the slide to extinction. Some obscure and dangerous rituals can create nosferatu.Origin
Vampires share a common ancestor, the strigoi, who came from the Plane of Shadow for reasons lost to history. It is believed that a necromancer opened a portal to bring strigoi to the world. These original strigoi no longer exist, having either died out—all evolved into one of the current varieties of vampire—or returned to their home plane. Nosferatu evolved first, driven to rage by their hunger and decay. Some of these adopted the traits of their human prey, pretending to nobility and youthful exuberance, becoming the moroi. Creatures who are killed by vampires sometimes come back to life through the negative energy of their killers, driven by their desires, are known as jiang-shi.Religion
Popular gods for vampires to worship include:- The demon lord Zura, the Vampire Queen: she is the patron of vampires and probably the most commonly worshipped by them.
- Lorcan, infernal duke of Hell
- Ruithvein, Blood Emperor of Hell
- Urgathoa
- Zon-Kuthon
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