Dhampir

Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still others embrace the solitude of the hunt, striving to distance themselves from those who’d tempt their hunger.

• Reputation: Dhampirs are often feared and ostracized due to their unsettling appearance and vampiric heritage, leading others to view them as dangerous or cursed, despite their attempts to live among mortals.

General Information

Scientific name

/

Geographic Distribution

Shadowfell

Languages

/

Physiologie

Average Lifespan

/

Size

Medium

Average Height

/

Average Weight

/

Others

Characteristics

Physical features

Aging

An upper limit of dhampir age has never been discovered; most dhampir die violently.

Biology

Dhampirs are offspring with a single higher vampiric parent.

Diet

Every dhampir knows a thirst slaked only by the living. Those who overindulge their thirst risk losing control and forever viewing others as prey. Those who resist might find exceptional ways of controlling their urges or suppress them through constant, molar-grinding restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, some find sustenance in flesh and raw meat. Dhampir who choose to sustain on raw meat instead of blood must consume 1 pound of raw meat each day or suffer the effects of starvation.

Notable members

Humperdink