Ledlin
In all vampire "lore" they are very pale. So I guess sunlight is unpleasant for them for extended periods.
Incorrect. In folklore, vampires were often said to be bloated in appearance, and ruddy, purplish, or dark in color. These characteristics were often attributed to the recent drinking of blood. Indeed, blood was often seen seeping from the mouth and nose when one was seen in its shroud or coffin and its left eye was often open. It would be clad in the linen shroud it was buried in, and its teeth, hair, and nails may have grown somewhat.
The important thing to remember about vampires is that we cannot change lore into law, especially when lore changes from age to age, country to country, person to person. When Dr. Van Helsing says, in
Dracula, that "All we have to go upon are traditions and superstitions," he is quite right.
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