So here is the race as I wrote them up, not that this would even be how they have to be if we use them, just my ideas, and what I have written on them.
BoredTears
Name: Vampires
Detailed Description: Vampires appear little different from what they looked like when they were alive, though often vampires loose pigment and body hair. In the case of elves, vampires tend to appear darker, having lost some of the reflective pigment of the race, in humans pale, and in dwarves they typically lose all facial hair.
One thing that is indicative of vampires is that they develop designs on their bodies, while faint and not easily noticed the black or red lines are an indication of what bloodline the vampire was made into a vampire by. These designs tend to appear more strongly when the vampires use their powers, and fade when the vampire is not using any power.
History of Origin: Vampires typically believe that they were made by a dark god of life and death. Some bloodlines believe that they were made when a necromancer attempted to turn him or herself into a powerful lich which could feed on life, and that these actions on the part of the necromancer were blessed by the dark god with the result of turning the necromancer into a vampire.
Others tend to believe that vampires are the result of spirits who refuse to leave the body after death, causing it to reanimate and feed on the life force of the living to keep moving.
Specialties: While the powers of a vampire can vary depending on the bloodline, as well as the race that they were originally, all vampires share some powers.
First of which is a life transfer, this takes two forms. The primary being that of sucking fresh life force out of a living being, usually through blood. The second is the placement of the vampires deathly life force in a being who has had their life sucked out. When feeding vampires usually only use the first of the two, only using the second when they want to create another vampire, or an undead servant. This is as natural to vampires as eating and sex are for other races, as it serves the exact same function.
Next vampires are naturally able to control the forces of life and death, though with these powers tainted by death they only truly gain power over the dead. This allows vampires to control many forms of undead, and attack with powerful necromancy. However use of these powers varies greatly. These powers are an extension of what the vampire is naturally.
Another power that all vampires gain is enhanced speed and strength, though not truly faster or stronger then when alive, vampires are able to use more of their strength, use up their bodies energy faster, and feeding on life force they have greater stores energy to use.
Beyond the ability to use all the the strength in their body, vampires can go farther and enhance their strength by direct application of their life force, granting them a tactile telekinesis. Though this ability takes years to develop.
Lastly vampires have a power of regeneration, and are able to, so long as they are able to feed, restore their bodies to perfect condition. Though the amount of restoration depends on the amount of life force the vampire has, as well as the speed depends on the vampires natural ability to control life force.
Not common to all vampires, but holding no true connection to racial origin is shadow manipulation. This itself takes two forms, first is an ability to create and control a spirit based shadow material, the second being the ability to warp reality around shadows and form the darkness into a physical material. Both forms are able to preform the same magic, the distinction between them is whether the shadows come from the vampire, or if the vampire uses existing shadows.
An example of a power which seems unique to a racial origin is that dwarven vampires are able to control and manipulate life force at a distance, often being able to feed on weakened beings at a distance of 40 feet(12m). This can also be used to enhance their tactile telekineses into real telekinesis. This is mostly because even with the speed enhancement, they are not truly fast enough to reliably prey on others.
Combat: Vampires tend to shy away from using violence to gain their food. However feeding is still the leading reason they enter combat, for the reason that their prey is not always able to be subdued without a fight.
Vampires also being almost universally hated encounter combat whenever they are discovered.
Beyond these two primary reasons, vampires are prone to fighting within their own ranks, usually one bloodline against another, or individuals who claim the same territory.
When fighting vampires tend to use their enhanced speed and strength to force individual opponents into submission so they can suck the life force out of them, as well as using there powers to weaken their opponents. Though vampires try to avoid using necromantic attacks as much as they can, as it will damage the life force they seek to feed upon.
Against groups vampires typically unleash as much necromantic power as they can on the members they view as the most dangerous, while attempting to feed on the other members through the fight.
Against other vampires they try to put a magical draw on their opponents life force, and then distract them with pain or powers so as to suck out what viable life force their opponent has. Typically leaving the loser's body reliantly unharmed, but dead none the less.
Alignment tendencies: Vampires can vary greatly depending on bloodline and their original race. However vampires are almost always indifferent to the state of the world, and care little for others, seeking only to fulfill their own desires.
Another common tendency is that of loyalty to their bloodline, and they can be fiercely loyal even to the extreme of a typically dominant powerful individual being slavishly devoted to the group, or higher ranking members.
Vampires also tend to lose reason, logic, and other aspects of themselves in the single minded pursuit of fulfilling their desires.
Climate and Terrain: Of climate vampires only need to fear the most extreme cold, however with their weakness in regards to sunlight they prefer cloudy regions when possible.
For terrain vampires care only of what cover it may provide them from the sun during the day, and thus have a preference for rocky terrain, or places where caves are plentiful.
In truth though the only environment of which they find themselves suited is that of large cities.
Family/Organizational Structure: As far as family vampires are incredibly hierarchical. With the "Sires", both male and female typically refereed to as such, almost always being higher rank then those who they sire, only exception to this being when the sired is far more powerful then the sire, even then they are typically viewed as the same rank.
When direct relation is known, whoever is farther back in linage is viewed as higher ranking. However for those who do not have direct relation ranking is determined by powers and ability, with much uncertainty and fighting when individuals are of similar ability.
In the other thread I also said this at the end of my post,
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So there vampires, not actually that important, and not even necessary to use, but I feel that we need to have our own version for our own reality. I also think that if we do put them in, we will likely have to flesh them out the most, as they can vary so greatly depending on what race they were originally.
And this is what Neotepid said in reference to them.
Neotepid
To be honest, I don't know why, but I don't think that vampires should be in this world. I'm also starting to lean towards a no dogs allowed thing as well. If we have vampires, then they should be a cryptography that is widely known. Everybody knows of the vampires. They just prefer to keep matters to themselves. I'm just saying. They can be a hectic sort to put together.
The wolves. Well. They seem like the ultimate pack animal. Other than the obvious, I can't really find much of any fault in them that'll keep them from overpowering anybody. Heck. The only thing that may be able to put a werewolf down is a dwarf. And that's if the dwarf is able to sock the mutt in the nose.
Team Jacob or Team Edward? I choose Team FU.
The wolves. Well. They seem like the ultimate pack animal. Other than the obvious, I can't really find much of any fault in them that'll keep them from overpowering anybody. Heck. The only thing that may be able to put a werewolf down is a dwarf. And that's if the dwarf is able to sock the mutt in the nose.
Team Jacob or Team Edward? I choose Team FU.
I think that we should do something with them, even if it is just myth.
Personally I think that they should exist as something rare, that even if people know about them they would only likely know rumors.
However if we do something with them, and in the end it just feels like we tacked vampires on, we should remove them as if anything feels as though it was tacked on, the whole world would suffer making it hard to imagine yourself in it.
