[center][b][u]Vampires[/u][/b][/center]

Vampires are an unusual condition of being, a supernatural state of existence caused by the passing of blood, that results in a being that must drink the blood of others in order to survive. A vampire is created when all the blood of a victim is drained, every last drop. Naturally, the victim dies as a result. However, the supernatural properties of a vampire's blood cause a bizarre change when administered to a victim who has died in this manner, though it must be a very rapid replacement. The victim's blood is entirely replaced with the blood of a vampire, their heart resumes beating, and a fundamental change occurs in their nature. This is the birth of a new vampire. They no longer age, and cannot die from old age. The sun becomes a hazard, resulting in nausea and fainting if a vampire is exposed directly to it, in addition to dulling their natural capabilities. Those capabilities are an incredibly enhanced healing ability and a vast increase in both speed and strength. However, food now longer gives them any sustenance. Drink, too, feels empty. The only thing that satiates their thirst and their hunger is the blood of humans. The blood of inhuman beings often causes sickness and, in the case of even False Angels, death.

A vampire gains a severe weakness to holy items, losing the human ability to resist such a thing. In addition, their heart absolutely must remain pumping. If the heart is destroyed, their bodies can no longer regenerate as the flow of vampiric blood ceases. Their heads are also a weakness, as most things die from the destruction of the brain.

As it would be foolish to kill every person they drain from, and some vampires may have moral reservations against doing so, vampires need not drain a victim entirely. Instead, they can drain enough to merely leave that person lightheaded, or drain small amounts from multiple victims in order to fill themselves. As long as the blood is not "spoiled" it can feed them, and therefore it may be stored if a vampire so chooses.

A vampire deprived of blood will steadily lose their self-control as they grow closer and closer to starvation, eventually resulting in a mad, violent monster that slaughters humans and drinks their blood.