[quote=@Flagg]
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Absolutely. I have a quasi-vampire race that for right now I am calling vampyr (creative) but will eventually rename. But go for your idea!
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What I tend to do is really play up the "undead" factor, while taking full advantage of the merging of the mundane and magical they tend to represent-they are often compared to diseases, but diseases, according to modern science can't remotely do what vampirism does. So I figure that this would be reflected in their biology. To get into the nitty-gritty-vampirism can manifest differently in each person, as I write it.

Some of them, going for the heart is a totally legit kill move. Others will laugh, pull the stake out of their chest and pin you to the wall with it. Which boils down to how vampirism has effected their inner workings-some organs might as well be alive, but some of them look like they're about to crumble to ash if a stiff wind blows. 

Some of them can even drown, depending on the lungs situation.