Post by Elek on Aug 18, 2010 16:09:34 GMT -5
This relates to TRUE vampires ONLY.
Life Span
Vampires are immortal and can live forever if they avoid harm; however it has been stated that 80% of vampires do not survive their first year. An example of a vampire dying young is that of Eddie Gauthier, he died because he was not taught how to glamour people, if he had been able to glamour his captors he would have been able to escape. The reason Bill stayed with Jessica is because new vampires do not survive well on their own as it takes time to develop and control their new vampire powers. It’s ironic how vampires can live for eternity but as they get older, the vampire sometimes wishes they weren't vampire or tries to figure out the meaning in their life, an example is Godric who had lived for more than 2,000 years and feels that the co-existence between human and vampires can be done yet he was brutal savage millennia ago when he first changed Eric.
Powers & Abilities
Strengths
Superhuman strength: Vampires have shown exceptional strength. Newborns are shown to be stronger than the average man, though weak next to more experienced vampires. The older the vampire, the stronger they become.
Speed: A vampire can move a lot faster than a human. Their movements regularly make them appear to be a mere blur. They can also move quietly around humans, easily sneaking behind them.
Accelerated healing: Bill regenerates from his silver burns within seconds. Bill again is seen to regenerate from a seemingly dead state after been exposed to direct sunlight for an extended period of time, after being buried in the ground.
Glamour: Vampires have also been shown to glamour their victims to do their bidding, question them, and even make them forget about any recent events. This was most likely a primary ability for feeding. Excessive glamouring can negatively affect the mental stability of a victim, causing one man to have emotional shivers and insist his worse dreams were coming true, even after additional Glamouring to the contrary by a more powerful vampire. Telepaths, like Sookie, are immune to glamour. It is not an innate ability, as Eddie was unable to glamour. Rather, it is an ability that must be taught and practiced.
Heightened senses: Vampires have much higher senses than humans; they can hear and smell much better than humans. V also has this effect on humans.
Flight: Only a vampire 1000 years or older can fly.
Weaknesses
Sunlight: Vampires cannot enter direct sunlight without it causing harm to their health, they will begin to burn until their bodies stop working and they become black and chard. Godric later revealed a vampire will burn much quicker with age. However there is an issue even staying up during the day, it is called the "bleeds" and will occur after only a few hours regardless of age. Another aspect of the sun is a vampire will "die" during the day when resting, but certain events can wake them up early.
Wooden stake: If a vampire is staked in the heart with a wooden stake, they explode. Quickly falling apart leaving a bloody mess. Their deaths have been compared to an exploding water balloon.
Silver: A vampire cannot touch silver as it will instantly burn them. This is the reason that the Fellowship of the Sun gave all of their congregation silver 'honesty' rings. Another unfortunate side effect is any area in contact with silver is unusable to the vampire, meaning that silver is regularly used to restrain vampires while draining them so they can't fight back.
Fire: If a vampire is trapped in fire, their bodies break down leaving behind molting red goo.
Entry to homes: A vampire is unable to enter the home of a human unless they are invited. Glamouring a human into inviting them is a common way around this. If one is turned into a Vampire, they may have to be invited back into their own home. This does not work with public places like restaurants, even if the owner says they are unwelcome.
Hepatitis D: A form of Hepatitis that has no effect on humans, however when a vampire comes into contact with Hep D infected blood they become much weaker which puts them at risk of being killed.
Appearance
Vampires appear like normal humans, though paler in complexion. Their fangs protrude when they're feeding, aroused, angry or excited; otherwise they're concealed to maintain a human appearance.
Vampires are immortal and appear how they did when they were turned. However, it is assumed that a vampire's hair grows. Eric is shown to be given a haircut and Lorena's hair is shown to vary in length, in 1865 her hair is very long and by the 1920s her hair had been cut short, to fit the style of the time and by 2009 her hair has grown to shoulder length. It is shown that vampires do not gain weight as explained by Eddie the vampire Jason and Amy have kidnapped. He explains to Jason that he is how he was when he was made, lacking little exercise and maintaining a bad diet while he was human, remaining over weight as a vampire.
In the case of Jessica Hamby she was turned at a young age and was still a virgin. Her second sexual experience with Hoyt she realized she would be a virgin indefinitely, because her hymen would grow back due to vampires accelerated healing.
When vampires cry they don't cry normal tears, their tear ducts expel blood. This is seen when Jessica begins to cry when talking to Sookie about missing her family, and again when Lorena is asked to leave Godric's nest in her final conversation with Bill.
Vampire’s fangs are hidden in plain sight, meaning that vampires can hide their fangs whenever they choose. Their fangs protrude not just by their feelings but by the movements of certain muscles in the face, that is why vampires often move their head a little before displaying their fangs. Vampire’s fangs are located behind the maxillary lateral incisors instead of their canines as shown in past vampire lore.
Hierarchy
Birth
The birth of a vampire does not stray too far from traditional methods. A vampire must bite and drain a human to near death, and then feed the human their blood. The sire then buries themselves with their new child until they are reborn as vampire.
Age
As a vampire ages it becomes stronger and faster, but their resistance to silver does not improve. Unfortunately the effect of sunlight increases to the point that a thousand year old vampire dies in seconds. Lorena and Bill were shown to bleed while awake during the day, despite her being older than Bill. Older vampires rule over the younger vampires but also have to protect them against attacks from humans and other creatures. Older vampires also own their offspring in a way; Lorena had to allow Bill to leave in 1935 before he could go.
Status
Older vampires have more strength and speed than younger vampires. An older vampire will control the younger ones. The Hierarchy consists of Kings and Queens, then down to Sheriffs. There are also Magisters, who will give rulings on vampire disputes. The oldest vampire introduced is Godric known to be 2000 years old, he was the sheriff of Dallas but he could have been the King of the entire south if he had chosen to. The Queen of Louisiana was Sophie-Anne Leclerq and all of the Sheriffs within Louisiana had to answer to her.
The chain of command for area 5 looking like this, Sophie-Anne Leclerq ; Eric Northman ; Vampires living in area 5
The chain of command in a vampire nest looks like this Oldest Vampire ; then descending in order of age
Life Span
Vampires are immortal and can live forever if they avoid harm; however it has been stated that 80% of vampires do not survive their first year. An example of a vampire dying young is that of Eddie Gauthier, he died because he was not taught how to glamour people, if he had been able to glamour his captors he would have been able to escape. The reason Bill stayed with Jessica is because new vampires do not survive well on their own as it takes time to develop and control their new vampire powers. It’s ironic how vampires can live for eternity but as they get older, the vampire sometimes wishes they weren't vampire or tries to figure out the meaning in their life, an example is Godric who had lived for more than 2,000 years and feels that the co-existence between human and vampires can be done yet he was brutal savage millennia ago when he first changed Eric.
Powers & Abilities
Strengths
Superhuman strength: Vampires have shown exceptional strength. Newborns are shown to be stronger than the average man, though weak next to more experienced vampires. The older the vampire, the stronger they become.
Speed: A vampire can move a lot faster than a human. Their movements regularly make them appear to be a mere blur. They can also move quietly around humans, easily sneaking behind them.
Accelerated healing: Bill regenerates from his silver burns within seconds. Bill again is seen to regenerate from a seemingly dead state after been exposed to direct sunlight for an extended period of time, after being buried in the ground.
Glamour: Vampires have also been shown to glamour their victims to do their bidding, question them, and even make them forget about any recent events. This was most likely a primary ability for feeding. Excessive glamouring can negatively affect the mental stability of a victim, causing one man to have emotional shivers and insist his worse dreams were coming true, even after additional Glamouring to the contrary by a more powerful vampire. Telepaths, like Sookie, are immune to glamour. It is not an innate ability, as Eddie was unable to glamour. Rather, it is an ability that must be taught and practiced.
Heightened senses: Vampires have much higher senses than humans; they can hear and smell much better than humans. V also has this effect on humans.
Flight: Only a vampire 1000 years or older can fly.
Weaknesses
Sunlight: Vampires cannot enter direct sunlight without it causing harm to their health, they will begin to burn until their bodies stop working and they become black and chard. Godric later revealed a vampire will burn much quicker with age. However there is an issue even staying up during the day, it is called the "bleeds" and will occur after only a few hours regardless of age. Another aspect of the sun is a vampire will "die" during the day when resting, but certain events can wake them up early.
Wooden stake: If a vampire is staked in the heart with a wooden stake, they explode. Quickly falling apart leaving a bloody mess. Their deaths have been compared to an exploding water balloon.
Silver: A vampire cannot touch silver as it will instantly burn them. This is the reason that the Fellowship of the Sun gave all of their congregation silver 'honesty' rings. Another unfortunate side effect is any area in contact with silver is unusable to the vampire, meaning that silver is regularly used to restrain vampires while draining them so they can't fight back.
Fire: If a vampire is trapped in fire, their bodies break down leaving behind molting red goo.
Entry to homes: A vampire is unable to enter the home of a human unless they are invited. Glamouring a human into inviting them is a common way around this. If one is turned into a Vampire, they may have to be invited back into their own home. This does not work with public places like restaurants, even if the owner says they are unwelcome.
Hepatitis D: A form of Hepatitis that has no effect on humans, however when a vampire comes into contact with Hep D infected blood they become much weaker which puts them at risk of being killed.
Appearance
Vampires appear like normal humans, though paler in complexion. Their fangs protrude when they're feeding, aroused, angry or excited; otherwise they're concealed to maintain a human appearance.
Vampires are immortal and appear how they did when they were turned. However, it is assumed that a vampire's hair grows. Eric is shown to be given a haircut and Lorena's hair is shown to vary in length, in 1865 her hair is very long and by the 1920s her hair had been cut short, to fit the style of the time and by 2009 her hair has grown to shoulder length. It is shown that vampires do not gain weight as explained by Eddie the vampire Jason and Amy have kidnapped. He explains to Jason that he is how he was when he was made, lacking little exercise and maintaining a bad diet while he was human, remaining over weight as a vampire.
In the case of Jessica Hamby she was turned at a young age and was still a virgin. Her second sexual experience with Hoyt she realized she would be a virgin indefinitely, because her hymen would grow back due to vampires accelerated healing.
When vampires cry they don't cry normal tears, their tear ducts expel blood. This is seen when Jessica begins to cry when talking to Sookie about missing her family, and again when Lorena is asked to leave Godric's nest in her final conversation with Bill.
Vampire’s fangs are hidden in plain sight, meaning that vampires can hide their fangs whenever they choose. Their fangs protrude not just by their feelings but by the movements of certain muscles in the face, that is why vampires often move their head a little before displaying their fangs. Vampire’s fangs are located behind the maxillary lateral incisors instead of their canines as shown in past vampire lore.
Hierarchy
Birth
The birth of a vampire does not stray too far from traditional methods. A vampire must bite and drain a human to near death, and then feed the human their blood. The sire then buries themselves with their new child until they are reborn as vampire.
Age
As a vampire ages it becomes stronger and faster, but their resistance to silver does not improve. Unfortunately the effect of sunlight increases to the point that a thousand year old vampire dies in seconds. Lorena and Bill were shown to bleed while awake during the day, despite her being older than Bill. Older vampires rule over the younger vampires but also have to protect them against attacks from humans and other creatures. Older vampires also own their offspring in a way; Lorena had to allow Bill to leave in 1935 before he could go.
Status
Older vampires have more strength and speed than younger vampires. An older vampire will control the younger ones. The Hierarchy consists of Kings and Queens, then down to Sheriffs. There are also Magisters, who will give rulings on vampire disputes. The oldest vampire introduced is Godric known to be 2000 years old, he was the sheriff of Dallas but he could have been the King of the entire south if he had chosen to. The Queen of Louisiana was Sophie-Anne Leclerq and all of the Sheriffs within Louisiana had to answer to her.
The chain of command for area 5 looking like this, Sophie-Anne Leclerq ; Eric Northman ; Vampires living in area 5
The chain of command in a vampire nest looks like this Oldest Vampire ; then descending in order of age
