Vampires were a type of Undead that fed on blood. They were one of the most feared and powerful undead creatures.
There's something so pure about a vampire's evil, so perfect in its utter corruption... It'll tear at your throat like a ravenous beast, then smile at your companions as it dabs its blood-soaked lips with a silk napkin.
- Terevan of Celduilon
Description
A vampire looked very much like it did when alive, but with paler skin, hardened and feral features giving them a predatory aspect, and red eyes that were hard to forget. Their hands were clawed.
They did not cast shadows and had no reflections in mirrors.
Personality
Vampires enjoyed fine things and engaging in decadent behaviour, sharing such habits with Liches. A vampire was always a creature of evil. If it was not evil in life, it became so in undeath.
Powers
A vampire retained all the abilities it had in life, and it gained the ability to drain blood and life energy, and to dominate other creatures with its gaze. A vampire could also command Rats, Bats, and Wolf, or take the form of those creatures.
Weaknesses
Vampires were eternally bound to their coffins and the unholy earth where they were buried. Only a few live long enough to discover any other weaknesses.
Creation
A new vampire was created when another vampire drained the life out of a living creature. A humanoid or monstrous humanoid could become a vampire.
Half-vampires could be created in one of two ways. First, in some rare cases, a vampire could consume enough blood that it could breed with a humanoid or monstrous humanoid, creating half-vampire offspring. Second, in even rarer cases, if a pregnant mother survived having her blood drained by a vampire, her unborn could be "tainted" with vampirism instead.
Master vampires were vampires that had perfected the art of taking spawn, and as a result, could lead large gangs of them. They usually had one chosen spawn that was much better than the others. However, all of a master vampire's spawn were better than the norm: stronger, faster, and more numerous.