Vampires, also known as the Children of the Night, are a species of Downworlders. Along with werewolves, vampires are humans infected with a demon disease. However, unlike the former, vampires are considered "undead"; that is, their bodies are no longer alive in the sense that living humans' are. Their undeparted human souls reside within their own animated corpses, kept intact and animated by the demon disease and energy. Within the vampire race there is a sub-race called Moroi, Moroi are a small race of vampires born from the demon that created the race herself Hecate. Unlike the cursed undead the Moroi are living vampires that may walk in the sunlight and have minor magic even, through these vampires are born the Dhampir.

Vampires generally tend to look pale, sallow, and thin, as though weakened by malnourishment or disease. Contrary to this semblance of death, their blood shimmers a bright red, brighter than the blood of humans; they even shed blood instead of tears when they cry. Being reanimated corpses, vampires do not have a heartbeat, nor do they need to breathe, although they are able to inhale oxygen in order to utilize their heightened sense of smell, to pass as human, or to blow on something. Their lack of breath makes them impervious to such things as asphyxiation, drowning, or gases. Like werewolves, they possess superhuman strength, grace, speed, and the unnaturally accelerated healing abilities inherent in most other Downworlders and are able to heal quickly from most mundane injuries. Their most prominent ability is their raw physical strength, which allows them to subdue any human prey with little effort. Allegedly, their abilities increase and grow stronger as they grow older.

Despite the significant experience and strength older vampires have over new, younger ones, it is possible for the latter to overpower the previous, especially if the killing is meditated or unexpected. Power from a sire, the one who gave them the vampire blood that enabled them to turn, is also seemingly shared or transferred, to some extent, to those to they turn, mainly because this is how vampires pass their powers to each other—through blood.

 

Most Moroi do not feel comfortablebeing in the sunlight, though they still can be outside during the day time. Often Moroi can use magic, the length of this magic depends on the age and study of the Moroi. Most of the magics rely on earthly elements and tend to highly mimic them, such as casting fire spells or the ability to control the movements of water. Spirit increases compulsion, making it so they can work compulsion very easily. Other powers that come with spirit include aura sensory, dream walking, healing, creating illusions, telekinesis, and mind-reading. Rarely spirit users can also bring the dead back to life, though this tend to leads the user into insanity or suicidal states. Most spirit users do end up taking their own lives as the effects of spirit take a drastic toll upon ones mental state.

 

Creation

 

A human who has consumed enough vampire blood, known as a fledgling, will not abruptly turn into a vampire. To be reborn, the human must first die a mortal death, during which the undead body will enter into a state of transition. In tradition, most older vampire sires will bury the fledgling. During which the fledgling will awaken, thus dragging itself from the grave to symbolize it's new life of being undead. Though, most modern sires tend to ignore this practice. In truth being buried has shown increased strength, sense, and over all powers including blood magic in the undead. The sire's powers, strengths, and over all knowledge can even be passed down to the fledgling through training or over all the transition period itself.

 

The Moroi how ever are born by two Moroi mating, now if a Moroi mates with a human the child shall become what is known as a Dhampir. Dhampir are half vampire/half human beings that have increased speed, strength, and over eye sight. Most dhampir are taking in to be used as body guards for the royal Moroi that make up a small council that has been crafted by elections, unlike the undead who kill one another to run clans, councils, or entire sectors of vampire clans. If a Moroi kills a human while drinking it's blood or kills another Moroi by the same means, then it shall become a Strigoi. Strigoi are a much different race than the cut of the line and the Moroi. Strigoi are undead but tend to have triple the strength of a normal vampire, they do not have any abilities to use magic however. They crave an endless amount of Moroi blood, even being sickened by human blood in some cases. This is why the Dhampirs are taken from birth to be raised as warriors that can match the Strigoi blow for blow, though in some cases Dhampirs are not taken and left with their human parent.