Rapidfire* (*kinda) Vampire Lore
A couple years back I got mad that every vampire mythos to ever exist had something about it I didnāt like. Of course, the only logical course of action to take was to invent my own vampire worldbuilding. I gave myself a canvas/base for this worldbuilding and I was not intending to get attached but one day I woke up and he had a name and a personality and friends and now itās my second year of artfight ever and Iām still featuring these characters. But the worldbuilding is still kind of the point. Mostly. Ignore the fact Iām slowly giving myself the same wardrobe as the guy. Anyway. See lore here:
Hunger may make a vampire look older/sickly/corpse-like.
Can be killed by decapitation or burning.
It is unknown if a vampire can starve to death.
āVampirism favours the selfishā
The sun is always uncomfortable/weakening, but only hurts for the first few centuries. Sunburn appears normal at first, longer exposure will lead to charring in fledgelings though. Otherwise fatigue, nausea. Itās heatstroke.
Silver always burns, and silver objects will not show a reflection.
Can enter buildings without permission, unless that building is protected by a magical barrier/ward/true consecrated ground.
Eyes are two-coloured/two-layered, the outer iris is very close to their human eye colour and the inner is always red.
Fangs arenāt just points, theyāre kindaā¦ v-shaped. Think medical needles. Appear as ānormal fangsā from the front though (on canine teeth).
Obligate human blood (animal blood is both poor in nutrition and tastes bad)
Can consume food in small amounts. Usually unable to taste it, at least in full. There are exceptions to this. Food in large amounts causes nausea.
This ^ is why garlic throws people off, its flavour isnāt muted at all, and it sticks to blood. Itās jarring. How jarring depends on the individualās taste.
Vampire blood is not blood but venom. Black with metallic sheen in appearance. Fangs are connected to the circulatory system. The heart only beats for a couple hours after hunting or if venom is being expelled.
This ^ is why staking doesnāt work, the heart only needs to beat on occasion, a staked vampire will just be unable to process the blood they drink until their heart heals.
Venom heals humans in small doses and transforms in large doses.
^this allows for nonlethal feeding (killing is still preferred)
Stronger, faster and better senses than a human.
āFasterā applies to short distance only (ambush predator)
Better senses are mostly sound and scent, sight is improved to include darksight/night vision. The sense of taste changes kind of incomprehensibly.
The counting mechanic is real but itās more subconscious than the myths. They just kind of know how much of something there is. This includes concepts like days/seasons (physically unable to lose track of time).
Hunting frequency depends on the vampire's age (older = less often) and the quality of the blood (healthy humans = less often). Contemporary, mature vampires get away with 1/week before people start to notice. Fledgelings in times of epidemic or famine need 1/day at least.
Not usually able to do magic. Some exceptions.
Shapeshifting into an animal is possible, but it doesnāt come naturally. Animal is a carnivorous (even just partially, like an omnivore) animal from the vampireās home range. Vampireās clothing/items will enter hammerspace when transformed. How? I don't know. This whole element breaks the laws of physics, when the others plausibly make some sense.
