• One special trait/ability
• Reflective yellow eyes (exception for Prime Vampires)
• Sharp claw-like fingertips
• Darkvison + general heightened senses
• Strong poison resistance
• Fangs, bite mark, standard stuff, etc.

Vampiric Weaknesses

Results in Death:

• Stake through the heart (must fully pierce)
• Beheading (again must fully sever)
• Prolonged Sunlight Exposure (depends on vamps strength but like 3 min MAX before fatality)
• Starvation (takes a month or two but technically does the trick)
• Oversaturation (opposite of starvation, too much blood to handle)

Results in Incurable, but Non-Fatal, Burn:*

• Garlic
• Crosses
• Holy Water
• Vampire Blood

*Also emits heat that can only be detected by vampires.

Each and every vampire is granted 1 special ability, which is rooted in it's soul and adapts to the rest of it's body. Whenver a soul reincarnates the crux of the soul power will remain the same, however the specifics will vary. The vampiric ability will be stronger the more equipped a mortal body is to take on a vampiric soul.

Example:

A vampiric soul with root electrical powers may take on two mortal bodies in the span of 150 years. The first body doesn't mesh well with the soul and is bestowed with great static electricity , not useless but certainly not the most powerful either. This vampire goes about it's life, but due to it's below-par powers is quickly put out of its misery within the decade. After 30 or so years the vampiric soul is implanted into another mortal body, and this time, they do mesh well. As a result, the body is bestowed with thunderstorm control , a much better power. This vampire proceeds to do much better for itself, killing and pillaging and whatnot for the next 110 years.

Obviously this is not the only factor in making a vampire strong (in fact, a cunning vampire can make more good out of a bad power than a stupid vampire could with a good power), but good soul-body cohesion certainly makes being strong much easier.

Soul Powers Currently in Rotation

• Soul Chain
• Electricity
• Heat Radar
• Shadow Control*
• Rapid Heal
• Illusionary Soul*
• Super Analysis Soul
• Hardened Soul*

"*" = Prime

Prime Vampires

Prime Vampires are the strongest of the strong, and occur when a mortal host body and a vampiric soul have the maximum possible compatibility. They have powers that are considered the height of the soul, and are given special eyes to reflect this power. Obviously not all prime vampires are going to be stronger than a non-prime vampire, consider a prime rain soul vs an average super analysis soul, but they tend to be the strongest of that soul's capabilties.

Vampires have entirely different personalities than their mortal counterparts, however they retain all memories from their past (think of it like watching a TV show, you can see all the characters but some of their innermost thoughts are off limits / can only be implied). It can take up to a week for a vampire to catch up on all their past memories. Some vampires resent their past selves (see Noelle Bergund ) and some cherish them (see Drac).

Inherent Traits

• Due to their demonic nature, to some degree, all vampires are intristically evil. It sucks but it is what it is I guess. Some rare vampires will try to fight this, but they are never able to fully contain the urge.
• Vampires typically tend to hunt and live in groups, as it is more benefical for survival, with stronger vampires heading the group and lesser vampires getting the assurance of a small meal at the end of each day. The stronger a vampire is the more likely they are to deviate from this pattern of behavior.
• Vampires have an inherent aversion to anything that would kill them, i.e. crosses, garlic, etc.

VK-7

Due to vampire pack mentality a collection of the strongest of the strong formed, headed by the Vampire King, Elliot Harris. Each member reports to him, however they are rarely summoned for tasks and are allowed to get up to whatever they so wish in their spare time. To ascend the ranks a vampire must kill and replace a pre-existing member, and will take their ranking in turn. Once in the VK-7, ranking can be adjusted by the Vampire King's judgement.

• 1. Drac (Prime Illusionary Soul)
• 2. (Prime)
• 3. Werewolf ()
• 4. SV (Prime Hardened Soul)
• 5. Arm (Prime)
• 6. Freya (Super Analysis Soul)
• 7. (Prime)

Reincarnation

Gamers don't die, they respawn. Well that's not true but if you're a vampiric soul its not entirely inaccurate. When a vampire's host body is defeated the soul will evacuate, re-entering the queue to be given a host body once more. When it enters it's next host body it will have no memories from its past incarnations, however certain personality traits have a tendency to stick with the same souls.

Vampire blood is not just recycled mortal blood, after blood has circulated through a vampire's body it becomes toxic to all other vampires and, in large enough concentrations, the original vampire.Vampire blood can be dispelled from the body in multiple ways:

• Healing in non-fatal spots
• Use of special abilities
• Blood loss, intentional or unintentional
• Mortal blood usuage, i.e. blushing or just slow use overtime to maintain the body.

This toxic effect makes vampire blood a powerful tool for both hunters and vampires alike, however it is hard to get ahold of, as it boils and steams away when it makes contact with the air. It isn't uncommon to vampires to cut and fling blood at each other when they have skirmishes.

Overflow

Overflow, or oversaturation, occurs when a vampire has too much blood in their system, and causes them to slowly burn from the inside out. A vampire is their strongest in this form, however they are also on a very strict time limit, so very few choose this as a strategy. It takes a lot of blood to get to this point, so rookie vampires will rarely find themselves in this predicament, however it tends to be an issue to middle level vampires, who have a stable enough food source, however don't use their powers as much, leading to an oversaturation of blood in their systems. To prevent this, these vampires tend to intentionally blood let, so that way they never have to take any emergency measures.

Healing

Vampires can heal themselve faster than the average mortal, but they can't regenerate infinitely. For instance, if a vampire had their arm slashed off they would be able to heal over the open wound to stop blood loss, but they would walk away with a stump in it's place, not a fully regrown arm. Due to the demonic nature of vampire, a fallen arm is not inherently dead, as long as the host's soul is still intact, and will gain a semi-conciousness of it's own. Obviously most fallen limbs, in their brainless states, are not going to be able to fashion themselves a system for acquiring blood, but if they are they will be able to live. Chopped limbs cannot be resewn on, as they will still have a concious of their own, and may be more of a hinderance than a help.