Vampire (Lords of Shadow)

Vampires are one of the three main races/groups within in Lords of Shadow which includes the Lycanthropes and the Necromancers. They inhabit the Land of the Vampires a godless land of ice and cold. They live in the Vampire Castle, the former home of the Bernhard family and feed on the people of Wygol Village. The game has a vast mythology for the history for the creation of vampires. In some cases going much deeper and different direction than the original series timeline.

Background
The Vampires were created by the Queen of Vampires Carmilla who was created when her good half ascended into heaven to become an angel. Her evil half was left behind to conquer her realm, and infect those living there.

A Vampire can be born from many diffent creatures; the ceremony itself involves the exchange of blood between the 'host' and the soon-to-be Vampire, however, vampirism has to be accepted by the recipient, so it remains exclusive to intelligent creatures. Young Vampires are bestial in appearance. The lowest ranked Vampires usually take the form of a creature with bat-like appearance. Over the centuries, as they become more powerful, Vampires appear more human-like and are able to transform at will from hideous creatures into human form. One can usually ascertain the power of a Vampire by it's appearance and any Vampires that appear totally human are usually incredibly powerful and extremely dangerous. Indeed, many of the oldest Vampires are mistaken for high-born aristocracy.

Vampires can sense the living. That which is there source of sustenance, blood, the life force of all living things.

Members

 * Carmilla
 * Laura
 * Lieutenant Brauner
 * Commander Olrox


 * Dracula

Types
These are newly created vampires that show little humanity. They have wings like bats, and batlike faces, and have the ability to fly. These particular vampires show the signs of being recently turned and cannot hide the fact that they are low level creatures bent to the will of the Vampire Lord. They are fairly weak in comparison to older vampires. They burn when exposed to direct sunlight, and begin to turn to ash, unless they move back into darkness. Some Vampires are powerful demons, turned by the Dark Lord long ago. These vampires were never human and thus cannot take that form, instead retaining bestial traits. The spawns of hell, possess vampiric powers, which make them formidable foes. Human vampires that have lived for centuries regain there human forms. They are able to levitate, flying without wings.
 * Vampire Warrior
 * Demonic vampires
 * Elder vampires