~Vampire Traits ~
Strengths:
Very heightened sight during night time
Like crystal clear vision
Sense of smell is very good
Heightened hearing
Intense sense of touch
They are faster, stronger, more agile.
One could confuse the extremely high jump as flying, but they cannot fly.


Weaknesses:
Sunshine: This causes ALL of a vampires senses to be dulled to the point where they almost do not exist. Though the sunlight cannot kill them or even physically hurt their now shiny skin (in the sun), the pain of not having the senses they live by is almost unbearable. Blurred vision if any at all, cannot smell, cannot hear or there is a constant buzzing in their ears.


Appearance:
Sharply defined features
Eyes – Stay the same color as when they were alive … but turn red when hungry.
Hair – remains eternally the same as when they died ... you cut it … and back it grows immediately.
Teeth – Well this is obvious ... but the canine teeth are more elongated only during actual drinking. The teeth of a vampire carry venom that when the teeth break the skin of their victim it will slow their reactions down and allow them to fall prey to the hunter.
Shiny in the sunshine – since they are very pale it gives the appearance of shiny.


Special Abilities:
Create one like themselves – Drinking the blood of the victim and then forcing them to ingest vampire blood … which when mixed with the venom that has already slowed the victim … becomes the very toxic thing that ‘kills’ them and brings them into the world of the undead.

Premonitions - In many vampires this trait will appear, but only in select events (such as in fights) However very few possess the ability to see the future as a whole. They are few and far between and try to hide the fact that they are omniscient.

Shape shifting – This is an ability that can be triggered by the change into a vampire, but it is most widely known to those who were born a metamorphamagi. This is not shifting into a bat .. though one could change into an animal .. this is making the vampire appear to be human … and possibly the ability to look like ANY human they want.

Temptation using the victims own thoughts and desires - This ability allows the vampire into a persons psyche and become and say whatever the victim needs or wants. Almost like reading ones mind .. however, thoughts are never transferred.

Mind reading – um … this ability allows the vampire to enter the thoughts of others and hear all the things they are thinking.

Diet:
They can eat food as do living persons, but there is not a need for it ... it has NO nutritional value. It is the blood that sustains. There are different levels of energy that comes from different blood types.

Basic Animals: (squirrels and such),Enchanted Animals: (unicorns and such): though a vampire will get energy form the blood of animals, it will take more frequent feedings to sustain themselves. However, a diet of this nature fails to produce the venom that the vampire would need to slow a victim.

Muggles, Muggle Born Wizards: and Half-Blood Wizards: This type of diet will require at least two to three feedings per night in order to sustain a normal energy level. Though venom is produced it is still not at it's stongest on this type of diet, though now the vemon has a agent within it to create another vampire .. though not all the time ... still decreased in potency.

Merpeople and other magical beings NON human: This is almost an intoxicating meal in its self, the magic behind it all sends new sensations and bursts of energy .. almost as if on is drinking fire whiskey. Though it does not hinder production of venom it is a powerful charge that dulls fast.

Pureblood Wizards: This is the best possible diet a vampire could sink their teeth into. They only need to feed on one every couple of nights to keep their engery peeked, as well as all the vampire senses being heightened new skills can be honed in on as well. ALSO this increases the venom production as well as the vampires urge to make other vampires, though it can be controlled.


Killing the Undead:
This is a rather simple thing to do ... and yet so complicated. All one needs to go is cut off the vampires head and burn their body.