Faekats: Vampires Within
Welcome to the Faekat Vampire Guide. Clan Threads and such will exist here. If you want to see a list of Clans, their info and their members you can view that here.
The Faekat Vampire world is based on the most part, but not solely on, Vampire: The Masquerade by Whitewolf. Some Dark Ages may be adapted into the Faekat world as well.
Vampire Information
This forum is for all things vampires. It's important to have ONE clan thread per clan. This will be the official information thread and should be kept as up to date as possible by the acting elder. When your clan thread is ready, it may be stickied for permanent roleplay use (or until inactive and another elder is elected).
Keep in mind that Clan threads are for those clan members only. Clanless vampires or vampires from other clans CANNOT roleplay in a thread they aren't a member of. However, roleplay threads are welcome here, so clanless vampires or vampires in general can mingle with others outside of their Clan thread.
List of Resources:
Clan Vampire Lists
Quick Guide: Camarilla
Quick Guide: Independents
Quick Guide: Sabbat
Kuei-jin Information
Quick Guide: Kuei-jin
Kuei-jin List
Clanned Promotion/Clanless Clan Application Thread
Some Questions and Answers About Vampires:
Vampires are immortal.
True.
While they can be killed (a very difficult process), they do not age or die from natural causes. They need no food such as regular Faekats would need to live and do not need to breathe.
Vampires are living dead and must sustain themselves with the blood of the living.
True.
A vampire is clinically dead-- its heart does not beat, it does not breathe, its skin is cold, it does not age-- yet it thinks, walks, plans, and speaks.. and hunts, and kills. To sustain its artificial immortality, the vampire must periodically consume blood, preferably Faekat blood. Some penitent vampires eke out an existence from animal blood, and some ancient vampires must hunt and kill others of their kind to nourish themselves, but most vampires indeed consume the blood of their former species.
Vampires drain their prey of blood through the use of retractable fangs, which are magically gifted to vampires when they first become undead. Each vampire can also magically lick closed the wounds made by their fangs, thus concealing the evidence of their feeding.
Vampires are monsters -- demonic spirits embodied in corpses.
False.. and true.
Vampires are not demons per se, but a combination of tragic factors draw them inexorably toward wicked deeds. In the beginning, the newly created vampire thinks and acts much as she did while living. She does not immediately turn into an evil, sadistic monster. However, the vampire soon discovers her overpowering hunger for blood and realizes that her existence depends on feeding on her species. In many ways, the vampire's mindset changes-- she adopts a set of attitudes less suited to a communal omnivore and more befitting a solitary predator.
At first reluctant to kill, the vampire is finally forced into murder by circumstance or need, and killing becomes easier as the years pass. Realizing that she herself is untrustworthy, she ceases to trust others. Realizing that she is different, she walls herself away from the mortal world. Realizing that her existence depends on secrecy and control, she becomes a manipulative user of the first order. And things only degenerate as the years turn into decades and then into centuries and the vampire kills over and over and sees the people she loved age and die. Mortal life, so short and cheap in comparison to hers, becomes of less and less value until the mortal "herd" around her means no more to her than a swarm of annoying insects. Vampire elders are among the most jaded, unfeeling, paranoid--in short, monstrous-- beings the world has ever known. Maybe they are not demons exactly, but who can tell the difference at that point?
Vampires are burned by sunlight.
True.
Vampires must avoid the sun or die, though a few can bear sunlight touch for a very short period of time. Vampires are nocturnal creatures and most find it extremely difficult to remain awake during the day, even within sheltered areas.
Vampires are repulsed by garlic and running water.
False.
These are myths and nothing more.
Vampires are repulsed by holy symbols.
This is generally false.
However, if the wielder of the symbol has great faith in the power it represents, a vampire may suffer ill effects from the brandishing of the symbol.
Vampires die from a stake through the heart.
False.
However, a wooden stake--or arrow, crossbow bolt, etc--through the heart will paralyze the monster until it's removed.
Vampires have the strength of 10 men; they can command wolves and bats; they can hypnotize the living and heal even the most grievous wounds.
True and False.
The power of a vampire increases with age. Young, newly created vampires are often only a little more powerful than regular mortals. But as a vampire grows in age and understanding, she learns to use her blood to evoke secret magical powers, which vampires call Disciplines. Powerful elders are often the rivals of a fictional Lestat or Dracula, and the true ancients-- the Methuselahs and Antediluvians who have stalked the nights for thousands of years -- often possess immense power.
The Embrace:
Vampires are created through a process called the Embrace. Some vampire clans Embrace more casually than others, but the Embrace is almost never given lightly. After all, any new vampire is a potential competitor for food and power. A potential childe is often stalked for weeks or even years by a watchful sire, who greedily evaluates whether the mortal would indeed make a good addition to the society of the Kindred.
The Embrace is similar to a normal vampiric feeding -- the vampire drains ther chosen prey of blood. However upon complete exsanguination, the vampire returns a bit of her own immortal blood to the drained mortal. Only a tiny bit -- a drop or two -- is necessary to turn the mortal into an undead. This process can even be performed on a dead human, provided the body is still warm.
Once the blood is returned, the mortal "awakens" and begins drinking of his own accord. But, though animate, the mortal is still dead; his heart does not beat, nor does he breathe. Over the next week or two, the mortal's body undergoes a series of subtle transformations; he learns to use the blood in his body, and he is taught special powers of his clan. He is now a vampire.
Welcome to the Faekat Vampire Guide. Clan Threads and such will exist here. If you want to see a list of Clans, their info and their members you can view that here.
The Faekat Vampire world is based on the most part, but not solely on, Vampire: The Masquerade by Whitewolf. Some Dark Ages may be adapted into the Faekat world as well.
Vampire Information
This forum is for all things vampires. It's important to have ONE clan thread per clan. This will be the official information thread and should be kept as up to date as possible by the acting elder. When your clan thread is ready, it may be stickied for permanent roleplay use (or until inactive and another elder is elected).
Keep in mind that Clan threads are for those clan members only. Clanless vampires or vampires from other clans CANNOT roleplay in a thread they aren't a member of. However, roleplay threads are welcome here, so clanless vampires or vampires in general can mingle with others outside of their Clan thread.
List of Resources:
Clan Vampire Lists
Quick Guide: Camarilla
Quick Guide: Independents
Quick Guide: Sabbat
Kuei-jin Information
Quick Guide: Kuei-jin
Kuei-jin List
Clanned Promotion/Clanless Clan Application Thread
Some Questions and Answers About Vampires:
Vampires are immortal.
True.
While they can be killed (a very difficult process), they do not age or die from natural causes. They need no food such as regular Faekats would need to live and do not need to breathe.
Vampires are living dead and must sustain themselves with the blood of the living.
True.
A vampire is clinically dead-- its heart does not beat, it does not breathe, its skin is cold, it does not age-- yet it thinks, walks, plans, and speaks.. and hunts, and kills. To sustain its artificial immortality, the vampire must periodically consume blood, preferably Faekat blood. Some penitent vampires eke out an existence from animal blood, and some ancient vampires must hunt and kill others of their kind to nourish themselves, but most vampires indeed consume the blood of their former species.
Vampires drain their prey of blood through the use of retractable fangs, which are magically gifted to vampires when they first become undead. Each vampire can also magically lick closed the wounds made by their fangs, thus concealing the evidence of their feeding.
Vampires are monsters -- demonic spirits embodied in corpses.
False.. and true.
Vampires are not demons per se, but a combination of tragic factors draw them inexorably toward wicked deeds. In the beginning, the newly created vampire thinks and acts much as she did while living. She does not immediately turn into an evil, sadistic monster. However, the vampire soon discovers her overpowering hunger for blood and realizes that her existence depends on feeding on her species. In many ways, the vampire's mindset changes-- she adopts a set of attitudes less suited to a communal omnivore and more befitting a solitary predator.
At first reluctant to kill, the vampire is finally forced into murder by circumstance or need, and killing becomes easier as the years pass. Realizing that she herself is untrustworthy, she ceases to trust others. Realizing that she is different, she walls herself away from the mortal world. Realizing that her existence depends on secrecy and control, she becomes a manipulative user of the first order. And things only degenerate as the years turn into decades and then into centuries and the vampire kills over and over and sees the people she loved age and die. Mortal life, so short and cheap in comparison to hers, becomes of less and less value until the mortal "herd" around her means no more to her than a swarm of annoying insects. Vampire elders are among the most jaded, unfeeling, paranoid--in short, monstrous-- beings the world has ever known. Maybe they are not demons exactly, but who can tell the difference at that point?
Vampires are burned by sunlight.
True.
Vampires must avoid the sun or die, though a few can bear sunlight touch for a very short period of time. Vampires are nocturnal creatures and most find it extremely difficult to remain awake during the day, even within sheltered areas.
Vampires are repulsed by garlic and running water.
False.
These are myths and nothing more.
Vampires are repulsed by holy symbols.
This is generally false.
However, if the wielder of the symbol has great faith in the power it represents, a vampire may suffer ill effects from the brandishing of the symbol.
Vampires die from a stake through the heart.
False.
However, a wooden stake--or arrow, crossbow bolt, etc--through the heart will paralyze the monster until it's removed.
Vampires have the strength of 10 men; they can command wolves and bats; they can hypnotize the living and heal even the most grievous wounds.
True and False.
The power of a vampire increases with age. Young, newly created vampires are often only a little more powerful than regular mortals. But as a vampire grows in age and understanding, she learns to use her blood to evoke secret magical powers, which vampires call Disciplines. Powerful elders are often the rivals of a fictional Lestat or Dracula, and the true ancients-- the Methuselahs and Antediluvians who have stalked the nights for thousands of years -- often possess immense power.
The Embrace:
Vampires are created through a process called the Embrace. Some vampire clans Embrace more casually than others, but the Embrace is almost never given lightly. After all, any new vampire is a potential competitor for food and power. A potential childe is often stalked for weeks or even years by a watchful sire, who greedily evaluates whether the mortal would indeed make a good addition to the society of the Kindred.
The Embrace is similar to a normal vampiric feeding -- the vampire drains ther chosen prey of blood. However upon complete exsanguination, the vampire returns a bit of her own immortal blood to the drained mortal. Only a tiny bit -- a drop or two -- is necessary to turn the mortal into an undead. This process can even be performed on a dead human, provided the body is still warm.
Once the blood is returned, the mortal "awakens" and begins drinking of his own accord. But, though animate, the mortal is still dead; his heart does not beat, nor does he breathe. Over the next week or two, the mortal's body undergoes a series of subtle transformations; he learns to use the blood in his body, and he is taught special powers of his clan. He is now a vampire.
