lol okay then. I actually like to bash twilight, who said I wanted it to go away? then I'd have no flamebait.Nieroshai said:
Vampires... Your definition?
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Hm...this is a funny one. I liked reading through the posts... The question, 'What is a vampire?', is a very broad one. I will try to answer it as succinctly as possible, but there are a great many more details I have to leave out. Forgive me, I was Google searching something else and this came up and I felt I had to see what it was all about. So...
A vampire is simply a different biological creature. Really, it depends on which species you're talking about as to the definition I could give you. The one most often referred to under the "what is a vampire?" topics is a Strigoii. Strigoii typically have reddish hair (like humans having brown hair) and naturally red eyes. That's the reason we like cloudier days-it's easier for us to see with lighter pigment in our eyes. Strigoii are indigenous to the Balkans but thanks to planes and cars we can be found just about anywhere. And since we are alive, we face death. We have to, otherwise we would not be considered alive. It is one of the 10 vital characteristics of life. Most Strigoii live to be about 300 years old due to a quicker cell regeneration rate.
I'm going to dispel the ****talk now: we are not afraid of religion. I am a Christian and it does not kill me to walk into a church. I worship God, thank you very much. Sure there are some devil-worshiper vampires out there, but that doesn't mean we're all evil and demonic.
We have fangs (we go through 3 sets in a lifetime, baby set, intermediate set, and adult set); Strigoiis' slide down over the outer incisors, as do most species (except for Geyal-theirs come down over their canines). But having fangs does not mean we are maniacal bloodsuckers and will jump you in a back alley. No, that's illegal. We don't kill for blood. There are people you could refer to as 'coffin bait' (excuse me). They are basically prostitutes who get kicks out of vampires and being bitten. There are also humans who donate blood to vampires of their own volition. Nobody gets raped or killed and if they do they get charged accordingly. There aren't exceptions to the law just for us.
Vampires have the ability to access more brain power than humans do. FYI, any given human is only using about 10% of their possible brain power. There are ways to channel it and anyone can do it. Vampires just have more of a natural ability. That has something to do with hormonal patterns when we're young, I think. The ability to do that develops with age.
Yes, vampires can reproduce. We do it just like you do.
No, vampires do not live in the graveyard unless they're very strange people or they work there.
No, vampires' skin does not turn to ash in the sunlight. There are other nocturnal species of animals out there; why do people freak out if vampires are? There are some diurnal species of vampire as well, the Vrykolokas included. The majority of vampires today, despite their species's roots, are diurnal. This is encouraged and called vampire/human mainstreaming. We don't want to stand out.
As I said before, most vampires have the ability to use more brain power than humans do. Many vampires can shape shift. Some never develop the ability to shape shift their entire bodies but can instead alter their features. About 80% of Strigoii can change their body form entirely (shock, I didn't know that before) and about 15% can only change their features. 5% cannot shape shift at all.
Vampire families tend to be on the larger side, mainly because the pregnancy term is shorter than in humans. Unfortunately, incest is more common in vampire families because the oxytocin (or "cuddle hormone") levels in male vampires are lower than in human males.
Vampires do not live entirely on blood, at least Stigoii don't. Many species are carnivorous, but Stigoii are omnivorous. We eat regular food (no, crossing over does not mean your McDonald's addiction will go down without a fight) but we also drink blood, for my family about 1-2 glasses a day and usually with a meal. I personally think the whole constant blood-drinking that some people I know do is kind of gross. There are places you can buy a blood-like substance that contains the hemoglobin and minerals that regular blood contains and vampires need, but is not real blood. 100% sin-thetic. xD But they don't call it TruBlood, sorry Sookie Stackhouse series fans.
Finally, vampires are allergic to a few things. We never cook with any member of the Allium family-this includes onions, garlic, leeks, and the like. These herbs cause severe allergic reactions in Strigoii. Another plant to be avoided is monk's hood or wolfsbane. It is a member of the buttercup family and is also especially deadly. Post-mortem signs are usually those of suffocation as they cause the throat to swell and cut off breathing passages. Wine is also avoided, straight-up or cooked into a dish. It raises blood toxicity and can result in fatigue and even sickness if drunk in large amounts. The blood (usually a silvery sheen) turns a horrible shade of grey. The areas where this is most noticeable are the neck and thin skin around the lips and eyes. They tend to lose their color and appear dull.
Hope that...helps, answers more questions than it raises. I can be all to verbose. I'm sorry, it's what college essays do to you...
A website you might see is my sister's: silverbloodsedu.webs.com. Totally free, the way we like it, because the Leonard clan members are not filthy rich Count Draculas. xD
JL
A vampire is simply a different biological creature. Really, it depends on which species you're talking about as to the definition I could give you. The one most often referred to under the "what is a vampire?" topics is a Strigoii. Strigoii typically have reddish hair (like humans having brown hair) and naturally red eyes. That's the reason we like cloudier days-it's easier for us to see with lighter pigment in our eyes. Strigoii are indigenous to the Balkans but thanks to planes and cars we can be found just about anywhere. And since we are alive, we face death. We have to, otherwise we would not be considered alive. It is one of the 10 vital characteristics of life. Most Strigoii live to be about 300 years old due to a quicker cell regeneration rate.
I'm going to dispel the ****talk now: we are not afraid of religion. I am a Christian and it does not kill me to walk into a church. I worship God, thank you very much. Sure there are some devil-worshiper vampires out there, but that doesn't mean we're all evil and demonic.
We have fangs (we go through 3 sets in a lifetime, baby set, intermediate set, and adult set); Strigoiis' slide down over the outer incisors, as do most species (except for Geyal-theirs come down over their canines). But having fangs does not mean we are maniacal bloodsuckers and will jump you in a back alley. No, that's illegal. We don't kill for blood. There are people you could refer to as 'coffin bait' (excuse me). They are basically prostitutes who get kicks out of vampires and being bitten. There are also humans who donate blood to vampires of their own volition. Nobody gets raped or killed and if they do they get charged accordingly. There aren't exceptions to the law just for us.
Vampires have the ability to access more brain power than humans do. FYI, any given human is only using about 10% of their possible brain power. There are ways to channel it and anyone can do it. Vampires just have more of a natural ability. That has something to do with hormonal patterns when we're young, I think. The ability to do that develops with age.
Yes, vampires can reproduce. We do it just like you do.
No, vampires do not live in the graveyard unless they're very strange people or they work there.
No, vampires' skin does not turn to ash in the sunlight. There are other nocturnal species of animals out there; why do people freak out if vampires are? There are some diurnal species of vampire as well, the Vrykolokas included. The majority of vampires today, despite their species's roots, are diurnal. This is encouraged and called vampire/human mainstreaming. We don't want to stand out.
As I said before, most vampires have the ability to use more brain power than humans do. Many vampires can shape shift. Some never develop the ability to shape shift their entire bodies but can instead alter their features. About 80% of Strigoii can change their body form entirely (shock, I didn't know that before) and about 15% can only change their features. 5% cannot shape shift at all.
Vampire families tend to be on the larger side, mainly because the pregnancy term is shorter than in humans. Unfortunately, incest is more common in vampire families because the oxytocin (or "cuddle hormone") levels in male vampires are lower than in human males.
Vampires do not live entirely on blood, at least Stigoii don't. Many species are carnivorous, but Stigoii are omnivorous. We eat regular food (no, crossing over does not mean your McDonald's addiction will go down without a fight) but we also drink blood, for my family about 1-2 glasses a day and usually with a meal. I personally think the whole constant blood-drinking that some people I know do is kind of gross. There are places you can buy a blood-like substance that contains the hemoglobin and minerals that regular blood contains and vampires need, but is not real blood. 100% sin-thetic. xD But they don't call it TruBlood, sorry Sookie Stackhouse series fans.
Finally, vampires are allergic to a few things. We never cook with any member of the Allium family-this includes onions, garlic, leeks, and the like. These herbs cause severe allergic reactions in Strigoii. Another plant to be avoided is monk's hood or wolfsbane. It is a member of the buttercup family and is also especially deadly. Post-mortem signs are usually those of suffocation as they cause the throat to swell and cut off breathing passages. Wine is also avoided, straight-up or cooked into a dish. It raises blood toxicity and can result in fatigue and even sickness if drunk in large amounts. The blood (usually a silvery sheen) turns a horrible shade of grey. The areas where this is most noticeable are the neck and thin skin around the lips and eyes. They tend to lose their color and appear dull.
Hope that...helps, answers more questions than it raises. I can be all to verbose. I'm sorry, it's what college essays do to you...
A website you might see is my sister's: silverbloodsedu.webs.com. Totally free, the way we like it, because the Leonard clan members are not filthy rich Count Draculas. xD
JL
Anything that isn't this:
If it has fangs
burns in sunlight
no longer has a heartbeat
has a thirst for blood to sustain itself
AND DOESN'T FUCKING SPARKLE!!
Then I will consider it a vampire.
If it has fangs
burns in sunlight
no longer has a heartbeat
has a thirst for blood to sustain itself
AND DOESN'T FUCKING SPARKLE!!
Then I will consider it a vampire.
I think of Vampires as unnatural monsters that would sooner kill and eat you than take you out to dinner. You know, the big scary boogie-men that want your blood, the ones that you need holy water, and stakes for. They live in castles, turn into bats, fry in the sun, and like to kid-nap people.
1. Something that sucks blood
2. Something that can kick ass
3. Something that is hunted by the Belmont's
2. Something that can kick ass
3. Something that is hunted by the Belmont's
ugh this topic again, i get in arguments everyday in school because my friends insist on bringing up the vampire subject day after day after day.
first it was the mid-eval era, then the renaissance era, next the industrial era, now were heading into the vampire era because of all those little girls who have orgasms every time they see a vampire twinkle.
the only twinkle i want to see coming for a vampire is the shine of light before it blows up in the sun.
all those off fashion vampire movies were great, in my opinion the movie Day Breakers was the best vampire move of all time but now-a-days the world is focusing on 100+ year old dudes loving teenage girls, just SCREAMING pedophile, if pedophiles wasn't enough they had to add necrophilia to the mix.
(sorry for the rant on vampires)
OT: my old definition of vampires was, Blood Sucking, Transforming, Eternal, Joyless, Fearing, Creatures of the Dark.
and my new definition of vampires is just one simple word...Gay
first it was the mid-eval era, then the renaissance era, next the industrial era, now were heading into the vampire era because of all those little girls who have orgasms every time they see a vampire twinkle.
the only twinkle i want to see coming for a vampire is the shine of light before it blows up in the sun.
all those off fashion vampire movies were great, in my opinion the movie Day Breakers was the best vampire move of all time but now-a-days the world is focusing on 100+ year old dudes loving teenage girls, just SCREAMING pedophile, if pedophiles wasn't enough they had to add necrophilia to the mix.
(sorry for the rant on vampires)
OT: my old definition of vampires was, Blood Sucking, Transforming, Eternal, Joyless, Fearing, Creatures of the Dark.
and my new definition of vampires is just one simple word...Gay
You see, the thing most people don't realize about vampires is there aren't any, so one depiction of them is just as "accurate" as another. I actually prefer it when people mix it up, though I also prefer vampires to be immortal and subsist on the blood of humans (or at least be able to). Dracula is cool, but he is not the only cool vampire.
For example, my favorite vampires are Marceline and her father from Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (but really, everything about that show is awesome). Marceline is pretty much a standard vampire save for the fact that she subsists on the color red, which need not come from blood. Her father is even stranger, for he sucks out souls, and seems to be more akin to a Lovecraftian horror than what we might consider a vampire. I like those ideas because they're fresh and unexpected.
I think Meyers and her ilk have gotten us all worked up over trying to define what a vampire definitely is so we can juxtapose them to her horrible sparkly abominations and say, "They're not 'real' vampires!" My friends, sparkly douchebag vampires are not the problem, trashy teen romance novels about vampires are the problem. They've made us all ashamed of Blade, Dracula, and Marceline.
For example, my favorite vampires are Marceline and her father from Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (but really, everything about that show is awesome). Marceline is pretty much a standard vampire save for the fact that she subsists on the color red, which need not come from blood. Her father is even stranger, for he sucks out souls, and seems to be more akin to a Lovecraftian horror than what we might consider a vampire. I like those ideas because they're fresh and unexpected.
I think Meyers and her ilk have gotten us all worked up over trying to define what a vampire definitely is so we can juxtapose them to her horrible sparkly abominations and say, "They're not 'real' vampires!" My friends, sparkly douchebag vampires are not the problem, trashy teen romance novels about vampires are the problem. They've made us all ashamed of Blade, Dracula, and Marceline.
A mythical creature that feeds on something of humanity's in order to survive. Anything else is details.
That being said, anything that sparkles is a fairy (like, a mythical fairy or fae or fey or whatever) wearing a vampire suit.
That being said, anything that sparkles is a fairy (like, a mythical fairy or fae or fey or whatever) wearing a vampire suit.
Hey Rachel Alucard (from BlazBlue)! I think vampires should be fancy pants and charismatic! They should not necessarily burn in sunlight, but they don't enjoy it too much, it makes them feel weak. They drink blood of course, and when they do, there is a possibility of infecting the other person. And of course, they can turn into a bat! They live in fancy Victorian houses! Even castles! In seclusion from the rest of society, usually in a high point of a valley of forest.
That's my vampire.
That's my vampire.
Attractive reasons can differ, can't die from age, faster and stronger than humans, the older they are the more powerful they are.
Can die from sunlight, stake, decapitation, fire I guess if they can't put it out, starvation from not being able to feed. Can't enter "homes" uninvited, as in people that live there and have made it theirs.
Can die from sunlight, stake, decapitation, fire I guess if they can't put it out, starvation from not being able to feed. Can't enter "homes" uninvited, as in people that live there and have made it theirs.
Alucard is pretty much my definition aswell. The creators nails folkore right on the head with him. Perfect vampire, even the minor vamps are good (showing their proer weaknesses: sunlight, water, holy works etc)