Corpus - The Body of Death
Vampire biology is that of both myth and living legend. More often then not vampires have seeded deception into the mass media about their origins and ways in which they are to be dealt their final blow. Although there are varying levels of truth to be found in all vampire myths, it is the lack thereof that will get you killed. Many an inexperienced vampire hunter has fallen prey to these mythos over the years. Not only are vampires not created equally, but their true weaknesses are rather simple in nature though still difficult to exploit.

When it comes to life and that of the living, a vampire most definitely is both alive and living. Many myths have come from the vampire's unnatural discolorment and ability to take copious amounts of inhuman punishment. This is a result of their genetic mutation through "biting" a living creature. The vampires carry a carefully concocted virus in their saliva by which they are able to eventually give birth to more vampires. This is done when one vampire bites another living creature eventually running saliva along its fangs into the creature's blood stream.

In doing so the vampire has infected the creature with a dormant genetic virus. This genetic virus works its way through the blood stream eventually coursing through all parts of the body. In doing so the virus will be ready and waiting to change the creature's body. Being bitten however does not mean you will physically change or that you are able to change others. The virus is considered a non-active primer to prep a living creature for transformation. To physically begin the altering of ones body you must be imbued with the other key ingredient in making a vampire. The dark arts.

When the Dark One created vampires he realized that a world full of evolved humans would achieve nothing for his want of power. He needed to be able to create dark warriors to rule over mankind. If mankind were to ever gain this power for themselves, they would then break free of the superior power controlling them as they would be equal once again. This lead to the creation of the genetic altering virus that remains dormant until being triggered.

When a human takes the downward spiral of losing their humanity and becoming a vampire they may eventually be taught of their dark past. This includes training in black magic and the ability to make more vampires when conjourering their library of ritual knowledge. Depending on the vampire and their experience with the dark arts they may create more vampires of varying degrees.

When it comes to the Vampire Nation a usual hierarchy is observed when creating new vampires. Once a vampire has imbedded their saliva into a living creature they may then work at igniting the virus into a full blown disease within the stricken being. Pending the vampires strength they will create a living vampire of near equal power. Once the new vampire has come into their own concerning learned power, they too may carry on their masters tradition of making more vampires.

In the end, vampires are creatures of both dark magic and twisted genetic manipulation. The vampire is restructured in such a way that they must now continually feed on that which they seek to control. By doing so they are able to maintain their above average abilities and longevity. This creates a special relationship concerning the vampire and its prey. A vampire depends upon its prey for life and power. Thus it must maintain a unique balance of feeding and strangely enough, living with its prey in a perverse way.


Ravage
Vampires were produced by demonic ritual and genetic manipulation that the Dark One was able to perfect over centuries of work through his possessed human shell. Being as such, vampires most often live on the lifeblood of humans. The vampire is created in such a way that it craves human blood on a primal level like that of a human craving companionship. Some vampires have found touching their human prey distasteful and have developed powers in which they may drain a victim's energy or life force. Although this process does not relinquish a greater yield of sustainment over fang and vein, it suits the standoffish aristocracy of select vampires who think they are above all.

Vampires do not feed very often unless they are in a period of heavy manifestation concerning their powers or physical being. The more active a vampire becomes, the more often it needs to feed. Generally vampires do not make a public spectacle of their feeding but rather lure victims by social event or kidnapping into safe quarters where they may feast unabated. Human blood is most tantalizing to the vampires both in taste and nourishment. Although blood from animals and the like may sustain a vampire's life, the ritual with which they were imbued does not make full use of a lesser creature's blood.


Eternis
A vampire's age, power and natural ability are most often related to the ritual used to transform the vampire from their human self. The more dedicated the ritual, the more experienced the performer, the more powerful the vampire. Only Chosen Vampires or those that are Blooded may benefit from unnatural longevity ranging from centuries to millennia. Other humans that are turned simply serve as tainted pawns in the Vampire Nation's ever engaging war.

Once a human is transformed into a vampire that is hardly the end of their evolution. As they continue to gain rank in the Vampire Nation they will be bitten and imbued by more powerful vampires. As they are continually transformed they will reach far above their original strength. Eventually they may be ultimately gifted with creating a house of vampires to rule over themselves.