cycleofinfo | Vampires

VAMPIRES
Much of the true origins of vampires, or the Sanguineshti, has been lost to the annuls of time. The world was not always as it is now (see world history). Vampires developed independently of Creator intervention during the last Cycle, and more specifically, caused its end by disturbing the balance.

WHAT WE KNOW

Vampires, like elves, are among some of the longest living species in the world with lifespans that can be thousands of years.
As a result, they develop slowly, and are slow to change, in mind as well as body.
Vampires are born, not turned. They are mammals in that females do produce milk, and infants feed on it. At the age of five, they teethe and the teeth allow them to eat solid food until roughly the age of puberty. They grow their true teeth then, and their dietary needs shift to blood. It should be noted they are able to consume most types of blood, though human is the most nutritious and they consume little during each feeding, which is only necessary once or twice a week.

POWERS/ABILITIES/WEAKNESSES

They can move faster than a human or even Were eye can follow.
They can hear a heartbeat across a crowded room, and those who have trained their hearing can pick out individual heart beats.
They can smell better than the canine Weres.
They can see in nearly complete darkness, and their hearing and smell are acute enough to allow navigation even in complete darkness.
Their strength is nearly twice that of most Were species, and they can be considered the ultimate nocturnal predator.
They are weakened by the sun both physically and mentally. During the day, they become lethargic to the point of disorientation and must sleep. If exposed to direct sunlight, they become poisoned by it. Very brief exposures can be recovered from, but prolonged exposure results in convulsions and death.
They do heal faster than humans, but they can be killed via decapitation and any other mundane means of injury that would result in death, such as bleeding out.
They are not vulnerable to any religious sites or symbols, and throughout history, some of them have been very religious.

WHAT HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED