Traditions, legends, habits of vampires

Latin: LAMIA

The vampire is a descendant of the noble European royal family, and initially, the 3rd Duke of Hurlburt in England was the first vampire. He was baptized by moonlight and in looking directly at the moon, he advanced to become a noble vampire. In reality, there are still a lot of vampires. Vampires have all blood-red eyes, and magical creatures are dark purple.

There is also a theory that the ancestor of the vampire is Cain. Adam slept with his wife Eve. Eve became pregnant and gave birth to Cain and Abel. Abel was a shepherd and Cain was a plowman. When the day came to make offerings to God, Cain took some of the produce of the land and offered it to the God of heaven; Abel offered some choice milk sheep. The God of heaven saw Abel's offering but not Cain's gift. Cain was angry. Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out into the wilderness." When they got there, Cain struck and killed his brother. Later, when the God of heaven found out about this, he was so angry that he put a curse on Cain and banished him.

God punished him with a lifetime of wandering and having to live by sucking blood, and though he would never die, he would surely be hunted by all the world. Cain's descendants then formed the current vampire family.

History

Bloodline

Vampires do not call themselves vampires, but usually refer to themselves as bloodline. In order for a mortal to become a member of the bloodline, he must first go through The Embrace. In other words, he must first be drained of blood by a Bloodline member, and then immediately receive a counter-feeding of blood from that Bloodline before he can become a newborn Bloodline. The first embrace is often a very intense experience, a mixture of fear and ecstasy that the Blood will never forget.

Once a member of the Bloodline, one gains "immortality". A Blood is a creature that is different from a human, and its body organization changes completely. A Blood's teeth can grow as long as they want, though most often they are hidden to conceal their identity. When a Strigoi draws blood, it heals itself in a way that hides the traces of the wound. The blood in their bodies flows in a diffuse manner, and since their microvessels are no longer full of blood, their skin is particularly pale. Sometimes, they even shed tears of blood when they cry. Bloods can use the blood in their bodies to heal themselves. When they are hurt, the blood in their bodies will focus on the injury, and the area around the wound will glow a purplish-red color, which will heal quickly.

Bloods don't need to eat, but they do need to suck blood constantly. Whenever darkness falls, there is a strong desire for blood, a desire so strong that it is worse than a human's hunger, and a pain in the throat as if it were torn, forcing one to suck human blood.

The nemesis of the blood race (blood hunter)

The blood race, mainly rely on the constant search for blood for their own hunger, but there is a "vampire hunter" this special existence, referred to as "blood hunter". Most of them are humans who fight against the vampires in order to maintain the survival of the human race, while a few are vampires who are tired of the life of the Bloods and have defected to the Blood Hunters.

Originally, it was believed that the dead were sacrificed to the blood of the living, but this is true of almost all primitive religions***, and it seems that those sacrificed were only spirits or evil gods.

It is often said that vampires fear the cross. This is because when they see a cross, it brings back memories of the evil that was done to them, but they don't lose their lives, and should only develop symptoms such as fear.

In horror novels such as Count Dracula, vampires are often described as masters with noble titles and servants who are bitten and become their slaves, and vampires are no longer the real living dead, but long-lived living people who live like the dead.

For vampires to have more power in sci-fi, there would need to be more complex settings overall, such as blood-sucking races of humans in far-future-type sci-fi such as the Vampire Knights, the Blood of the Sacred Devil or Vampire Hunter D, or blood-sucking aliens and bionic humans, among other humanoids.

The positions of vampires

One, the Prince (Infante): usually has lived for two hundred to a thousand years, they have many powerful abilities, a place in the blood society, at least 100 people heirs or servants, hold considerable power.

The Presbyter: Unlike the Elder, the Presbyter is an Elder who governs the clan and is not an Elder of the highest Kamalila council of the entire Bloodline. Usually has lived for two hundred to one thousand years, some rank higher than the Prince.

Three, the Lord (Suzerain): is given to the Kamalila meeting territory of the blood, suzerain original meaning is the sovereign state, that is to say, he is a piece of territory of the highest master. He is usually appointed for a term of one century, and may not be re-elected.

Four, Duke (Duke), Marquis (Marquess), Count (Comte), Viscount (Vicomte), Baron (Baron).

Most of the words listed below are vampire-specific words that will appear in the game, and the entire glossary comes from Children of the Inquisition and a number of movies and TV shows.

V. Clan: A group of vampires who share ****y characteristics determined by blood. There are now 13 known clans, all created by 3rd generation vampires.

Six, the first embrace (Embrace): in general, the first have two ways:

1, the vampire in the neck of a person to cut a cross-shaped mouth, the human body's blood drain. It is then allowed to feed on its own blood.

2. The vampire cuts an artery and uses the blood from the artery to make the person a vampire.

The process of first embrace is a blood covenant. Indestructible.

Generation: indicates the number of generations that separate a given vampire from Caine, the vampire's generation.

Great Jehad: The war for supremacy in the New World "Americas". It lasted from the 17th century to the present day.

Inquisition: A war waged by humans in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries to destroy vampires and other supernatural beings.

The "millennial jihad" (yhad): a never-ending battle between the Bloods. Usually vampires of higher generations throw vampires of lower generations into this war like cannon fodder. Members of the Demon Party use this term more often than other vampires, because in their eyes any battle is part of the Millennium Jihad.

Shunning (Masquerade): a commandment or tradition that requires Bloods not to show their true colors to humans. This rule was instituted after the outbreak of the Evil Spirit Creature Annihilation Campaign (Inquisition). It was used to protect the survival of the Bloods. However, members of the Demon Party do not follow this commandment very closely.

Vinculum: A bond of solidarity between members of a lineage caused by a Vaulderie, similar to a weak Blood Bond.

Vitae: Human blood, authentic human blood

Sanguification: Vampiric societies that create a substitute for human blood. Human blood substitutes, mentioned in Legend of Darkness; the anime Vampire Knight mentions that it is called "blood spiking agent", and that there are vampires who are not physically adapted to this type of agent.

Abilities and Characteristics

Long, sharp canine teeth: vampires usually draw blood by slicing their teeth into their victims' necks, and some are able to hide this trait in their normal state - it has become one of the most dominant traits of vampires. At the same time, vampires have cold, pale skin. In Bram Stoker's novel DRACULA, vampires can also read envelopes, change the shape of flames, drive away wolves and crawl like spiders. In the movie "Twilight," vampires have handsome looks, great strength and great speed.

They are also able to transform into bats: currently vampires are always associated with bats, and they are usually surrounded by bats and can turn into blood-sucking bats themselves.

The use of graves and coffins as roosting places: during the day vampires tend to rest in coffins or graves, existing as corpses. Only active when the sunlight disappears. This is the universal uncontested characteristic of vampires, who are believed to be afraid of sunlight and will go up in smoke when the sun shines on them. But then there were claims about vampire skin shining like diamonds in the sunlight (Twilight), so vampires don't appear on sunny days in order not to reveal their identity. But there are also TV shows ("The Vampire Diaries") that say you can move around in the sunlight by wearing a special ring.

Other Characteristics: Based on the modern embellishment of vampires in the field of art, they also have the following characteristics.

They are not as handsome and beautiful as we might think, and they often have their own castles and are nobles themselves. This is derived from several historical figures from the Middle Ages as prototypes. The body has no temperature, no heartbeat, and no need to breathe. Have extreme speed and are incredibly powerful. Has great strength, is not afraid of any attack except the Achilles' heel, and possesses immortality. Have a high level of intelligence. The substance that can harm them is silver.

Reality Original

Porphyria

The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is often credited with being the first to recognize porphyria, which at the time was viewed by him as a blood or lung disease. It wasn't until 1871 that the great German biochemist Felix Hopper Sailer discovered the causal relationship between porphyrin pigments and porphyria, and in 1889, B.J. Stokkowski established the name for the strange disease by referring to a series of clinical symptoms as "porphyrias.

Porphyria refers to a group of diseases, each with its own specific typical manifestations, which **** are characterized by the excretion of large quantities of various porphyrins, porphobilinogen, and porphyrin precursors in the urine and/or stools.

Porphyrias can be divided into two main groups: erythropoietic porphyrias and hepatic porphyrias.

Patients with congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) are suspected to be the origin of vampire stories.

The porphyrias have many manifestations, one of the more common being the acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), of which George III, the "Mad King" of England, was a victim. The most severe form of porphyria is congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), whose tragic fate is suspected to be the origin of vampire stories. Although porphyrias are usually caused by genetic mutations, excessive alcohol consumption and environmental pollution can also trigger the disease.

The word porphyrin comes from the Greek word porphura, meaning purple. It is believed that the Greeks learned the word from the Phoenicians. In Phoenicia, the purple pigment was extracted from purple mollusk bodies and used to color the robes of royal families. Later, in the Byzantine Empire, the phrase "born to the purple" (生为紫色，意译为 "出生为贵族") was derived from this symbol of nobility. Unlike the phrase "to have a silver spoon in one's mouth," it means that the nobility aspect of the phrase is more prevalent than the wealth aspect, and usually only descendants of royalty and nobility are worthy of such a description.

But porphyrias, those born with the purple pigment porphyrin (porphyrin) have an uneasy relationship with the porphyria, can be far less fortunate. This photosensitive pigment, produced by a genetic mutation in heme production or environmental toxicity, turns into a potent toxin when exposed to sunlight and can cause at least eight types of porphyrias. In the most severe porphyrias, the porphyrin eats away at tissues and muscles in the vicinity of the aggregated areas, leaving the patient severely anemic, with corrosion of the facial organs, purplish-red urine, and bizarre, vampire-like behavior - fear of sunlight: Porphyrin is a photosensitive pigment that accumulates on the skin, bones, and teeth of the human being. Porphyrins are light-sensitive pigments that accumulate in the skin, bones, and teeth of humans. Most porphyrins are benign and harmless in the dark, but when exposed to sunlight, they transform into dangerous toxins that eat away at a person's muscles and tissues. As a result, porphyrias, like the legendary vampires, live in a world of darkness, unable to see the light.

Pale face: The vast majority of people with porphyria suffer from severe anemia, not only because they are usually confined to the darkness, but also because the porphyrins in their bodies interfere with hematopoiesis, destroying the production of hemoglobin. Often, people with porphyria also carry large deposits of pigment - often purple - on their bodies.

Immortality: As a result of the toxin, porphyrias' ears and noses are corroded by it, and their skin is covered with scars, making them look extraordinarily old. In European lore, people who lived forever were often depicted in a similar way, and as a result, the term "vampire immortality" came to be used. In fact, people with porphyria usually have a very short life expectancy.

Teeth as sharp as wolves: Porphyrins are transformed into toxins that eat away at muscles and tissues when exposed to sunlight, and one of the main manifestations of this is that it corrodes the patient's lips and gums, exposing them to sharp, wolf-like teeth. The rotting gums always look bloody, and inevitably bring to mind the blood-sucking Fire Saints of the Silent Legion. (Wen/Ruy, from Trinity Life Weekly)

Superstitious fads

Reason triumphed under the Enlightenment in the 18th century, a period in which superstitions of all kinds suffered a serious setback. In contrast, the vampire superstition grew to unprecedented proportions during this period and became a social phenomenon that attracted religious attention.

A number of scholarly expositions of vampirism were published and, on the other hand, similar articles were criticized by the rationalists, thus becoming the subject of a long and heated controversy between the treatises. The Church could not remain silent under these circumstances, and Dom Augustin Calrnet, abbot of the monastery of Senones, produced a treatise on the "Possessed Ghosts, Excommunicates, Vampires, and Walking Corpses of Hungary, Moldavia, and Other Places". Published in Paris in 1746, his intention was to refute vampire superstition, but the book's extensive list of relevant examples led to controversy.

The result of this battle was twofold: firstly, the superstition, which had been hearsay in many parts of the world, became widely known; and secondly, the word vampire was accepted by all, and the term "Vampire" was systematically fixed. It is also written as "Vampyr", "Vampyre", "wampire", and in Latin. In addition, from that time onwards, three characteristics of vampire were also It is a possessed ghost, not a ghost of nothingness or a devil; vampires come out of graves and coffins at night to feed on the blood of the living to prolong their lives; and those who have been attacked by a vampire become vampires (with their first embrace) after death.

European superstitious customs

Romania

In Europe, Romania has always been the place where vampire superstition is the most sophisticated. And Romania Transylvania (Transylvania) as the novel "Dracula" in the main character Dracula's residence, but also deserved the "vampire home". In Romania, the language and customs of vampire superstition can still be seen today.

In Romania, vampires are called strigoi (strigoi), Curcoi (Curcoi), Curoi (Curoi) and a long list of names. There are even vampire-like creations such as Moroi (adult vampires who hail), Procolici (Romanian vampires most similar to werewolves), Vircolac (living or vampire-like ghosts who cause eclipses, lunar eclipses), and Samaca (half bear, half man, old woman who drinks human blood).

In ancient times, peasants deep in the mountains of Romania believed that cats, an animal that can move both day and night, turned the dead into vampires when they passed over them. And the dog, an animal associated with hell, would likewise turn a dead person into a vampire when it passed over them. The rooster is associated with the sun and can announce the dawn. Its crowing can drive away vampires, who can do whatever they want after its death. So when a rooster is sacrificed to the dead, the dead will likewise become vampires. That's why you have to be very careful when burying a dead person in a coffin. Romanians use nails in the forehead of the dead, pierce the body with needles, or put garlic in the mouth of the body, as a way to prevent the dead from turning into vampires.

The ritual of vampirism is called "Grand Reparation" and takes place at dawn. The person who performs the ritual drives a stake through the vampire's heart, cuts off the head with a gravedigger, and burns the body to ashes, which are either flown in the wind or buried at the intersection of two roads. In order to save the victim from the vampire, the Romanians created some "exorcisms", which were then chanted three times during the decoction of the medicine. After the recitation, the fibers of peonies were drunk with eggs laid by black hens at dusk on Saturdays, and then the incantation was recited again.

Poland

Upior (also known as Upier (male), Upierzcya (female)), the creature and its name originate from the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe, mainly Poland, while differing from those of its kind found in neighboring regions. The main differences are the barb-like tongue used to suck blood in large quantities and the time spent sleeping.

The creature sleeps most of the night. Rising only at midday and in the middle of the night, and known among undead creatures for their unquenchable thirst, these vampires have an astonishing love of blood, never satisfied no matter how much they inhale, and even like to lie down in a pool of blood and fall asleep.The UPIOR also has a penchant for curling shrouds - those used in their funerals.

Polish people carefully place jewelry on the bodies of those who have died to ward off evil spirits and to keep the bodies from turning into something horrible. They put the dead face down and placed willow crosses in the armpits and chest, under the jaws; and buried the body deep in the ground with a lot of dirt. For further protection, the relatives of the dead would consume blood bread, a baked bread made from vampire blood mixed with flour in some form or another. This was thought to make them immune to any attacks by vampires. Also wooden poles and decapitation were quite popular at the time.

Italy

The place where the Roman Empire existed and later the center of Christianity, a place opposite the birthplace of the undead. Christianity, and later the Catholic Church, established a system of monastic rule in the Vatican, causing the bloodthirsty in most of the important, recognized vampire territories in the West to change their temperament and begin to fear the cross, holy water, religion, and the saints.

Despite the fact that Italy has many customs related to death, the dead, ghosts, or the return of the soul, there are no indigenous vampire populations that are not fashionable, such as the Abbuzzi (or Abruzzo). In central Italy, there are some rather interesting claims that November 1 of each year is the day the dead return home. This superstition has something to do with the ancient Roman religious elements that have been passed down.

Slavic vampires

The Slavic peoples, including Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Poland, have one of the richest vampire myths, legends in the world. In the ninth and tenth centuries AD, the Orthodox Church and the Holy See clashed for power here, resulting in a schism in 1054. This created a big difference in the development of vampire legends - the Roman Church considered the physically immortal to be saints; the Orthodox Church considered that to be: vampires.

The myth of the Slavic vampire developed during the conflict between paganism and Christianity in the ninth century. Christianity prevailed, but the vampire continued in the legends with many other pagan beliefs. Serbs, to secure their homes from vampire attacks, usually painted crosses on doors and windows with tar. In Russia, people sprinkled poppy seeds or rose thorns on roads leading to cemeteries. Russians also impale vampires' hearts with aspen stakes; other countries tend to use hawthorn wood.

Death of the vampire

Just as human deaths are categorized as suicides and homicides, so are vampires.

To endure a lonely, boring life for a long period of time, even the noble and fickle blood can't help but think of suicide. However, because of being Satan's people, prostrate at Satan's feet since birth, it is very difficult to have the ability to break free from the bondage and make a means of suicide that violates the instincts. Moreover, even in the powerful stimulation to break free from the bondage, suicide, is also very ugly and hideous death, so, the blood race rarely choose this kind of nobility of death. So, what is their common way of "suicide"?

In fact, it is to cultivate a stronger blood clan than themselves (usually choosing the blood clan with whom they have a deep bond). Over a long period of time, he is given constant stimulation, destroying his life so that he develops a powerful hatred for himself (you know, the charge of killing a fellow clan member is enough to keep him on the run for the rest of his life). However, Bloods, being the noble race that they are, have a hard time allowing others to be more powerful than themselves. So, if a Blood consciously does these things and allows the other to surpass them, we can define this behavior as suicide now.

As for his killing, because of the Blood's strong recovery ability, if you want to extinguish a Blood, in addition to holy power is complete destruction.

There are some claims that the midday sun can still extinguish a Blood. More claims, however, suggest that centuries-old Bloods are no longer afraid of the sun at all. The more formal ones are still silver bullets into the heart, or with special abilities (brawls within the Bloods), or fire. There is also a method of inserting a silver cross into a vampire's heart. (A regular cross would also work)

There are also claims that vampires have a lifespan. So there is also the claim of old age and death.

Vampire Injuries

Early vampires were purely evil spirits that sucked human blood, similar to the werewolves of European legend. After the Middle Ages, and especially with the rise of Romanticism, the vampire took on a strong sexual, erotic aspect because of its unique way of being. Their main mode of attack is blood-sucking, with a few cases of cannibalism. As vampires are often able to seduce the opposite sex and unknowingly take their lives.

Vampires generally do not let their victims feel pain when they attack, and in many vampire works the victims (both male and female) are often smiling and happy as they become its food. The results of a vampire attack also vary, and are roughly categorized as follows:

Pure bloodsucking, in which the victim does not usually die or turn into a vampire after being attacked, but is weakened by the loss of blood. A derivative of this method is that sometimes the vampire will drain the victim's blood and cause the person to die due to massive blood loss.

Substitute blood-sucking: In the same way as the previous method, the victim will also become a vampire after death, or, as in the case of a virus, the person attacked by the vampire will become a vampire for a short period of time. There are claims that similar and become a vampire is lower level, lack of their own intelligence, become simply bloodthirsty madman.

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