We’d like to do some crowdsourcing for the Miscellany in Codex – Beasts. The Miscellany is called “Three dozen original vampires.” Submissions need to be a single sentence, or 2-3 very short sentences. By submitting here, you’re agreeing to let us use it (you’ll get a credit on the issue). We’re looking for evocative stuff. The purpose of the Miscellany is to inspire the reader.
Importantly, we’re looking for something more original than the typical bloodsucker. Your vampire should have a name and a bit of detail about how they are unique. Questions to consider: Do they feed on something other than blood? Do they have unusual supernatural powers? Are they weak to something other than the trope-y standards (like garlic and running water)? If they are a standard vampire, is there something about their hunting grounds, social class, or physical appearance that makes them stand out from the tropes?
Here are some examples:
“Aisha Derry, formerly Constance Derry, is over two-hundred years old, but appears as a twelve-year-old black girl. Through a network of lawyers and other servants, she has managed to acquire valuable real estate all over the city, but her favorite lairs are the orphanages, where she lives and hunts until the other children start to get suspicious.”
“Billy Hwang is the apotheosis of male beauty. With each cosmetic surgery, he becomes younger, stronger, more intoxicating. His thralls are a cabal of doctors and nurses who spend their entire careers contemplating his physical appearance and how it can be improved upon. Each year, he selects one of them to sleep with, after which he commands them to commit suicide, which they happily do.”
“Tempest Morgan believes that blood is just a metaphor for whatever makes a person get out of bed each day. To that end, she ‘feeds’ on her victims by formulating and enacting elaborate plans to take away the things they cherish most. Her weaknesses are the small things that help people get through their day, such as cat videos and mobile phone games.”
Who says all vampires are human? Armageddon is a massive vampiric German Shepherd, a true hound of hell who has had decades longer than the average dog to learn to obey and please his dark masters—masters who reward him well with “treats” whose final scream, however earsplitting, only ever seems faint against the thunderous growl and bark of death itself, red eyes glowing in the darkness.
Who says all vampires are human? Armageddon is a massive vampiric German Shepherd, a true hound of hell who has had decades longer than the average dog to learn to obey and please his dark masters—masters who reward him well with “treats” whose final scream, however earsplitting, only ever seems faint against the thunderous growl and bark of death itself, red eyes glowing in the darkness.
Moses Green is proof that vampirism and drugs don’t (more likely shouldn’t) mix. He can’t drink ‘straight’ blood, he always needs to kick it up a notch with booze and dope. He runs a number of popular nightclubs in the city to keep his herd properly buzzed.
Moses Green is proof that vampirism and drugs don’t (more likely shouldn’t) mix. He can’t drink ‘straight’ blood, he always needs to kick it up a notch with booze and dope. He runs a number of popular nightclubs in the city to keep his herd properly buzzed.
Humphrey Doddart is a ponchy middle-aged retail manager with balding hair who often laments that he wasn’t turned in his golden years as a high school football quarterback. His meal of choice is the milky white copper-scented puss of his pubescent seasonal employees’ pimples and acne. He reacts very strongly to acid, even mild sources like vinegar and lemon.
Humphrey Doddart is a ponchy middle-aged retail manager with balding hair who often laments that he wasn’t turned in his golden years as a high school football quarterback. His meal of choice is the milky white copper-scented puss of his pubescent seasonal employees’ pimples and acne. He reacts very strongly to acid, even mild sources like vinegar and lemon.
Mei Se, a gorgeous Chinese man, longed to be adorned in robes with every color in the universe. He hunts for abandoned, discarded, canvas paintings and incorporates them into his heavenly garment, each claimed work filling its respective creator with self-doubt. Only by ownership of their art, the artist can free themselves and take their work back from Mei.
Mei Se, a gorgeous Chinese man, longed to be adorned in robes with every color in the universe. He hunts for abandoned, discarded, canvas paintings and incorporates them into his heavenly garment, each claimed work filling its respective creator with self-doubt. Only by ownership of their art, the artist can free themselves and take their work back from Mei.
Walter Dunsmith has worked for the company for over sixty years without writing a single line of code. He has hypnotized management with meaningless jargon and worthless advice. All successes might have been inspired by his presence. All failures were in spite of his generous offers of assistance. He is very clever in his ways, burrowing deeply into the company and collecting many followers, only fire or a parking lot hit and run are likely to end his reign.
Walter Dunsmith has worked for the company for over sixty years without writing a single line of code. He has hypnotized management with meaningless jargon and worthless advice. All successes might have been inspired by his presence. All failures were in spite of his generous offers of assistance. He is very clever in his ways, burrowing deeply into the company and collecting many followers, only fire or a parking lot hit and run are likely to end his reign.
Nyx doesn’t just drink blood, it is blood. When it inhabits a host, it absorbs and replaces their own blood and ultimately their thoughts with its own. It can flee a host, leaving a dead husk behind and violently inhabit a new body. However, its reluctant to do so at this time, as it has finally managed to inhabit a prominent world leader.
Nyx doesn’t just drink blood, it is blood. When it inhabits a host, it absorbs and replaces their own blood and ultimately their thoughts with its own. It can flee a host, leaving a dead husk behind and violently inhabit a new body. However, its reluctant to do so at this time, as it has finally managed to inhabit a prominent world leader.
Franklin of the Underground stands 8 feet tall when all six joints in his legs are fully extended, although, he would have to get his black velvet suit re-tailored. Even with his legs folded to mimic human gait, Franklin can move through the sewer system with incredible speed. He feeds only on blood that’s been lost because of a dispute, such as a barroom brawl, which is why he can be seen lapping at puddles in alleyways behind nightclubs. The longer the feud, the longer the blood sustains him… So finding a juicy vendetta is his long-term goal.
Franklin of the Underground stands 8 feet tall when all six joints in his legs are fully extended, although, he would have to get his black velvet suit re-tailored. Even with his legs folded to mimic human gait, Franklin can move through the sewer system with incredible speed. He feeds only on blood that’s been lost because of a dispute, such as a barroom brawl, which is why he can be seen lapping at puddles in alleyways behind nightclubs. The longer the feud, the longer the blood sustains him… So finding a juicy vendetta is his long-term goal.
Dick’s colleagues resented working with such an emotional vampire in a corporate environment. He has since set up his own therapy office, and everyone is much happier for it. The only draining part for him is the bleed.
Dick’s colleagues resented working with such an emotional vampire in a corporate environment. He has since set up his own therapy office, and everyone is much happier for it. The only draining part for him is the bleed.
CravenSoul69 has many aliases and email addresses. It feeds on access, info and contacts. It will invade your community using a handful of slave identities and lurks, silently collecting links, shared docs, new contacts and selfies. It is compelled to “like” or “+1” all posts and rsvp to all events and this can be used against it. “Like this post only if you want to get banned!”
CravenSoul69 has many aliases and email addresses. It feeds on access, info and contacts. It will invade your community using a handful of slave identities and lurks, silently collecting links, shared docs, new contacts and selfies. It is compelled to “like” or “+1” all posts and rsvp to all events and this can be used against it. “Like this post only if you want to get banned!”
What museum isn’t adding Abigail Fray’s paintings to their collection? Her massive haunting crimson portraits have swept the modern art scene and are drawing teeming audiences to newly overflowing galleries. Abigail may be a vampire, but she knows that blood makes better paint than drink. Besides, who needs blood when you can feed on the rapt attention of millions?
What museum isn’t adding Abigail Fray’s paintings to their collection? Her massive haunting crimson portraits have swept the modern art scene and are drawing teeming audiences to newly overflowing galleries. Abigail may be a vampire, but she knows that blood makes better paint than drink. Besides, who needs blood when you can feed on the rapt attention of millions?
Kip spends most of its time living in the streets, and has done so for untold millennia. Kip resembles a small brown-skinned child, though its gender is obscured in its pre-pubescent body and usually a few weeks worth of grime. It usually has a dog of some sort, and runs with trainhoppers to protect itself. It only feeds on the ailing and pained members of the homeless, it drinks their memories and trauma as an act of mercy. Kip’s main weakness is wifi, which leaves it weak and susceptible to harm. As modernity creeps into the world Kip moves further into the margins, likely to its end.
Kip spends most of its time living in the streets, and has done so for untold millennia. Kip resembles a small brown-skinned child, though its gender is obscured in its pre-pubescent body and usually a few weeks worth of grime. It usually has a dog of some sort, and runs with trainhoppers to protect itself. It only feeds on the ailing and pained members of the homeless, it drinks their memories and trauma as an act of mercy. Kip’s main weakness is wifi, which leaves it weak and susceptible to harm. As modernity creeps into the world Kip moves further into the margins, likely to its end.
Ashley Tumberger thrives by taking up space and inconveniencing others. Gradually filling out shared apartments and occupying multiple rows of bus seats with her accumulated possessions, accessories and pets. She secretly owns whole blocks of housing and parking lots filled almost to capacity by her own vehicles. She is sustained by each frustrated roommate, glaring plane passenger or foot tapping pedestrian stuck in line behind her. Strangely, offers of assistance moving furniture, carrying bags or helping her along seem to sour the experience and she quickly flees.
Ashley Tumberger thrives by taking up space and inconveniencing others. Gradually filling out shared apartments and occupying multiple rows of bus seats with her accumulated possessions, accessories and pets. She secretly owns whole blocks of housing and parking lots filled almost to capacity by her own vehicles. She is sustained by each frustrated roommate, glaring plane passenger or foot tapping pedestrian stuck in line behind her. Strangely, offers of assistance moving furniture, carrying bags or helping her along seem to sour the experience and she quickly flees.
The Adalbert’s are not vampires but they all descend from a line that is both addictive and empowering to blood drinkers. Their family has been carefully protected and encouraged by the elders for hundreds of years. To drink from one without permission warrants death and even worst punishments await any who kill this favored fountain. Having tasted an Adalbert, the lucky vampire gains immense power and clarity but must continue to sample this treat every month or face madness and decay. Whole courts could be destroyed if the hunters ever found this secret and were willing to sacrifice innocent humans.
The Adalbert’s are not vampires but they all descend from a line that is both addictive and empowering to blood drinkers. Their family has been carefully protected and encouraged by the elders for hundreds of years. To drink from one without permission warrants death and even worst punishments await any who kill this favored fountain. Having tasted an Adalbert, the lucky vampire gains immense power and clarity but must continue to sample this treat every month or face madness and decay. Whole courts could be destroyed if the hunters ever found this secret and were willing to sacrifice innocent humans.
K is a vampiric nekomata, a rare trait inherited from their mother. Unlike most with the condition they are not content to live on protein drinks. K is a frustrated cannibal whose body is unable to digest flesh forcing her to vomit it up. They take many names and appearances and are kept barely leashed by a sibling who hires their services out as assassins and troubleshooters. Eventually, this sibling is likely to find that K’s frustration and hungers turns on them just as K killed their mother and many of their other nekomata siblings.
K is a vampiric nekomata, a rare trait inherited from their mother. Unlike most with the condition they are not content to live on protein drinks. K is a frustrated cannibal whose body is unable to digest flesh forcing her to vomit it up. They take many names and appearances and are kept barely leashed by a sibling who hires their services out as assassins and troubleshooters. Eventually, this sibling is likely to find that K’s frustration and hungers turns on them just as K killed their mother and many of their other nekomata siblings.
Dr. Umberto Chais is not a vampire, but has found a rather novel use for the vampires he stakes, highly efficient dialysis machines. Side effects may include: drowsiness, nausea, prophetic nightmares, swelling of the hands, feet, or abdomen, depression, thoughts of suicides, thoughts of homicide, itchiness, and dry mouth – which can only be slaked by human blood. You should not operate heavy machinery or sunbathe until you know how CVD Dialysis affects you. Please consult your doctor if you have been to Romania or places where certain blood disorders are common.
Dr. Umberto Chais is not a vampire, but has found a rather novel use for the vampires he stakes, highly efficient dialysis machines. Side effects may include: drowsiness, nausea, prophetic nightmares, swelling of the hands, feet, or abdomen, depression, thoughts of suicides, thoughts of homicide, itchiness, and dry mouth – which can only be slaked by human blood. You should not operate heavy machinery or sunbathe until you know how CVD Dialysis affects you. Please consult your doctor if you have been to Romania or places where certain blood disorders are common.
The Eteren takes on the appearance of an impossibly wizened woman. They feed on the age of the elderly, sucking years and memories out of the old, reversing their lives to mere babes. They grow older, wiser with experience that is not theirs, for every year feasted on. Look after those who lived particularly adventurous and exciting lives, for their memories are the most sweet to the Eteren.
The Eteren takes on the appearance of an impossibly wizened woman. They feed on the age of the elderly, sucking years and memories out of the old, reversing their lives to mere babes. They grow older, wiser with experience that is not theirs, for every year feasted on. Look after those who lived particularly adventurous and exciting lives, for their memories are the most sweet to the Eteren.
Vampires bring people down, man. Chase is a bro’s bro. He was a big dude in high-school and for most of his afterlife, but a vamp-doc version of gastric bypass has made him fit AF, and he’s totally been lifting to get that six-pack. He knows Pitbull’s entire catalog by heart, but usually gets the “Mexican” parts wrong. He’s rarely seen without a tall-boy of Coors Light, but no one’s ever seen him drink from it. He can extend the miasma from his Axkxeks scented body wash and body spray (Cocky Desperation scent, to be exact) to gag any crowd, and mesmerize potential bros to join his cause with a single mis-quoted lyric.
Vampires bring people down, man. Chase is a bro’s bro. He was a big dude in high-school and for most of his afterlife, but a vamp-doc version of gastric bypass has made him fit AF, and he’s totally been lifting to get that six-pack. He knows Pitbull’s entire catalog by heart, but usually gets the “Mexican” parts wrong. He’s rarely seen without a tall-boy of Coors Light, but no one’s ever seen him drink from it. He can extend the miasma from his Axkxeks scented body wash and body spray (Cocky Desperation scent, to be exact) to gag any crowd, and mesmerize potential bros to join his cause with a single mis-quoted lyric.
The victim’s vacant tearful stare on dozens of beautiful yet harrowing selfies, captured moments before death, are the only sign that The Vak’ayu has recently fed; his hunger, birthed in a baroque age of aristocratic restraint, now reigns unabated in the modern world, his victim’s narcissism, like a pulsating vein, leading to the self-loathing that gives this fiend his eternal life.
The victim’s vacant tearful stare on dozens of beautiful yet harrowing selfies, captured moments before death, are the only sign that The Vak’ayu has recently fed; his hunger, birthed in a baroque age of aristocratic restraint, now reigns unabated in the modern world, his victim’s narcissism, like a pulsating vein, leading to the self-loathing that gives this fiend his eternal life.
Long ago, there was a war against eldritch abominations in which humanity was aided by similar beings. Some of the sorcerers that worked with these beings found that they could gain a form of immortality by drinking of the entities’ blood and so the sorcerers began to entrap their former allies to drain them of blood and gain that eldritch power. However, these sorcerers then found that they would slowly be drawn to the home reality of the beings they were parasitically feeding upon only managing to remain in this world by regularly feeding on the blood of untainted mortals. And so these sorcerers now exist in an uneasy balance of predator and parasite. The bloodlines are named for the ancient entity they draw from: Persephone, Hecate, Izanagi, Hel, and others. At least in one case the entity has broken free and taken command of the entire bloodline, seeking to obliterate all humanity in its rage.
Long ago, there was a war against eldritch abominations in which humanity was aided by similar beings. Some of the sorcerers that worked with these beings found that they could gain a form of immortality by drinking of the entities’ blood and so the sorcerers began to entrap their former allies to drain them of blood and gain that eldritch power. However, these sorcerers then found that they would slowly be drawn to the home reality of the beings they were parasitically feeding upon only managing to remain in this world by regularly feeding on the blood of untainted mortals. And so these sorcerers now exist in an uneasy balance of predator and parasite. The bloodlines are named for the ancient entity they draw from: Persephone, Hecate, Izanagi, Hel, and others. At least in one case the entity has broken free and taken command of the entire bloodline, seeking to obliterate all humanity in its rage.
Toni Williams is not a vampire. They don’t know why others think they are a vampire, especially one as important as “The Malice.” The others insist on Toni’s attendance but appear to be too afraid to ask for anything else, and Toni desperately hopes things stay this way.
Toni Williams is not a vampire. They don’t know why others think they are a vampire, especially one as important as “The Malice.” The others insist on Toni’s attendance but appear to be too afraid to ask for anything else, and Toni desperately hopes things stay this way.
Alex Jones is an odd creature; he feeds on disbelief of the truth. It used to be that a well timed ghost story would spin off a conversation that would satiate him for a month. But when conversations on werewolf and pixies does out, Alex turned to politics. Now he runs a conspiracy internet show and has grown corpulent over chem trails, vaccines, and Obama.
Alex Jones is an odd creature; he feeds on disbelief of the truth. It used to be that a well timed ghost story would spin off a conversation that would satiate him for a month. But when conversations on werewolf and pixies does out, Alex turned to politics. Now he runs a conspiracy internet show and has grown corpulent over chem trails, vaccines, and Obama.
Dade’s Kennels has 5 stars for the care and feeding of your furry kids for those overnight, weekend, and longer times you can’t take them with you. Though Dade maintains many breeding pairs, puppies are never available for sell from his kennels. As Dade is often heard saying, “Puppies are the best.”
Dade’s Kennels has 5 stars for the care and feeding of your furry kids for those overnight, weekend, and longer times you can’t take them with you. Though Dade maintains many breeding pairs, puppies are never available for sell from his kennels. As Dade is often heard saying, “Puppies are the best.”
Viccer Scythe feeds on the moment of death. He’s not even sure how or why or what he’s actually feeding on, but you can often find him working in old folks homes or making his way to wherever a natural disaster is about to hit, he has a sixth sense about those things. A side effect from his feeding is he gets the final thoughts and memories from those who die near him.
Viccer Scythe feeds on the moment of death. He’s not even sure how or why or what he’s actually feeding on, but you can often find him working in old folks homes or making his way to wherever a natural disaster is about to hit, he has a sixth sense about those things. A side effect from his feeding is he gets the final thoughts and memories from those who die near him.
Ever seen something so cute you couldn’t resist going “aaaawwwww”. Guess what, when you do a small part of your brain literally melts, evaporating quickly. Josiah Renoir subsides off those vapors, and he gets a splitting headache whenever exposed to the news.
Ever seen something so cute you couldn’t resist going “aaaawwwww”. Guess what, when you do a small part of your brain literally melts, evaporating quickly. Josiah Renoir subsides off those vapors, and he gets a splitting headache whenever exposed to the news.
Subsystem “Wdoyo23. PS” just sits quietly in the back of your machine, never interfering with your work. Instead it waits until your computer lays idle, then begins sorting through your social media feeds, stealing pieces of your typing style, your posts, all in search of the perfect algorithm to get maximum likes and replies from your friends. It’s all about the attention, isn’t it?
Subsystem “Wdoyo23. PS” just sits quietly in the back of your machine, never interfering with your work. Instead it waits until your computer lays idle, then begins sorting through your social media feeds, stealing pieces of your typing style, your posts, all in search of the perfect algorithm to get maximum likes and replies from your friends. It’s all about the attention, isn’t it?
Candace Singer: a seventeen year old riot of black hair, amateurish mascara, thrift-shop clothing, and a vocabulary that would give a hooker the vapors. She’s a dedicated volunteer at the local Neuro ICU, where physicians have yet to learn that there’s a numinous bridge connecting the self-that-wants and the flesh-that-walks – and that it’s a delicacy.
Candace Singer: a seventeen year old riot of black hair, amateurish mascara, thrift-shop clothing, and a vocabulary that would give a hooker the vapors. She’s a dedicated volunteer at the local Neuro ICU, where physicians have yet to learn that there’s a numinous bridge connecting the self-that-wants and the flesh-that-walks – and that it’s a delicacy.
Luke Green I think I love your Sorcerous entry, but there are so many pronouns that it just doesn’t read clearly. For the sake of making it easier for me to steal wholesale, do you think you’d be willing to take a clarifying edit?
Luke Green I think I love your Sorcerous entry, but there are so many pronouns that it just doesn’t read clearly. For the sake of making it easier for me to steal wholesale, do you think you’d be willing to take a clarifying edit?
The Mayor looks after a small town; the kind that modernity mostly passed by, where folks move From but never To. Every year there are joyous and grief-stricken tears as the best and brightest young folk hie off to college with stars in their eyes. The Mayor graciously provides a big private bus ride to the nearest city for these new grads every year. And every year, parents wish their kids would visit, or at least call once in a while. They never do.
The Mayor looks after a small town; the kind that modernity mostly passed by, where folks move From but never To. Every year there are joyous and grief-stricken tears as the best and brightest young folk hie off to college with stars in their eyes. The Mayor graciously provides a big private bus ride to the nearest city for these new grads every year. And every year, parents wish their kids would visit, or at least call once in a while. They never do.
It might appear as the classmate who suddenly starts sitting in your preferred chair, the co-worker who starts parking in the best spot, or that woman who always lingers at your favorite park bench. The spirit we will call ClingMineNowForever hones in on your first experience of frustrated denial and then systematically pursue all your favorite things until your temper explodes or you just stop caring. It disappears as soon as you call attention to it but just letting go will cause far less embarrassment.
It might appear as the classmate who suddenly starts sitting in your preferred chair, the co-worker who starts parking in the best spot, or that woman who always lingers at your favorite park bench. The spirit we will call ClingMineNowForever hones in on your first experience of frustrated denial and then systematically pursue all your favorite things until your temper explodes or you just stop caring. It disappears as soon as you call attention to it but just letting go will cause far less embarrassment.
Lagusi is a vampire; deal with it. He wears a stupid cape, slicked back hair, and goes around shouting “I vant to suck your vlood”. Nobody knows if he actually feeds off of blood or something to do with stereotyping, but the community knows not to take him to a color movie or he’ll burn down the place.
Lagusi is a vampire; deal with it. He wears a stupid cape, slicked back hair, and goes around shouting “I vant to suck your vlood”. Nobody knows if he actually feeds off of blood or something to do with stereotyping, but the community knows not to take him to a color movie or he’ll burn down the place.
Rockabye lives in the moments between focus; that second you drift off imagining what would happen if you won the lottery, or when you go on autopilot folding laundry. Rockabye lives on the sweet breath from an infants lungs, suckling it so gently from tiny pink nares. So if you don’t want to untuck a pretty blue blanket to find cold blue cheeks, all you have to do is never stop giving your baby your full, unwavering attention. Easy.
Rockabye lives in the moments between focus; that second you drift off imagining what would happen if you won the lottery, or when you go on autopilot folding laundry. Rockabye lives on the sweet breath from an infants lungs, suckling it so gently from tiny pink nares. So if you don’t want to untuck a pretty blue blanket to find cold blue cheeks, all you have to do is never stop giving your baby your full, unwavering attention. Easy.
Joy feeds off sadness. She doesn’t make people sad, manipulating situations to spread misery; she doesn’t have to. She just finds somebody who is sad, licks the back of their neck, and all the sad is in her belly. Sounds nice right. Well not for Isaac Henderson. He lost his son in 1978 and has been a constant meal for Joy. Over the decades, Isaac no longer has any motivation to search for happiness, he just sits at home alone; no family or friends, not even a pet, waiting for the next time Joy will show up to lick the sad away.
Joy feeds off sadness. She doesn’t make people sad, manipulating situations to spread misery; she doesn’t have to. She just finds somebody who is sad, licks the back of their neck, and all the sad is in her belly. Sounds nice right. Well not for Isaac Henderson. He lost his son in 1978 and has been a constant meal for Joy. Over the decades, Isaac no longer has any motivation to search for happiness, he just sits at home alone; no family or friends, not even a pet, waiting for the next time Joy will show up to lick the sad away.
The Babel hunches over the locals at Mercy Falls Linguistics Department, savoring every exhale as they translate their manuscripts. It feeds on the dead languages the students mutter under their breath, the moment necro-literacy is performed.
The Babel hunches over the locals at Mercy Falls Linguistics Department, savoring every exhale as they translate their manuscripts. It feeds on the dead languages the students mutter under their breath, the moment necro-literacy is performed.
There is somebody here without an identity. It has no desires or will of it’s own, at least normally it doesn’t. It merely feels what others do thinking little other than the experience. However, intense emotiond can have odd effects on something. Sometimes it desperately tries to recreate the experience, which is difficult if the emotion is triggered by the death of a lover, or sometimes it tries to destroy the emotion, which can be cruel if it was triggered by a child meeting their new puppy. The other vampires have take bets on how something will react to terror, jealousy, and addiction. Note: sympathy would actually have a profound effect on something, but it never occurs to vampires to give something that.
There is somebody here without an identity. It has no desires or will of it’s own, at least normally it doesn’t. It merely feels what others do thinking little other than the experience. However, intense emotiond can have odd effects on something. Sometimes it desperately tries to recreate the experience, which is difficult if the emotion is triggered by the death of a lover, or sometimes it tries to destroy the emotion, which can be cruel if it was triggered by a child meeting their new puppy. The other vampires have take bets on how something will react to terror, jealousy, and addiction. Note: sympathy would actually have a profound effect on something, but it never occurs to vampires to give something that.
Grinning Pete, a homeless “local character” known for his constant gummy smile. He claims he pulled out all of his teeth with pliers to stop himself from feeding on the blood of the living.
Grinning Pete, a homeless “local character” known for his constant gummy smile. He claims he pulled out all of his teeth with pliers to stop himself from feeding on the blood of the living.
The notion that vampires have no reflections is a corruption of the legend of Lydia Deville, who may only be seen in mirrors, peering over your shoulder in reverse in the seconds before you feel fangs on your neck.
The notion that vampires have no reflections is a corruption of the legend of Lydia Deville, who may only be seen in mirrors, peering over your shoulder in reverse in the seconds before you feel fangs on your neck.
Lord Valenti’s life was defined by his obsession for the lover he couldn’t have. On the night of the murder suicide, he was transformed into a silvery mist. Over the ages, he has drifted into the bodies of young men and used them to dominate the lives of anyone who resembles that long lost lover in any way.
Lord Valenti’s life was defined by his obsession for the lover he couldn’t have. On the night of the murder suicide, he was transformed into a silvery mist. Over the ages, he has drifted into the bodies of young men and used them to dominate the lives of anyone who resembles that long lost lover in any way.
Father White can be found making rounds at all the local hospitals, tending to those who wish to give confession in their final hours. Their darkest, most painful sins come out when they know their last hours are at hand, and each frantic word seems to invigorate and feed that angelic smile
Father White can be found making rounds at all the local hospitals, tending to those who wish to give confession in their final hours. Their darkest, most painful sins come out when they know their last hours are at hand, and each frantic word seems to invigorate and feed that angelic smile
Grung big. Grug strong. Grung tear truck for fun. Grung suck stuffing out of teddy bears. Grung hungry, bring Grung bear.
Grung big. Grug strong. Grung tear truck for fun. Grung suck stuffing out of teddy bears. Grung hungry, bring Grung bear.
Somewhere there was a wizard who was not satisfied by combining an owl and a bear. His madness ran deeper and darker. The Batbear lacks the fearsome claws and snapping beak of its cousin but makes up for it with fangs, cunning and crushing strength. It unerringly seeks out its prey in the dark despite its apparent blindness. Any victims who end up in its monstrous embrace is squeezed dry of all blood. Bright light and defining noise is supposed to drive them off but half measures are likely to just agitate them.
Somewhere there was a wizard who was not satisfied by combining an owl and a bear. His madness ran deeper and darker. The Batbear lacks the fearsome claws and snapping beak of its cousin but makes up for it with fangs, cunning and crushing strength. It unerringly seeks out its prey in the dark despite its apparent blindness. Any victims who end up in its monstrous embrace is squeezed dry of all blood. Bright light and defining noise is supposed to drive them off but half measures are likely to just agitate them.
Donnie is not your typical vampire. He feeds on the hope of others. He will lure his prey with vague and ambiguous promises of grandeur. Then he sucks the hope out of his prey’s friends, family, and entire community. While his prey is none the wiser.
Donnie is not your typical vampire. He feeds on the hope of others. He will lure his prey with vague and ambiguous promises of grandeur. Then he sucks the hope out of his prey’s friends, family, and entire community. While his prey is none the wiser.
Lucarda is a vampire’s vampire. Most vampires want to be him; others long to be bitten by him. He is the most interesting vampire in the world. He doesn’t always drink blood, but when he does, he prefers AB Negative.
Lucarda is a vampire’s vampire. Most vampires want to be him; others long to be bitten by him. He is the most interesting vampire in the world. He doesn’t always drink blood, but when he does, he prefers AB Negative.
Ketcha and Keetin are conjoined twin vampires, sharing a spine. Ketcha abstains from feeding on humans and does not kill. Keetin is a thirsty human hunter. They spend most of their time arguing and trying to convince the other of the merits of their respective lifestyles.
Ketcha and Keetin are conjoined twin vampires, sharing a spine. Ketcha abstains from feeding on humans and does not kill. Keetin is a thirsty human hunter. They spend most of their time arguing and trying to convince the other of the merits of their respective lifestyles.
Mordina Strake is the most charming person anyone has ever had the fortune to spend time with. Her jokes are the best, her beauty is unmatched and she tells the most engaging stories. Everyone has the best time until the party is over and they’re alone with their doubts. How could they ever compare? How could one such as her ever care for them? She leaves an impressive swath of violence and suicide in her wake.
Mordina Strake is the most charming person anyone has ever had the fortune to spend time with. Her jokes are the best, her beauty is unmatched and she tells the most engaging stories. Everyone has the best time until the party is over and they’re alone with their doubts. How could they ever compare? How could one such as her ever care for them? She leaves an impressive swath of violence and suicide in her wake.
Anna was an aspiring sculptor when she was turned, and has kept her career going even while her sanity ebbed away. By feeding her subjects vampiric blood, she can keep them alive as she twists their flesh around the metal, wood, and plaster. Ironic that a vampire of such depravity could tell us so much about the human experience.
Anna was an aspiring sculptor when she was turned, and has kept her career going even while her sanity ebbed away. By feeding her subjects vampiric blood, she can keep them alive as she twists their flesh around the metal, wood, and plaster. Ironic that a vampire of such depravity could tell us so much about the human experience.
The Shtrigiya is a mosquito-like parasite that flies into the throat of its victims and there begins to grow in size and power, feeding off its host’s blood and life force. The host will eventually gain an inexplicable thirst for blood that grows stronger with each passing night, eventually supplanting the personality of its host with its own. The longer a Shtrigiya is in control of a host, the intelligent it becomes, and the more difficult it is to remove it: at its early stages where symptoms are pallor and weakness, the Shtrigiya can be vomited up after drinking a whiskey that is 151 proof or higher, but once it has moved into the host’s chest cavity and rooted there, only surgery will do… although there are reports of Shtrigiya being treated by a quick and precise strike between the third and fourth rib by a stiletto or other such long, thin implement.
The Shtrigiya is a mosquito-like parasite that flies into the throat of its victims and there begins to grow in size and power, feeding off its host’s blood and life force. The host will eventually gain an inexplicable thirst for blood that grows stronger with each passing night, eventually supplanting the personality of its host with its own. The longer a Shtrigiya is in control of a host, the intelligent it becomes, and the more difficult it is to remove it: at its early stages where symptoms are pallor and weakness, the Shtrigiya can be vomited up after drinking a whiskey that is 151 proof or higher, but once it has moved into the host’s chest cavity and rooted there, only surgery will do… although there are reports of Shtrigiya being treated by a quick and precise strike between the third and fourth rib by a stiletto or other such long, thin implement.
Mark is a job creator. He bills the client for 300 and gives 112 to you. Overhead, he claims. Mark just bought a Lexus.
Mark is a job creator. He bills the client for 300 and gives 112 to you. Overhead, he claims. Mark just bought a Lexus.
Monica wears vertical stripes and believes firmly in the rules. When the players play by the rules and the best team wins, everybody has fun. A lot of people argue with Monica, but it’s her job to make the right call not theirs. (I wonder who’ll get this one)
Monica wears vertical stripes and believes firmly in the rules. When the players play by the rules and the best team wins, everybody has fun. A lot of people argue with Monica, but it’s her job to make the right call not theirs. (I wonder who’ll get this one)
Hughgul is an information vampire. Hughgul is everywhere, yet no one knows what Hughgul actually looks like. Hughgul’s victims are often searching for something and don’t even realize they’ve fallen prey until it’s too late.
Hughgul is an information vampire. Hughgul is everywhere, yet no one knows what Hughgul actually looks like. Hughgul’s victims are often searching for something and don’t even realize they’ve fallen prey until it’s too late.
J Stein Okay, I think I fixed it a bit.
J Stein Okay, I think I fixed it a bit.
(Going for a variation of the Night of Wallachia from Type-Moon’s setting)
The Eternal Night is a sentient rumor. Where people begin to whisper and have rumors about the presence of real vampires, it starts to manifest. Once it has achieved physical form then it can begin to feed leaving corpses and other vampires in its wake.
(Going for a variation of the Night of Wallachia from Type-Moon’s setting)
The Eternal Night is a sentient rumor. Where people begin to whisper and have rumors about the presence of real vampires, it starts to manifest. Once it has achieved physical form then it can begin to feed leaving corpses and other vampires in its wake.
Adelaide Morgan is a broker: she finds the commodities that other’s desire and makes an offer on them. The core part of her work is finding unique ‘dishes’ for her vampire clients: when they have a sudden craving for identical twins, a half-Mongolian, half-Brazilian grandfather or an Olympic rowing team, she makes all the necessary arrangements. The first price she ever charged for these services was to be turned into a vampire herself.
Adelaide Morgan is a broker: she finds the commodities that other’s desire and makes an offer on them. The core part of her work is finding unique ‘dishes’ for her vampire clients: when they have a sudden craving for identical twins, a half-Mongolian, half-Brazilian grandfather or an Olympic rowing team, she makes all the necessary arrangements. The first price she ever charged for these services was to be turned into a vampire herself.
Help! I’ve been targeted by an idestophage: they look like us but they feed on the meaning of our worms. Slowly, they crane the moaning from our forts, taking aweigh there stupefy dance until nothing is sinister but random fashionable scar garden round connectivity bubble.
Help! I’ve been targeted by an idestophage: they look like us but they feed on the meaning of our worms. Slowly, they crane the moaning from our forts, taking aweigh there stupefy dance until nothing is sinister but random fashionable scar garden round connectivity bubble.
Thomas Carpenter is just another suburban dad, another face blended into the background of humanity.
Only those afflicted with the curse notice him, and it’s usually too late. You wouldn’t think that someone like him would feed on the essence of vampires.
Thomas Carpenter is just another suburban dad, another face blended into the background of humanity.
Only those afflicted with the curse notice him, and it’s usually too late. You wouldn’t think that someone like him would feed on the essence of vampires.
Sergei has bad blood. It just builds up and makes him weak and irratable. If he bleeds himself, the relief only lasts an hour. He needs others to take his bad blood into their body. He donates a lot of blood, tricks vampires to bite him, and sometimes attacks people shoving his bleeding wrist in their face. It’s an odd life being a reverse vampire.
Sergei has bad blood. It just builds up and makes him weak and irratable. If he bleeds himself, the relief only lasts an hour. He needs others to take his bad blood into their body. He donates a lot of blood, tricks vampires to bite him, and sometimes attacks people shoving his bleeding wrist in their face. It’s an odd life being a reverse vampire.
In public, Franz Trekmen appears like most everyone else. (He’s even mildly famous in many vampire circles for creating Red Bites, one of the earliest blood sucking techniques.) But, in the shadows, he hunts women who won’t
bedbend to his will and threatens to destroy their lives and reputations with his masculinity and notoriety. He is a dominance vampire, without remorse.In public, Franz Trekmen appears like most everyone else. (He’s even mildly famous in many vampire circles for creating Red Bites, one of the earliest blood sucking techniques.) But, in the shadows, he hunts women who won’t
bedbend to his will and threatens to destroy their lives and reputations with his masculinity and notoriety. He is a dominance vampire, without remorse.Dylan Ross Gross. Also, “bend” but “bed” also kinda works(?).
Dylan Ross Gross. Also, “bend” but “bed” also kinda works(?).
Fixed it, but you’re right, Slade Stolar, thanks.
Fixed it, but you’re right, Slade Stolar, thanks.
The pink hammer is a cordless personal massager which can occasionally be found at seedy hourly hotels. It never needs batteries or charging. It lives off of the victim’s future orgasms. For every mind-shattering moment of pleasure it gives the user, another intimate moment in the future will land with a thud.
The pink hammer is a cordless personal massager which can occasionally be found at seedy hourly hotels. It never needs batteries or charging. It lives off of the victim’s future orgasms. For every mind-shattering moment of pleasure it gives the user, another intimate moment in the future will land with a thud.
These are great, everyone. Thanks!
These are great, everyone. Thanks!