Origin:

- Lucien Castle was viciously tortured for something Klaus had done;
- He stabbed Klaus, causing the vampire's blood to drip into his own wounds
- Healed, he assumed that he was now a vampire & went afther his attacker
- He was killed, awoke in transition, fed on a human & became the first Vampire

Description:

Reanimated human corpses who feed on the blood of the living

Highlights:

- The growth of the species led to several attempts to end them
- Weapons like stake-shooting guns & vervain grenades were made to stop them
- Experience sensations & feelings much more intensely than humans
- Some become Rippers: extremely feral, predatory savage & beast like;
- Those can be controlled if they avoid human blood, feed only off animals
- Sire Bond: new vampire unconditionally obeys their sire;
- Happens if they have romantic feeling for them before being turned

Anatomy:

- Sclera is blood-red
- Dark veins under their eyes
- Fangs

Death:

Body desiccates when they die

Abilities:

- Can appear human
- Enhanced Physiology
- Immortal
- Can turn his humanity on & off
- Mind compulsion
- Healing Factor

Weaknesses:

- Mummify if they abstain from blood
- Can't enter a home without an invitation
- Vervain
- Wolfsbane
- Sunlight
- Wood through the heart
- Decapitation
- Heart Extraction
- Ripper Cure