Yeata Zi
On the Eighth of the Ninth, a great Blizzard will block all light from the sky, and our kind will be free to roam Gaia as we never have before. Daywalkers, we shall be, and we will have our feast. Be wary, Gaians. Lock your doors, or feed our century-long hunger.
Nightfall Asylum Brotherhood
Vampire Plot Discussion
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Bit of a Vampire History...
In the 1700s, man first became interested in the century-old wild legends of the living dead who feed off the blood of the living. Their interest was chiefly concerned with a great vampire scare that occurred in the 18th century. This panic and controversy began after a series of alleged vampire attacks in East Prussia in 1721. The most famous stories involve Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole.
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As the story goes, Plogojowitz died at the age of 62, but came back a couple of times after his death asking his son for food. When the son refused, he was found dead the next day. Plogojowitz soon returned and attacked some neighbours who died from loss of blood. In the other famous case, Arnold Paole, an ex-soldier turned farmer who allegedly was attacked by a vampire years before, died while haying. After his death, people began to die, and it was widely believed that Paole had returned to prey on the neighbours
Tales of these blood-sucking horrors exist in nearly every culture in the world and have for centuries. Sumerian ancient demonology has the terrible Akhkharu, and Babylonian legend mentions the blood-devouring spirit, Lilu. The Chinese "hopping corpse" is very similar to vampires, but it feeds off "life essence" instead of blood. In India, vetalas occupy the bodies of the dead in old Sanskrit legends. According to Greek beliefs, vampirism could occur through various means: excommunication or desecrating a religious day, committing a great crime, or dying alone. Other more superstitious causes include having a cat jump across the grave, eating meat from a sheep killed by a wolf or having been cursed. It was also believed in more remote regions of Greece that unbaptized people would be doomed to vampirism in the afterlife.
Common Traits of a Vampire: (Thank you Wikipedia)
-The appearance of the European folkloric vampire contained mostly features by which one was supposed to tell a vampiric corpse from a normal one, when the grave of a suspected vampire was opened. The vampire has a "healthy" appearance and ruddy skin, he is often plump, his nails and hair have grown and, above all, he is not in the least decomposed. The creature's appearance outside of its grave may be more or less different from that of a "normal" human body, depending on the region that the legend originates from.
-The most common ways to destroy the vampire are driving a wooden stake through the heart, decapitation, and incinerating the body completely. Ways to prevent a suspected vampire from rising from the grave in the first place include burying it upside-down, severing the tendons at the knees, or placing poppy seeds on the ground at the grave site of a presumed vampire in order to keep the vampire occupied all night counting. Chinese narratives about vampire-like beings also state that if one comes across a sack of rice, he will have to count all of the grains. There are similar myths recorded on the Indian Subcontinent. South American tales of witches and other sorts of evil or mischievous spirits or beings have a similar aspect to it.
-Apotropaics, i.e. objects intended to inhibit or ward off vampires (as well as other evil supernatural creatures), include garlic, sunlight, a branch of wild rose, the hawthorn plant, and all things sacred (e.g., holy water, a crucifix, a rosary). In similar stories of other regions, other plants and objects of holy or mystical properties sometimes function as apotropaics. In Eastern legends, vampiric creatures are often warded by holy devices such as ShintÅ seals. Aloe vera plant hung backwards behind the door or near it has the same function in South American superstition. Holy places such as churches may also be inaccessible for vampires.
- Vampires are sometimes considered to be shape-shifters not limited to the common bat stereotype depicted in cartoons and movies. Rather, they are said to morph into a wide variety of animals such as wolves, rats, moths, spiders, and so on.
- Some vampires in European folklore are said to cast no shadow and no reflection, perhaps arising from folklore regarding the vampire's lack of a soul. However this was not universal as the vrykolakas/tympanios (Greece) did supposedly cast shadows and reflections.
- Some traditions hold that a vampire cannot enter a house unless invited, although they only have to be invited once after this they can come and go as they please without further permission.
Bit of Vampire Hunter History...
For much of the vampire lore found in Europe, the Vampire Hunter played a major role. Bulgarian words for the hunter include: vampirdzhiya, vampirar, dzhadazhiya, svetocher, and glog. In many traditions, a vampire can only be killed by a vampire hunter with supernatural gifts. These vampire hunters usually did not limit their hunting to vampires, but also werewolves, ghosts, banshees, and other supernatural beings. The most famous vampire hunter, Abraham Van Helsing, can be found in Dracula. Most modern images of a vampire hunter are based on him. Usually a hunter arms himself with items/weapons that are known to be the weakness of the creature he seeks to battle-- Holy water, silver bullets, crosses, and garlic to name a few. The image of the vampire hunter is often a mysterious and dramatic avenging hero, an eccentric extremist, or sometimes a bit of both. A hunter may be a heroic figure, a lonesome avenger, or sometimes, although not usually, a bounty hunter-style character, hunting Vampires for profit. Occasionally vampire hunting is a tradition handed down for generations.
And for you Edmund fans,
Qualities of a Good Vampire Hunter:
-Born on Sabbatarians (Saturday)
-The offspring of a vampire and a mortal woman
-An innate ability to track vampires.
-Dines regularly on sheep slain by a wolf. (this apparently gives you temporary vampiric qualities)
-Fear nothing.
-Entice the supernatural with music. Must be able to play an instrument very well and/or own superb singing voice.
-Swim...
-Wear a cool hat or headband. (Seriously.)
-Scars. Scars are good (added so Edmund has atleast one of these qualities XP)
What does this have to do with the plot?
Edmund's mass gatherings of garlic, and his proclamation that he too is a Gaian hero. Edmund is preparing for an amateur vampire hunt! And look who has shown up! The Von Helsons! Von Helson-- Hey! That sounds like "Van Helsing" and have you gotten a good look at their Dad? Count Vlad? Cliche' Vampire DRACULA!
...not that it isn't widely accepted across the GCD that this next plot will be vampire related. ninja
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Discussion:
-Vampire Lore
-Similarities in Vampire lore/Vampire hunter lore with the Von Helsons and Edmund.
-Recent Plot organizations forming. (like the Brotherhood)
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