Vampyres,Vampires,Nosferatu,the Undead--
humans raised from the dead to spend eternity
in constant quest for ruby-red,warm blood.
Hunman blood is food,of choice,but animal blood
will temper their hunger.They can be demons sent
by Satan to temp or corrupt or they can be human.
They can be evil if they are human, but the evil
they do is their own.

Blood is what gives power to
those who seek power.
Drinking blood is like drinking
water to those who are real
Vampires.They don`t always kill
for their blood but they do take
what they want or if given freely
it is much better for both parties.
A Satanic Vampire is most powerful
when they have feasted on fresh
human blood.And, Satan gives them
their special gifts because of
their sacrifice,blood sacrifice
to him.

But first,on earth as vampyre sent,
Thy corpes shall from its tomb be rent:
Then ghastly haunt they native place,
And suck the blood of all they race.
There from they daughter,sister ,and wife,
At midnight drain the stream of life.
Wet with thine own best blood shall drip,
Thy gnashing tooth and haggard lip.
Then stalking to thy sullen grave.
Go-and with the ghouls and afreets rave,
Till these in horror shrink away.
From specter more accursed than they.

By Lord Byron from The Giaour(1813)

Vampyre Strengths

Ability to change shapes....common forms are,
wolf, bat,rat,cat,owl,weasel,raven,scorpion,moth,and fly.
Can transform its body into mist ordust.

Strength,speed,and sensory perception far greater than
that of any human.

Ability to summon and control animals,particularly rats and wolves.

Mind-control....may command mortals,strike fear with a look,
or cause selective amnesia.

Ability to control weather...summoning rain clouds or fog.

Ability to command some form of magical or mystical beings
with the implicit idea that the vampyre is in league with an evil entity.

Psychic Vampires

Someone who drains life energy rather than blood from others
Psychic Vampyres may or may not drink blood as a means of extracting pranic energy.

Someone who drains emotional energy without giving anything back,can make the other person tired or depressed,emotionaly unbalanced, or worse, if too much is drained.

Been there,done that didn`t like it too much,but others do and can deal with it.