Adopt a non-cliche'd Vampire trait. http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835 Dannycakes Okay so there are sooooo many vampire stories, and I'm working to NOT make mine really boring and the same as every other one that has been written since forever. So go ahead and post variations on preconceived vampire traits (burns in the sun, drinks blood, transformation strategies, has to be invited in etc. etc. etc.) Leaving: The beginnings of vampires are created by a chemical (used in a lab or a war or however you want to introduce the chemical), some individuals are affected by accidental use of the chemical which unbeknownst to them causes a blood disease with the symptoms of vampirism (sun issues, etc.) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:30:01 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_774720 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_774720 Ramblejack Leaving: Vampires actually created sunscreen for obvious reasons, but ended up making their vast fortunes on the sun block industry. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:36:21 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_776800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_776800 Nevolji Vampires can actually get AIDS. Of course, since they have weakened immune systems and can't die, they simply get really sick forever. (Last year I did a vampire novel and I had a character who was always in a sour mood because he was always so sick. XD If a human ever made fun of him for it, he'd kill 'em.) When you first turn into a vampire (and maybe even for the rest of your vampiric life), you start having detailed visions of mercilessly murdering everyone in the room. And possibly torture and other violent things too. These visions can only be stopped by drinking blood. ( It works as a nice excuse to write some gory scenes with one character killing all of the others only to realize that nothing actually happened. And it gave my nice-guy MC some serious inner conflict as he realized that he suddenly wanted to kill everyone...) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:17:36 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_778009 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_778009 Dannycakes Ithink I might take the sunscreen one XD Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:23:14 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_781029 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_781029 comit Leaving: when you first become a vampire you have very strange dreams (You decide on the dream!) When you first become a vampire your bones feel like glass Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:57:45 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_799091 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_799091 abgratz When you're a vampire, your abilities depend on another vampire to be sustained. It takes an emotional bond which intrinsically connects two vamps and keeps them faster, stronger, and blood thirsty. Otherwise, the vamps have the ability to re-mortalize after half a century. Those are the characteristics I am using this year in mine :) Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:21:02 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_802315 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_802315 deadsparkles When a vampires makes another vampire he or she has the ability to have complete control over the new vampire, if he or she so chooses. Therefore, the new vampire could potentially have no will of their own, and have no idea what he or she is doing or any control of their own actions. That's what I'm going with. ;) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:11:13 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803944 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_803944 tyburn_cross Traditionally speaking, vampires have no problem with sunlight. It was only in F.W. Murnau's film Nosferatu that Count Orlok was destroyed by sunlight and, as the film became so iconic, the legend stuck. Vampires are, however very obsessive-compulsive. The easiest way to stop a vampire in its tracks is to throw rice or seeds at it. They have to stop and count every grain. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:09:28 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_805503 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_805503 shadeslayer I'm using the obsessive-compulsive thing in my story. My character carries around a baggie of rice in her purse in case she's attacked. It can also make for humour because i'm planing on having a purse break and the baggie explode while her vampire boyfriend is around... btw might take the sun screen one. That's pretty epic :P Also, there is a real disease that mirrors vampirism. I did a presentation on it after learning about it through CSI of all places. It's called poryphoria - people with it are extremely sensitive to sunlight (they tend to get boils and miscellaneous types of abrasions upon extended contact). Something about the tissue of their mouths/gums is mutated so the skin around the mouth tightens and shrinks, which makes canines ("fangs") more pronounced. And, naturally, garlic makes their symptoms even worse due to sensitivity. And apparently their pee is purple and red... And also whatever imbalances their body has can affect their brain; it can lead to depressions and peculiar behaviour. So you could have a character who everyone BELIEVES is a vampire, or a character that BELIEVES they're a vampire, but is really just a poryphoric. Anyways... * all mirrors break in the presence of a vampire. Or anything reflective (i.e., windows... can make for some fun if glass slices humans and the vampire has issues controlling themselves :P) * this actually isn't mine but it's worth sharing (originally from Wizards of Waverly Place) - vampires are actually repulsed by PUMPKINS. Halloween is torture for them because of this. * they're pyromaniacs. Always setting fires. * anyone read Shiver? The "werewolves" in that story turn due to temperature change. Twist that into something like while vampires can wander day and night, only a certain time of day (take your pick - are they an early bird - 6am til 9am? night owl - 9pm to 2am? specifically between 11am and 3pm?) are they ravenous for blood and only drink blood at that time of day. Whether or not they're adversely affected by drinking at times other than between whatever you allot can be up to you. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:33:25 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_814579 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_814579 kirbaline A human nine times out of ten hates the vampire who turned him/her and will try to kill them. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:01:54 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_824126 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_824126 Chloe Nichols Umm...how about whenever a vampire drinks a lot of blood, they become extremely bloated for a few days. Kind of like how salt retains water. Cue emotional vampires who are upset about how they look. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:33:01 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_827974 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_827974 GRexCarolinii Vampires, in fact, have black blood (hence the pale/grey look they have, as it is our blood etc that makes us pinky) They cannot make their own supply of blood, therefore have to take it from a human Their own blood contains 'pigments' which stem from their heart, and 'stain' normal blood, turning it into black, vampirical blood A person becomes a vampire when they are injected with vampire blood, which 'stains' their heart, and therefore forcing their own heart to produce 'pigments' a vampire can be cured via a heart and lung transplant, and complete replacement of all their blood (which is pretty much impossible) not sure if I explained that all that well... and it might be a bit naff now, came up with the 'staining' idea a couple of years ago... Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:27:39 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_829371 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_829371 rubeenio So stealing this one, its great and fit in with my story so well "When you first turn into a vampire (and maybe even for the rest of your vampiric life), you start having detailed visions of mercilessly murdering everyone in the room. And possibly torture and other violent things too. These visions can only be stopped by drinking blood" I'll leave the concept that I'm using which is they hate lemons. Its from folklore that a lemon was placed in the mouth of suspected vampire corpses and i think its pretty cool, takes a new tiwst on the garlic anyway lol Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:52:01 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_840736 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_840736 Tala_du_Shrrg Cats can tell if someone is a vampire, and like to follow vampires around, just to annoy them. And vampires hate cats. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:02:32 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_847815 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_847815 opheliac The one I'm using, and you can go for it, or adapt it, is: The older a vampire is, the crazier he is (making for some really twisted, powerful vampires). The ones that are, say, under a thousand years old (or whatever you like) are still human enough to interact with. Thus, the powerful vamps make the new vamps, but it is the middle-aged vamps who "tutor" the newbies, teach them to control their thirst for blood so they're not constantly rampaging, teach them about whatever powers they have, etc. I also based mine off of Dracula, who could totally wander around during the day, but didn't have access to his powers then. So they prefer night, but can transact business during the day. (You know, go to the bank to cash their massive sun-tan selling check.) However, my main characters are Mexican and Filipino, so the Filipino ladies call them aswangs (a Filipino ghoul fairly similar to vampires), and I haven't yet found a good Mexican variant ... and so far, the vampires haven't referred to themselves as anything. I'm not sure if they ever will .... Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:13:07 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_855812 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_855812 Luthian11235813 My theory is that vampires can drink alcohol to an extent because liquor mixes well with blood. However, since vampires have SUCH a slow metabolism, hangovers can be a serious problem. Line: Human, "So, you drank yourself into oblivion for the first few decades." Vampire: "Well, I had wrapped my head around my situation, so that I was doing all right with that. Mostly I just didn't want to come off the drink." Human: "Why?" Vampire: "Have you ever had a three month hangover headache? Yeah, didn't think so." Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:38:37 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_860310 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_860310 Sirithduriel Not writing anything about vampires, but the second idea is awesome. Might adapt it for something else! Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:56:41 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_861499 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_861499 Lentil If you have half vampires, they have all of the disadvantages and none of the advantages. (This was actually the NaNo plot I used in 2009, and it was really fun!) I also once wrote a short story where technology had enabled vampires to create a liquid that sustained them just as well as human blood did. The trouble was human blood was pretty crazy addictive. Thus there were two camps of vampires, those who took the alternative and were trying to get along in a world of mostly mortals, and those who were crazy, desperate addicts who frequently killed to feed (as they just couldn't stop themselves). Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:13:34 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_862503 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_862503 Artemis200 Vampires are normal humans until they see/smell/taste blood, at which point they go vampiric. Vampires are not in fact vampires- they are in fact albinos (pale and issues with sunlight, because albinos burn straightaway even with suncream) who are just particularly athletic and drink blood for a reason that you can make up. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:13:32 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_863432 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_863432 tyburn_cross Some Vampires can smell different blood types, and consider themselves connoisseurs, only choosing to go after people with rare blood types. (One I'm using in my side project) The blood of someone high on drugs contains a trace of the 'high' and is addictive in itself. In fact, some Vampires create 'junk farms', where several addicts are kept on a permanent high so that their intoxicating blood can be harvested. Other Vampires eschew blood in its entirety, choosing instead to drink coconut milk, which was used as a blood plasma substitute in the Pacific theatre of operations during World War II. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:40:49 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866472 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866472 sansRomeo Not sure if this counts, but I once had a story where the vampires were actually supposed to kill humans, to keep the population in check, & the humans would hunt the vampires to keep them in check... It was a cycle, meant to keep them in balance. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:59:05 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_867467 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_867467 ilejak1 Vampires don't burn when they touch the sun. They sparkle instead. Oh, wait.... Moving on... Leaving: Vampires are unable to learn anything by normal methods of learning used by humans. Instead, they get all their information through the blood of their victims. I don't think it's scientifically possible that knowledge is stored in the blood, but it's a NaNo novel... Who cares?! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:04:43 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_867524 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_867524 eowynspen If vampires do not drink enough blood, they will start experiencing symptoms. First, their hair will get dry and brittle. Then their skin will crack and blister and get really ugly pimples. Then their toenails and fingernails will start to fall off. Then they turn black and blue. Then they go insane. This is how zombies are made - starve a vampire for a year and it becomes a zombie. Vampire powers are based upon empathy. A vampire who is self-absorbed will have next to no power, while a vampire who feels strongly and thinks about those around him or her will be incredibly powerful. Although vampires never physically age, they do age mentally, although at a rate much slower than humans do. A 700 year old vampire is prone to Alzheimer's and senility. Vampires are fastidious creatures and will often wash the neck of their victim before biting. Vampires who overeat are prone to cramps and heartburn-like symptoms (too much blood in the veins and tummy). Because there is no air in their lungs, vampires thrown into water will sink like stones unless they happen to have had a very good swimming instructor. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:10:16 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_879827 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_879827 Remembralls It's not a stake that kills vampires, it's steak - hehehehe, Sbrina the Teenage Witch... I do think that's funny though. Vampires avoid their reflections because otherwise they would forever be captivated by it and would wither away in front of a mirror without blood. Over the millenia, vampires have built up such a resistance to their reflections that they simply do not see their reflections any more. Vampires despise bats and are insulted that they are compared to them. On the downlow, they are trying to get rid of this stereotype but are failing miserably. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:37:27 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_880945 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_880945 LozzT-In-Time I used this too! But then I didn't think there was enough gore and decided to say that my villain poisoned all the fake blood so that all vampires had to drink human blood. It was fun to write. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:00:08 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_886719 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_886719 desertxsnow That's a great idea. I have a vampire character who has been toyed around in my head for a good while now. I always wanted her to have not completed the full transformation (somehow!) into a vampire and was stuck with all the disadvantages and none of the advantages (she doesn't need blood as often due to this, but still needs it.) And I always wondered how I could work a proper story with her, and poisoning blood supplies is an excellent idea. Thanks for the plot idea! :D Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:14:31 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_890126 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_890126 Garneth_Riparian "Although vampires never physically age, they do age mentally, although at a rate much slower than humans do. A 700 year old vampire is prone to Alzheimer's and senility." I had a vision of a doddering old vampire who always forgets where he's put his car keys and my heart melted a little :) Speaking of melting, I came up with a silly idea a while back where vampires don't burn in the sun, they melt in it. Made for big messes, as they were quite hard to clean up. I think you could revive them if you caught them in a bucket or something and then stuck them in a freezer for a while, but it was hard to get all of the vampire goo in one container. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:11:17 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_943519 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_943519 Lawisendro Sparkling in the su- wait a minute................................................... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:38:47 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_950458 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_950458 Sugar And Ice Queen Adopting a bunch of these, with many thanks! Leaving: Whenever a vampire drinks someone's blood, the color of their eyes changes to the eye color of the person they drank from. ..That made more sense in my head xD; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:05:00 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_966197 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_966197 Aneith These are mine, but feel free to use them. The vampires died as humans and come back to life as vampires (which are considered a kind of demon), so it could be argued that they aren't undead so much as re-alive as something else. However, they temporarily lose all their powers in the sunlight. Without their powers, they are undead humans (and look rather zombie-like). Also, they are only attractive if they were as humans and/or have put a huge amount of effort in it. One of my vain characters went so far as to pull out all his teeth and break his own nose so his healing abilities could regrow them the way he wanted. I don't even want to think about what he did to his skin. This isn't unique, but better than the angsty pacifist "vampires." A vampire who doesn't kill people has to be very careful to make sure they get enough blood. If they slip up, they will go on a berserker rampage. It's not a matter of if so much as when. It's also not a matter of mentally controlling themselves as controlling their diet. Other vampires hunt them down regardless of whether they have snapped yet or not because they are annoying. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:19:18 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_973846 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_973846 MusicalRaven This has no real connection to anything, but Shiver was a very good book. I reccomend reading it to anyone who is into this werewolf/vampire craze. Great ideas here! *Smilez* May or may not sneek one. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:41:20 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_979320 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_979320 tyburn_cross Vampires have a photographic memory. Names, faces, events, everything is a matter of simple recall for them. They know exactly what you were wearing when they last saw you twelve years ago, and their enhanced sense of smell means they can even tell what perfume and how much of it you wore on that day. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:13:33 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_979547 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_979547 MusicalRaven Real interesting idea. *Smilez* Filing away... Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:42:24 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_980189 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_980189 Birdy Edwards Leaving: In order to be a vampire, you must have killed yourself. Only those who wish to leave this earth are doomed to walk it forever. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:57:10 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1159222 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1159222 Birdy Edwards Taking. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:57:23 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1159223 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1159223 Rubyfruit Leaving: Vampirism is reversible at given degrees until a certain point. I think I tried to write this in the fifth grade, and I think that I had the point set at a certain birthday (because I was writing relatively young characters, I had that point set at the eighteenth birhday). As such, the older one became and the more of a vampire they became, the more they lost a bit of their humanity--The ability to stand sunlight started to diminish, the ability to pull all-nighters increased....stuff like that. Alternately, a claustrophobic vampire--skip the coffin, this vamp prefers a nice, large, comfortable bed in a nice, big room. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:38:17 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164265 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164265 Rubyfruit Oooh, that sounds interesting! Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:38:59 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164266 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164266 Rubyfruit That sounds hilarious. I'd totally write that! Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:40:00 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164268 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164268 Steampunk avi8or Animals can be vampires but they are basically impossible to control. Vampires should think twice before making cute little Fluffy stay with them for enternity. Vampires would never sully their fangs by sinking them into a human's neck. Instead they use custom-made forklike utensils to drain the blood into a glass. Sometimes for a little variety, vampires like carbonated or fermented blood. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:08:52 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164316 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1164316 Birdy Edwards Vampires do not grow fangs. They have to either bite the bullet and file their own front teeth down, or have someone hold them down and have them do it. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:16:51 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1167374 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1167374 Birdy Edwards Vampires are born, not made. You are a human in your first life, and then if the circumstances are right, you are born again as an infant. Around age 5 you start to remember your past life and you regain the knowledge. After about age 35 you stop aging. A few things that will cause you to born again: being a witch, being an illegitimate child, dying alone or unseen, commit suicide, or a black cat jumping over your corpse. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:25:32 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1167393 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1167393 Screedle Vampires can go in the sun just fine at the time, but prolongued exposure leads to them needing to drink blood more often - say under regular circumstances they need blood every month, a day at the beach would reduce that to little over a week. Vampires are incapable of learning how to swim, and regular rain falling on their skin feels like being hit by a small pebble - holy water isn't any more or less effective than throwing regular water at them. (There's an actual medical condition where you can be allergic to water, so they could pass it off as that.) Vampires believe in religion just as much as regular huamns do, and are only affected by the religious symbol of their own religion. (eg Christian Cross, Star of David, Star and Crescent, Lotus flower) (christian, jewish, islan, buddhist) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:12:26 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1183022 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1183022 Totally Bubbly This isn't mine (I think it came from a conspiracy Keanu meme actually) but: The reason vampires don't have a reflection is because the mirror is an alternate universe where vampires do not exist. Since vampires can't go out in the sunlight, and moonlight is just indirect sunlight, they can't go out in the full moon. To expand, this is the real reason werewolves come out on full moon. Werewolves and vampires are at constant war, and the vampires are winning, so that's the only time its safe for them. Or, they can't use anything that runs on solar electricity. Only good vampires are damaged by sunlight. And the eviler you are, the less it affects you. So the vampires creeping in the shadows are the good guys, its the ones walking around in broad daylight you need to worry about. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:44:24 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1185633 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1185633 Dannycakes Okay I came up with one more, since I had to scrap my vamp book When a vamp is changed over, they can either struggle( which causes it to be extremely painful) or let it happen (which is pleasant). If they struggle, the shock leaches all of the color from the vamp's hair, causes them to be pale, and their eyes to turn red, (basically albinism). They become a pariah to other vamps, and are technically able to be freely hunted by them. When the transformation is pleasant and without struggle, they keep their skin tone and hair and eye color. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:58:10 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1190584 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1190584 pianoprincess haha! I was actually going to put that one on here Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:41:21 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1192103 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1192103 MusicalRaven Adopting Good/bad vamp sun problem and ^. Thanks! Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:59:26 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1193438 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1193438 BloodLilies Vampires hate looking in the mirror because it shows them what they used to be and can no longer have. Humans can't see vampires in the mirror because they can't see the illusion. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:19:50 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1197677 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1197677 DontEatRawHagis Leaving: Vampires are nocturnal werewolves. Leaving: Vampires are hurt by a person's faith instead of holy objects. While faith is believed to be Religious, it does not have to be. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:39:47 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1202564 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1202564 Kookyness this idea is brilliant! especially for twins I have planned for my next story, I was trying to find a way to make them more connected since they are twins and this is a good idea, it is sparking new ideas in my mind :) Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:59:06 +1000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1207273 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adoption-society/threads/39835?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1207273