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 ====== Vampire History ======
-A Brief HistoryMC-191
+[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]\\
-vampires were Old World preternatural creatures
+__ **A Brief History**__<sup>191</sup>
-they'd come over for the same reasons most humans did: to gain wealth, power, or land, and to escape persecution
+  * vampires were Old World preternatural creatures
-during the Renaissance, vampires had been an open secret; being thought one added power and prestige
+  * they'd come over for the same reasons most humans did: to gain wealth, power, or land, and to escape persecution
-cities of Italy and France became havens for them
+  * during the Renaissance, vampires had been an open secret; being thought one added power and prestige
-their numbers were not great
+  * cities of Italy and France became havens for them
-like werewolves, humans who would become vampires died more often than they accomplished their goal
+  * their numbers were not great
-most of the princes and nobles believed to be vampires were just clever men who saw the claim as a way to discourage rivals
+  * like werewolves, humans who would become vampires died more often than they accomplished their goal
-when the Spanish invasion of the New World filled the coffers of the Church so they no longer had to depend upon the favor of the nobles, they went after the vampires as well as any other preternatural creature they could find
+  * most of the princes and nobles believed to be vampires were just clever men who saw the claim as a way to discourage rivals
-hundreds of people died, if not thousands, accused of vampirism, witchcraft, or lycanthropy
+  * when the Spanish invasion of the New World filled the coffers of the Church so they no longer had to depend upon the favor of the nobles, they went after the vampires as well as any other preternatural creature they could find
-only a small percentage of those who died actually were vampires, but those losses were still severe
+  * hundreds of people died, if not thousands, accused of vampirism, witchcraft, or lycanthropy
-humans breed much faster than the undead
+  * only a small percentage of those who died actually were vampires, but those losses were still severe
-vampires came to the New World, victims of religious persecution
+  * humans breed much faster than the undead
-they along with the other immigrants (fae and werewolf) destroyed most of the preternatural creatures who had lived in the Americas, until at last, even the bare stories of their existence were mostly gone
+  * vampires came to the New World, victims of religious persecution
+  * they along with the other immigrants (fae and werewolf) destroyed most of the preternatural creatures who had lived in the Americas, until at last, even the bare stories of their existence were mostly gone
 ===== The Before Times =====
-The Before TimesBB-16
+[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]\\
-vampires ate as they chose and reveled in the terror and the last throes of their preyBB-16
+__**The Before Times**__ <sup>16</sup>
-Blood Lust/"lost in blood"; old ceremony - forbidden now; reveling in the blood of the victim, painting it on hands and faceBB-25
+  * vampires ate as they chose and reveled in the terror and the last throes of their prey
-memory lapse is not inconsistant with blood lust; usually only dulls unimportant thingsBB-26
+  * Blood Lust/"**lost in blood**"; old ceremony - forbidden now; reveling in the blood of the victim, painting it on hands and face
+  * memory lapse is not inconsistent with blood lust; usually only dulls unimportant things
-====== General Vampire Behavior & Facts ======
+====== General Vampire Facts & Behavior ======
-GENERAL VAMPIRE BEHAVIOR & FACTS
+[[General Vampire Facts & Behavior]]
+====== Vampire Physiology ======
+[[Vampire Physiology]]
+======Making of a Vampire=====
+=====Fledgling Vampires=====
+=====Master Vampires=====
+=====Menageries=====
+=====Vampire Talents=====
+=====Ways to Kill a Vampire=====
+====== Vampire Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior ======
+===== Under a Vampire's Protection =====
+===== Articles of Magic =====
+===== Vampire Magic =====
-From Chat Transcripts:
-vampires have souls--vampires themselves are divided in the issue, most of them think they do notChat 2007-06-24
-vampires hate walkers because they can track them with ghostsChat 2007-06-24
-vampires mostly don't even see the ghosts and they can't do anything to drive them awayChat 2007-06-24
-vampires have actual spellsChat 2007-11-03
-the vampires are the living dead--their magic comes from what they areChat 2007-11-03
-seethes are pretty common elsewhere--usually in bigger cities than the Tri-Cities--where the prey is plentifulChat 2008-02-09
-From Moon Called:
-don't play dominance games with vampires; don't look them in the eyesMC-162
-the Kiss--to bespell by their bite, to enthrall; some do die of itMC-182
-From Blood Bound:
-only the strongest vampires can live on their own and survive purely on human blood; all the others live in the seethe and are the Mistress' menagerieBB-211
-a new vampire is under the control of it's maker; it's not willing serviceBB-169
-the control diminishes as the younger vampire gets older and accumulates power; or when their makers dieBB-169
-it happens sometimes that a vampire is created and not a thrall, such vampires are always killed upon their first risingBB-169
-a master vampire can listen in on his childrenBB-238
-when a bound one is made over by someone they're not bound to, odd things happenBB-206
-all the businesses in the greater Tri-Cities who weren't affiliated with more powerful groups paid protection money to the vampiresBB-204
-some of the vampires have names among themselves; it had to do with an old suspicion that if you spoke evil's name, you drew it's attentionBB-205
-can give humans false memoriesBB-28
-most vampires breathe because not breathing attracts human attention; some do it because their not breathing is as troubling to them as it is to the the rest of usBB-31
-it is forbidden to turn anyone who is not fully humanBB-31
-there aren't a lot of vampires, and it takes a long time to make themBB-167
-if a vampire is hurt badly enough, there are ways of bringing him back under the control of a more powerful vampireBB-167
-vampires can't stand on holy groundBB-228
-the older they get the more afraid they are of deathBB-213
-with the bound ones the urge to kill is very, very strong--and it only gets worse with time; the urge affects all vampires, not just the one the person is bound toBB-209
-From Iron Kissed:
-From Bone Crossed:
-From Hunting Ground:
-From River Marked:
-old vampires are subject to fuguesRM-17
-From Frost Burned:
-===== Making a Vampire =====
-=====Fledgling Vampire Information =====
-===== Menageries & Lairs =====
-==== Under a Vampire's Protection ====
-===== Ways to Kill a Vampire =====
-===== Vampire Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior =====
-====Vampire Magic====
-==== Articles of Magic ====