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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 Facts & Behavior ======
 [[General Vampire Facts & Behavior]]
 ====== Vampire Physiology ======
+[[Vampire Physiology]]
+======Making of a Vampire=====
+=====Fledgling Vampires=====
 =====Master Vampires=====
-=====Fledgling Vampires=====
+=====Menageries=====
 =====Vampire Talents=====
 =====Ways to Kill a Vampire=====
-====== Menageries & Lairs ======
+====== Vampire Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior ======
 ===== Under a Vampire's Protection =====
-====== Vampire Ceremonies & Ritual Behavior ======
 ===== Articles of Magic =====
 ===== Vampire Magic =====