treatment: A Halfie who has stopped taking or is wasting a single vampire suppressant is a big no-no; the cocktail is hard to come by, so if he’s giving it away, beware.
• Sudden movements: Particularly lunging at exposed skin, even if they stop themselves.
• The beginnings of an S.F.V. (see Glossary).
• A vampiric eye flash that hasn’t returned back to normal after many hours.
HEMOPHAGE DIMIDIUM: KNOWN SPECIMENS
Ticking Time Bomb
These poor saps are perfect examples of weak souls under the thrall of the vampire curse. Whether it’s unending hunger or a constant longing to be with their master, these Halfies waver in and out of pain on a daily basis looking for the sweet release of the undead.
Known Specimens
Justin, Masters of Horror , “The V Word”
Michael, The Lost Boys
Caleb Colton, Near Dark
Star, The Lost Boys
Laddie, The Lost Boys
Mina Murray, Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Corri, Club Vampire
Katrina, John Carpenter’s Vampires
Sarah Roberts, The Hunger
On the Cocktail
Cranky and ready to kill, most subjects on the cocktail in Hollywood become road warriors looking for revenge while popping pills and staying in the shade.
Known Specimens
Nick, The Forsaken
Zoe, Vampires: Los Muertos
Promise Nottinger, Nightlife
Your Parents Suck: Dhampirs
You can’t pick your family, and sadly, this crop of vampiric children was born into a half-blood world of self-hate and addiction. But they usually acquire all of their parents’ best traits like super strength and speed, which they later use to kill off their family.
Known Specimens
Blade, Blade , Blade II , Blade: Trinity
Murat (ancient lore)
Renesmee Cullen, Twilight series
Nahuel, Twilight series
Connor, Angel (a class all his own, coming from two vampire
parents but not being full vampire)
Rayne, BloodRayne
Grace and Connor Tempest, Black Heart
Alexa Charon, Changeling
Dimitri Belikov, Vampire Academy
Rosemarie Hathaway, Vampire Academy
Vladimir Tod, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
Saya, Blood: The Last Vampire
Dorina Basarab, Midnight’s Daughter
Nothing, Lost Souls
6
CHILD VAMPIRES
HEMOPHAGE IUVENUS
Louis: “You see that old woman? That will never happen to you.
You will never grow old, and you will never die.”
Claudia: “And it means something else too, doesn’t it?
I shall never ever grow up.”
—Interview with the Vampire
There’s nothing more horrific than witnessing an actual tiny child of the night in full-face crumpled vampire mode. The smallest of the vampire kind, turned children not only are frightening bundles of terror with an appetite for blood and a look straight from the schoolyard, but out of all the vampiric kind, their existence is uneasily tolerated by both the human and vampire sides. It’s the one thing we immortals and mortals all seem to agree on: a general discomfort toward Hemophage iuvenus .
Mortal confusion surrounding immortal youths is commonplace. For one, we take pity on those smaller than us and deemed innocent. But we know that they need our blood to survive, and who knows if that sweet little face won’t open up an artery while we slumber away dreaming about our newly adopted vampire babe?
The actual act of vampiric reproduction is normally considered to occur when a human is changed to an undead beast, thus bringing him into a vampiric “family.” This is why you’ll sometimes hear vampires refer to their makers as Mother or Father. Similarly, creator vamps may refer to their newly made vamps as children. This behavior leads to a patriarchal or matriarchal relationship between the creator vamp and its offspring.
However, actually creating a vampire from a young child is considered a taboo act in vampire society and frowned on by mortals as well. Most vampires consider it unfair to force the life of the nightwalker on a being that may not be fully able to understand the weight of its actions. They recognize that it’s problematic—and downright
• Sudden movements: Particularly lunging at exposed skin, even if they stop themselves.
• The beginnings of an S.F.V. (see Glossary).
• A vampiric eye flash that hasn’t returned back to normal after many hours.
HEMOPHAGE DIMIDIUM: KNOWN SPECIMENS
Ticking Time Bomb
These poor saps are perfect examples of weak souls under the thrall of the vampire curse. Whether it’s unending hunger or a constant longing to be with their master, these Halfies waver in and out of pain on a daily basis looking for the sweet release of the undead.
Known Specimens
Justin, Masters of Horror , “The V Word”
Michael, The Lost Boys
Caleb Colton, Near Dark
Star, The Lost Boys
Laddie, The Lost Boys
Mina Murray, Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Corri, Club Vampire
Katrina, John Carpenter’s Vampires
Sarah Roberts, The Hunger
On the Cocktail
Cranky and ready to kill, most subjects on the cocktail in Hollywood become road warriors looking for revenge while popping pills and staying in the shade.
Known Specimens
Nick, The Forsaken
Zoe, Vampires: Los Muertos
Promise Nottinger, Nightlife
Your Parents Suck: Dhampirs
You can’t pick your family, and sadly, this crop of vampiric children was born into a half-blood world of self-hate and addiction. But they usually acquire all of their parents’ best traits like super strength and speed, which they later use to kill off their family.
Known Specimens
Blade, Blade , Blade II , Blade: Trinity
Murat (ancient lore)
Renesmee Cullen, Twilight series
Nahuel, Twilight series
Connor, Angel (a class all his own, coming from two vampire
parents but not being full vampire)
Rayne, BloodRayne
Grace and Connor Tempest, Black Heart
Alexa Charon, Changeling
Dimitri Belikov, Vampire Academy
Rosemarie Hathaway, Vampire Academy
Vladimir Tod, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
Saya, Blood: The Last Vampire
Dorina Basarab, Midnight’s Daughter
Nothing, Lost Souls
6
CHILD VAMPIRES
HEMOPHAGE IUVENUS
Louis: “You see that old woman? That will never happen to you.
You will never grow old, and you will never die.”
Claudia: “And it means something else too, doesn’t it?
I shall never ever grow up.”
—Interview with the Vampire
There’s nothing more horrific than witnessing an actual tiny child of the night in full-face crumpled vampire mode. The smallest of the vampire kind, turned children not only are frightening bundles of terror with an appetite for blood and a look straight from the schoolyard, but out of all the vampiric kind, their existence is uneasily tolerated by both the human and vampire sides. It’s the one thing we immortals and mortals all seem to agree on: a general discomfort toward Hemophage iuvenus .
Mortal confusion surrounding immortal youths is commonplace. For one, we take pity on those smaller than us and deemed innocent. But we know that they need our blood to survive, and who knows if that sweet little face won’t open up an artery while we slumber away dreaming about our newly adopted vampire babe?
The actual act of vampiric reproduction is normally considered to occur when a human is changed to an undead beast, thus bringing him into a vampiric “family.” This is why you’ll sometimes hear vampires refer to their makers as Mother or Father. Similarly, creator vamps may refer to their newly made vamps as children. This behavior leads to a patriarchal or matriarchal relationship between the creator vamp and its offspring.
However, actually creating a vampire from a young child is considered a taboo act in vampire society and frowned on by mortals as well. Most vampires consider it unfair to force the life of the nightwalker on a being that may not be fully able to understand the weight of its actions. They recognize that it’s problematic—and downright
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