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❧ what is a vampire.
May. 30th, 2018 02:06 pmIt is much to my frustration that I've often repeated myself to many in regard to my heritage. In order to simplify matters and not cut my patience short, I've arranged a common set of questions and my answers to each. Should you have another question for me, ask appropriately at my inbox.
Q: Are you really a vampire?
A: I am half, by my father. I am also half human. This constitutes a more specific term for me: a dhampir.
Q: What is a vampire?
A: The most basic summary that I have is that a vampire often looks like a human with minor differences, primarily with fangs. We drink the blood from others, most often from mortals. We have other abilities, but it varies upon vampire to vampire.
Q: That's barbaric.
A: However you may feel about it, I do not simply take blood from others. I request it, and appreciate volunteers. No one is obligated to feed me.
Q: How much blood do you need?
A: If I am perfectly healthy, I need approximately one pint of blood every two weeks preferably. I can wait three, if I must.
Q: What happens if you don't get blood?
A: Then I starve. Much like what happens when a human doesn't have food. It will not kill me, but I will become weak.
Q: Why can't you just survive off of animal blood?
A: It staves the hunger, but it gives me no nutrition.
Q: Can you only drink from humans?
A: I have been able to drink from a variety of other beings thus far, so long as they are sentient.
Q: Do you sparkle?
A: No.
Q: Vampires aren't real.
A: How fascinating it is to be denounced yet again. It does not matter what you believe, I am here and I exist. If you cannot accept that, then leave me be.
Q: Are you really a vampire?
A: I am half, by my father. I am also half human. This constitutes a more specific term for me: a dhampir.
Q: What is a vampire?
A: The most basic summary that I have is that a vampire often looks like a human with minor differences, primarily with fangs. We drink the blood from others, most often from mortals. We have other abilities, but it varies upon vampire to vampire.
Q: That's barbaric.
A: However you may feel about it, I do not simply take blood from others. I request it, and appreciate volunteers. No one is obligated to feed me.
Q: How much blood do you need?
A: If I am perfectly healthy, I need approximately one pint of blood every two weeks preferably. I can wait three, if I must.
Q: What happens if you don't get blood?
A: Then I starve. Much like what happens when a human doesn't have food. It will not kill me, but I will become weak.
Q: Why can't you just survive off of animal blood?
A: It staves the hunger, but it gives me no nutrition.
Q: Can you only drink from humans?
A: I have been able to drink from a variety of other beings thus far, so long as they are sentient.
Q: Do you sparkle?
A: No.
Q: Vampires aren't real.
A: How fascinating it is to be denounced yet again. It does not matter what you believe, I am here and I exist. If you cannot accept that, then leave me be.
