Vampires

Vampires are a clan of creatures of the night. They feed on blood and only come out at night. They are some of the most feared creatures in history.

Creation
It is unknown to Vampires if this is true but Vampires were created from wolves. They were then free to roam about at all times of the day doing what they wanted to and breed with each other. This was until Desmond Tiny limited their powers. He made them creatures of the night and surrogate(unable to reproduce).

Vampire/Vampaneze Split
Many years later, Mr Tiny came to the Vampires again and instated leadership through the Princes. Many Vampires split and became the Vampaneze due to the strict rules of not killing by drinking blood but to only take a little bit. They split and a feud broke out. This was eventually solved by a truce.

Des Tiny's Prophecy
Years after the split, Mr. Tiny came back to the Vampires and gave them two things, the Stone of Blood and the Hall of Princes. He told them that a war would break out which the Vampires couldn't win and that the Stone could bring them back from the dead. Many didn't believe him but a lot did.

The Child Half-Vampire
When Larten Crepsley came to Vampire Mountain with a young half-Vampire, the Vampires were in an outrage as he was too young and hadn't been told everything about Vampires. He ended up doing the Trials of Initiation only to fail in the fourth trial due to an inturuption from Harkat Mulds, and be sentenced to death, which he ran away from with Kurda Smahlt. He then found out that the soon-to-be Prince, Kurda Smahlt, was a traitor because he killed Gavner Purl and was bringing Vampaneze into Vampire Mountain. He came back and told them about this and helped them defeat them. As a result, he was made a Vampire Prince due to failing the trials and only a Prince can fail and not be killed.

The Vampaneze Lord Hunters
A couple of years later, Mr Tiny made another visit to the Vampires. This time, he told them that the war was upon them and that three Vampires could hunt him down but they could also take non-Vampires with them. These were: Darren Shan, Larten Crepsley and Vancha March. They started out on their hunt.

The War of the Scars
The War of the Scars broke out due to the fact that everyone was scared about what will happen if they fail to fight. The Vampaneze Lord was killed along with Darren and many years later, a truce was being formed between the two armies. It is unknown how this finished though.

Powers
Vampires have many powers:
 * The ability to Flit.
 * Super Strength.
 * Tougher than humans.
 * Tough teeth and nails.
 * Telepathy.
 * Can heal cuts with spit

Description
Vampires can look like normal humans. They are strict with their rules and any one who disobeys these is shamed. They fight with honor and courage and will rather die fighting than in a nice comfy bed. They sleep in coffins, just like the stereotypical Vampires.

Laws
There are many laws that a Vampire must stick to. These are: Known traitors:
 * Do not use projectile weapons. Throwing weapons are OK though. Just not guns, bows etc.
 * If a Vampire fails the Trials of Initiation, they must be killed if not already so.
 * Only Vampire Princes can fail and still survive(if they dont die during the trial).
 * If you are classed as a traitor to the clan, you will be executed in the Hall of Death.

Kurda Smahlt

Old Laws
There are also laws that were thrown out by the Princes. Some are:
 * You can only use weapons that you have crafted yourself.

Half-Vampires
Half-Vampires are Vampires with only a small amount of Vampire blood,they recive the rest of their Vampire blood when they are fully blooded. They are unable to flit and do not have the power to heal wounds with their saliva. They are able to walk around in the day and not get injured by the sun light.

Leadership
The Vampire clan is ruled over by the Princes but there are others looking after the clan too. Vampire Generals are a series of Vampires that will seek out the rogue and insane Vampires and kill them. To become a general, you have to pass the Trials of Initiation and numerous other tasks. The Princes control even the Generals. It is because of this system that the Vampaneze broke off.

Known Vampires
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 * Darren Shan (Half-Vampire and vampire Prince)
 * Larten Crepsley(ex general)
 * Seba Nile(quarter master of vampire mountain)
 * Vancha March (Prince)
 * Arrow (Prince)
 * Paris Skyle (Prince)
 * Kurda Smahlt (to be prince and Traitor)
 * Mika ver leth (prince)

In the Movie
Vampires are very similar to their book counterparts in the movie.

Description
Vampires are stronger than humans and tougher. They can move at fast speeds through flitting. Theyhave "super spit" and are very honor bound and will stop at no lengths to defeat their opponent.

Half-Vampires
Half-Vampires are able to flit, unlike the books, and heal wounds with their saliva, also unlike the books. They can still come out during the day.

Known Vampires

 * Darren Shan
 * Larten Crepsley
 * Gavner Purl

Short Stories

 * "An Essay on Vampires by Steve Leonard"
 * "Shanta Clause"
 * "An Affair of the Night"

Movies

 * Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant