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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7835219" data-attributes="member: 2209"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/18261/The-Lords-of-the-Night-Vampires?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">The Lords of the Night Vampires</a>3.5Vampire, Black Blood: Vampires were once living creatures that have been raised from death by necromancy.Ever since mortals have existed, feral vampires have wandered the mortal realms under cover of darkness. Created by the raw forces of nature, by curse or magic, feral vampires will certainly exist long after the mortal races have passed to dust.Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.A Vampire Scion can become a true vampire should their master be slain, although the outcome of this is uncertain.The vampire touched are those mortals bitten on one or more separate occasions by the Children of Vangual. In this blood-drained state, death is close. A third visitation and the victim will rise up as a vampire a few nights later (provided the victim is slain in the process).To create a vampire the Children of Vangual must slay their mortal victim by draining every last drop of blood from their body. This is a task in itself - for drinking to the point of death can be extremely difficult. However, this process is not done all at once. The Children of Vangual must come to a mortal three times if they are to turn them into a vampire. This process is called the Visitation and is steeped in ancient ritual and ceremony.On the third Visitation, the vampire must drain not only all of the blood but the last vestiges of life energy from their victim. The dead and cold corpse will then rise up as a fledgling vampire a few days later. If the master does not (or can not) follow this process exactly, the slain mortal will become a Vampire Scion, cursed to eternal stagnation and endless subservience.On the fourth night of death, a fledgling vampire will rise from the grave. Occasionally this process can happen more quickly, other times, somewhat longer. The necromantic processes are mysterious and cannot be predicted, even by the most learned of sages.They were the first of Vangual’s creations and consider themselves the most favored of his children.The curse can be passed to any of the mortal races, from human, elf and dwarf, to the monster races: goblin, troll and ogre. There are Black Blood giants, drow and even vampire lizardmen lurking in darkness across the realms.Black Blood is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Shadow Vampires cannot make more of their own. Even if they follow the process exactly, they simply create a standard Black Blood.Vampire Scion can evolve to become true vampires, although the process is dangerous and involves either intervention by a lich, or the Second Death of their master. A Vampire Scion’s necromantic energies are intrinsically linked to those of their master. If a vampire master is slain, all Vampire Scion under his control make a Will save (DC 20). If they fail, they are forever slain, the negative energies that sustained them dissipating with their master. Success indicates they become fledgling vampires.A vampire must come to a mortal three times if he wants to make a true vampire.To create a true vampire, a vampire must drain all of the blood from a mortal and all of their levels. He must do this on three separate encounters on three or more nights. The vampire must drink carefully, for should his victim die before the third visitation, they will rise up as a Vampire Scion a few nights later. There can be interruptions in the process, but any vampire wishing to cement a full and complete relationship with their progeny must follow this procedure. The vampire must perform the Black Kiss within one month of his first visitation or he must begin the whole process anew.Vangual’s touch can slay any living being in an instant, devouring their life force with no possible chance of resurrection. He can cause any mortal to rise up as a vampire of any race with but a moment’s thought. This transformation is both permanent and irreversible, but is seen as a blessing rather than a curse in the eyes of his devoted.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…When a mortal becomes a vampire, the dark energies of necromancy transform their abilities.Beholder vampires radiate powerful necromancy and have the power to transform their targets into vampires with the use of their central eye.Curse of Vampirism spell.Vangaard: But Vangual was far from done. He took one of his chosen and shaped them into a new form, the Vangaard, a creature filled with rage and cold fury.The Vangaard can trace their origins back to Toth, the First vampire barbarian and member of the Black Council. The Vangaard Toth is the only member of the Black Council who is not a pure Black Blood. No one knows why Vangual transformed Toth into a Vangaard; perhaps it was a capricious whim by the god of vampires.Vangaard is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Who knows what power Vangual used to create the new order of Vangaard.Fire Vampire, Inferno: The First found a wizard who had been burned beyond imagining in the razing of the great city. Vangual breathed unlife into his tortured flesh, returning him from death as a horribly charred and smoldering spirit. Joined with the powers of flame, this vampire became the embodiment of fire, and was vengeance and destruction incarnate.Perhaps the rarest of all vampires, Fire Vampires (or Infernos) are those mortals horribly burned in life.Fire Vampires can create progeny, although they rarely choose to (for the memory of their own creation burns upon their minds - and even as filled with madness as they are, they are reluctant to inflict their torment upon another).To do so, they must drain all of the blood from a candidate while inflicting powerful flame attacks upon their bodies. They must incinerate their victim on the very threshold of death. Horribly disfigured, the mortal will then rise up as a Fire Vampire a few nights later. They call this method of death (and subsequent reanimation) the Kiss of Fire, and it is said to be one of the most agonizing ways to die. Even cremation does not always prevent the Second Waking, a Fire Vampire’s charred and unrecognizable body reforms from ashes unless it was buried on holy ground.Fire Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Ravenous, Leeches: As the flames of the city died, the remaining dead fell around the ruined city. Some, touched by disease were corrupted by Vangual’s malevolence. They arose as the Ravenous, desperately hungry vampires with a craving for mortal flesh.Some say the Ravenous were created by the god of slimes and oozes, while others believe they are demons cast from the abyss and given mortal form.When they so choose, the Ravenous can make their own. To do this the victim must be forced to drink a concentrated point of the Leech’s blood. The victim will be fine - for a day or so. After forty eight hours they will begin to get chills, feeling sick and losing a point of Constitution and Strength per day. This will continue throughout the next 2d4+1 days until their skin turns a greenish hue. Finally, facing uncontrollable and agonizing convulsions, they lose one point of Strength and Constitution per hour. Only a neutralize poison spell cast by a cleric of 15th Level or higher, followed swiftly by a remove curse will prevent death. Lost abilities are regained at a rate of 1 point per week.Ravenous Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Shadow Vampire: Next, Vangual awoke the shadow. He ordered the First to bring to him the drow they found in the underworld. Willing or not, he transformed them into Shadow Vampires, insubstantial creatures that only half reside in the mortal realms.Shadow Vampires are drow that have been cursed by a most terrible darkness. They were taken by Vangual and transformed into shadow, stripped of their physical forms and their souls.Only the drow elder Avernuus has the authority to create new Shadow Vampires, and then only at Vangual’s instruction.The Black Council petitioned Vangual for a number of non-drow Shadow Vampires to be created, and he agreed.Shadow Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Mock Vampire, The Mocked: Mock Vampires or the mocked are ghoulish creatures whose bodies have not successfully survived the transition from mortal to vampire. They have remained dead for too long before their Second Waking and have suffered both physical and mental degeneration in the grave.The mocked have lain dead in the ground for too long.No one knows exactly what creates the mocked, certainly there are many things that can influence the necromantic process: holy ground, divine blessings, even nearby running water or a holy symbol casually tossed into a coffin. A poor first Katharein can result in the vampire rising as one of the mocked.The mocked typically remain dead for at least a week longer than the typical 1d4 days, rotting while in the grave.Mock Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.Ash Vampire: At the height of Vangual’s power came the most terrible of his children. Ash Vampires: they who feast upon life itself. Draining the very essence from the living, plants wither and the ground turns to dust as they pass. These emotionless vampires are given mortal form in return for performing despicable acts in the name of the lord of blood. It is said those of the ash are the most powerful of Vangual’s creations, and that he could only create them when he had sufficient followers amongst mortals and vampires alike.Ash Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.There are many rumors as to why this might be. Some say the Ash Vampires are much older even than Vangual, that only those in the mortal realms were corrupted by the Void and that those that remain on the Ash Plane at the tower of Araxx are immune to the effects of the great corrupter.Some say that the Ash Vampires are a truly ancient race, and that their wisdom dates back thousands, if not tens of thousands of years. Others claim that they were never mortal, that the first Ash Vampires came from a race that no longer exists except in memory.The Lost: Finally came the Lost, divine beings that have fallen from the grace of their celestial realm and cast to earth. Retaining a fragment of their memory and a shard of divinity, these creatures are perhaps the most tragic of all the vampire races. Forced to drink blood and to eat ash, they wake to darkness knowing they have done wrong, but not what. Perhaps they can find redemption, but most Lost spend their unlives brooding over their mysterious past and punishing themselves for a transgression they cannot remember. While they are not one of Vangual’s creations, the god of blood eagerly accepts them as his own.These creatures are not and have never been mortal. Cursed by divine magic, they have fallen from whichever spiritual domain they once inhabited, given immortal bodies and doomed to live in exile amongst the undead. Once glorious spirits - now vampires - they must drink blood and devour ashes to survive.The Lost are not true vampires. They were never ‘turned’ by another, but were instead cursed by powerful magic. Exiled, they appear with no clue as to who they are or from where they came. Occasionally, a divine being will visit them to inform them of their exile, but this will be brief and perfunctory. Their minds and spirits are their own, but their memories are all but gone.Lost Vampire is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.The Lost are celestials that have been cursed by their god. A character must have previously been a celestial that was cast down from his planar home.Vampire Scion: In time, Vangual showed his vampires how to create children of their own. Vampire Scion are created by a single draining of a mortal’s blood without following the ritualistic process of the Black Kiss. These creatures are devoid of the uniqueness of a true vampire and are typically created as a result of a careless encounter with a mortal.To create a vampire the Children of Vangual must slay their mortal victim by draining every last drop of blood from their body. This is a task in itself - for drinking to the point of death can be extremely difficult. However, this process is not done all at once. The Children of Vangual must come to a mortal three times if they are to turn them into a vampire. This process is called the Visitation and is steeped in ancient ritual and ceremony.On the third Visitation, the vampire must drain not only all of the blood but the last vestiges of life energy from their victim. The dead and cold corpse will then rise up as a fledgling vampire a few days later. If the master does not (or can not) follow this process exactly, the slain mortal will become a Vampire Scion, cursed to eternal stagnation and endless subservience.Vampire Scion are locked in unlife at the moment of death, unchanging yet eternal. Slaves to their masters, most are created when a vampire bitten (once touched) mortal is slain before the effects of the first bite have worn off. These poor souls rise to become Vampire Scion, vampires in name alone, hunters of blood and bringers of death.Vampire Scion are created by a single draining of a mortal’s blood (or levels) without following the ritualistic process of the Black Kiss.Vampire Scion is an acquired template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature.To create a true vampire, a vampire must drain all of the blood from a mortal and all of their levels. He must do this on three separate encounters on three or more nights. The vampire must drink carefully, for should his victim die before the third visitation, they will rise up as a Vampire Scion a few nights later.Curse of Vampirism spell.Kethax: The Avystyx Prophecies also mention the coming of the Kethax: evil vampires of hellfire and brimstone from the Ash Plane.The First: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Avystyx, The Vampire Bard: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Salvatorian Vandadyne: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Lord Melanch Abraxia, Lord of the Blood Knights of Avystervan: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Agoravaal The Damned Vampire Mage: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Ishtyx: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Kynosh, The Blood-Stained Druid: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Raxx, Leader of the Black Eye: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Toth: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Vathan Gellean, The Hunter: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Volik, Leader of the Blood Guard: Armed with the greatest of the Powers of Darkness, Vangual transformed the living order into vampires, creatures that looked like mortals and had fearsome powers. Denied sanctuary in the mortal realms, these beings fled deep into the earth beneath the city of Veil where they became the First, the progenitors of the vampire races.It is said that the dread god Vangual manifested amongst the burning buildings, ready to cast sentence upon those who had slain his faithful. Vangual’s wrath was terrible, he called for justice and the other gods turned away. They knew there was enough darkness festering in the hearts of the Ordo Nobilis to punish each of them forever. They had shown neither compassion nor wisdom in destroying so many, so very willingly. As the god of blood had lost his chosen, so the Ordo Nobilis became his new family. They became vampires - the Children of Vangual…Agan Ravarr: ?Avernuus: ?Corth The Grey, Ash Vampire: ?Malik Faldein, Ravenous: ?Moloch: Moloch is a bitter vampire. Horribly burned in the fires that ravaged Veil he was not one of the First. He fell in the great melee that destroyed the city. After his death, necromantic energies seeped into him, perhaps with a blessing from Vangual and he awoke at dusk the following night as the first Fire Vampire.Arikostinaal, Lich: ?Avystyx: ?Ket Uth Makkar: ?Phillian Artus Alucidan: ?Blood Hound: Transformed from the worst performing vampire clerics in Vangual’s service, they are vaguely dog shaped, but with long crimson covered bodies and scarlet matted fur and piercing vermilion eyes.Bloodling: They are favoured by Vangual and are said to be the transformed remnants of his enemies.Children of Vangual, Age 1 Black Fighter 6: ?Consanguineous Vampire: Consanguineous vampires the ‘least of vampires’ were created by the Black Cabal. A punishment inflicted upon their greatest enemies, consanguineous vampires are ravenous creatures tormented by madness and hunger. Created in a special ritual, the procedure of which is known only to members of the Black Cabal, the process transforms a mortal (or a vampire) into a consanguineous vampire.Created by the Black Cabal,Consanguineous Vampires are the least of vampires.Vampire Ghoul: Created by the twisted diseases of the Ravenous and the sorceries of the Black Cabal, vampire ghouls are twisted versions of vampires.Mortals devoured by a vampire ghoul rise up as vampire ghouls in 1d4 nights time.Spellmite, Arcanus Phagum: Spellmites, or Arcanus Phagum are tiny vampiric creatures created by the Black Cabal.Blood Leech: ?Goblin Vampire: ?Lizardman Vampire: ?Ogre Vampire: ?Orc Vampire: ?Troll Vampire: ?Beholder Vampire, Blood Tyrant: Not much is known about beholder vampires except that somehow, the transformation to undeath is possible.Whispers abound of beholders created by Vangual known only as Blood Tyrants, evil and wicked creatures conjured by dark magic and filled with bloodlust for the mortal races.Demon Vampire: Demons and outsiders typically can not be made into vampires. Only the greatest powers have the might to strip the divine energies from outsiders and transform them into vampires. The Black Cabal has had some minor success with lesser demons and devils, but on the whole, demonic blood will never support vampirism.Devil Vampire: Demons and outsiders typically can not be made into vampires. Only the greatest powers have the might to strip the divine energies from outsiders and transform them into vampires. The Black Cabal has had some minor success with lesser demons and devils, but on the whole, demonic blood will never support vampirism.Outsider Vampire: Demons and outsiders typically can not be made into vampires. Only the greatest powers have the might to strip the divine energies from outsiders and transform them into vampires. The Black Cabal has had some minor success with lesser demons and devils, but on the whole, demonic blood will never support vampirism.Dragon Vampire: the Black Cabal have made a handful of dragons that now reside on the Elemental Planes of Ash or Negativity, allies and minions of the Necromancers that live there.Ash Dragon: ?Drider Vampire: ?Drow Vampire: ?Giant Vampire: Although the Black Cabal have successfully made a number of vampire giants, they do not adapt well to the change and the Black Kiss works rarely upon them.Mind Flayer Vampire: ?Undead: It is time to discuss the Void: the source of all darkness, the driving force that gives life to the undead and caresses their cold flesh with soothing hands of shadow.The Void is pure darkness. It is the force that drives the undead, the power of evil and shadow. It corrupts the mind and slowly destroys the soul.Curse of VampirismNecromancyLevel: Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 9Components: V, S, MCasting Time: 1 hourRange: TouchTarget: Person touchedDuration: PermanentSaving Throw: Will negatesSpell Resistance: YesYou can transform a mortal into a vampire. Upon the spell’s completion, your target will be slain and will rise up as a Vampire Scion under your control or a fledgling vampire (your choice) 1d4 nights later.Material Components: A mortal heart marinated in red wine with a pint of attuned vampire Blood and a pinch of vampire dust that the mortal must (be forced to) drink.</blockquote>

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