| If You are going to be in a place where Vampires MAY roam you best be Prepared |
| In the words of the notorious Dr. Van Helsing |
| After many years of studying and tracking down the fiend known as "Dracula", I have decided to put my life findings in a place where vampire hunters around the orld will have access to. Use wisely these rules and always remember every confrontation has its own special circumstances. The Vampire is a unique beast and its mutations are numerous as the stars that fill the night sky. Below is the information I have compiled and it has proved consist in my encounters with Nosferatu. Be strong and faithful and you will be triumphant with this eternal battle against evil. |
| Vampires must drink the blood of the living to sustain their un-life. This can include humans (freshor taken from a bloodbank) and animals, but blood from the deceased can be deadly to a Vampire. Vampires are able to exchange blood among themselves. Vampires must rest in their native soil. It hasn't been until the 19th century that the coffin became part of the Vampire mythology. Vampires usually have "ghouls" or "familiars". They are either humans, animals or both. They are dedicated to protect the Vampire while he sleeps. Renfield from Dracula is a perfect example. They do share some of the powers of their masters like strenght, physic link to their master, etc.. |
| Vampires Needs |
| Power of Vampires |
| Super human strenght. Vampires can control creatures like rats, wolves, humans,and the elements were at their command. Vampires can take the form of a bat or many other animals, as well as the mist. |
| Becoming a Vampire |
| The victim of a Vampire either dies or becomes a Vampire. The legends range from one to three feedings by a Vampire, before a victim turms into a Vampire. Vampires can also be made in a variety of ways: 1.) a child born under certain omens. 2.) a cat or other animal jumping over a dead body. 3.) someone who committed suicide. 4.) practicing witchcraft. |
| Detecting a Vampire |
| Vampires do not cast a reflection in a mirror. Vampires cannot cross running water. Garlic, Hawthorn and the mountain ash, rowan can be used to detect or ward off Vampires. If a person does not like garlic, then they are probably a Vampire. A Vampire does not like religious symbols, but one must have true faith for it to work. They cannot enter a place uninvited. |
| Protection Against Vampires |
| A cross can be used, but only if you have true faith. Eucharistic wafer can be used to ward off Vampires. Holy water blessed by a priest. If confronted by a Vampire, throw a hand full of seeds at him. Vampires will stop and count every single seed.. Silver was not the traditioanl protective metal as supposed in popular fiction, iron was the material of choice. Iron shavings were placed beneath a child's cradle, a necklace with an iron nail was worn and other iron objects were placed straegically around the place needing protection. Garlic, Hawthorn and the Mountain Ash Rowan can be used to detect or ward off Vampires. |
| Destroying a Vampire |
| Sunlight will destroy a Vampire. (Before the rise of the literay Vampire, medieval legend spoke of Vampires walking around in the daylight) A stake through the heart can be used to incapacitate a Vampire. By destryoing the heart which pumped blood, you can stop a Vampire. The most of effective types of wood: ash, aspen, juniper. Don't remove the stake or the Vampire will rise again. (originally, before coffins were readily available to all, stakes were used to affix the corpse within the grave so it wou;dn't escape. Traditioanlly the corpse was staked through the stomach or back). Cremation. Fire can be used to destroy a Vampire. Decapitation. Afterwards you "must" stuff its mouth with garlic to prevent any further return from the grave. Drenching a Vampire in Holy Water and garlic. A Vampire can be destroyed by touching a Crucifix. Stealing his left sock, filling it with stones and throwing it in the river. Using a "dhampir", or a Vampire child. Dhampirs were allegedly the only people who were able to see invisible Vampires, and they often took advantage of this by hiring out their services as Vampire hunters. |
| Prevention from Becoming a Vampire |
| Put coins on the corpese eyelids. This acts as payment before the soul can travel to the world of the dead. Stuff the corpese mouth or coffin with garlic. Bury the corpse facedown. If the corpsees tried to dig itself out, it would just dig deeper into the ground. Bury the corpse at a crossroad. Crossroads were always considered unholy, thus a Vampire buried in unhallowed grounds would be trapped forever. Watch over the corpse until its buried. This would prevent animals from jumping over or moonlighting falling on the corpse. Two things that were seen as causes of Vampirism. Stake the ground about the corpse. If the corpse were to become a Vampire, it would impale itself when trying to escape. Binding the corpses hand and feet, preventing the Vampire from escaping the grave. Place a headstone over the grave. Headstones were originally used not as a rememberance, but as a weight to prevent Vampires from escaping the grave. Fill the coffin with seeds. A Vampire would have to count every seed before attempting to escape. the grave. Tie the corpse with hundreds of tiny knots. Similiar to the seeds, Vampires are required to untie every knot put before them. Decapitate the corpse. By burying the head in a seaparate grave, the Vampire would be forced to find its head before going to feed. Stake the corpse. Why wait?!!! Bury the corpse with food. A well fed Vampire would have no need to feed on the living. Place a Crucifix or a Eucharistic wafer within the coffin. |
| We suggest knowing these things if you plan on visiting Collinwood |
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| Fearless Vampire Slayer |