Myth 1: Vampires Must Drink Blood.
Truth: More accurate would be _some_ vampires need to drink blood. Not all do, or need to. It's only one method of feeding, granted the most direct. Blood has very high capacity of life energies ( sometimes refered to as 'prantic' energy) Vampires who are blood drinkers are often refered to as Sanguinarians, 'sang' being french for blood. Vampires need only small amounts of blood and normally have 'donors' or friends who are willing to share their blood with the vampire. Please note that any kind of blood exchange in this day and age is very, very dangerous, and I do not recommend it for the inexpereinced or uninformed. you could end up diseased or worse!
Myth 2: Vampires are Immortal.
Truth: Real vampires are not 'immortal' in the hollywood sense. They are not undead and unaging, but are mortal of body and they will grow old and they will pass from the physical world in time. Their immortality lies in the continuance of their spirit to the next life. Unlike humans, vampires retain much more of their powers and knowlege when they are reborn, and the ability to consume life force as a sustanance also is passed with the soul. Due to the life absorbing nature of the vampire, the physical body can be maintained somewhat longer than normal, but of this same reason will eventually 'burn out'. There are certain limitations to physical existance, and this is why 5000 physical year old vampires are wannabes or roleplayers.
Myth 4: Vampires are all
beautiful, sexy, mysterious, and have lots of sex .
Truth: Not all vampires are beautiful or sexy. That would be like saying all humans are short, fat, and ugly. Its not true, there are beautiful humans, just like there are beautiful and homely vampires. Most vampires do tend to keep a mysterious aura abou them, even if they are very forthright about their normal lives. This is a kind of self preservation thing. If people don't know you are a vampire, they won't try to kill you right? As for the sex thing, sex can generate enormous amounts of prantic energy. This makes it a very easy and descrete feeding option for a vampire, and some like to take advantage of it. Vampires do enjoy sex like any one else, but it's not always a sure thing unless you have a regular partner. Also it is very dangerous to have many sexual partners in this day and age, and vampires are not immune to diseases like AIDS and other sexually transmited diseases.
Myth 5: Vampires are capable of regenerating and are immune to illness.
Truth: Vampires can and do tend to heal faster than humans, they also tend to be disease reistant and recover faster then normal people, but vampires cannot regenerate a body part that has been removed by unnatural means. And although vampires resist disease, they can still contract it, and it can be fatal or vampires just like it can be fatal to humans.
Myth 6: Vampires wear all black
and speak in eurotrash accents.
Truth: Eh, no. They don't run around in capes or lingerie either. Look at your classmates, they guy next door, the business man on the street. They dress like NORMAL people, not regects from the dracula casting or a LARP rehersal.
Myth 7: Vampires are weak against crosses and other holy symbols.
Truth: Not really. Many vampires are christians, and many quite like crosses and other holy symbols. This is a myth, holy symbols do as much damage as they would do to a regular person.
Myth 8: Vampires are adversely affected by garlic and silver.
Truth: Unless they have a specific allergy to either of these, they won't have any effect at all. A lot of people are allergic to silver and have to have it coated to avoid irritation when wearing the jewelry.
Myth 9: Vampires are divided into
clans.
Truth: Vampires are vampires. There are no different kinds within, it's just the differences in how they feed and what they choose to do with their energies. A blood drinker and a psi vamp is like the difference between a meat eating human and a vegitarian human. They are both human, they just choose a different diet. Same with vamps. Vampires have some organization, there are schools, support groups and 'houses' which are avaliable to those who want to be a part of them. The actually organization within the structures is largely unknown to those who are not a part of them. Vampires have friends, allies, and enemies on an individual basis, just like any one else, but there is no 'clan' or 'generation' as such.
Myth 10:
If I am turned and become a vampire, I can leave my old huamn life and problems behind.
Truth: WRONG!! If you think you have problems now, you haven't seen anything yet. Being turned is not something to take lightly, it isn't a game, you can't just quit if you want to. it's a now and FOREVER, kind of deal. Being turned will NOT make you rich, NOT make you sexy, NOT make you liked, NOT make you accepted, and it will NOT make your problems go away. It WILL make you hungry, it WILL make you change your life style, it WILL affect your normal relationships, it WILL make you depressed and desperate at time, it WILL change your diet, and it WILL affect you in ways you didn't even thing about. There is nothing glamorous or glorious about being a real vampire. You have needs, cravings, physical problems, mental problems, spiritual problems, that you never dreamed of. You will be depressed, uncertain, empty and miserable at times. You will be hungry and tempermental, you will have to take the time to 'awaken', ( this can take years of your life ) and you still might not have a clue. You are in it for the haul, now and forever. And you don't do this once, you do it for every life you live after this one. So get rid of the dracula myths, the anne rice , and the Vampire: tM, because the life of a real vampire is about as far from all that as the Sun is from Pluto.
Wake up your mind now,there's no turning BACK yo!
a fellow advice from ROEL
