Vampire Spawn (Darkspire)

Vampire Spawn are creatures in Darkspire. They are significantly stronger than humans, and so are not recommended for play.

Fluff
Species: Homo Vampiris

Sub-species: Homo Vampiris Minorus

Outward physical description: Shares same appearence as did when human, discounting the effects they produce when manipulating their bodies

Skeletal structure: Unless otherwise modified, the same as when human

Senses: They possess the standard senses of sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. However, due to various differences between their structure and ours, some of these are above human average in various ways. Their eyes possess unique cells in the iris that magnify light when in contact with platelets - this gives them effective night vision, and turns the iris red. They have very sensitive taste buds, allowing them to detect poisons and other, more esoteric, things, such as diseases in blood. They are able to voluntarily both increase their hearing range and magnify sounds that enter their ears - the cause of this effect is not apparent after death, and so I am unable to discern it.

Sustenance: Their stomach and intestines are far less effective than the average human, but they possess certain modifications that make them well suited to the absorption of liquids. As such, while they can survive on solid food, they are far more likely to use nutrient rich liquids - for reasons later explained, this is often human blood.

Unexplained abilities: They seem to have the ability to move sections of their blood, regardless of concentration - namely, the platelets. Since they also convert these cell fragments into whole cells, they are able to use this to amazing ends - superfast healing, bodily modification, and more. This is less powerful than their Nobilis counterparts, and no changes stay permanently.

Weaknesses: Although they have these powers, they are most definitely not unkillable. Along with sharing all the vital points as humans, they experience cellular decay at a faster rate than humans - this requires them to heal the damage with platelets faster than the platelets are actually produced. This is why they require blood - it contains all the nutrients that they need, as well as being a source of platelets. Without it, they experience the ravages of age, and generally have some form of fatal effect (heart attack, cancerous tumour, etc.) within a matter of days.

Average height: Same as humans.

Hair: Same as humans.

Reproduction: They are incapable of reproduction. They are created when a member of Homo Vampiris Nobilis completely exsanguinates a human, and then injects a portion of their own blood into the still-living body.