1. Immortal Blood Drinkers
The vampyre found most often in
fantasy and horror novels. Tales and descriptions vary as to
whether or not this vampyre drinks blood to survive or just for the
taste. Some descriptions allow for the vampyre to die if
conditions are right (stake through the heart, exposure to sunlight,
suicide by fire) but they are immune to most common causes of death.
2. Mortal Blood Drinkers
Mortal Blood Drinkers have no real
claim to the species other than they drink blood. Blood drinkers
are quite prevalent in our society. Some claim that they "need"
blood and actually manifest symptoms of illness (which vary by
individual) when they have not "fed." Mortal Blood Drinkers take
only small amounts of blood from willing donors using sterile
equipment such as razors, syringes, and other implements.
3. Unintentional Psychic Vampyres
The most common type of 'vampyre.'
Again, this term is used loosely as there is no ancestral heritage to
a true vampyre. Psychic vampyrism is the ability to take energy
from (or give energy to) other sources, such as people, plants, and
animals. Most average human beings are capable of psychic
vampyrism and use such abilities from time to time.
4. Intentional Psychic Vampyres
This 'vampyre' is the most dangerous
and most common. The intentional psy-vamps can come in a manner
of descriptions and can look like the kid next door (and most likely
is). This psyvamps is either one who has unusually strong
natural ability and is aware of it or is one who has trained to
develop the skill. Unfortunately, most of these psy-vamps are
unaware that the ability can be used not only to harm but to heal.
These psy-vamps can, to a greater or lesser degree, control others by
manipulating their emotions (done by changing their energy).
