The Blood Omen Vampires
Llamia

There are approximately two billion #vampires in the #BloodOmen world, made up of the #Llamia and the Aluka (see post 16/02/16). None of them sparkle in sunlight.

1) The Llamia-  a species which evolved separately from humans

Eating Habits

They eat no food and exist on a diet of #blood to supplement their oxygen-deficient organisms. They can generally survive on a little blood every day but at least once a month need to take a large quantity from one or more victims (human and/or animal). Taking all they need from one can result in a kill. They can drink everything a human can- and they can get drunk on alcohol or from drinking blood containing high levels of alcohol.

Powers

Due to the necessity to be adept hunters of their main prey, humans, the vampire brain is capable of communicating #telepathically (and switching that ability on and off) and of Commanding others to do what they want. Humans are the easiest to Command. Other vampires may resist but within the Coven or Council hierarchy, those Commanded are required to submit.

Llamia move fast. Not invisibly fast, but faster than the average human (think well-trained Olympic sprinter!). This helps them hunt animals.

Llamia #heal from most injuries almost instantly, though this drains their energy and makes them crave blood. They cannot heal from serious brain or heart injuries. If you sever an arm or leg of a Llamia, it won't grow back- the wound will heal quickly but Llamia limbs cannot regrow.

Llamia cannot fly or change their form. 

Biology

Llamia reach puberty a few years later than the typical human. When they do, their bodies enter a period of anti-senescence- they stop aging. This lasts approximately 150 years (hence the #immortality legend) after which their cells begin to age at a normal rate until they die of old age as humans do. They are not susceptible to disease (see Death). 

Llamia hair and nails grow at approximately the same rate as a human's.

They do not have red eyes and their eyes do not change colour.

Llamia grow #fangs when they are babies.

They have pale skin and their fingernails and toenails are a light blue shade due to their inherent oxygen deficiency (like human nails in very cold weather). For the same reason their skin is usually cool (except just after a feed)- their blood is kept more for fueling the internal organs and sub-dermal system as a priority survival tool.

Llamia are beautiful and unblemshed- the better to attract their main #prey- humans.

The Vampire Virus

Llamia blood can heal humans but if a human consumes large quantities of Llamia blood, the vampire virus begins to bond to the human DNA. If no draining has taken place, the human body fights the vampire virus as it would the flu virus. But if the human has been drained beforehand, her/his defence system will be too weak to fight and s/he will Turn into an Aluka.

Death

Llamia are not affected by #garlic, wood, silver or religious symbols but sunlight can burn them to death. The blood of the two Undrinkables is poison to them.

A vampire hunter's kit