The Blood Omen Vampires: Aluka

There are approximately two billion #vampires in the #BloodOmen world. These are made up of two species- the Llamia (see post 15/02/16) and the Aluka. None of them sparkle in sunlight.

2) Aluka- a vampire that used to be human, Turned by a full #blood exchange with a Llamia

How to Make an Aluka

Only a #Llamia can make an  Aluka-  Aluka cannot make other Aluka as the vampire gene is not strong enough within their bodies, nor is their healing power strong enough to withstand the draining necessary to Turn a human into a vampire.

First, the Llamia drinks the blood of the human until the human is semi-conscious and weak. Then the human must drink from the Llamia. 

For the next few days (or weeks, if the human was ill or near death at the time of the exchange), the new Aluka will experience some or all of the following symptoms:

Symptoms of a new-Turned Aluka (and causes):

• Headaches (adjusting of right temporal lobe to awaken telepathic abilities)
• Stomach cramps (lining of digestive system for the prevention of too much iron intake into bloodstream- like #vampirebats!)
• Itching nose (awakening of 'dormant odour receptors').
• Tingling skin (Increasing photosensitivity and growth of new iron-transporting capillaries)
• Trembling and aching muscles (immune system fighting the vampire DNA)

Feeding

The vampire virus in the Aluka makes their bodies oxygen-deficient and so they crave blood as the Llamia do and die without it. 

They still need to support the body systems they were born with and so they must also eat food as they did when they were human.

Powers

Aluka are #telepathic like Llamia but can rarely Command, which is why Aluka either hunt humans aggressively (if they live alone or in packs) or with the support of a Llamia (when living in #covens) who will make the human forget they were bitten. In most cases, Aluka not living in a Coven feed more from animals than humans or have willing Abdun (donors).

Aluka heal fast and can #heal small wounds of humans.

They can see better in the #dark than humans.

Aluka are stronger than humans but do not look more muscular.

Aging

Aluka become anti-senescent (they stop aging) at the point they are Turned into vampires. Their hair and nails still grow and their bodies still work as before, but the vampire virus causes the genes of aging to ‘freeze.’ The length of time an Aluka remains in this state is not determined. It is usually over 150 years, after which they begin to age again, as Llamia do.

Death

Aluka have the same weaknesses as Llamia but live longer in #anti-senescence.

Biology

They appear pale and without imperfections on the skin. Their fingernails and toenails are pale blue, like the Llamia. Their eyes remain the colour they always were.

Aluka do not have #fangs (while Llamia grow theirs from infanthood). Modern Aluka get prosthetic fangs made in order to appear like Llamia.

Fake fangs