General Vampire Facts and Behavior

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vampires have souls–vampires themselves are divided in the issue, most of them think they do not Chat 2007-06-24
hate walkers because they can track them with ghosts Chat 2007-06-24
mostly don't even see the ghosts and they can't do anything to drive them away Chat 2007-06-24
vampires have actual spells Chat 2007-11-03
the vampires are the living dead–their magic comes from what they are Chat 2007-11-03
seethes are pretty common elsewhere–usually in bigger cities than the Tri-Cities–where the prey is plentiful Chat 2008-02-09

Mercy Thompson Series

Moon Called

Mercy Thompson Series #1: Moon Called

they are very good at hiding their natures from the human population
it's unwise to surprise vampires
vampires are bad news; the less you have to do with them the better
don't play dominance games with vampires; don't look them in the eyes¹⁶²
the Kiss–to bespell by their bite, to enthrall; some do die of it¹⁸²

Blood Bound

Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound only the strongest vampires can live on their own and survive purely on human blood; all the others live in the seethe and are the Mistress' menagerieBB-211 a new vampire is under the control of it's maker; it's not willing serviceBB-169 the control diminishes as the younger vampire gets older and accumulates power; or when their makers dieBB-169 it happens sometimes that a vampire is created and not a thrall, such vampires are always killed upon their first risingBB-169 a master vampire can listen in on his childrenBB-238 when a bound one is made over by someone they're not bound to, odd things happenBB-206 all the businesses in the greater Tri-Cities who weren't affiliated with more powerful groups paid protection money to the vampiresBB-204 some of the vampires have names among themselves; it had to do with an old suspicion that if you spoke evil's name, you drew it's attentionBB-205 can give humans false memoriesBB-28 most vampires breathe because not breathing attracts human attention; some do it because their not breathing is as troubling to them as it is to the the rest of usBB-31 it is forbidden to turn anyone who is not fully humanBB-31 there aren't a lot of vampires, and it takes a long time to make themBB-167 if a vampire is hurt badly enough, there are ways of bringing him back under the control of a more powerful vampireBB-167 vampires can't stand on holy groundBB-228 the older they get the more afraid they are of deathBB-213 with the bound ones the urge to kill is very, very strong–and it only gets worse with time; the urge affects all vampires, not just the one the person is bound toBB-209