Species Identification;
Vampires:
Vampire; Twilight-esque
Granite-hard skin
Don’t sleep
Don’t burn in sunlight
Sparkle in sunlight
Only way to kill is to tear apart and burn the pieces
Extremely beautiful
Red eyes unless “vegetarians”, in which case eyes are amber
Pale skin
Cold
Females cannot become pregnant, though males can impregnate a human or otherwise
Unaffected by garlic and crosses
Don’t need to breath or blink
Have no hearbeat
Werewolves:
In the Night World, werewolves can transform from human to wolf (and vice versa) at will. They have animal instincts and urges, even in human form. This is all contrary to traditional werewolf lore where a werewolf is basically a normal person but undergoes an involuntary transformation. Though it is not stated explicitly, it appears that, like vampires, werewolves can be born as such and also be made.
Unlike vampires, werewolves must kill every time they feed because they need to consume organs. Thus, Night World law states that werewolves can only kill and eat animals. In the Night World, werewolves are treated as second-class citizens and are the victims of prejudice and racism. As in traditional werewolf lore, Night World werewolves are susceptible to silver. In the Night World, werewolves can identified by the black foxglove symbol.
Shapeshifters/Dragons:
Some history about shapeshifters is Shapeshifters had control of the world long before witches and vampires. Their leaders were known as "Dragons", beings that could change into the form of any animal. (Normally shapeshifters can only change into one pre-determined animal form). The witches rose to power and put the dragons to sleep, except for the smallest one. This one is the ancestor of the ruling house of shapeshifters. The descendants of this dragon have the ability to choose what animal they will become, but this choice is permanent.
Werewolves and shapeshifters are described as separate groups or races of the Night World. The description of both werewolves and shapeshifters as second-class citizens also supports the notion that werewolves are a subset, or one family, of shapeshifters.
Humans:
A human is basically...a human. No special powers, though there are exceptions with humans being telepathic. They are able to be fed off of and toyed with. The main rules in the Night World are to not let the humans know the Night World exsists and to not fall in love with a human. Humans can be changed, into 'Made' Vampires...these vampires cannot age or have children
