HISTORY OF VAMPIRES
(according to this roleplay)
(according to this roleplay)
Vampires have existed before humans did. Humans were a result of vampire offspring who lacked the vampire gene - the gene that allowed and required the creature to need blood. Eventually, humans bred rapidly to the point where they had become a separate species. In current day, (1848 that is,) humans had out-numbered vampires tremendously. Vampires were not commonly considered legend at this time, but it was very rare a human would ever see a vampire. And live, that is.
Vampires in current day fed off of humans, cows, sheep, and other livestock. Humans had evolved into such different species that vampires could hunt humans safely. Hunting another vampire was extremely unhealthy, and if practiced frequently, could result in death.
However, if a vampire bit a human and left him/her alive, there is a 1 in 3 chance that the human will contract the "vampire virus" from the vampire's saliva and be Turned into a vampire. Vampires are very careful not to leave humans alive for that very reason. (Turned vampires are looked down upon as "dirtying up the bloodline", although almost all vampires aside from the major clans had some Turned blood in them.) Vampires and humans can't be told apart, except for the fangs which extend when adrenaline kicks in.
The Abberton family was one of the eleven most powerful (and pure-blooded) vampire clans in the world. However, thanks to this strange murderer, the number has been reduced to eight, with three families (including the Abbertons) on the bridge of extinction. The mass murders are suspected to be done by a large group of vampires (although some haven't ruled out the possibility of the group being human), but no information has become availible. The Abberton sibblings aren't certain that they don't have a traitor in the midst, since things have been so quiet...
