Vampyre

Vampyrer are a type of undead creature within the novel ''Dark Blaze. ''Not much is known about the vampyrer except that they are cousins of sorts to the strigoii.

Background:
Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted a variant of undead for later in the series. He intends to reveal more about the vampyrer later in ''Dark Blaze. ''Finch-Ellis wanted to make it clear that the vampyrer and strigoii are different creatures.

Origins:
Nothing is known about the origins of the vampyrer, except that they are related to the strigoic creatures.

Characteristics:
Nothing is known about the characteristics of the vampyrer, except that they have some affinity for shadows, as Mircea Voivode commented that the vampyrer could be listening to them during the 1915 Marele Consiliu from the shadows.

Appearances:
The vampyrer are only mentioned within Dark Blaze.

Powers & Abilities:

 * Increased speed.
 * Increased strength.
 * Increased hearing.
 * Increased sense of smell.
 * Increased durability.
 * Immortal.
 * Shadow powers.

Weaknesses:

 * Holy water.
 * Fire.
 * Silver.
 * Cast-iron.
 * Palo Santo.
 * Mountain Ash.
 * Chloroform.
 * Direct prolonged sunlight.
 * Lack of blood.

Trivia:

 * Although strigoii are alternatively called vampires, they are different from the vampyrer.
 * The vampyrer and parvabubs are original creatures created by Finch-Ellis.