Vampires (Immortal Desires)

The Vampires of Immortal Desires are supernatural creatures. They primarily live within the town of Crimson Beech.

History
"The laws of Crimson Beech are hereby designed with diplomacy and peace in mind, both for the resident vampires and the humans inhabiting the town. The following crimes are against the sanctity of Crimson Beech and must result in banishment. Revealing coven secrets, coven infighting... As few traditions stand the test of time, any law may be updated by a communal agreement and posted into the Chamber of Laws."

- Original agreement forged between the Clements and Venandis

Generally, there is only one coven per area protected by a Ley Line, and Ley Lines are dispersed relatively far from one another. Crimson Beech is an exception however due to the Clement and Venandi covens being hunted by vampire hunters, dwindling in population, and forming an alliance to preserve themselves.

Laws
All vampires who reside in Crimson Beech are bound to the core laws, which include treating the humans that also reside there fairly. One of the core laws is to never turn a human into a vampire without approval from the covens. Regardless of intention, "a crime must have its punishment".

Humans who discovered vampires were almost always killed until a human helped the covens fend off a vampire hunter. From this, the law was amended to give humans the benefit of the doubt.

Vampires are allowed to act contrary to the law to preserve their dignity or their covenmates.

Vampire Hunters
According to town legend (for humans), Captain Adalhard - Gabe Adalhard's great-great-grandfather - was the town's protector who wiped all the vampires out. Truthfully, he had been involved in thinning out the vampire population when the vampires were running rampant, and reduced them to a controllable number. However, he became sadistic in his hunting, and began hunting vampires for sport, torturing them, and beheading them.

Current Politics
There have always been tensions between the two covens in Crimson Beech due to their differences in opinions regarding humans.

Appearance
Vampires (in vampire form) have silver eyes.

Weaknesses

 * Aversion to Silver: Silver can burn vampires.
 * Decapitation: Dismembering or manually removing the head of a vampire will result in instant and permanent death.
 * Sunlight: Originally, vampires found sunlight to be debilitating and were greatly weakened under its gaze. This changed when vampires found ley lines of power that nullified this weakness.
 * Ley Lines: While the ley lines nullify the weaknesses vampires have to the sun, this is dependent upon contact with the ley line and if the vampire leaves Crimson Beech, they will swiftly lose this power.