Vampires

Vampires are a sub-race of human which resulted from artificial genetic engineering. Defining features of a vampire include:


 * pale, greyish, almost translucent skin
 * blonde or grey hair (depending on their lineage)
 * sharp fangs
 * youthful body

Vampires are practitioners of Blood Majyk. Physically stronger than a human but weak on a galactic scale.

They were created through gene editing on human embryos, by introducing genetic material derived from certain species of jellyfish and arctic sea sponges, scientists hoped to extend human lifespans indefinitely. Because of this, vampires are theoretically immortal. When a vampire reaches an age where their body begins to fail, they go through a ritualistic process or re-birth, known as a Prestige. They are sent to a dark and deep part of the earth, and in the heat and pressure, the body re-forms itself into a young form. This includes the brain, meaning that vampires may lose up to 65% of their memories after each Prestige. To counter this, each vampire has a unique Life Song, a song which recounts their life story. Before each prestige, they perform their life song that it may be recorded, and then after the regression process, they will sit and listen to that life song. Life songs can last days and even weeks, the process of re-learning one's life song after prestige takes many months, as the vampire in question isolates themselves to re-learn their life. The period between each Prestige is called a verse. Because vampires life so long, describing their age in years would be inefficient, so they are more likely define themselves by which verse they are currently in (e.g. "I am 12 verses old" would mean they are currently in their 13th verse).

There are two major vampire factions. The Great Vampiric Order, and the Morriganic Republic. You can differentiate them by hair and eye colour.