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Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

World of Darkness Mythos Vampires in the World of Darkness believe that their race originates from the Biblical figure of Cain. Cain was said to have been cursed by God with a vampiric state for murdering his brother. The vampires of this canon believe themselves to be descended from this Biblical ...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Sat May 02, 2020 12:34 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
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Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Vampire Mythology The following excerpt was taken from a torn fragment of a page from the Book of Simon chapter 4, and appears to be a retelling of the famous Biblical creation story with a peculiar twist. Here, the old gods are depicted as dragons and serpents. It also veers off topic into a study ...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:58 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Akasha, Amel, Enkil & Mekare According to Wikipedia (which references the Buddhist Dictionary by Nyanatiloka), Akasha is a term for either space or æther in traditional Indian cosmology, depending on the religion. The term has also been adopted in Western occultism and spiritualism in th...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:26 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Additional Strengths & Weaknesses 1.) Shapeshifting - some vampires can alter their shape or physical appearance to make themselves appear older or younger, as human or beast, or hybrid. Some vampires can turn into cats, rats, bats, snakes, spiders, wolves or werewolves, werebats, wererats or we...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:23 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Vampire Island & Other Vampire Myths "The vampire may not cross running water, except at the ebb and flow of the tide... This is not to say that they cannot swim, but running or flowing water such as rivers, streams, or waterfalls mystically impede the creature's ability to swim and sta...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:15 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Demon Bats & Vampire Cryptids Scientists discovered a new subspecies of Rothschild giraffe living in 2016 in Kenya, measuring over 5 meters in height (nearly 20 feet tall). Although myths of the pale white creature's existence had been surfacing for many years, the Rothschild giraffe...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:52 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Vampyra Magicka Vampyrcraeft is a new age Occult term for the magical arts associated with vampires. This esoteric practice is also sometimes known as Vampyra Magicka or "Blood Magic" as it typically involves some form of alchemy or psionic ability involving the use of blood, or rather the...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:53 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Vampires & Werewolves Vampire: The Masquerade (VTM) is a role-playing game, a video game, a TV series, and a fictional fan-based book series. The VTM mythos is a product of White Wolf publishing and takes place in the mythical World of Darkness, a metropolitan setting very similar to mod...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:02 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Lilith & Samael the First Vampire Demons Genesis 1:27 states that God created mankind in His image. Both male and female he created them. Some biblical scholars say that this is the first reference to Lilith, or Adam's first wife before the garden of Eden story. Jewish folklore says that Ada...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:57 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
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Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Genesis Chapter 3 The First Biblical Vampire The Book of Enoch chapter 7 mentions a heavenly spirit or angelic leader named Samyaza and 17 prefects including Tamiel, Ramuel, Asael, Ertael, Anane, Arazyal and Bataal who misled 200 lesser angels into taking physical forms. The story says that they too...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:54 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
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Views: 2081

Re: Vankoryth Detente

Hello everyone. It's nice to meet all of you. I'm rather new to the forums. You can just call me Ambrogio or Ambros if you'd like. I was referred here by Remaeus and LawOfTheLand from the OOC chat. I am not currently involved in any IC plots or stories, but I would like to get more invo...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:20 pm
 
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Vankoryth Detente
Replies: 10
Views: 1863

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

The further back in time we travel, the more grey area we find between human shamans, witches, werewolves, vampires, zombies, gods, demons, revenants, ghouls and the undead. The following presentation is an alternative to classical historical literature. The source of this chronology comes from J.V...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:11 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

"The nosferatu do not die like the bee when he sting once. He is only stronger, and being stronger, have yet more power to work evil. This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men, he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages, he ha...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:22 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Vampire Slayers & Hunting Kits The professional vampire hunter is someone who might also hunt demons, witches, zombies, ghosts and other monsters in their spare time, or as part of their career. But their main forte and expertise involves the active hunting and killing of vampires, revenants and...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:58 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

Important Works of Vampire Folklore Bram Stoker's Dracula was published in 1897 and is perhaps the greatest vampire fiction ever written. It was certainly the most popular vampire novel before the release of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series in 2005, which portrays vampires and werewolves in a much...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:36 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

And here we have another great post, this one also written by Lamech, this time titled The Case of the First Vampire , and once again it was so fascinating that I decided to include it here in my manual. Enjoy. The Case of the First Vampire Draw up a mental image in your mind of a strange-looking c...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:09 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

The following excerpt is quoted directly from these very forums, and was written by a member of Roleplay Gateway who goes by the name Lamech, which I'm assuming is based on the Biblical figure from the Book of Genesis named Lamech, who is part of the Cainitic lore of vampires. After reading Lam...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:52 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

About Myself I play the character Ambrogio Tenebrios from the Roleplay Gateway sub-forums, inspired by the legend of Ambrogio the vampire from the Scriptures of Delphi in Greek mythology. I am also the author and writer of Vampireology: the Hunters Manual which you are currently reading. I am a real...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:16 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

RASPUTIN Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916) was not a blood-drinker, although he has been accused by the media of being a psychic vampire or sorcerer. In truth, Rasputin was a Russian mystic and healer who was deeply involved in politics. He was a friend of Emperor Nicholas II, and a se...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:45 am
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081

Re: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual

The following excerpt comes from the Temple of the Vampire, a religious community established in 1989 known for producing the Vampire Bible among other writings. This is the actual testimony of the Master Adepts from that particular priesthood, known to many members of the underworld as the Vampire ...
by Ambrogio_Tenebrios
on Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:56 pm
 
Forum: The Writer's Lounge
Topic: Vampireology: the Hunters Manual
Replies: 23
Views: 2081
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