Strigoi (The Strain)

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The Strigoi are a vampire race that features in The Strain.

History

As a result of the outbreak in Manhattan, the ancient truce was broken by the Master with this being considered an act of war. This led to the greater Strigoi gathering forces to eliminate the Master's unclean strain.

Overview

Projectile weapons such as bullets could wound them if they struck the bone but flesh wounds healed quickly making them highly durable. Weapons that used silver in them was much more painful to them and was a substance that the Strigoi feared. Among the greatest weaknesses of the Strigoi was their vulnerability to sunlight that actually burnt their bodies and killed them with even the worms dying upon exposure to ultraviolet light. However, the sires of a strain were more resistant to sunlight though it did burn them allowing them to survive its exposure until they reached darkness.

Infection was achieved through parasitic capillary worms that infested the host bodies. The creatures were able to spread the infection through their stingers with a simple graze being enough to turn a host into a Strigoi. Even slain vampires were dangerous as the bodies were infested with the worms that sought to spread to new hosts. Upon latching onto the skin, they borrowed deep inside in order to lodge themselves into the body to reproduce. The more worms that grew the quicker the transformation began for the host into a Strigoi. It was believed that conditions that harmed the worms such as ultraviolet light led to the worms digging deeper into the flesh to protect themselves. Infection led to a slow transformation of the body with new organs being grown whilst redundant ones such as genitals atrophying. The transformation process was exhausting to the hosts which was why they slept when they had turned into a Strigoi.

Ancient Strigoi that were masters of their strain had the ability to generate a white fluid from their body. This had regenerative properties for humans and actually restored health if a few drops were ingested. The white restored health even from fatal illnesses though this renewed health was only temporary with it passing in time. Use of the white did not infect humans with the Strigoi strain as that could only be achieved through the infectious worms.

Even amongst the Strigoi, there was a form of caste system that was headed by the oldest vampires known as Ancients who were considered beings of honor, dignity and power. Newly infected beings became vampires within the span of days where they sought to follow and consume loved ones. At this stage, these Strigoi were feral and attacked in numbers to find prey to kill, feed and infect. These newly formed vampires would grow to maturity within the span of a month where they were much more dangerous. Some of the infected if they had value to their sire were afforded greater power by their Ancient. These individuals were allowed to retain much of their former selves including their personality allowing them to masquerade as humans. Their vulnerability to sunlight meant that typically during the day they nested and became active during night time conditions.

They were connected to one another through the one that had sired them who was able to see what their vampires had seen. Individual vampires were able to hear the whispers of their master sire in their mind regardless of distance from them. Such was the depth of their connection that the death of the Ancient that sired a group of vampires led to the instant demise of that strain of Strigoi as they were all connected to their master.

Members

• The Master :

Appearances

• The Strain:

External Links

• The Strain Wiki Entry

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