Vampires (Underworld)

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Vampires are a species that feature in Underworld.

History

Vampires were a species of blood-drinking immortals that were created by those that passed on their infectious bite to ordinary humans. They were descended from Marcus Corvinus who was the first of their kind who developed the Corvinus Strain after surviving a great plague. After being bitten by a bat, his body went through a mutagenic change in his blood due to the nature of his DNA. As a result, he became an immortal who possessed incredible reflexes, speed and strength that could pass these traits to others with a bite but suffered from a vulnerability to UV light and sustained themselves by drinking blood. His brother William Corvinus was transformed into the first Lycan but his change turned him violent beast that attacked all before him turning them into similar such creatures. Marcus became determined to stop his brother but was unable to do so alone. Thus, he approached the elderly dying warlord named Viktor where he offered him and his army immortality in exchange for their aid. Thus, the Vampires took form with the army becoming a feared fighting force known as the Death Dealers. Viktor, Amelia and Marcus became the leaders of the Vampire Coven and their race.

In the six months that followed, the existence of the two species of immortals became public to the world. This led to government controlled military groups being formed such as the Infected Persons Unit that sought to exterminate the species. This led to the Purges with the dull scale assault seemingly nearly exterminating both Vampires and Lycans. The remaining Vampires were forced to scatter with them forming small Covens to remain hidden from Human eyes. After 12 years, it was reported that 95% of the species had been killed and the Lycans were thought to had been extinct. However, in reality, the Lycans had gone into hiding and were secretly running the corporation Antigen. The powerful biotech company was being used as a way of curing their vulnerability to silver.

Overview

In appearance, Vampires largely resembled humans with the exception of them being able to shift their eye colour to blue and grow fangs. Despite their appearance, they had superhuman traits with them being stronger, faster and more powerful than humans. They had the ability to climb surfaces such as stick to ceilings or walk on walls and drop great distances without injury. Vampires were vulnerable to the poison nightshade that killed weaker members of their kind whilst more powerful ones were rendered temporarily paralysed. Another weakness of their race was their vulnerability to UV light with sunlight cause their bodies to disintegrate leaving only behind skeletons.

One trait of the Vampires was being able to access memories by drinking blood. A single drop was able to impart the memories of the host to another. This served as a means of passing information quickly. Vampires coukd drink the blood of their subordinates to access their knowledge quickly. In others, drops of blood could be preserved in vials that were used to authenticate information long after the Vampire host had been killed.

Vampires formed communities that were known as Covens with the larger ones being based in different parts of the world. Examples included the American bases New World Coven or the Eastern Coven and the Nordic Coven. The covens were led by the leaders of their race with these becoming the Vampire Elders who sat on councils.

Their society was governed by a set of laws that were decreed in their Covenant which included:

• Vampires were to conceal themselves from humans at all costs unless they were to be turned.
• Vampires were not allowed to drink human blood directly.
• Vampires were not allowed to fraternise or interact with Lycans in anyway.
• Vampires were not allowed to delve into the past.

The breaking of these laws required judgement from the Council.

Members

• Marcus Corvinus :
• Viktor :
• Amelia :
• Thomas :
• David :
• Kraven :
• Semira :
• Alexia :
• Selene :

Notes

Appearances

• Underworld:

External Links

• Underworld Wiki Entry