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"The term “fey vampire” is almost a contradiction, since faerie lore and vampire traditions are usually very distinct. Many faeries – especially females – seduce mortals in order to kidnap them, but fey vampires actually feed on the blood or life energy of mortals..." -- Classic: Faerie
Other Names: Baobhan Sith (Scotland); [ Ganconer], Leanan Sidhe (Ireland); Night Hag (Europe).
Core Fey Vampire Cost: 25 ([0]+[10]-[30]+[0]+[45]) points
Description
Usually beautiful, or have the ability to assume the form of a beautiful mortal
- Attributes and Secondary Characteristics [0]: No changes
- Advantages and Perks [10]: Night Vision 10 [10]
- Optional Advantages [N/A]: None
- Disadvantages and Quirks [-30]: Dependency (Blood or life energy; common, illegal, daily) [-30]
- Optional Disadvantages [N/A]: None
- Skills [0]: No Racial Skills
- Optional Skills [N/A]: None
- Innate Magic [45]: Magery 2 (-65%: One-Spell Magery, -80%; No Spell Prerequisites, +30%; No Magic Item Sensitivity, -20%; Costs fatigue (1 FP, -5%) 2 spells, +5%) [9]; Deathtouch (H) — 15 [16]; Steal Strength (VH) — 15 [20]
- Features: None
Lenses[]
(Updated from Classic: Faerie)
- Baobhan Sith [+46]: Add Attractive [4]; Voice [10]; Dread (Iron) [-10]; Nocturnal (Vanishes at daybreak) [-10]; Dancing (DX/A) at DX+5 [20]; Sex Appeal (HT/A) at HT+4 [16]; Tracking (Per/A) at Per+4 [16].
- Ganconer [+159]: Add Very Handsome [16]; Fashion Sense [5]; Inherent Magic (Emotion Control) [40]; Invisibility (At will, +10%) [44]; Voice [10]; Erotic Art (DX/A) at DX+5 [20]; Sex Appeal (HT/A) at HT+6 [24]
- Leanan Sidhe [+195]: Add Very Beautiful [16]; Fashion Sense [5]; Inherent Magic (Wisdom) [80]; Invisibility (At will, +10%) [44]; Voice [10]; Erotic Art at DX+5 [20]; Sex Appeal at HT+5 [20]
- Night Hag [+56]: Add ST+4 [40], Inherent Magic (Nightmare Affliction) [16], Hideous [-16], Wrestling (DX/A) at DX+4 [16].
Ecology[]
According to Classic: Faerie, fey vampires are usually beautiful, or have the ability to assume the form of a beautiful mortal. The Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology classifies leanan Sidhe (leanhaum-sidhe), baobhan sith, and ganconer as types of Fay vampires.
Night hags (under Lilith in Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology[1]) are another classic, although they tend to be unsettling and mysterious, instead of seducing their prey.
Although Classic: Blood Types mentions the leanhaum-sidhe, it has no entry for fey vampires. Below is the entry from Classic: Faeries, which should help.
Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology examples[]
These examples use the term "fairy" in their translations
- Fear Gortagh - Fairy Grass, a location rather then a being
- Huli Jing - Fox Fairy, China
- Mantindane - Fairy Man; Kenya Africa
- Vrykolaka - Wolf Fairy, Greek folklore
These examples expressly state they are fay:
- Aoroi, Fay - British Isles
- Banshee
- Dreach-Fhoula
- Duendes - Spain
- Glaistig - Scotland
- Green Ogress - France
- Groac’h - France
- Gwaenardel - Isle of Man
- Gwrach YRhibyn - Wales; has two forms
- Mavky - Ukraine
- Nuckelavee - Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Redcap - Scotland and Wales; A sci-fi version of this appears in the Doctor Who audio drama "City of Spires"
- Rusalka - Republic of Slovenia
- Skogsfru - Scandinavia
- Tomtin - Germanic folklore
- Veles - Lithuania
- Vepir - Bulgaria
- Vila - a person becomes a Vampiric Fay
References[]
- Classic: Faerie pg 19, 68
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology pg 92