VRYKOLAKAS
DESCRIPTION
The Vrykolakas is the origin of the vampire as it exists in modern popular
culture. Originally a powerful undead indigenous to Greece and later Rome,
the Vrykolakas were driven from their ancestral homes to the Slavic lands
to the north. There, the locals called them by other names -- Nosferatu
and later, Vampyre. Regardless of its appearance before death, the
standard Vyrkolakas quickly develops a rat-like visage, with a bald head,
pointed ears, sharp teeth and a pointed, hook-like nose. As such, a
Vrykolakas' Appearance drops to one (1) and can never be raised. Vrykolakas
can purchase Revelation and attendant Flairs, but only negative ones.
Vrykolakas are stronger than most undead, gaining +2 Might, and +3 Endurance.
While hideous by most standards, they are skilled at mind control, gaining
+3 Supremacy. Normally, a Vrykolakas regains Divinity only by drinking the
blood of a mortal virgin (defined for this purpose as one who has never had
sexual intercourse with a person of the opposite sex). For each mortal
virgin slain by the Vrykolakas in this manner, the creature gains one Divinty.
A Vrykolakas can gain sustenance from a Avatar regardless of the victim's
virginity, regaining one Divinity for every point of permanent Divinity the
Avatar possesses.
