[So you want to be a vampire]
The Myths:
1: You will not become *cool* or have all your problems solved, just gather a set of new ones
2: There is no immortality, unless in the sense of the soul [sorry folks these are human bodies]
3: Crosses and garlic do not turn us into incinerated messes [I was brought up catholic - trust me...]
4: We are all too human, we are not the *undead* evil blood suckers that drain *victims*
5: Gothic does not automatically = vampire
6: I do not turn into a bat
7: There are no coffins involved
Common Traits:
1: Can be prone to migraines and various allergies
2: Thirst/blood craving [not associated with fetish..]You become ill, irratble and weak if you don't satisfy it
3: Aversion to bright lights/sunlight though most have excellent night vision
4: Heightened senses, such as hearing and smell, heavily perfumed things are offensive
5: You burn very quicky in the sun
6: You will have to rely on others [donors] for you health and sanity
7: If psi you will have to deal with all the emotions involved and be able to cope
8: Often extreme and over emotional, some also suffering various forms of depression
8: A tendancy to be drawn to anything vampire related and a general sympathy for them
note: having all or any number of these 'symptoms' does not mean you are a vampire,
these are merely common traits and similarities that most of us share