This article is written to give those of you who are not a part of the Online Vampire Community a means of understanding what myself and many others in the OVC consider to be a vampire. Not everyone will agree with this description, and none of these traits should be used as a diagnosis.
By common modern definition, a vampire is a being who has a natural energy deficiency, and has to feed from the energy of others in order to survive. There are endless theories and beliefs that stem from that very root principle. Some believe in energy chakras that will send the astral body in search for "food" in ways that the physical body cannot. Others believe in the consumption of "pranic energy" or, "lifeforce". (See Innana Arthen's Real Vampires article.)
To find more information about real life vampirism in non-biological viewpoints, visit Amy Krieytaz'sarticle list.
