Abilities:
- Vampires possess superhuman strength and speed.
- They possess the ability to "glamour" or hypnotize ordinary humans. And erase memories.
- Vampires possess superhuman hearing.
Attributes:
- Vampires do not require air, and do not breathe.
- Vampires do not eat food.
- Vampire blood has healing properties (and kewl after-effects) when ingested by humans.
Miscellaneous Information:
- Small numbers of vampires often live together in groups called "nests".
- Just being bitten by a vampire isn't enough to turn a human into a vampire (hmm...)
Rules:
- Vampires cannot enter a residence unless invited in. (Bill answers Sookie's question on Sookie's front porch.)
- Vampires must leave the residence if the invitation is withdrawn.(Bill answers Sookies' question on Sookie's front porch.
Weakness:
- Silver burns the vampire's skin and weakens him. (As evidenced by the couple that tried to drain Bill -- 1st episode?)
- When vamps are staked they don't turn to dust or become skeletal. They erupt into a bloody mess.S1E1.09
- Hep-D (or is it Hep-V) seems to be an illness that, while carried by humans with no ill effects, can be transmitted to, and is especially harmful to, vampires.
Vampire Law:
- Government:
- Geographic Zones: Governed by the oldest vampire at that location/called sheriff?
- Tribunal: Appears to be the court
- Laws/Punishments:
- It's against the law for a vampire to kill another vampire. S1E1.09
- It is not yet legal for humans to marry vampires (10/26 epi).
- A vampire may place a human under his/her protection from other vampires by stating the human is his or hers (Bill says of Sookie "She's mine" to the trio of vampires in epi 3 [?]).
Contrary to popular vampire lore:
- The sign of the Cross doesn't harm vampires. Neither does garlic or Holy Water.
- A vampire's fangs are retractable.
- Vampires can cast reflections in mirrors.
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