True Blood:Vampire Facts in the TBverse

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So what have we learned?

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• Vampires must leave the residence if the invitation is withdrawn.(Bill answers Sookies' question on Sookie's front porch.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.