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Weaknesses: Vampires are weak against the sun, against garlic, silver, and all holy objects, no matter the religion. I don't think Christianity is so important that a crucifix is the only thing that can ward them off. Fending them off with Shiva, or a Star of David does just as much, although the effectiveness of the holy object directly depends on the number of followers and believers in that sacred item, and the person who is doing the warding's own beliefs. A forgotten Egyptian god's statue, for instance, would make a young vampire wary because of the past energy put into it, but powerful vampires would take no notice. Some vampires can die from the sun, by beheading, being staked in the heart, or shot in the heart with silver bullets, and all are very susceptable to fire. Of course this is all subject to a vampire's age and power. It's possible to get to a point where there might be nothing that could kill them. All newly risen vampires wake and sleep with the setting and rising of the sun, usually a little before the actual event. As they grow older, they get more powerful and so can wake up before the sunset, or remain awake after it's risen.

Reproduction: My vampires cannot reproduce sexually. They can do it through the sharing of blood, or else, as Collamair does, by infusing the body with vampiric life energy. This is not always a willing process. Sometimes, depending on the body and vampire, just biting a victim and killing it gives enough energy for it to rise as a vampire. Admittedly, the vampires that come from this unplanned way are not always mentally stable or completely physically funtional being more like zombies or beasts than anything. This was the unfortunate fate of Lord Edwardson. It is possible for a strong vampire to bite the average victim several times by the end of which they've acquired enough energy to be a true and undamaged vampire. The magic number for most vampires and victims for this type of raising is three.