I thought this could be an interesting topic, plus you would get an insight into your Lumley brethren. Alright here goes, if you were to become Wamphyri what type of Wamphyri would you be? Meaning that through some form or other you are now Wamphyri, you recieved an egg, breathed in spores, ascended from a liuetenant doesn't really matter how.

 

So now you are Wamphyri, how would you act? I usually ascribe to the idea that absolute power corrupts absolutly, but maybe not. Would you be like Karen retaining a lot of your humanity (for you females out there, using your sexuality against others?). Or maybe like Shaitan pure schemer, with an unhealthy dose of super pride? Would you be an all out animal, much like Canker? Would you retain your human looks or be a freak like Fess or some of the uglier lords and ladies? How do you think you would treat your thralls, be kind to them to a point or be utterly ruthless. Would the blood be the life completely bathing yourself in it? Or would you restrain yourself such as Maglore only taking what is needed? Would you remain a secret considering that your only way to survive, or would you try to take over the world as Malinari, Vavara, and Szwart are trying? How would you treat humans? With shear ruthlessness, or with a hint of respect like Karen and some of the other Lords and Ladies?

 

The Wamphyri have many different personalities. The leech mainly exploiting the hosts natural emotions. What would the leech bring out in you? As a Wamphyri most ideas of consequences would fly out the window, how could you be punished when you are so powerful? So without restraints would you go hog wild or maybe restrain yourself for some reason?

 

What do you think? This might turn out interesting. We'll see.

 

 

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I can answer that in one way....

 

 

AAAWWWWHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Even if I received an egg/spore or other that would turn me and it was not "infected" by canine ancestry, I would be inclined to shape myself more towards that way.

 

The wolf, wild, free, savage, primeval(sp).

I'd most likely embrase the change ones the leech had taken over and let it run rampant!

 

To be come an even more advanced version of what I am now...a hunter!

 

The most natural hunter of all. Or "unnatural" at that. *L*

As odd as it may sound to some of you

the prospect of becoming Wamphyri is utterly repugnant to me!

 

However, if i found myself in that kind of horrific situation...what would I become?

 

One of my poorer qualities include a somewhat 'flashfire' temper. Magnified Wamphyri-style it could become 'problematic'. I don't much fancy the idea of that, believe me.

 

As we know, the Leech increases the Host's emotions, so where does that leave me? I like to think of myself as 'compassionate' and 'kind' - so what? A caring, sharing Vampire? I can't see it, somehow.

 

I'd have to be restrained. In as much as I was 'in control', anyway. Treat humans and thralls with as much 'respect' as my new state allowed, and as for the Blood being the Life - needs must as the devil drives, if you get my meaning...

 

Physically, I'd also have to retain as much of my Humanity as possible. It would be bad enough to have already lost a portion of that humanity without sacrificing anymore in the way of 'metamorphisism'.

 

Hmm. I've just re-read what I've written here. Sounds a tad too psychoanalytical maybe for my tastes. Oh well

 

On reflection, the knowledge that I was no longer human, no longer Who I was, would probably be enough to send me raving mad, make me the diametric opposite of all I hold dear.

 

And who would notice another madman amongst the Wamphyri ?

 

Damn fine topic, Peter

 

(hope I wasnt too serious)

 

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Some things (and people) are best left buried...

 

 

SpOOkshow- Actually that was exactly the type of answer I was looking for. Perfectly done, with the way you described it I can pretty much envision how you would handle the "condition" as it were.

 

It is meant to be, to a certain amount, a psycoanalytical question.

For me, memories are quite important, so i think i'd be like Karen, she seemed to remember alot of when she was a girl and had enjoyed it and tried to keep a hold of it.

 

My poorer qualities?...hmm, i think as Wamphyri i'd have to try to keep my temper in check, but not much else really, i'd probably have a magnified sense of humor so i'd probably be an embarrasment to Wamphyri coz i'd be laughing all the time

 

hmm, anyway, i'd try to be as human as possible and hold it off until i couldn't hold it any longer..or maybe i could hold it at bay forever....that would be good...

Let's start with food. As a human, I cannot stand the thought of eating anything off of a bone. I guess that would make me a Zolteist as Wamphyri. At least for a while until I could get past that little stumbling block. I get sick just thinking about raw or undercooked meat. I can't even imagine having cravings for uncooked human!

 

Physically, I am a big man of six foot four and one hundred and ninety pounds, so I'd be a hulker of at least eight feet tall and probably three hundred pounds of wiry muscle. I would keep my general appearance as much as my leech would let me, but I wouldn't be able to resist adding a few advantageous features.

 

I am a somewhat quiet person (believe it or not), so as Wamphyri I'd probably be fairly reserved and to myself. Keeping to my aerie for the most part and taking on a easy going lifestyle.

 

Not being given much to physical action (other than work), my spare time is spent reading. Opening my mind to fiction and nonfiction inside the fiction, is the only thing that keeps me sane in an insane world. It's in my blood. So, I would assume this would be enhanced by my leech.

The reading I could do as Wamphyri! Take a sparrow; snatched out of the air, I'd rip off its head and slowly spill its contents over my face, to feel the power of one so small with such freedom as we could never know. Or a beached whale...cut into its flanks and wallow in its blubber and innards to read of its adventures in the depths of the sea. The weight of the water and the thrill of finally reaching the surface where there is air to be breathed. And if I ever tired of reading about creatures of the wild, well hey...how many of the Great Majority would you like to 'read' about!?

This is all assuming I can get over my queasiness at blood and bones, but I'd have to...I can't picture Wamphyri sitting down for a real read, and I couldn't get by without it!

 

And that's me as Wamphyri...Nathan of the Wamphyri, The Great Red Reader!!

 

How about you, Peter...you didn't give us your profile!?!

Alright Nathan here would be me.

 

I tread the line between humanity and cruelty in my own mind. I always want to try and be kind to others and help my fellow humans, but as Wamphyri I am sure that would change. I know that I have it in me to be a horrible person, luckily I grew up in a good enviroment and my lighter side was brought out in me. However, I have a very very dark side, and had I grown up in a bad enviroment I am sure that I would be a much darker, probably evil person. As it is, my darker side only comes out in my writing, as some of my friends have stated when reading my short stories. They say that I need help..lol!

 

So while wanting to be nice that is only because I haven't had to be bad. I think if I had to do some bad things such as kill for blood then I would probably loose all my humanity and give in completely to my darker side. I am a perfectionist in some ways so I would probably be cruel to my thralls. If they made any mistake any mistake at all they would probably end up in the provisioning. Or worse I would torture them for many many years. The provisioning would be for those who I liked since it would be the most easy way to die. As for the thralls that angered me....they would learn what pain is from any way possible.

 

Humans would be as cattle to me. They are food and talking to your food is just impolite...lol! Of course I would probably play with my food though, on those boring nights. To amuse myself I would probably give humans impossible tasks telling them that if they succeeded they could live. Of course they would fail and they would die. Since blood would be the life I would bathe in it (figurativly of course!).

 

I know that I would be prideful. I would make myself very tall, but not inhumanly tall. I would retain human looks in fact I would probably be as vain as the Lady Wamphyri tend to be. In real life I can't do anything about my looks so have to suffice with what I was given, but as Wamphyri I could be whatever I wanted. I would rejoice in my uses of metamorphism.

 

I also am prideful of intelligence, so I would hone my mental skills. I would work at being the best mentalist. And I would be as devious as possible.

 

As for keeping secret I am unsure. One side of me would want to stay secret so that I could live forever, but I know that I have a side of me that would try taking over the world. It would depend on my leech which side it brought out of me.

 

All in all I would be a terror amoungst humans. I would revel in the blood, the strength, the longevity, and the sex! As a human I am a very nice person. I haven't even ever been in a fight. However as a Wamphyri I am sure that my much darker side would come out. It is held at bay because of how I was brought up, but as Wamphyri there would be no reason to be human anymore and I would be utterly evil. Torture would be my amusement and terror my friend.

 

Isn't it a good thing I'm human...lol

Hmm...Wacky Wamphyri?? LOL I will have to think about that one...

 

Oie..talk about insanity..LOL I think I would be scary enough being just that!

 

I would be surrounded by all forms of cats, be probably a abomination for sure being one who loves helping people. Can you say Wamphyri Shrink?

 

Would be absolutely a fanatic about obtaining any kind of literature I can on any subject, as well with the interest in blood, liking my meat very rare (yes, and right off the bone Nathan..LOL) and my interest in virology. Borderline wacko in that aspect if not over it.

 

Music, maybe like Canker, but would have thralls throughout my manse who could play every kind of instrument available, and even make up their own.

 

there is probably more..oh, would be like I am anger wise..holding it in until I burst..lol just like Dad's side of the family..until some poor soul taps me wrong..

 

Scary eh?

Ahhh being Wamphyri...

I would want it by egg. preferably from a bear.... Werebear

Well I can safely say I would make a pretty nasty one...

 

I'm a jekyll and Hyde & Friends character... My temper is like a timebomb. Helpful sometimes, like the blood rush you get. I'm nice one minute and the next pure evil runs through my veins. I know my leech would love this kind of emotional war. So I would act on the heat of the moment.

 

My love of music wouldnt change.

 

I think as one my appearance would be reflected in it. I would wear a half face mask and a hooded robe.

I would torture people for days even if they don't know a thing.

 

My only problem might be remorse. That would be the death of me. Killing the wrong person... I require targets for anger.

 

I would go out of my way to destroy anyone who invades my personal space...

 

I wouldnt bother with mental powers except to shield myself.

 

I would turn my Lair into a fortress full of Creechur's... Made from bears, wolves and humans

 

As for a name well... Most likely use me middle name.. Alexander... Just Alexander.

 

 

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Being both insidiously evil and purely good all of the time, I think that if an egg ever were to "infect", I probably would be like Shathis in a lot of respects. This is due to the leach bringing out only the bad parts of me. I then would be utterly ruthless, evil in all ways, manipulative, totally for personal gain and a very, very bloody vampire (I just love, and I mean it, red meat). Treatment of thralls would only be there to benefit me, if a luitenant showed a bit of aspirations to rise above their station and I would drain them completely and bury then in the ground for all time. Or else if I'm in a good mood, warp them into a warrior with little mind and completely bonded to me. In the case of humans they would just be fodder for my empire. As for appearance, dark, withdrawn & menacing, with extremely malevolent eyes (blood red of course) and slick black hair tied back greased with human fat. (At this point I had decided to get into character, sorry for the details.)

I think this is a nice dark Wamphyri. Oh just to do the ESP, telekinesis (it crops up again and again, I like this to) and telepathy. For title, Master, yep that will do just fine.

Just to add to what's been said, it really is a good topic!

I for one have often considered this question.

 

To actually be Wamphyri, with all the power, and evil that comes with it, makes it a fascinating subject. I don't believe that there is any way you could predict how you would turn out, because who knows, not even you, what is buried deep with your psych? Oh well, there's still conscious fantasy!

 

Longevity is synonymous with anonymity

 

That would be my motto.

 

Or at least if not anonymous, then ones true nature kept well hidden, well hidden indeed. I am taking the viewpoint of being Wamphyri in our world, and not the world of Sunside/Starside. Therefore, the necessity of "appearing" human would be paramount. The ability to live for centuries without end would be a great asset. The amassing of wealth would be key, for wealth can easily buy obscurity, as well as loyalty!

 

I suppose from this you could infer that I would be a scheming vampire, much like Gorvi the Guile, but without his paranoia! That creature was afraid of his own shadow! I would keep close to no thralls, and defiantly no Lieutenants! There would be no need, and why bother to create a potential rival, one who knows your weaknesses. Far better to assume the role of the rich man, with unusual habits, then to disclose your true nature.

 

There are many different ways of conquering an enemy, and force is only one of them. And force is the first resort of and incompetent man, or creature. The slow, insidious creep of corruption would be my way. Perhaps, begin with a legitimate company, and then branch out into the various crime factions of the world. Therein the power would lie. Control the corrupted, and you can control this world. (For is that not most of the world now, anyways?)

 

The concept of being able to shape your flesh according to your will has always fascinated me, and I think I would practice it to perfection, much as Vasigi did. Maintain a human form for interactions with humans, but the ability to change my form at will would be a great asset. I would attempt to keep a tight rein on this talent however, for I have no wish to end up like The Old Thing in the Pit, or Lord Schwartz!

 

And I would experiment. I have always loved to explore things to their limit, and the abilities and biology of the vampire would be a great project! Not only the natural powers the leach bestows, but at the genetic level as well. What makes a leach what it is? I would need to answer that question. Who knows, perhaps I could create a cure for silver or garlic!

 

I do not consider myself to be a cruel person, so I don't think I would bath in the blood of others, as you so poetically put it Peter. Nor would I restrain myself, like Maglore. I would take what I need, and then a little bit more, just for fun!

 

I have always believed that there is some kind of life after death, and the idea of messing with that abhors me. From that, I would have no truck with any necromancy. I believe that I would actively seek out those who practice this art, and destroy them! Sorry Nathan, but should these scenarios ever come about, watch out! Consider this a 'good' quality if you will, but to me it is survival. The last thing I want is someone rooting around in my guts!

 

Ah, yes, I would be extremely territorial as well. Should another vampire come to my attention, I would discover their whereabouts, and remove them. Possible usurpers would not be tolerated.

 

Damn, I got a little long winded. My apologies, for taking these few minutes of your lives!

 

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Longevity is synonymous with anonymity.

 

Oh, Daxx, I don't think, as Wamphyri, I would be too interested in the 'guts' of another vampire. And as far as being long winded, this seems to be the spot for wind!*L*

 

This is very interesting, Peter. Great idea! I bet Goth Girl would be intriguing. How's about it Psycho?

Thats good, perhaps I shall let you live then!

 

I agree, Goth Girl's profile should be very interesting!

 

Excellent topic Peter!

My Wamphyri self would revel in sex. (i am female) Up and down and all around, I'd **** anything! The only reason i don't now is because I'm scared...A human response, i know, but what the hell, my leech would definitely erode that, as well as my moral code. I keep a very strict moral code, so my Wamphyri self would have very strict and blatant rules that I would enforce on my thralls, but not on myself.

 

(Shadoe's edit - language)

 

[This message has been edited by ShadoeWolfe (edited January 31, 2001).]

Amarfa......

 

 

You wouldn't happen to live close by would you??? **Fingers crossed hoping***

 

*LOL*

*snicker*

 

 

Like Nathan, I would be a 'reader'... I'd try and experience whatever I could, like how a hawk feels when he swoops down upon a rodent, or how that rodent feels when the hawk's talons stab into it.

 

Humans wouldn't be like cattle... no, they'd be more like building material. I like to experiment, so I'd have to have a play area, complete with many vats and whatever else I could come up with. Maybe I'd try to combine human flesh with the flesh of creatures, to make something new.

 

I would definitely enjoy the hunt. Tithe? Ah, no! I wouldn't want my food served! The thrill is in the hunt, in smelling your victim's fear, in seeing him run for his petty little life. Once the game was up, I'd just devour his heart and flesh until I was full, then leave the rest to the rats and cockroaches. I'd probably keep a supply of blood, like wine in a cellar

 

Also, I love war. I love to play war games, so I'd probably play them for real. And devious? I'd probably do the Drakesh thing, and try to cause a war. That is, if I was here. On Starside, I'd definitely be looking to pick a fight with other Lords (or Ladies). I can almost see myself playing a game with Daxx

 

I'd reward my thralls & leweys if they worked hard and were loyal, or if not I'd melt their flesh and turn them into something new. I'd build an arena, like the Coloseum in Rome, for entertainment. Entertainment for my thralls that is... As for my entertainment, a harem full of the comeliest women I could catch, be they humans, vampires, or Ladies.

 

Ok, there's my bit.

 

Id probably be an extremely secretive, very depressed (as im often overcome by bouts of meloncholy), very comedic (which id try to use to overcome my depression), very explosive,very possive, yet very giving Wamphyri. All in all id probably drive myself crazy and form multiple personalities to cope with my condition.

 

Then again i would like to rule the world one day...WAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! (lol)

Ahem..as the Wamphyri Shrink..I have alot of openings avaliable for you...

 

LOL

Hey all you new guys (and girls)...this is a great topic! You wanna give everyone some insight into your personalities...and how they'd be enhanced as Wamphyri?

Unfortunately I'm 6ft 4"..94kgs ex-combined services heavyweight boxing champion all round sportsman, who's into Marilyn Manson,sex pistols etc etc. I have an extremely low tolerance of most things I find boring.ie car maintenance,insurance policys & "investing for the future"(sorry if I upset anyone)

Therefore I lean heavily towards Wran but at the same time I can appreciate art, other styles of music/literature,enter Canker.

Although I say I have a low tolerance, I also believe in doing what ever YOU want to do and appreciate a persons right to be an individual.

So I suppose the type of wamphyri I would be is....A vampire who wouldn't think twice about ripping your still beating heart out and stuffing it down your throat, whilst at the same time acknowledging the fact that you as an individual probably didn't deserve to die.

But hey the blood IS the life, and of course you all enter of your own free will

Originally posted by deano:

...wouldn't think twice about ripping your still beating heart out and stuffing it down your throat, whilst at the same time acknowledging the fact that you as an individual probably didn't deserve to die.

 

CLASSIC!!

 

 

Deano, that is toooo funny! Really looking forward to meeting you and Mazrah!

 

As for me? My personality and emotions magnified by a leech... scary thought!

 

I'd be a total schizo... there'd be a deep, dark side to me; wallowing in melancholy and paranoid self-pity. Then there'd be the fiery, lustful creature that takes ascendancy for the most part, the vamp that would take any thrall, male or female, and take them on a wild ride of passion before snapping their necks and draining them of vital fluids (but what a way to go!). If by chance they came across the miserable side, they'd just die of boredom!

Hmm.. As someone who is a little on the quiet side and a little shy, yet at the same time someone who takes pride in what he has gained or owns, I'd probably be the type of Wamphyri suffers from a conflicted nature - On one hand I would probably be the type who would keep himself to himself, whilst at the same time the showoff side of me would be wanting to blab to everyone 'Oh look at me, I'm a big, strong vampire'.. although by this time they'd probably be in no fit state to hear me as I tend to overeat as well

 

In life I tend to pick up on peoples emotions very quickly, and generally get on very well with people I know. This empathic nature I would imagine would be amplified, and twisted by the darker nature of the leech, to make me quite manipulative and to inflict various mental tortures on my victims..

 

As a human I am fiercely loyal to the friends that I have, but I have doubts as to how this would be 'carried over' into the unlife of a vampire. I imagine that, on one hand I would continue to watch over them, as a protector, but this may not be the case depending on how effectively the leech would squash my sense of compassion. If I did, could I stand to watch them grow old and die, while I effectively live forever? I think the temptation to make them vampires, just to make sure they stay around, would be quite strong. As Thibor Ferenczy 'said' to Yulian Bodescu in his final moments, "It is harder NOT to make them" I think this would hold very true. But again, would I care? Would my humanity be so remote to me that I would simple cease to be bothered about them, and view them merely as food? I would hope not... but then that's the human talking!! ARGH! This really makes you think!!

 

Okay thats my piece.. I could probably go on for ages yet.. it's a fascinating subject that really forces you to look at your own mental picture of yourself! I'm not too sure if I'm happy with what I've found tonight!

I say, I say, bumpity-bump!!

 

...again.

 

I don't see any of the "new" regulars in here...