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Originally posted by Hylindril
Whether or not vampires truly exist in our time I can't help but to feel a great sorrow towards them. I like to believe that such a thing as an immortal vampire truly prevails. However, I have tried to place myself in the mental state of an everlasting being and what it would be like to see the final days of the Earth, and I fret. The amount of loneliness surrounding them would be unbearable and quite unimaginable....
*Snip" (to avoid getting slapped for having too huge a quote--Blah)
...I'll try to recollect my thoughts on it to make sure I remember everything since I'll want to get all the details right and I'll be back soon to post it.
Have a good night everyone.
Originally posted by Hylindril
reply to post by DragonriderGal
Hi DragonriderGal,
thank you for responding back so quickly and yes this is the threat I meant however the post above your last wasn't the one I meant ;-)!
As interesting as the viral infection sounds I rather know little about biology and anatomy so that wasn't the subject on vampires I wanted to ask or discuss but thank you for the 'vampiric history lesson', really !
So, if I understand this correctly then the virus is sort of like a parasite when infecting a human? Is this virus intelligent in some way as in taking over the hosts mind or does the infected still retain self-awareness? I just couldn't imagine that all vampires that survive the transformation process would have the stamina for immortality. I know they find "things to do" as you say though I can't imagine that all of them would be so welcoming of this state. How long can a human turned vampire actually live? I have noticed several times that you referred to them as sort of immortal so I was just curious to the life span of them. Centuries? Millennia?
If you don't mind I have a few questions concerning them and they mostly would have to do with their emotional and mental states which I suppose you might not know 100% since you aren't an immortal (for all I know ) but maybe you can tell me what you have seen.
1. First, and I must ask, any Hollywood Film or Book concerning them, has any of them even come close? And I mean their life style, physical changes, etc. Not exactly where they come from like from whales as you have said. (Thats a rather interesting and amusing thought, really)
2. Do all vampires when first turned hold some automated grudge against humanity? Will they know what humanity did to them all those years ago in the instant they 'awaken' to their new lifes?
3. Who was the oldest living vampire? How old did she/he grow to be?
4. Least but certainly not last (on a very long list ;-)), were or are there any known vampires throughout history that were recorded in human history as mere mortals?
Thank you so much for your time, it is really appreciated. I too have had an encounter that I might sort into the vampire category though I never realized it until a short few years ago when vampires returned to popular fiction. I'm still currently summarizing the details to make sure I get everything and will post it soon. Your opinion on it would be greatly appreciated.
Have a wonderful night, and don't get lost on your journeys !
Originally posted by Hylindril
reply to post by DragonriderGal
Hi DragonriderGal,
thank you for answering some of these questions. I have a few more if thats acceptable. If at any time you grow tiresome of it just speak up and I won't be dissapointed.
On some questions I should have been more specific. Though your answers did hold the merit I was looking for and illuminated the dark. I suppose what I mean when it came to the "oldest living vampire" was who was the oldest human turned vampire. I suppose from what I understand the spirit gets infected and can be passed on. But the human race hasn't been around for millions and millions of years (to my knowledge).
Have any vampires ever, oh how should I say it? Rebelled? I mean after they turned they didn't want to share the hatred towards humanity and wanted to spend their eternities differently?
Any massacres or murders that have occured in our time that we have documented, has a vampire even been the culpret? Do vampires just hunt anybody or rather the homeless? You know the people that some would consider are not cared about and forgotten. Those people that nobody would miss.
Do vampires seek certain people to turn? I mean do they search for something specific in a person and are they very selective?
I'm sorry if I'm bothering you with these questions but I'm merely so curious that I can't help it !
Have a good night and should I forget to mention it later, thanks for the answers.
P.S totally of subject but was Atlantis real? Lemuria?
Originally posted by Hylindril
reply to post by DragonriderGal
This encounter occurred when I was in Germany visiting home. I moved when I was only 13 to the United States with my Mother and her new husband. But occasionally we find our way back home. If I recall it correctly I was 16 when we returned home for Christmas for the very first time. There was nothing peculiar or odd about it besides us being ecstatic.
*snip* (so I don't get in trouble for 'excessive quoting' again) Blah.
So DragonriderGal and everybody else, what do you think of this? For a time I didn’t know what to think of it.
So do vampires have a favorite place to hunt? What I mean by that is do they prefer a certain country over any other? Are there many in the U.S? How are their numbers? I mean are there many of them? If they want to keep secret I can't imagine there being very many.
Have a good day everyone.
P.S DragonriderGal, obviously I'm from Germany ;-)!
Originally posted by Hylindril
reply to post by DragonriderGal
Its a very unpleasant thought considering one almost became dinner. The situation though or experience never did freak me out like it did for others. If anything I thought she was benevolent. But what I remember from her demeanor that day she seemed more bored than anything else.
It might be out of place to ask however I do feel compelled to do so anyway. When you say you saw 3 (and I don't really care for the other two) you obviously or might have gotten an image of her. The only thing that interests me now would be her name. That is mere curiosity however. I always like to name people before they reveal their name to me. And to me she just looked like a Sarah. I only ask because I would like to stop calling her 'the woman', 'the chick', 'the vampire', and so on.
I know I asked you before but I'd like to again. Remember when I asked if any movie got them right? Well I was wondering if any of them got the characteristics of vampires correct. I mean the way they behave. There are a plethora of vampire movies out there.
Off subject. I remember in another thread you described 'the greys'. You described how they had to transfer their spirit or conciousness from one body to the other in order to survive. From all the rest of the things I read they sound a lot like a fictional race that was created in my favorite television show "Stargate". The Asgard in the show are a splitting image of the greys from what has been described. Coincidence?
Are vampires even capable of sexual intercourse? I suppose they can't reproduce as you have mentioned but are they able to perform the act?
Thanks again, have a good night and don't let the vampires bite !
Originally posted by crimson616
It's funny. I joined this website to find answers, to be with someone I really love, and I ended up finding the best friend I've ever had. We shared everything, went through the hardest times with each other. And during her worst time, when she was in the hospital with a coma, I was still there for her. And then I never heard from her again. I understand that she has her reasons, and that it's probably for the best, if I was turning into a danger for her, or vise versa, but if this person is reading this, I just want her to know that I still think about her everyday, and that life has been really good to me. I've been happy, finally at peace. I hope her life is turning around too. All I want is her happiness. Au dieu, mon ami
Originally posted by Kat987
Originally posted by crimson616
It's funny. I joined this website to find answers, to be with someone I really love, and I ended up finding the best friend I've ever had. We shared everything, went through the hardest times with each other. And during her worst time, when she was in the hospital with a coma, I was still there for her. And then I never heard from her again. I understand that she has her reasons, and that it's probably for the best, if I was turning into a danger for her, or vise versa, but if this person is reading this, I just want her to know that I still think about her everyday, and that life has been really good to me. I've been happy, finally at peace. I hope her life is turning around too. All I want is her happiness. Au dieu, mon ami
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to post by Juicy
People who act like what they think vampires are, and the true Vampire race are two completely different things. You would be hard pressed to find a Vampire dressed in Goth clothing and hanging out at a club. You will never find a Vampire in a hospital.
There is also a world of difference between Humans who drink blood, and Vampires.
Originally posted by Hylindril
I once found a great explanation to why vampires cannot exist from the scientific aspect but I can't find the article anymore. In it though they treat vampirism like a disease and that everyone thats bitten turns immediately. I wonder if they truly existed/exist if there was something in their system (maybe some sort of protein, antibody, etc.) that would cause blood lust, immortality, etc.
Oh well, seems like i've rattled on.
Good night!
Originally posted by Nightchild
Originally posted by Hylindril
I once found a great explanation to why vampires cannot exist from the scientific aspect but I can't find the article anymore. In it though they treat vampirism like a disease and that everyone thats bitten turns immediately. I wonder if they truly existed/exist if there was something in their system (maybe some sort of protein, antibody, etc.) that would cause blood lust, immortality, etc.
Oh well, seems like i've rattled on.
Good night!
I know which "Scientific Calculations" you are talking about; It was a mathematician that had decided that Vampires cannot possibly exist, as everyone they had bitten to feed from, would have turned into a Vampire and then in their turn, would have created others when feeding from them. Hence eventually buffing out the Human Population- Their food Sorce.
A truly ridiculous calculation and it is very apparent that the person doing it did not even intend to toake the topic seriously.
For instance, if he would have taking into consideration that the majority- or perhaps none- of the "Victims" actuallly turns, then the whole calculation of his would have fallen together like a house of cards.
Probably that was also the very reason he chose to not consider that point.
Originally posted by Nightchild
Originally posted by Hylindril
I once found a great explanation to why vampires cannot exist from the scientific aspect but I can't find the article anymore. In it though they treat vampirism like a disease and that everyone thats bitten turns immediately. I wonder if they truly existed/exist if there was something in their system (maybe some sort of protein, antibody, etc.) that would cause blood lust, immortality, etc.
Oh well, seems like i've rattled on.
Good night!
A truly ridiculous calculation and it is very apparent that the person doing it did not even intend to toake the topic seriously.
For instance, if he would have taking into consideration that the majority- or perhaps none- of the "Victims" actuallly turns, then the whole calculation of his would have fallen together like a house of cards.
Probably that was also the very reason he chose to not consider that point.