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	The '''Eris vampire''' ([[Species taxonomy#Émile_standard\|Émile]]: '''''S. Erisi''''') is the most common [[vampire]] subspecies in [[Offetstine]], known for its fairly unassuming appearance and inherent conduct, making it uniquely well-suited for the [[Masquerade]]. The name derives from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology) Eris], the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and was coined by Émile, herself an Offetstine resident, as one of the foremost taxa of her then-nascent system. Eris vampires are typically immortal and propagate by turning humans into their kind, conducting a sort of ad-hoc blood transfusion through their fangs.		The '''Eris vampire''' ([[Species taxonomy#Émile_standard\|Émile]]: '''''S. Erisi''''') is the most common [[vampire]] subspecies in [[Offetstine]], known for its fairly unassuming appearance and inherent conduct, making it uniquely well-suited for the [[Masquerade]]. The name derives from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology) Eris], the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and was coined by Vivas, the creator of the Émile standard and herself an Offetstine resident, as one of the foremost taxa of her then-nascent system. Eris vampires are typically immortal and propagate by turning humans into their kind, conducting a sort of ad-hoc blood transfusion through their fangs.

	== Physiology ==		== Physiology ==

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Toxicology: universe patch notes: vampires can now smoke garlic

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	After drawing the required amount of blood in 1–3 minutes, the wound quickly clots and heals when exposed to air. Eris vampires have sterile saliva that lacks genetic and pathogenic material, thanks to their magic's resilience to human pathogens. They often retain their palate for human food and describe the taste of blood as fresh, tart and similar to raspberries. To that extent, some culinary inclined Eris vampires use blood as an additive to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate chocolate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine wine], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee coffee].		After drawing the required amount of blood in 1–3 minutes, the wound quickly clots and heals when exposed to air. Eris vampires have sterile saliva that lacks genetic and pathogenic material, thanks to their magic's resilience to human pathogens. They often retain their palate for human food and describe the taste of blood as fresh, tart and similar to raspberries. To that extent, some culinary inclined Eris vampires use blood as an additive to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate chocolate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine wine], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee coffee].

			==== Toxicology ====

			Despite their resilience to most human poisons, Eris vampires find certain substances [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicity toxic] which humans do not. Among these are many potions, especially those associated with [[Afterlife\|holiness]], but a small selection of mundane articles as well. In sufficiently high doses, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic garlic] is poisonous to Eris vampires, although [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_lethal_dose LD<sub>50</sub>s] are usually measured on the scale of 14 to 16 grams of raw garlic. Due to the magnitude of this dose, Eris vampires very rarely die from garlic poisoning; however, it is a common method of execution for other phylogenetically related subspecies who suffer from lower lethal doses.

			Furthermore, in phylogenetically related subspecies but especially in Eris vampires, garlic has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drug psychoactive] properties in lower doses, as little as 200 mg. The effect is said to be similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug) cannabis] intoxication, imparting feelings of excitability and unrest onto the vampire. The responsible compound is unknown and has not been reliably isolated. While culinary preparations such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic_bread garlic bread] do not significantly diminish either the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_dose_(pharmacology) ED<sub>50</sub>] or LD<sub>50</sub> of garlic, preparations that reduce the pungency of garlic do reduce its potency. To that extent, the responsible compound is suspected to be a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility_(chemistry) volatile].

	=== Progeny ===		=== Progeny ===

Discord-317484070127009793: /* Physiology */ Copywrite for clarity and brevity, explain regeneration/immortality and painful bite

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Physiology: Copywrite for clarity and brevity, explain regeneration/immortality and painful bite

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	== Physiology ==		== Physiology ==

	Eris vampires ~~have few remarkable and highly visible physical traits~~, ~~and as such typically have an extremely~~ easy ~~time passing~~ for ~~human~~. They ~~subsist~~ on blood, ~~optionally but typically~~ human, ~~through~~ fangs that ~~are easily retractable, and take the place of~~ their canine teeth. Their skin ~~is marked by a slight pallor, appearing grey~~ under certain lighting conditions, ~~but is otherwise unaffected. When~~ their fangs are bared~~, their irides luminesce a particular visible color, often saturated and non-spectral, which depends on the specific vampire~~. ~~Most commonly, their eyes take on a~~ warm yellow or red ~~hue, although~~ less ~~commonly, this may be~~ purple, blue or green. Eris vampires commonly exhibit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum#Sectoral sectoral heterochromia] while their fangs are bared.		Eris vampires closely resemble humans, making it easy for them to pass as one. They feed on blood, preferably human, using retractable fangs that replace their canine teeth. Their skin appears slightly pale or gray under certain lighting conditions, while their eyes luminesce any of various colors while their fangs are bared. These colors range from warm yellow or red to less common hues like purple, blue, or green. Eris vampires commonly exhibit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum#Sectoral sectoral heterochromia] while their fangs are bared.

	Eris vampires' magic aggressively rejects foreign organic tissue and viral matter in their bodies, providing them a ~~high level of~~ immunity to human pathogens, although ~~occasionally causing its own~~ complications similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_rejection transplant rejection] ~~in humans~~. ~~Furthermore, many newly turned Eris vampires report a persistent~~ gastrointestinal ~~unease~~ and ~~lack of~~ appetite for human food as their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora gut flora] is purged.		Eris vampires' magic aggressively rejects foreign organic tissue and viral matter in their bodies, providing them with a strong immunity to human pathogens, although it may cause complications similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_rejection transplant rejection]. Fledglings may experience gastrointestinal discomfort and lose their appetite for human food as their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora gut flora] is purged.

			Eris vampires possess remarkable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(biology) regenerative] abilities, healing superficial wounds within minutes, except for traumatic amputations or injuries that sever the brain or heart. Eris vampires may quickly repair avulsions on their body by holding the detached body parts, or equivalents lent from human donors, to the site of the injury and letting it reattach through their magic. In addition to their resistance to physical trauma and immunity to diseases, Eris vampires are functionally immortal and do not age. Many Eris vampires in [[Offetstine]] have lived for several centuries.

	=== Feeding ===		=== Feeding ===

	Eris vampires ~~usually~~ require ~~in the range of~~ 400 milliliters of human blood, equivalent to 800–1000 mL of blood of other mammals~~, on a weekly basis~~. They ~~may draw~~ this amount nonlethally through their fangs, although ~~this is culturally not stipulated and~~ many ~~Eris~~ vampires ~~are more comfortable~~ to kill their human prey. ~~As their fangs pierce the skin~~, they ~~briefly~~ secrete a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostasis hemostatic] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Hypoesthesia hypoesthesic~~] ~~[[Magic\|~~magical]] agent from venom sacs located above the gumline. Some human victims ~~of Eris vampires also report a~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedation ~~sedative~~] effect ~~from~~ the ~~bite~~.		Eris vampires typically require about 400 milliliters of human blood per week, equivalent to 800–1000 mL of blood from other mammals. They can extract this amount of blood nonlethally through their retractable fangs, although many vampires choose to kill their human prey. When they bite, they secrete a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostasis hemostatic] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_anesthetic locally anesthetic] magical agent from venom sacs located above the gumline.

			Some human victims experience [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedation sedation] or drowsiness after being bitten, likely due to blood loss. The bite may also cause a cooling sensation, commonly attributed to the lower body temperature of Eris vampires. This effect helps manage the puncture wound, which can be quite large, and is only effective when the victim remains still. Agitation during feeding can cause intense pain.

	~~From there, they may release their fangs and clasp their mouth around~~ the ~~affected region. They are usually able to draw the necessary volume~~ of blood in 1–3 minutes, ~~and~~ the wound ~~rapidly~~ clots and heals ~~after exposure~~ to air. Eris vampires' saliva ~~is usually completely sterile, containing no~~ genetic ~~material of their own~~ and ~~mostly devoid of any~~ pathogenic material, as their magic ~~is resilient~~ to ~~most~~ human pathogens. ~~Eris vampires commonly report no loss of~~ palate for human food, and ~~typically~~ describe the taste of blood as fresh, tart and ~~verdant,~~ similar to ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry~~ raspberries]. To that extent, ~~culinarily~~ inclined Eris vampires ~~commonly~~ use blood as an additive to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate chocolate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine wine] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee coffee].		After drawing the required amount of blood in 1–3 minutes, the wound quickly clots and heals when exposed to air. Eris vampires have sterile saliva that lacks genetic and pathogenic material, thanks to their magic's resilience to human pathogens. They often retain their palate for human food and describe the taste of blood as fresh, tart and similar to raspberries. To that extent, some culinary inclined Eris vampires use blood as an additive to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate chocolate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine wine], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee coffee].

	=== Progeny ===		=== Progeny ===

	Eris vampires are ~~traditionally completely~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility infertile], and cannot conceive without ~~further [[Magic\|~~magical~~]] means~~. ~~To that extent, Eris vampires usually~~ propagate by infecting other humans with their magic, ~~turning~~ them into Eris vampires ~~themselves~~. It is ~~fairly~~ rare ~~for Eris vampires to turn humans~~, as ~~fledgling~~ vampires ~~may be unsuited to the~~ responsibility ~~vested in them~~ and ~~there is otherwise little~~ benefit. ~~However,~~ Eris vampires ~~do often~~ turn humans they are especially intimate with to share immortality ~~with them~~, ~~and do rarely turn humans~~ who are ~~otherwise~~ fatally injured to preserve their life. Eris vampires may only turn humans, not other demi-humans.		Eris vampires are naturally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility infertile] and cannot conceive without magical assistance. They primarily propagate by infecting other humans with their magic, transforming them into Eris vampires. However, this process is relatively rare, as turning humans into vampires vests them with responsibility and offers limited benefit to the sire. Eris vampires may choose to turn humans they are especially intimate with to share immortality, or those who are fatally injured to preserve their life. Eris vampires may only turn humans, not other demi-humans.

	While feeding, Eris vampires may inject their own blood ~~through~~ their ~~fangs as it passes~~ through ~~blood vessels in~~ their fangs~~. During this process~~, ~~their~~ heart rate ~~typically momentarily increases~~ to ~~facilitate the rapid transfusion, and~~ their masticatory muscles ~~receive the excess bloodflow~~. The transfused blood ~~has rapidly~~ anesthetic ~~properties~~, ~~and~~ the human ~~rapidly loses~~ consciousness, often ~~reporting a sense of~~ nausea or lightheadedness. For a period of ~~time ranging from~~ 1–3 hours after transfusion, the human ~~is rendered effectively~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death ~~clinically dead~~], ~~exhibiting neither bloodflow nor~~ breathing, ~~and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_death braindead]~~.		While feeding, Eris vampires may inject their own blood into their victims through their fangs, which temporarily increases the vampire's heart rate and causes excess blood flow to their masticatory muscles. The transfused blood acts as a rapid anesthetic, causing the human to quickly lose consciousness and often experience nausea or lightheadedness. For a period of 1–3 hours after the transfusion, the human enters a state of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death clinical death], displaying no blood flow, breathing, or brain activity.

	Despite ~~this~~, ~~an abundance of~~ magical activity ~~can usually be discerned from their corpse,~~ and ~~they~~ do not ~~exhibit~~ typical ~~post-mortem conditions aside from~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallor_mortis pallor mortis]. Whether ~~or not~~ this state ~~ought to~~ be ~~regarded as~~ death or unconsciousness is widely disputed. Eventually~~, however~~, the human ~~reawakens~~ as a vampire ~~and may be~~ considered [[Soul\|undead]]. ~~During this state, they typically~~ report a ~~momentary~~ lapse of memory, general discomfort or nausea, and hunger for blood.		Despite appearing deceased, their bodies exhibit magical activity and do not undergo the typical stages of death beyond [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallor_mortis pallor mortis]. Whether this state should be considered death or unconsciousness is widely disputed. Eventually, the human awakens as a vampire, henceforth considered [[Soul\|undead]]. Fledglings often report a temporary lapse in memory, general discomfort or nausea, and hunger for blood.

	=== Compulsion ===		=== Compulsion ===

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The '''Eris vampire''' ([[Species taxonomy#Émile_standard|Émile]]: '''''S. Erisi''''') is the most common [[vampire]] subspecies in [[Offetstine]], known for its fairly unassuming appearance and inherent conduct, making it uniquely well-suited for the [[Masquerade]]. The name derives from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology) Eris], the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and was coined by Émile, herself an Offetstine resident, as one of the foremost taxa of her then-nascent system. Eris vampires are typically immortal and propagate by turning humans into their kind, conducting a sort of ad-hoc blood transfusion through their fangs.

== Physiology ==

Eris vampires have few remarkable and highly visible physical traits, and as such typically have an extremely easy time passing for human. They subsist on blood, optionally but typically human, through fangs that are easily retractable, and take the place of their canine teeth. Their skin is marked by a slight pallor, appearing grey under certain lighting conditions, but is otherwise unaffected. When their fangs are bared, their irides luminesce a particular visible color, often saturated and non-spectral, which depends on the specific vampire. Most commonly, their eyes take on a warm yellow or red hue, although less commonly, this may be purple, blue or green. Eris vampires commonly exhibit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum#Sectoral sectoral heterochromia] while their fangs are bared.

Eris vampires' magic aggressively rejects foreign organic tissue and viral matter in their bodies, providing them a high level of immunity to human pathogens, although occasionally causing its own complications similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_rejection transplant rejection] in humans. Furthermore, many newly turned Eris vampires report a persistent gastrointestinal unease and lack of appetite for human food as their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora gut flora] is purged.

=== Feeding ===

Eris vampires usually require in the range of 400 milliliters of human blood, equivalent to 800–1000 mL of blood of other mammals, on a weekly basis. They may draw this amount nonlethally through their fangs, although this is culturally not stipulated and many Eris vampires are more comfortable to kill their human prey. As their fangs pierce the skin, they briefly secrete a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemostasis hemostatic] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoesthesia hypoesthesic] [[Magic|magical]] agent from venom sacs located above the gumline. Some human victims of Eris vampires also report a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedation sedative] effect from the bite.

From there, they may release their fangs and clasp their mouth around the affected region. They are usually able to draw the necessary volume of blood in 1–3 minutes, and the wound rapidly clots and heals after exposure to air. Eris vampires' saliva is usually completely sterile, containing no genetic material of their own and mostly devoid of any pathogenic material, as their magic is resilient to most human pathogens. Eris vampires commonly report no loss of palate for human food, and typically describe the taste of blood as fresh, tart and verdant, similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry raspberries]. To that extent, culinarily inclined Eris vampires commonly use blood as an additive to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate chocolate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine wine] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee coffee].

=== Progeny ===

Eris vampires are traditionally completely [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility infertile], and cannot conceive without further [[Magic|magical]] means. To that extent, Eris vampires usually propagate by infecting other humans with their magic, turning them into Eris vampires themselves. It is fairly rare for Eris vampires to turn humans, as fledgling vampires may be unsuited to the responsibility vested in them and there is otherwise little benefit. However, Eris vampires do often turn humans they are especially intimate with to share immortality with them, and do rarely turn humans who are otherwise fatally injured to preserve their life. Eris vampires may only turn humans, not other demi-humans.

While feeding, Eris vampires may inject their own blood through their fangs as it passes through blood vessels in their fangs. During this process, their heart rate typically momentarily increases to facilitate the rapid transfusion, and their masticatory muscles receive the excess bloodflow. The transfused blood has rapidly anesthetic properties, and the human rapidly loses consciousness, often reporting a sense of nausea or lightheadedness. For a period of time ranging from 1–3 hours after transfusion, the human is rendered effectively [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death clinically dead], exhibiting neither bloodflow nor breathing, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_death braindead].

Despite this, an abundance of magical activity can usually be discerned from their corpse, and they do not exhibit typical post-mortem conditions aside from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallor_mortis pallor mortis]. Whether or not this state ought to be regarded as death or unconsciousness is widely disputed. Eventually, however, the human reawakens as a vampire and may be considered [[Soul|undead]]. During this state, they typically report a momentary lapse of memory, general discomfort or nausea, and hunger for blood.

=== Compulsion ===

One of the most notable magical powers of Eris vampires is their ability to bring about a state of [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompellingVoice hypnosis]<ref>Here referring to the fantasy fiction concept, as distinct from the real-world condition of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis hypnosis] or concept of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwashing brainwashing].</ref> in humans through eye contact, commonly referred to as "compulsion" (<abbr title="verb">''v.''</abbr> "compel"). While demi-humans, especially those who have a similar magical power over the human mind themselves, are generally immune, even magically empowered humans are often left vulnerable to Eris vampires' compulsion. While under compulsion, humans remain fully conscious and behave as their former selves. Unless explicitly instructed, they often commit the moment of compulsion to memory and understand they are not acting under their own free will.

This power is most commonly used to elicit lasting servitude out of humans, although may also be used on a per-case basis to override an affected individual's will. Repeated subjection to compulsion typically brings about a state of reduced cognitive abilities similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia dementia], sometimes leading to senses of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia paranoia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_disorder recurrent nightmares]. However, this is usually limited to fairly extreme cases and many humans who have been subject to infrequent compulsion by Eris vampires do not typically notice barring recollection of the moment of compulsion.

The specific effect of compulsion on an individual is highly subject to their personal interpretation of the instruction given to them. It is usually impossible for an Eris vampire to compel anyone without a shared spoken language. Under preexisting duress, a human may misinterpret instructions given during the process of compulsion and behave erratically as a result. It is typically understood that forms of communication aside from in-person speech, such as writing, sign language and radiotelephony, are insufficient to effect compulsion. Furthermore, it is usually impossible to compel multiple people at once.

== Culture ==

As their species does not mutate their morality, Eris vampires typically exhibit a kinship, mercurial or holistic, towards humans, similar to how they behaved as a human. While the desire to feed on human blood does drive many Eris vampires to abandon their human sensibilities while feeding, this is usually considered improper. However, it is considered highly typical for Eris vampires to leverage their power of compulsion to elicit the servitude of an entourage of humans, deriving from their wealth and living lavishly as a result. This lifestyle, often described as reminiscent of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism feudal lordship], is sometimes considered the quintessence of Eris vampirism.

== Real life ==

Eris vampires are often associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat cats] in community discussions outside of roleplay, as a pertinent meme. In-universe, some Eris vampires occasionally exhibit stereotypically feline predilections, such as a proclivity to sleep, and a habit of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purr purring] while relaxed. This behavior, however, is unrelated to the nature of the fictional species.

== Notes ==

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