Notorious for their sharp fangs and aversion to wooden STAKEs and garlic,
vampires are night creatures that live off of the blood of others.

Any race can become a vampire, either by certain dark incantations or 
(more commonly) the bite of another vampire.

Vampires can be killed just like any other creature (by depleting their 
hit-points) or by being staked. A wooden stake through the heart of a 
vampire is a sure-fire death, albeit a risky one... Vampires usually 
don't take kindly to failed attempts at staking them.  A successful
stake removes all vestiges of vampirism from the player when 
they re-enter the game.

Vampires can [TRANSFORM](/help/commands/transform/) at night to assume their vampiric form... gaining
a substantial amount (up to 2 times normal!) of mana points, based on the
phase of the moon. (New moon being the weakest gain, full moon being the largest.)
At dawn, the vampire can transform back to their normal shape.

While in vampire form, vampires can [BITE](/help/commands/bite/) a victim to drink their blood, 
or pass on their vampirism. Biting while fighting does damage, otherwise
it only causes damage if you fail to bite successfully. A vampire's 
hunger and thirst at night can only be sated by blood.

Cityguards take a disliking to vampires in their cities. 

See Also: [STAKE](/help/commands/spike-stake/) [TRANSFORM](/help/commands/transform/) [BITE](/help/commands/bite/) [TIME](/help/commands/time/)