Greater Vampires



500 years ago were the great vampire hunts. Many and more races were unnerved by the number of their members that were vampires, even more alarmed by the number of those vampires that were more than 400 years old. Once a vampire hits four hundred years of age, they are considered a greater vampire. So much fear was raised around vampires that an army of 100000 was raised to exterminate them. They were declared a race so as to raise awareness and fear about them. They were hunted down after that, down to a "manageable" number, of 300. They disappeared after the hunt ended, some 498 years ago, never to be heard from again, except in legend. Indistinguishable from one of the race they were turned from, save yellow eyes that show only when exposed to sunlight, which they can withstand for several minutes to several hours depending on the strength of their magic, unlike lesser vampires who burn into ash immediately.
 * fast
 * strong
 * use exclusively the blood of others for magic
 * same height as race they were converted from
 * est. pop. (500 year old estimate)
 * life expectancy 422.3 years (500 year old estimate)
 * Excellent in all combat situations