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Vamps Names
Avarcolac: (Romania)
Dakhanavar: (Armenia) An inhab itant of the valley near Mount Ararat that sucked the blood from the feet of travellers. One night he came upon two traveelers theat hid their feet under each others heads, he thought they were a two headed monster and was never seen again.
Farkaskoldus: (Hungary) a vampire that assumes the aspect of a werewolf upon death.
Kosac: (Croatia) Vampire
Kozlak: A Dalmatian vampire about whom very little is known. Prevalent among Croat beliefs
Krvopijac: From Bulgaria, these creatures have the appearance of a normal vampire, except they have only one nostril. Instead of fangs, they have either a pointed tongue or a barb at the end of their tongue. To destroy these vampires, one must immobilize them by placing wild roses around the grave. Then find a magician. The magician can destroy the vampire by ordering its spirit into a bottle, which is then thrown into a fire.
Kukuthi/Kukudhi/Lugat: A form of Albanian vampire said to be reasonably harmless, only feeding briefly on its victims, not actually killing them.Must return to its grave until it reaches maturity at thirty years and may travel as a merchant at his time. Some northern Albanian tribes believe this vampire can only be destroyed by a wolf.
Lampir: Bosnian for Vampire. Often in association with sever epidemics.
Liderc nadaly: (Hungary) It is similar to the vampire but differs in the way it must be put down. It can be killed by driving a nail through it's temple. To become a Lampir one must eat the flesh of an executed human.
Lupi Manari: (Croatia) Vampire
Mara: A Slavic vampire also found in the legends of the Kashube people of Canada. Said to be the spirit of an un-baptized dead girl, she is considered to be a terrible night visitor who crushes and oppresses her victims. In the Slavic legend once the Mara drinks the blood of a man she will fall in love with him and will return to plague his slumbers till his death. She is also said to be fond of feeding on the blood of children.
Mjertovjec: (Belarus) It has a purple face, active from midnight until three @#%$ calls in the morning. It will follow a trail of poppy seeds back to it's tomb. this type of vampire is the result of the death of a witch, vampire or apostate. Or is the son of any of these listed above.
Moroii: A living Romanian vampire. It can be either male or female, and exhibits most of the characteristics of a Strigoii.
Mulo/Mullo: From Serbia, these vampires normally appear as people wearing white clothes. They are active by day and by night. They can assume the shapes of horses or sheep. They eat their victims and drink their blood. These creatures can be destroyed by cutting off their toes or by driving a nail through their neck.
Muroni: A kind of vampire found in the Wallachia region of Romania. It is said to have the ability to change itself into a variety of different animal forms. While in one of these incarnations the Muroni can kill easily, with misleading signs of attack being left.
Nelapsi: A Slovak vampire, which can cause serious harm to the living. The Nelapsi is said to be able to massacre entire villages in a single visit. It also has the ability to kill with a single glance.
Nosferatu: A Romanian species of vampire said to be the illegitimate child of parents who were illegitimate. Soon after its burial the Nosferatu embarks on a long career of destruction. It delights in tormenting and engaging in wild orgies with the living. The male can father children. The vampire hates newly married couples due to its own illegitimacy and wreaks its revenge on such couples by making the groom impotent and the bride barren
Ogolen:A Bohemian vampire that only appears in January and is equipped with mortal breath.
Olgolgen: (Czech Republic) This vampire roams. To dispatch it you must bury it at a crossroads. Said to carry dirt from it's tomb in it's navel. Another myth associtated with this name the vampire is naked except for it's death shroud and to stop it you must take the shroud.
Pijavica: A Slovenian vampire. It is created as a result of evils perpetrated during a person’s mortal life, particularly incest, which is guaranteed to cause ones, return as a member of the un-dead. It generally feeds on relatives or descendants.
Sampiro/Liugat:Albanians of Turkish descent were said turn into a vampires upon death. They were driven to go out at night in a shroud and high heel shoes to spread death and destruction. Stake through the heart is the preffered method of dispatchment.
Sriz: Goes to the top ogf the highest church steeple and called out names of villagers. If the persons names was called they were to be victim that night.
Strigoii: The infamous Romanian dead vampire. There numerous ways to become a Strigoii, including being a seventh son and suicide. Generally said to be friendly towards Gypsies.
Tenatz: (Montenegro) Spirits that took over the bodies of desceased persons and went out to suck blood. They changed into mice to enter and exit their gravesites.
Tenjac: (Croatia)
Ubour: A Bulgarian vampire, created when a person dies violently or the spirit refuses to leave the body. The corpse remains buried for forty days and then arises to cause mischief. It generally won't drink blood until its other sources of nourishment are gone, and as these include regular food the attacking of humans rarely occurs. The Ubour is said to create sparks by its movement.
Upir: A vampire found in the Ukraine that is noted for its desire to eat large amounts of fish.
Ustrel: A Bulgarian vampire that preyed exclusively on cattle. Thought to be the spirit of an un-baptized child that has recently died.
Vampir/Vampiir/Vampyras/Wampir/Wamphyr: From Serbia these creatures are naturally invisible and can only be seen by animals or dhampir. Dhampir, the living offspring of a vampire, and the only ones who can destroy them, would often hire themselves out for this very purpose.
Varacolaci/Varcolaci/Varcolac: Romanian vampire that ranks among the most powerful of all the un-dead. It is said to have the ability to cause both lunar and solar eclipses. They may appear as pale humans with dry skin. They can travel on an astral thread, the midnight spinning, traveling as far as need as long as the thread remains unbroken. Theyfall into a deep sleep when they cause the eclipses. If the host of the varcoloc spirit is moved, the spirit will not be able to return and the host sleeps eternally.
Vere-Impaja: From Estonia. If you know more please contact the web mistress
Veripard: From Estonia. If you know more, please contact the webmistress.
Veshtitza: From Montenegro and Serbia and very similar to the Stryx and Striga myths. The spirit leaves the body at night and possesses a hen or black moth. It flies around until it finds a home with infants and/or young children where it drinks their blood and eats their hearts. They came together to form covens which flocked in trees and shared whatr they caught earlier.
Viesczy/Vjiesce: Can be dispatched by sprinkling poppy seeds over their grave. they have a stinger under their tongue instead of fangs.
Volkodlak/Vukodlak: A species of vampire found in Slovenia, linked in some ways to various werewolf legends.
Zmeu: A vampiric figure found in Moldavia. It took the form of a flame and entered the room of a young girl or widow. Once inside the flame became a man who seduced her.
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