"Twilight" series-"Twilight", "New Moon", "Lunar Eclipse", "Breaking Dawn", "Midnight Sun"

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American novelist Stephenie Meyer published Twilight in October 2005, and later a series of novels New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Down , This novel mainly revolves around the heroine Isabella Swann and the hero vampire Edward Cullen, just like the modern version of Romeo and Juliet, narrating the forbidden love between vampires and humans.


In Europe, from the beginning of history, the legend of vampires has spread. Thousands of people believe this legend and tremble in the dark because of this legend.
Vampires are an ancient and mysterious race. In theory, the so-called vampire can be understood as a corpse to some extent. They have no heartbeat or pulse, no breathing, no body temperature, and immortality. At the same time, they have their own thoughts, they can think, talk, walk around, and even get injured and die.
People think that after being sucked by a vampire, the person who is sucked will not become a vampire. People who have been sucked by a vampire may die, but they will not become a vampire. If a vampire intends to turn a human into a vampire, he must give his blood to the other person. When the sucker accepts the sucker's blood, the fusion of the two kinds of blood can become a vampire. This phenomenon of blood fusion will bring a completely wonderful feeling to the sucked person. This process is called the "first hug". After the first embrace, the sucked person becomes the descendant of the sucker. According to the precepts of the secret party, vampires cannot develop their descendants at will, and a vampire must be responsible for the behavior of his descendants.

【origin】
Vampire in English is vampire, meaning zombies, blood-sucking demons, and is a famous monster in the Western world. The reason why he is said to be a monster is because he is in an embarrassing situation: neither a god nor a devil. Not even a person. It's like being abandoned by God, which is fully demonstrated in the film "Vampire Passion". As a demon image closely related to humans (vampires are usually hidden among the crowd), it has always been bizarre and terrifying and psychedelic in the legends of the first few hundred years. In the past 100 years, with the rise of romantic literature and film and television, the mysterious and beautiful vampire image has become a rich and persistent cultural plot-a strange night devil who has moved from religion to perceptual worship.
Nowadays, vampires are mainly used as a metaphor for people who squeeze the blood and sweat of others and rob others of their money, ideas, or other resources.
The earliest image of a vampire is difficult to determine, but generally speaking, there are two arguments:
1. Cain (Bible, Genesis 4:1-16), was cursed by God for killing his brothers.
2. Judas Iscariot, a disciple who betrayed Jesus, later committed suicide because of regret (Bible, Matthew 27:3-5). Legend has it that God made him immortal and lonely forever, to punish him. Therefore, vampires today must remain mysterious and always lonely.
It is speculated that the story of vampire originated from the Far East, and merchants brought the legend to Eastern Europe through trade routes. The modern version of the vampire myth was born. Slavic areas have the most vampire folklore, and the history can be traced back to the 9th century when Christianity and pagan beliefs fought fiercely.
In fact, there was no vampire in the modern sense before the 18th century. The word first appeared in English in 1732. Some people think that there should have been a vampire myth in Europe at that time, when a large-scale rabies broke out.
[Classes and terms of vampires]
In the world of blood races, generations represent status and ability. Of course, since the blood race does not age, the age actually lived has nothing to do with the age it looks.
The ancients, the third generation of vampires (Antediluvian), they are the oldest vampires, and may be the most powerful creatures in the world. It is generally said that they are Cain’s grandsons (third-generation vampires). No one knows whether this is just a legend, but it is certain that if they really exist and are involved in the affairs of the contemporary blood family, then they will not let things happen. Let it go. Because since ancient times, it has been said that these ancient vampires have been engaged in the Thousand-Year Jihad (Jehad), and all descendants of the blood race are just puppets in their eyes. As long as they say a word, it may cause the whole blood race to turn upside down. In the Kamalila custom, "Antediluvian" is even a forbidden word.
Longevity, Methuselah: This is the blood family in the legend. They lived for one to two thousand years, and they were considered the fourth or fifth generation of blood family. It is said that their bodies have undergone great changes over the years. However, few people are sure whether they exist, after all, after such a long time, even if they are immortal, they may be destroyed because of madness or world-weariness. If there are people who have survived to this day, they will certainly not ask about world affairs and will not join any organization. And, undoubtedly, they definitely have very powerful abilities.
Elder: The elders usually have lived for two hundred to one thousand years. They have powerful abilities, and most of them have already occupied a place in the blood society and possessed considerable power.
Servant (Ancilla): After fifty to one hundred years of newcomers, as long as they abide by the tradition of commandments, they may receive the attention of the elders. Although they are still very young, they already possess considerable abilities. This is the intermediate stage of advancement to elder.
Uncontrolled, Anarch: Some newcomers who are extremely rebellious will become insurgents. They will be noticed by the elders because of their rebellious actions. But they cannot enter into formal political operations.
Neonate is a newly introduced member of the blood family who has just been introduced to the prince, but has not yet made a name in the blood family society. They are the youngest blood family, and the contemporary Neonate is usually after the thirteenth generation.
The noble son (Childe) are vampires who have not been introduced to the prince's approval, and they have not been released by their elder (Sire). Childe is usually taken care of by the elder as a child.
[Position of Vampire]
Prince (Infante): Usually they have lived two hundred to one thousand years. They have many powerful abilities and have a place in the blood society. There are at least 100 heirs or servants, and they have considerable power.
Elder (Presbyter): Unlike Elder, this elder is the elder who manages the clan, not the elder of the highest Kamalila Council of the entire blood clan. Usually has lived two hundred to one thousand years, a little higher than the prince.
Lord (Suzerain): It is the blood clan who bestowed the territory of the Kamalila Conference. Suzerain was originally intended to be the sovereign state, which means that he is the highest master of a territory. Usually once in a century, not re-elected.
Duke, Marquess, Comte, Vicomte, Baron.
Most of the vocabulary listed below are vampire-specific vocabulary that will appear in the game. The entire vocabulary list comes from "Children of the Inquisition" and some film and television works.
Caine: The eldest son of Adam and Eve. Considered to be the first vampire.
Clan: A group of vampires with common characteristics determined by blood relationship. There are currently 13 known clans, all of which were created by the 3rd generation of vampires.
Embrace: The process of turning a human into a vampire. You need to drain the opponent's blood first, and then pour some vampire's blood back into the opponent's body.
Generation (Generation): Indicates the number of generations between a certain vampire and Caine. That is, the seniority of the vampire.
Great Jehad: A war for the highest position in the "America" ​​of the New World. From the seventeenth century to the present.
Inquisition: In the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, the war initiated by humans to eliminate vampires and other supernatural creatures.
"Jyhad" (Jyhad): A never-ending battle between blood races. It is usually the vampires with the high generation who throw the low-count vampires into the war like cannon fodder. Members of the Mo Party use this term more often than other vampires, because in their eyes any battle is part of the Millennium Jihad.
Masquerade (Masquerade): A precept or tradition that requires the blood race not to show its true face in front of humans. This rule was formulated after the outbreak of Inquisition. To protect the survival of the blood family. But the members of the Mob did not follow this commandment very much.
Connection (Vinculum): The unity connection between members of a family group due to Vaulderie, similar to a weak Blood Bond.
Blood (Vitae): Human blood, authentic human blood!
Artificial blood (sanguification): Vampires learn to make human blood substitutes, which are mentioned in "Underworld"; in the anime "Vampire Knight" it is mentioned as "blood coagulant", and there are also vampires whose physique is not suitable for this kind of medicine.
[Legend of Vampires]
Around the 14th century in the Middle Ages in Europe, the church publicly admitted that there were indeed vampires.
The origin of vampires first appeared in the Christian Bible. Its character is Cain. According to legend, after the ancestors of mankind Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan and ate the fruit of wisdom, they were cursed by God and expelled from the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve gave birth to two children, Cain and Abel. Cain is responsible for farming, and Abel is responsible for herding. Once, when offering sacrifices to God, Cain could only take out some vegetables and rice as a sacrifice, but Abel took out meat such as lamb as a sacrifice. God only favored Abel's sacrifice, which caused Cain's jealousy and eventually stoned his brother Abel to death. None of this escaped from God's eyes, and God called Cain in front of him. When asked about the whereabouts of his brother Abel, Cain lied that he didn't know. Later, God explained what Cain had done one by one and cursed Cain:
"What have you done? Your brother's blood cried out to me from the ground. The ground opened its mouth and received your brother's blood from your hand. Now you will be cursed from this land. You plant the ground, the ground If you no longer serve you, you will drift away on the ground." Cain said to God: "My punishment is too heavy for me. You are driving me out of this place now, so that I will not see you. I will definitely Wandering on the ground, anyone who meets me will kill me.” God said to him: “Anyone who kills Cain will be punished seven times.” God gave Cain a mark so that no one would kill him if they met him. . So Cain left God's Mina and went to the land of Nod, east of Eden. (Excerpted from "Bible Genesis" Chapter 4 10-16)
The record in the Bible is over here, but it is said that Cain later wandered near the Red Sea and met Lilith ( It is also considered to be Satan’s lover, and most of the demons on earth nowadays are born to him). He learned from Lilith to use blood to use magic and power, plus God's oath to him "not to kill him," so he gave Cain the condition of eternal life. The use of magic and power requires a lot of blood. That's why Cain became the ancestor of vampires (some people think that the ancestor of vampires refers to Lilith). By the way, there is a very interesting thing here, that is, the holy book of prophecy circulated within the vampire, "The Book of Nod" and the "Bible" where Cain appeared and found overlap.
After becoming vampires, Cain and Lilith gave birth to 13 third-generation vampires with the reputation of "recent god power". And these 13 third-generation vampires evolved into 13 clans of modern vampires. There is also a legend that this third-generation vampire refers to the humans in Noah's Ark. When the flood receded, they came out of the ark to have a holy war with the second-generation vampires and killed all the second-generation vampires. This is how the third-generation vampires are known as the "recent power" vampires.
Today, thousands of years later, the bloodline of vampires has reached the 13th to 15th generation. Before the Middle Ages, due to their special abilities and immortality, members of vampires could usually become overlords of one party and even compete for power with each other. Until about the fourteenth century, the Catholic Church's religious trial knew the existence of vampires. Although vampires have abilities, no vampire can block the threat of cooperation from thousands of mortals at the same time. So the survival of vampires fell into an unprecedented crisis.
In order to cope with the bad situation, several vampire clans (about the sixth to eighth generations) at that time had to form an alliance, so the Camarilla (Secret Party) allied faction was formed. This is an alliance composed of seven clans, and it is also the larger alliance to this day. When the secret party was founded, it established Six Traditions (Six Traditions), which the vampires of allied factions were required to follow forever. The supreme purpose of the entire commandment tradition is to stipulate that vampires must be hidden in human society, and their identity must not be exposed, so as not to cause a crisis of vampire survival. This is the reason for the commandment of "avoidance".
The other alliance outside the secret party is The Sabbat. Although each clan can join the Magic Party, it is mainly controlled by two clans. The Devil is the old enemy of Kamalila. They do not recognize the dogma of escape. They rule by fear, force and threat. Legend has it that the Devil will bury the newly added vampires alive, causing them to fear, and then use rituals and bloodlines. (Blood Bound) to control it. The Mo Party also treats humans as inferior animals and drives them to kill at will. Members of the secret party usually call Sabat the "hand of darkness."
In addition, the remaining four clans that did not join the Esoteric Party or the Demon Party usually remained neutral or acted according
to their ideas in the struggle between the two allied factions. Here, it can be regarded as ancient vampires, there is no record, maybe there are but not found. Why do you think that most vampires are in medieval Europe? This is due to one of the earliest and most classic vampire literature. In addition, standard vampires always live in the medieval castles of Europe, and they live for hundreds of years and thousands of years, and vampires are super nostalgic, so they always remind people of the cruel and barbaric darkness in Europe. era. The book that made modern vampires is Bram Stoker's "Dracula the Vampire" (English "Dracula"). At that time, Bram Stoker was preparing to write this novel. When looking up the information, he accidentally discovered the name of the Grand Duke who meant the devil. It was named after this name. And in European history, there is indeed Dracula. He is known for his cruelty. Often the prisoner of war was inserted into a long wooden stick from the hip, then passed through the body and out of the mouth, and then the wooden stick was erected high, causing the prisoner to torture to death.
Look at why our Judas betrayed the Son of God? correct! 13 Roman silver coins! ! ! ! So there is another saying, another ancestor of vampires-Judas. It should be noted here that the third generation of vampires seems to have gone to sleep after completing the holy war. After that, some things about vampires were very few. Until about the 14th century, the Christian church publicly acknowledged the existence of vampires and then led to large-scale hunts by the Inquisition. In this period of time, the only person who could get a little bit of a link with the 14th century was Judas. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a vampire to appear for nothing.
[Language in the Bible] The
Hebrews' worship and fear of blood formed an intolerable complex. On the one hand, blood was a symbol of soul and life, and on the other hand, they regarded blood as an ominous sign of disaster. Just like Eve who was tempted by a snake, her descendants had menstruation and wounds that were considered unclean. Therefore, Christianity believes that blood also represents sin.
I said to the children of Israel, you must not eat the blood of any living thing, because that is their life, otherwise you will be punished! (The Law of Moses, "Old Testament Leviticus")
In the Christian world of the Middle Ages, blood was still endowed with supernatural powers, and at the same time it was aided and exaggerated by ghost theology, so vampire superstition officially appeared on the scene-this superstition itself There was a great Christian seditiousness. At that time, even some wizards and doctors believed that blood had the atonement function. At the same time, out of worship of the Virgin Mary, they prescribed the pure blood of the virgin as the best medicine to treat and delay aging. .
[Related to] historical figures vampire
Vlad the Impaler like
Bathory Countess as Baron Gilles de Morales (Gilles de Rais, 1404 Year - October 26, 1440): the famous black wizard, During the Hundred Years’ War, he was a comrade-in-arms of Joan of Arc and was once known as a national hero. After Joan of Arc was captured, the Baron retired to the realms of Marshkule and Tifuge to study alchemy, hoping to use his blood to find some gold. The secret of art, he tortured more than 300 children to death, and was later burned. But he is not strictly a vampire.
Vlad III (November 1431-December 1476): He was the lord of the Principality of Wallachia in the 15th century. He had two nicknames: Duke Piercing (Ţepeş), Son of Dragon (DRACULA), He repelled the invaders from the Ottoman Empire and became a national hero, but he was cruel and cruel. He nailed thousands of prisoners of war to death with sharp stakes. Many chronicles described him as a tyrant, "even in history. The most bloodthirsty ancient Roman tyrant: Nero and Diocletian did not have such cruel and countless punishments. "The most important thing is that 400 years later, British writer Bram Stoker wrote Gothic based on it. The novel "Dracula" (Dracula, published in 1897), he became famous all over the world, and as Stoke's novels were repeatedly adapted, put on the screen, stage, and television, he became synonymous with vampires. The statue of Vlad III is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Countess Erzsébet Báthory (August 7, 1560-August 21, 1614): This lady was the widow of the Count of Nadas, because the Count was in war all the year round, the countess was bored with the servants. Instigated by Torko, he learned sorcery and became more unscrupulous after the count died in 1600. She often hijacked and tortured young girls in nearby villages. According to relevant chronicles, the countess was very happy when she drank the victim’s blood. He even filled the tub with blood for bathing, so that he could keep his youth and beauty forever. His nanny Yuao, butler Uywari, and the witch Darvira were also involved in this matter. On December 30, 1610, her cousin, Count Tursault, led troops to conquer the castle and rescued some victims. The countess was sentenced to life imprisonment because of her aristocracy. All accomplices were sentenced to capital punishment and the castle was deserted. The portrait of the Countess Batori is now in the Andras Dabasi National Museum, History Gallery, Budapest.
[Camarilla six commandments] (secret party by the legislature)
First Tradition: The Masquerade
The first tradition is the most important and the core precepts of kinship: Masquerade. The kinship who violates this tradition will be punished the most severely, and the whole kinship may suffer as a result.
The second commandment: claim power
Most of the blood races before the Middle Ages had their own territory, but the contemporary blood race domain usually refers to the jurisdiction of the prince. In some places, where the princes are not strong enough, the jurisdiction will be temporarily entrusted to the elders for management, which mostly has political interactive significance.
Some young rebels will distort the original intent of this tradition and want to form parties and form local forces. Just like street gangs, these little gangs often fight each other. But as long as they don't violate the hidden precepts and the prince's orders, and don't let things make too much trouble, the elders will not impose excessive restrictions on this point. In fact, the prince will usually try to make these street gangs disagree with each other, and let the rebellious kinsmen suppress each other's power.
The third commandment: The
so-called elders in the tradition of descendants originally referred to their own elders, but now Kamalila is usually interpreted as the prince of the place. In other words, if the blood race wants to create a new bloodline, it must obtain the consent of the prince of the place where it belongs. The prince has the absolute right to dispose of the newly created blood race, he can recognize its qualifications, accept it as his own, exile or even kill it. Kamalila gave the Prince this power to control the number of rebels.
The fourth commandment: Responsibility The
blood family has the obligation to take care of the younger generations created by them until they are introduced to the prince to release their identity. In the kinship society, younger generations are taught and raised as children, and the elders must try their best to guide and raise them to maturity. Once recognized by the prince, the juniors will be independent and have the same rights as other official blood clan members. Of course, if the released members of the new blood clan still engage in some "childish" behaviors, they will be ridiculed by other blood clan. Members of the new blood family must prove that they are indeed qualified to become adults in the blood family society.
The fifth commandment: guest respect
Usually the blood races rarely travel far, but as long as they enter the territory of other blood races, they must accept their rule. The contemporary territory refers to the jurisdiction of the prince. When the blood race enters the jurisdiction of a certain prince, it is usually necessary to be promoted to let him know. The process of meeting differs for different princes. Some princes require a formal meeting ceremony and must report their blood identity, while some princes get to know each other in a simple way. The unannounced kinsmen who entered the territory of others, if found, would usually not be punished too much, they would only be caught in front of the prince and questioned and then returned. This tradition is mainly to protect the prince's jurisdiction, so after the prince sees, he usually does not excessively reject outsiders, unless he is notorious.
Rebels are often unwilling to actively abide by this tradition. In addition, most of the Methuselahs ignored the power of the prince, because they usually live longer than the prince, and their abilities are very powerful. In their eyes, the blood race is no different from human beings.
The sixth commandment:
The tradition of killing the relatives has always been controversial. In the past, Elder referred to the elder, but the contemporary meaning has gradually changed to specifically refer to the prince. In other words, only the prince has the power to execute the kinsmen under his jurisdiction. This power is recognized by Kamarila. As long as the prince uses this power to maintain the tradition, usually the elders will support him. This is also the main point of conflict between contemporary young kinsmen and the elderly. The kinsmen who commit the "murder" are usually arrested by the prince with a hunting order.
For blood races who seriously violated traditional precepts, the so-called punishment is usually only three words: killing without pardon. The prince has the right to issue hunting orders, and he usually secretly orders some or all of the blood races in his jurisdiction to kill offenders. If other kinsmen dare to help the hunted to escape, it will be regarded as a serious violation of the authority of the prince, and the kinsmen who successfully capture the hunted will usually gain a certain reputation and may also have the right to be hunted. The blood of the killer, so many young blood races are often willing to participate in hunting operations.
Generally speaking, as long as the prince issues a hunting order, it will always be valid in the jurisdiction. But Camarilla allowed the high-level Conclave to veto the Prince's order in advance, and the members participating in the Conclave used pros and cons as the basis for voting. If the prince does not comply with the secret meeting resolution, although he will not be punished, he will inevitably lose considerable reputation.
The six precepts were established when Camarilla (Secret Party) was founded, so other parties do not have to follow them.
[Blood Clan (Vampire Clan)]
"Brujah Clan" The Bruch Clan
generally believes that Brujah is the most suitable clan in the blood clan to fight. Indeed, the physical foundation of Brujah members is the best among all the blood clan. However, the complexity of the beliefs of Brujah members is also one of the best in the blood family. From Nazists to environmentalists can be found here.
Outsiders, Brujah seemed to be just a mob, only because of contempt for authority that brought them together. This statement is not entirely correct, but it is not too far from the truth. There is a joke that the only reason Brujah is still in the secret party is that none of them can fill in the party agreement on their behalf. In fact, Brujah's inconsistency is mainly due to the number of members. No other clan has as many members as Brujah who become Anarchs. It can be said that every night Brujah members deviate from the secret party. Those Brujah members who remain in the secret party are also troublesome to the elders and princes. Despite this, Brujah members are considered important samurai-because in face-to-face combat, no vampire is more terrifying than them.
This clan is mainly divided into 3 factions:
Iconoclast (the TRUE anarchs): They criticize everything and do not respect any institution or authority. They obey the hidden precepts, but only for the purpose of protecting themselves.
Idealist: Most of the older Brujah members and almost all Brujah elders belong to this faction. They draw wisdom and guidance from past history, believing that Brujah should unite and build a new Carthage.
Individualists: An eclectic between the last two factions. They work together for the future of the clan. But they don't require others to obey their orders like Idealist.
"Gangrel Clan"
Gangrel Clan Gangrel is perhaps the clan closest to the natural heart among all blood races. These wandering lone travelers do not like the shackles of society but prefer the comfortable life in the wild. But how they avoid the werewolf attack in the wild is still a mystery. Maybe they have the ability to change their appearance to deceive others. If someone says that he has seen a vampire turn into a wolf or a bat, then almost all he sees is Gangrel. Like Brujah, Gangrel members are usually powerful fighters. But unlike Brujah, Gangrel's bravery in combat does not come from lawless rage but from their animal instincts. Gangrel members are eager to understand the Beast in their souls. They communicate with other animals at night. When Gangrel members’ beastly outburst is out of control (Frenzy), their bodies will irreversibly have some of the characteristics of animals. Sometimes their eyes will become like cat’s eyes, and their feet may become like claws, and they may even grow. Out of the tail. Therefore, many older Gangrel members look more like animals than humans. In some rare cases, their consciousness also tends to be animalized.
"Malkavian Clan" The McAwie
even other hateful guys are very afraid of the Malkavian members. They are contaminated with cursed blood. A Malkavian member becomes neurotic shortly after being embraced (the Embrace) (of course, provided that they have not been neurotic before then). The symptoms of these guys' insanity can be described as various, from mania to delusions to multiple personality are very common, in fact, there are no symptoms that have never appeared. Malkavian is generally considered very dangerous. Because they are often dominated by sudden desires and inexplicable hallucinations, they sometimes even aim their blades at other blood races. And because their madness made them lose their fear of pain and ultimately death, it is also very difficult to subdue them. For this reason, they were also rejected by the whole blood society. But in fact, behind the madness, Malkavian members often have extraordinary insight, and even wisdom.
"Nosferatu"
Because of their ugly and distorted appearance, Nosferatu must live underground away from human society, and cannot hide in human society like other vampires. Nosferatu became ugly every day after being embraced for the first time. The other blood races rejected these guys living in the sewers or catacombs, thinking that they were annoying things, and it was not necessary to avoid dealing with them. Because of their ugliness and stigma, they try to avoid being discovered when they are on the ground, which also makes them better than any other creatures in understanding the dark lanes and corners of the city. Coupled with their superb sneak and eavesdropping skills, there is no kinetic energy in the city that escapes Nosferatu's eyes and ears. And because of the common disability and contempt, the members of Nosferatu are extremely united, and there will be no fights that can be seen everywhere in other clans. Because of their solidarity, if you offend one of them, you will offend all Nosferatu members-this is a very terrible thing.
"Toreador"
Toreador has many aliases, including "fallen", "artist", "posser", and even "hedonist". But any general classification is a distortion and harm to this clan as a whole. According to their personal circumstances and mood at the time, Toreador members cover all kinds of situations between elegance and gorgeousness, talent and ridiculous stupidity, fantasy and wandering. Perhaps the only overall characteristic of this clan is that the members have a passion for aesthetics. The members of Toreador are full of passion no matter what they do. In their view, eternal life should be enjoyed well. Many of them were painters, musicians or poets during their lifetime. Other members have spent centuries on ridiculous attempts at artistic creation. Toreador members like to stay in the upper class like Ventrue members. However, unlike the members of Ventrue who lead the secret party, Toreador members do not like the boring officialdom. They are active in high society to be noticed and praised-and all this comes from their witty speech, beautiful manners and simple but passionate lifestyle.
"Tremere Clan" The Simmor Clan
Tremere is one of the shortest known clan history, it was established in the early Dark Ages (Dark Ages). The original members of Tremere were a group of human magicians who longed for eternal life. They did not know what kind of help they received, and they obtained the ability to suck blood through alchemy, magic and the blood of a Tzimisce elder. But they soon discovered that their original spells no longer had that much power. But through learning and dedication, they have mastered a new form of magic-Thaumaturgy. This magic is done with the power of blood. Because of the way they became vampires, they became enemies of other vampire clans. However, due to the contributions made by the members of Tremere in resisting the Inquisition initiated by humans and their strict adherence to the Masquerade, Tremere finally has a place in the secret party. In the secret party, Tremere used their magic to prove that he is a powerful ally-of course, it may also be a dangerous enemy. In fact, the number of times Tremere uses their magic power for the secret party is not much different from the number of times they use it for themselves.
"Ventrue Clan" Vandro Clan
The elegant and aristocratic Ventrue is the leader of the secret party. They maintain the foundation of the Mi Party and direct the members to tide over the difficulties when the Mi Party is most dangerous. Even in modern times, the princes of most cities are held by members of Ventrue. In ancient times, new members of Ventrue had to be selected among nobles, wealthy merchants, or other members of the upper class. In modern times, they are selected from members of business families, community leaders or political figures. Regardless of what they did during their lifetime, Ventrue members are responsible for implementing and supervising the implementation of ancient precepts and deciding the direction of the secret party. If you ask a Ventrue member what their clan uses, then he will reply that the hidden commandments are maintained and enforced by them. Without them, the hidden commandments will not be enforced. If the hidden commandments are not enforced, the blood clan will no longer exist. . Although they appear in high society as often as Toreador members, they are not interested in showing off and chatting. Some other blood races mistakenly believe that they are arrogant and greedy, but for the Ventrue members themselves, the role of leader brings more burden than honor.
[Scientific explanation of vampires and related historical facts]
There are studies on fabled vampires that may be related to rabies. The reason is that quite a few symptoms are consistent with it: photophobia, hate pungent odors (such as garlic), pale complexion, and mouth Muscle twitching desire to bite (corrupted into sharp teeth and good at biting), the route of infection (infection after being bitten), etc., and believe that the vampire legend may be related to the ancient large-scale epidemic outbreak.

The currently accepted explanation for vampires is that people who are considered to be vampires are actually patients with hematoporphyria (hemoporphyria). Hematoporphyria, also known as hematopoietic disease, is a metabolic disease caused by abnormal porphyrin production and excretion, and most of them have genetic factors. Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria, due to the lack of the enzyme that synthesizes heme, causes the accumulation of one of the precursors "porphyrin". Purple matter will accumulate in the blood and urine. Urine will appear red. Because of the strong light absorption of purple matter, the patient's skin will be sensitive to light, the teeth will fluoresce, and it will also cause anemia. According to the location of porphyrin metabolism disorder, it is divided into erythropoietic hematoporphyria and hepatic hematoporphyria. This disease is more common in infants, but it can also occur in adults. It is called delayed cutaneous hematoporphyria. Patients with this disease are afraid of light (it will cause skin ulceration, scabs, and large areas of melanin deposition after light.), allergic to garlic (the pungent smell of garlic can cause illness.), the eyes are red, and supplementing hemoglobin is beneficial to alleviate the condition. A few extreme patients believe that drinking blood can replenish hemoglobin, which led to the legend of vampires.

In the 14th century, a large-scale plague occurred in Europe. In order to avoid being infected, people often bury them in a hurry without carefully distinguishing whether they are really dead. For some reason, when people open the tomb, they will find that the body has changed its posture. There were blood stains. This was just because the buried person had not died at the time, and struggled after waking up in the coffin. However, at the time because of poverty and lack of education in areas such as East Prussia, Silesia, Bohemia, etc. Passed as a vampire, which triggered a vampire superstition that lasted for hundreds of years.

The 18th century was the golden age of vampires. In 1710, the plague became popular again. East Prussia was deeply affected. In order to eliminate the fear of the people, or to say that the officials and the people agreed that the culprit of the plague was vampires, the authorities used many appalling methods, such as Tombs in a cemetery were all opened to see if the bodies of those who did not rot or nails, hair, etc. continued to grow after death.

One of the more common interpretations in recent popular literature is the theory of viruses, first seen in science fiction--I am a legend. This doctrine assumes that vampires are genetically modified human beings infected by viruses. This type of virus is mostly assumed to destroy the self-produced blood staining function of the infected person, and at the same time has the effect of helping blood of various blood types to mix. According to the legend, vampires can transform into animals or smoke, which may mean that animals and aerosols can spread the effects of rabies. It is spread by body fluids and blood, so when biting and sucking blood, it will spread to the victim's body. This kind of argument is mostly based on the fact that the virus itself has become extinct because it is difficult to spread, to explain the reason why vampires no longer exist. But conversely speaking, the future may become a threat to the safety of all mankind due to the development of biological weapons, and many zombie stories have also been derived.

There is also a more peculiar saying, such as the blood-sucking vampire winged hand, which is actually an alien-like creature, but can pretend to be a human. The prototype may be a blood-sucking alien from the Universe Guard.

[Other literary works]
Literati and writers in the past wrote a large number of poetry scripts that used vampires to reflect human society, such as: Byron's "Vampire" (1816), Colleridge's "Christ Bell", Keats's " Ruthless Beauty, Lamia. Dumas and Dickens also have related works.

Among these works, Stoke's "Dracula" (translated as "Frightening Love for Four Hundred Years") has a great influence on later generations, because the protagonist's vampire represents the determination of the people ruled by the invaders to resist. Immortal, and turned his anger into hatred against the invaders (including the author’s Irish and the protagonist’s Romanians, who rebelled against the oppressive rule of Britain and Turkey). The positive image of vampires in popular culture in later generations is from this book. He came, and pioneered the concept of the true ancestor to make a positive interpretation of vampires.

In the science fiction novel "I am legend" written by American writer Richard Matheson in the 1950s, it is assumed that in the future human beings will change the evolutionary process due to microbes, and most people will not be infected unless they die. , Usually degenerate into a vampire-like new human, inheriting the idea of ​​the future underground cannibal in "Time Machine", and in the movie version (such as the third filming of the legend of the demons) is adapted into a zombie-like mutant , Is different from the concept of vampires in all other stories, and has become the ancestor of the battle between ordinary humans and zombies in video media.

American writer Anne Rice published "Interview with the Vampire" in 1976, and later used the character Lestat de Lioncourt in the book as her "Vampire Story" The protagonist of the series. This series has been authorized to be translated into Chinese version: "Interview with the Vampire" (Interview with the Vampire), "Vampire Lestat" (The Vampire Lestat), "The Queen of Scourge" (The Queen of Scourge) the Damned), "The Tale of the Body Thief" (The Tale of the Body Thief). Among them, "Interview with the Vampire" is best known because it was adapted into a movie in 1994 and appeared on the big screen.

The 2005 work "The Historian" by American writer Elizabeth Kostova also set off a new wave of vampire craze in Europe and America. This book will also be adapted into a film, and the film copyright will be won by Sony Pictures.

Japanese writer Hideyuki Kikuchi wrote "Vampire Hunter D" in the 1980s and 1990s, and "Sacred Demon Blood" written by the young writer Naoshida Yoshida, which inherited the ideas of "I Am Legend" and "Time Machine". In the future, there will be a worldview where human vampires and ordinary people exist at the same time. Both books have been adapted from animations.

In Hong Kong and Macau, in recent years, there is a novel "The Love of Vampires" by Macau writer Shao Chen, which was published on oldchan.com in 2002 and was serialized in Macau Daily. In addition, Hong Kong writer Qiao Jingfu also has a series of "Vampire Hunter Diaries", the fourth book. Volume, and a special volume.

The British novelist published a series of novels "Adventure to Darren" to Darren, which is about the adventures of vampires. But the vampire in the book is not the same as the above definition, and also created another blood-sucking creature ─ Vampaneze (Vampaneze).

In the novel "The Legend of the Life Hunter" by the Taiwanese novelist Nine Knives, there are also vampires. In this work, it is also called the blood family and the future blood-sucking race mentioned above. It is a race that has mutated in the evolution of mankind. They are all higher than humans, but they are extremely afraid of silver and sunlight, not the cross and the Bible. Some vampires have special abilities (such as illusions, etc.).

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  • Joanny 2021-10-20 19:00:20

    Two stars for the hero and heroine, one star for the plot, one star for the memories, and one star for the off-screen plot.

  • Alvina 2022-03-22 09:01:06

    I saw it in the cinema once and found out that I was getting older~~

Twilight quotes

  • Isabella Swan: Edward, I said leave me alone.

    Edward Cullen: Bella, don't do this please.

    Isabella Swan: Its over. Get out!

    Charlie Swan: Hey, hey, Bella, whats gong on?

    Isabella Swan: I just gotta get out of here. I'm leaving now.

    [shuts the door on Charlie's face]

    Charlie Swan: [knocks on Bellas door] Bella.

    Isabella Swan: [to Edward] What am I going to say to him? I cant hurt him.

    Charlie Swan: Bella, whats going on?

    Edward Cullen: You just have to. I'll be down in the truck.

    [Bella comes out of the room]

    Charlie Swan: Did he hurt you?

    Isabella Swan: No.

    Charlie Swan: Break up with you or something?

    Isabella Swan: No, I-I broke up with him.

    Charlie Swan: I thought you liked him?

    Isabella Swan: Yea, that's why - that's why I have to leave. I don't want this. I have to go home.

    Charlie Swan: Home... Your mom is not even in Phoenix.

    Isabella Swan: She'll come home. I'll call her from the road.

    Charlie Swan: You're not going to drive home right now. You can sleep on it. If you still feel like going in the morning, I'll take you to the airport.

    Isabella Swan: N-No I want to drive. It will give me more time to think. And if I get really tired, I'll pull into a motel. I promise.

    Charlie Swan: Look, Bella, I know I'm not that much fun to be around but I can change that. We can do more stuff together.

    Isabella Swan: Like what? Like watch baseball on the flat screen? Eat at the diner every night? Steak and cobbler. Dad, that's you, that's not me.

    Charlie Swan: Bella, come on. I-I just got you back.

    Isabella Swan: Yeah, and you know if I don't get out now, I'll just be stuck here like mom.

  • Edward Cullen: Do you trust me?

    Isabella Swan: In theory.