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	The [[Vrykolaka vampire\|vrykolaka vampire]] is a particularly disgusting and degenerate [[vampiric strain]] marked by the ravages of [[disease]]. (Although the vrykolaka vampire suffers from any physical marks left by the disease, a ~~vyrkolaka~~ is otherwise immune to the disease's other effects, acting as a [[Typhoid Mary]] to spread contagion.) Beyond disfigurement inflicted by the disease it bears, the ~~vyrkolaka~~'s body is visibly deformed by its transition to undeath, the vampire's body resembling that of a decaying [[corpse]] with green glowing [[eye]]s. A ~~vyrkolaka~~ has [[claw]]s but no fangs, instead draining [[blood]] with an unnaturally long, prehensile, barbed [[tongue]].<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>		The [[Vrykolaka vampire\|vrykolaka vampire]] is a particularly disgusting and degenerate [[vampiric strain]] marked by the ravages of [[disease]]. (Although the vrykolaka vampire suffers from any physical marks left by the disease, a vrykolaka is otherwise immune to the disease's other effects, acting as a [[Typhoid Mary]] to spread contagion.) Beyond disfigurement inflicted by the disease it bears, the vrykolaka's body is visibly deformed by its transition to undeath, the vampire's body resembling that of a decaying [[corpse]] with green glowing [[eye]]s. A vrykolaka has [[claw]]s but no fangs, instead draining [[blood]] with an unnaturally long, prehensile, barbed [[tongue]].<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>

	Unlike several of the other variant vampire strains found in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], the ~~vyrkolaka~~ strain is not tied to a single [[humanoid]] [[race]] or culture. Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.		Unlike several of the other variant vampire strains found in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], the vrykolaka strain is not tied to a single [[humanoid]] [[race]] or culture. Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.

	==Special Abilities of the ~~Vyrkolaka~~ Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		{{Potential-canon-small}}According to certain knowledgeable sages,<ref name=>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheParlor/3rd_author_notes/AN_Secrets_of_the_Dread_Realms.html Secrets of the Dread Realms Author's Notes]</ref> vrykolaka vampires may also be found in [[Sanguinia]].
	The ~~vyrkolaka~~ is a font of disease (usually [[filth fever]]), infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a ~~vyrkolka~~'s gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A ~~vyrkolaka~~ vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a ~~vyrkolaka~~ assumes the latter form rather than mist.
			==Special Abilities of the Vrykolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
			The vrykolaka is a font of disease (usually [[filth fever]]), infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vrykolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vrykolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vrykolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.

	==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
	The vrykolaka has the same vulnerabilities to [[sunlight]] and running [[water]] as standard [[vampire]]s. The vrykolaka is also repulsed by [[W:anise\|anise]] in addition to [[garlic]] and [[holy symbol]]s. Rather than a wood stake to the heart, the ~~vyrkolaka~~ is incapacitated (though not permanently destroyed) by an [[iron]] spike to the skull. A [[Remove Disease]] spell targeted upon the vampire can severely weaken it.		The vrykolaka has the same vulnerabilities to [[sunlight]] and running [[water]] as standard [[vampire]]s. The vrykolaka is also repulsed by [[W:anise\|anise]] in addition to [[garlic]] and [[holy symbol]]s. Rather than a wood stake to the heart, the vrykolaka is incapacitated (though not permanently destroyed) by an [[iron]] spike to the skull. A [[Remove Disease]] spell targeted upon the vampire can severely weaken it.

	In addition to the above special vulnerabilities, a ~~vyrkolaka~~ suffers a marked decrease in [[Intelligence]], sometimes to the point of entering a near feral animal like state.		In addition to the above special vulnerabilities, a vrykolaka suffers a marked decrease in [[Intelligence]], sometimes to the point of entering a near feral animal like state.

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	==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
	The vyrkolaka is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.		The vyrkolaka is a font of disease (usually [[filth fever]]), infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.

	==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==

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	==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
	The ~~vyrkolka~~ is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.		The vyrkolaka is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.

	==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==

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	The [[Vrykolaka vampire\|vrykolaka vampire]] is a particularly disgusting and degenerate [[vampiric strain]] marked by the ravages of [[disease]]. (Although the vrykolaka vampire suffers from any physical marks left by the disease, a vyrkolaka is otherwise immune to the disease's other effects, acting as a [[Typhoid Mary]] to spread contagion.) Beyond disfigurement inflicted by the disease it bears, the vyrkolaka's body is visibly deformed by its transition to undeath, the vampire's body resembling that of a decaying [[corpse]] with green glowing [[eye]]s. A vyrkolaka has [[claw]]s but no fangs, instead draining [[blood]] with an unnaturally long, prehensile, barbed [[tongue]].<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>		The [[Vrykolaka vampire\|vrykolaka vampire]] is a particularly disgusting and degenerate [[vampiric strain]] marked by the ravages of [[disease]]. (Although the vrykolaka vampire suffers from any physical marks left by the disease, a vyrkolaka is otherwise immune to the disease's other effects, acting as a [[Typhoid Mary]] to spread contagion.) Beyond disfigurement inflicted by the disease it bears, the vyrkolaka's body is visibly deformed by its transition to undeath, the vampire's body resembling that of a decaying [[corpse]] with green glowing [[eye]]s. A vyrkolaka has [[claw]]s but no fangs, instead draining [[blood]] with an unnaturally long, prehensile, barbed [[tongue]].<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>

	Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.		Unlike several of the other variant vampire strains found in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], the vyrkolaka strain is not tied to a single [[humanoid]] [[race]] or culture. Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.

	==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==		==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==

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	Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.		Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.

	==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire==		==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
	The vyrkolka is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.~~<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>~~		The vyrkolka is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.

	==Vulnerabilities==		==Vulnerabilities<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>==
	The vrykolaka has the same vulnerabilities to [[sunlight]] and running [[water]] as standard [[vampire]]s. The vrykolaka is also repulsed by [[W:anise\|anise]] in addition to [[garlic]] and [[holy symbol]]s. Rather than a wood stake to the heart, the vyrkolaka is incapacitated (though not permanently destroyed) by an [[iron]] spike to the skull. A [[Remove Disease]] spell targeted upon the vampire can severely weaken it.~~<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">~~[[~~Denizens of Dread~~]] p. ~~203-205</ref>~~		The vrykolaka has the same vulnerabilities to [[sunlight]] and running [[water]] as standard [[vampire]]s. The vrykolaka is also repulsed by [[W:anise\|anise]] in addition to [[garlic]] and [[holy symbol]]s. Rather than a wood stake to the heart, the vyrkolaka is incapacitated (though not permanently destroyed) by an [[iron]] spike to the skull. A [[Remove Disease]] spell targeted upon the vampire can severely weaken it.

			In addition to the above special vulnerabilities, a vyrkolaka suffers a marked decrease in [[Intelligence]], sometimes to the point of entering a near feral animal like state.

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	[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.		The [[Vrykolaka vampire\|vrykolaka vampire]] is a particularly disgusting and degenerate [[vampiric strain]] marked by the ravages of [[disease]]. (Although the vrykolaka vampire suffers from any physical marks left by the disease, a vyrkolaka is otherwise immune to the disease's other effects, acting as a [[Typhoid Mary]] to spread contagion.) Beyond disfigurement inflicted by the disease it bears, the vyrkolaka's body is visibly deformed by its transition to undeath, the vampire's body resembling that of a decaying [[corpse]] with green glowing [[eye]]s. A vyrkolaka has [[claw]]s but no fangs, instead draining [[blood]] with an unnaturally long, prehensile, barbed [[tongue]].<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>

			Vrykolaka vampires are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.

			==Special Abilities of the Vyrkolaka Vampire==
			The vyrkolka is a font of disease, infecting victims with claw attacks or blood drain. In addition, a vyrkolka's gaze causes its victims to fall into fevered slumber. A vyrkolaka vampire summons monstrous [[vermin]] using the [[Children of the Night (Special Ability)\|Children of the Night]] special ability. The vrykolaka cannot assume the form of a [[wolf]] or [[mist]] but can instead turn into a single [[dire rat]] or swarm of normal [[rat]]s. When reduced to zero hit points in normal combat, a vyrkolaka assumes the latter form rather than mist.<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>

			==Vulnerabilities==
			The vrykolaka has the same vulnerabilities to [[sunlight]] and running [[water]] as standard [[vampire]]s. The vrykolaka is also repulsed by [[W:anise\|anise]] in addition to [[garlic]] and [[holy symbol]]s. Rather than a wood stake to the heart, the vyrkolaka is incapacitated (though not permanently destroyed) by an [[iron]] spike to the skull. A [[Remove Disease]] spell targeted upon the vampire can severely weaken it.<ref name="Denizens of Dread p. 203-205">[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 203-205</ref>

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	[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>		[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>, and [[Valachan]]<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.90</ref>.

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	[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>		[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>, [[Richemulot]]<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.86</ref>

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	[[~~Vyrkolaka~~ vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>		[[Vrykolaka vampire]]s are known to be encountered in the following [[domain]]s: [[Barovia]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 15</ref>

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