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''It is a prejudice of you the living that the [[Requiem]] was a disaster for the [[The Living|living]] alone. When in truth the suffering of many of the [[undead]] was far worse. Once the [[funeral homes|funeral home]] and the surrounding [[villages]] had been emptied and after every [[zombie]] unworthy of its [[flesh]] had been run down and torn apart, the [[ghoul]] packs could do nothing but devour themselves. And the situation was bleaker still for the [[vampire|bloodsuckers]]. The surrounding countryside was soon bled dry. Further afield, a spirited [[resistance]], secretly led by your beloved [[Kargat]], resulted in frightful rates of attrition. Half-starved, the [[vampires]] set to eliminating one another. The survivors, many of who had lived in [[Il Aluk]] for a century or more, in the end embraced emigration. But this was not an option for the ''Wrethfetin'', who would rise each night and, driven [[mad]] by their unsatiated hunger, would attack anything that moved, until they were themselves sent back to their graves, from which they would invariably return, save for when it rained. Mercifully, [[Death]] had the damned [[halflings]] staked where they lay.'' | |||
-[[Vice-Chancellor August Montalva]] of the [[University of Il Aluk]] in correspondence with [[Professor Abelhous Nicholis]], Professor of Biology at the [[University of Il Aluk in Exile at Karg]] | |||
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''[[Alanik Ray|Ray]] whispered with unmoving lips: “We are surrounded by a dozen [[halflings]] who do not smoke. Do you realise how unlikely that is? Ask for some [[tobacco]] when the serving wench returns.” This I did and was told that smoking was unhealthy and thus was forbidden on the premises. Ray smiled and said to the young halfling: “Sadly, my friend here is incorrigible, it would be good if whoever has talked sense into your heads might have a word with him too.” She offered enthusiastically, “That would be [[Dr. Stubbins]].” Ray inquired: “A no nonsense military man who cut his teeth tending to the victims of [[Vlad Drakov|Drakov’s]] two, or was it three, [[invasions]]? Perhaps you are better at [[history]] than I am.” She said: “No, a young halfling from out east. Comes in most evenings, though probably not tonight unless the [[weather]] clears. And it was four invasions, I witnessed each of the horrors with these very eyes.” The moment she left us Ray whispered just above the threshold of my hearing: “She is not the only person who looks two decades younger than [[nature]] should allow. The same is true of the scarred [[veterans]]. The same is true, I would venture, of every halfling in the place.”'' | |||
-''“The Wrethfetin’s Blood”'' from ''[[The Casebook of Alanik Ray]]'', [[Dr. Arthur Sedgewick]] | |||
Descriptive text contributed by '''[[USER:Cure | cure]]''' to [[John W. Mangrum | John W. Mangrum's]] [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (posted on the [[Cafe de Nuit|Fraternity of Shadows message board]]). | |||
A Halfling Vampire is a halfling who has returned from death via the Halfling Vampire [[:category:vampire strain|strain]] of [[vampire|vampirism]]. | A Halfling Vampire is a halfling who has returned from death via the Halfling Vampire [[:category:vampire strain|strain]] of [[vampire|vampirism]]. | ||
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It is a prejudice of you the living that the Requiem was a disaster for the living alone. When in truth the suffering of many of the undead was far worse. Once the funeral home and the surrounding villages had been emptied and after every zombie unworthy of its flesh had been run down and torn apart, the ghoul packs could do nothing but devour themselves. And the situation was bleaker still for the bloodsuckers. The surrounding countryside was soon bled dry. Further afield, a spirited resistance, secretly led by your beloved Kargat, resulted in frightful rates of attrition. Half-starved, the vampires set to eliminating one another. The survivors, many of who had lived in Il Aluk for a century or more, in the end embraced emigration. But this was not an option for the Wrethfetin, who would rise each night and, driven mad by their unsatiated hunger, would attack anything that moved, until they were themselves sent back to their graves, from which they would invariably return, save for when it rained. Mercifully, Death had the damned halflings staked where they lay.
-Vice-Chancellor August Montalva of the University of Il Aluk in correspondence with Professor Abelhous Nicholis, Professor of Biology at the University of Il Aluk in Exile at Karg
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Ray whispered with unmoving lips: “We are surrounded by a dozen halflings who do not smoke. Do you realise how unlikely that is? Ask for some tobacco when the serving wench returns.” This I did and was told that smoking was unhealthy and thus was forbidden on the premises. Ray smiled and said to the young halfling: “Sadly, my friend here is incorrigible, it would be good if whoever has talked sense into your heads might have a word with him too.” She offered enthusiastically, “That would be Dr. Stubbins.” Ray inquired: “A no nonsense military man who cut his teeth tending to the victims of Drakov’s two, or was it three, invasions? Perhaps you are better at history than I am.” She said: “No, a young halfling from out east. Comes in most evenings, though probably not tonight unless the weather clears. And it was four invasions, I witnessed each of the horrors with these very eyes.” The moment she left us Ray whispered just above the threshold of my hearing: “She is not the only person who looks two decades younger than nature should allow. The same is true of the scarred veterans. The same is true, I would venture, of every halfling in the place.”
-“The Wrethfetin’s Blood” from The Casebook of Alanik Ray, Dr. Arthur Sedgewick
Descriptive text contributed by cure to John W. Mangrum's Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror project (posted on the Fraternity of Shadows message board).
A Halfling Vampire is a halfling who has returned from death via the Halfling Vampire strain of vampirism.
- (All humanoids and monsterous humanoids are susceptible to different strains of vampirism, which include that of the basic Monster Manual vampire, that of the Nosferatu, that of the Vrykrolaka, and that of the Chiang-shi. There are also additional race-specific strains of vampirism that each target - and cannot be spread outside of - a specific race.)
In the case of halflings, this race-specific vampirism is officially known as a Halfling Vampire, and the strain itself is known as the Halfling Vampire Strain. Hence, the term "Halfling Vampires" refers not to all halflings who are vampires, but only those vampire halflings who specifically have the Halfling Vampire Strain of vampirism.
To avoid this confusion, creatures affected by this strain are also called 
wrethfetin[1] or alternatively 
dayerg due. [2]
In Sithicus, these creatures are known as bitterkinder. Though the 3.5 edition Gazetteer IV refrained from using the w:Dragonlance term "kender," it's likely that bitterkinder are actually Kender Vampires, as the Sithican vampires were in 2nd edition products.
- ↑ The Kargatane's "dream" version of the Ravenloft Core Books, shared by John Mangrum
- ↑ Jester's 4e Ravenloft Manual of Monsters, by Jester of the Fratenity of Shadows, p46.
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