An overarching description for any one of a number of parasitic entities who can only survive by feeding off sentient species.
Vampires may be living or Undead. They may be Humanshaped or may have other shapes and physiognomies.
Vampires of Earth There are numerous vampire types on standard-Earth. From the disembodied heads of the East to the effete nobility of the West. The common theme is their thirst for human flesh and blood.
Vampires of Carcosa The only extant species of Carcosa is a multi-limbed mollusc-like creature with multiple hollow tentacles, each bearing a single hypodermic-like tip, used to pierce flesh and drain their victim of vital fluids. These leech-molluscs often accompany the Carcosan Reality Meme and may arise spontaneously where it has taken hold.
Vampires of Mars The Vampires of Mars are the much more recognisable Martians than the Red Martians, Tharksand Therns of the Barsoomian distant past. These creatures have elevated their intellectual capabilities to the pinnacle of development at the cost of their physical abilities, which they augment through machines. They gain sustenance from draining other creatures of fluids, including humans. See Martians.
Vampires of the Dreamlands
Vampires of Hyperborea