Editing Kindred Basics (section)

===Vampires are living dead and must sustain themselves with the blood of the living.=== 
True. A vampire is clinically dead -its heart does not beat, it does not breathe,its skin is cold, it does not age- and yet it thinks, and walks, and plans, and speaks.. .and hunts, and kills. To sustain its artificial immortality, the vampire must periodically consume blood, preferably human blood. Some penitent vampires eke out an existence from animal blood, and some ancient vampires must hunt and kill others of their kind to nourish themselves, but most vampires indeed consume the blood of their former species. 

Vampires drain their prey of blood through the use of retractable fangs, which are magically gifted to vampires when they first become undead. Each vampire can also magically lick closed the wounds made by their fangs, thus concealing the evidence of their feeding. 

Blood is all-important to the Kindred,for it is both the crux of their existence and the seat of their power. Mortal food,mortal air, mortal love - all of these things are meaningless to a vampire. Blood is the Kindredâ€™s only passion, and without it, they will quickly wither and fall dormant. Moreover, each vampire can use its stolen blood to perform amazing feats of healing, strength and other magic. 

*Vampires can feed but do not need to kill if they have enough self control. This is something that must be taught by a Sire or Mentor.