Vampire Animals
A vampire's best friend...
Vampirism is not a disease limited to only human corpses. Vampirism has been known to be present in animals such as dogs, cats, birds, and even farm animals like chickens and pigs. It's also the belief that some clans of vampires have the supernatural ability to transform themselves into animals. The vampire animals act in the same aggressive manner as the common vampire. They will attack and consume the flesh and blood of their victims. These vampire animals are said to have eerie red or yellow glowing eyes with an imposing stare of evil malevolence. Strange odors, blood covered fur and supernatural activities also accompany these unholy creatures of the night.
Vampire animals usually begin by feeding on other smaller animals. They tend to be very timid at first attacking only tiny animals like rodents or small birds. As the vampire's power increases so does their bravery and intensity of attack. The vampire animals will begin to attack medium sized animals such as chicken, pigs, cats and larger dogs gaining more confidence with each successful attack. Eventually, the attacks will cover large animals like goats, horses and cows. When the time is right and the vampire animal feels bold enough it will attack human prey.
Real vampires have the authority over certain animals and can command them to do their bidding. These animals may be summoned to protect the vampire from harm during the daylight hours or assigned an evil tasks such as tormenting or attacking its enemies. The vampire lore says that the vampire animals are easier to destroy than the real vampire. They can be shot, beheaded, stabbed, burned, etc.
The most common vampire animal is the hellhound. Hellhounds are giant vicious dogs that terrorize graveyards where vampires are supposed to sleep. They are extremely loyal creatures and will guard the vampire master with their last breath of life. They are usually in packs of five or more and are intensely savage monsters. They hunt together with a psychic link, supernaturally knowing everything that the other hellhounds and the vampire master know. This leaves vampire hunters with quite a serious problem. The best time to destroy a vampire is during the daytime when the vampire's supernatural powers are the weakest, however, to get to the vampire the hunter must first fight their way through these crushing beasts of hell. Not an easy task.
It is said by skeptics that vampire animals are actually regular animals that have contracted the rabies disease common to wild animals. While others argue just the opposite, saying that some animals suspected of having rabies are actually vampires.