Although the popularized vampires are seen as unholy, undead creatures lethally allergic to holy things, sunlight and can be easily killed with simple wooden stake struck through their heart, these are no requirements for a vampire.
The only definite traits that needs to be present is their need for "fresh" blood for sustenance and presence of something supernatural.
Combine with
undead protagonist tag if the provided canon states them to be such.
Sanguine # 2007-11-29 21:40:12