Vampires in Witcher series
I've recently reread the Saga. Again.
And I want to talk about vampires. Again.
In "Baptism of Fire" there is an abstract describing ALL vampires in the Witcherworld. It is clearly stated that the speaker (Regis) is very knowledgeable in this topic.
Vampires are:
- higher vampire (as Regis and Lady of the Night) +
- alp +
- katakan
- moola
- bruxa +
- nosferat
- fleder +
- ekimma.
Look them up in WitcherWiki: http://witcher.gamepedia.com/Vampire
We seriously need those not featured in W1-2. No vampire art was shown by the devs so far, that's why we can only fantasize about what we will see in-game.
Those vampires, marked with +, are featured in games. So, we didn't see katakan, moola, nosferat and ekimma. First 3 are high vampyres, meaning they can hypnotize, transform into something vaguely human and scream. Ekimma is closer to fleders, it can't transform, is stronger, can scream. In-game garkain is probably ekimma.
Logically, katakan and nosferat are male-looking (because alp and bruxa are female-looking).
Moola in my language sounds feminine. Personally, I can't forget some illustrations I've seen some time ago. I want to share them with forum members. Here's the link: http://www.sapkowski.su/modules.php?name=Gallery&pg=ViewPic&id=293&cid=41
It's an illustration and author's interpretation of Moola. Full album is here: http://www.sapkowski.su/modules.php?name=Gallery&pg=Show&id=41&page=1
It's a very neat idea. Moola has 2 forms: a small girl and a cat-like creature. It lures victims, hypnotizing them, pretending to be an innocent child caught in a trap in the center of the forest. This interpretation gives so many possibilities for quests, pity it will never be used.
So far we've seen only 2 unique monsters: Fiend and Leshen. Dear CDPR, we, fans, need something to talk about. Show us some gorgeous vampires!
Let's share some interesting vampire art or vampire lore ideas while we are waiting.
I've recently reread the Saga. Again.
And I want to talk about vampires. Again.
In "Baptism of Fire" there is an abstract describing ALL vampires in the Witcherworld. It is clearly stated that the speaker (Regis) is very knowledgeable in this topic.
Vampires are:
- higher vampire (as Regis and Lady of the Night) +
- alp +
- katakan
- moola
- bruxa +
- nosferat
- fleder +
- ekimma.
Look them up in WitcherWiki: http://witcher.gamepedia.com/Vampire
We seriously need those not featured in W1-2. No vampire art was shown by the devs so far, that's why we can only fantasize about what we will see in-game.
Those vampires, marked with +, are featured in games. So, we didn't see katakan, moola, nosferat and ekimma. First 3 are high vampyres, meaning they can hypnotize, transform into something vaguely human and scream. Ekimma is closer to fleders, it can't transform, is stronger, can scream. In-game garkain is probably ekimma.
Logically, katakan and nosferat are male-looking (because alp and bruxa are female-looking).
Moola in my language sounds feminine. Personally, I can't forget some illustrations I've seen some time ago. I want to share them with forum members. Here's the link: http://www.sapkowski.su/modules.php?name=Gallery&pg=ViewPic&id=293&cid=41
It's an illustration and author's interpretation of Moola. Full album is here: http://www.sapkowski.su/modules.php?name=Gallery&pg=Show&id=41&page=1
It's a very neat idea. Moola has 2 forms: a small girl and a cat-like creature. It lures victims, hypnotizing them, pretending to be an innocent child caught in a trap in the center of the forest. This interpretation gives so many possibilities for quests, pity it will never be used.
So far we've seen only 2 unique monsters: Fiend and Leshen. Dear CDPR, we, fans, need something to talk about. Show us some gorgeous vampires!
Let's share some interesting vampire art or vampire lore ideas while we are waiting.