Vamphyri
Wamphyri are a form of vampire described by Brian Lumley in his Necroscope series.
Lumley has reinterpreted the traditional vampire legend. In his stories, a vampire is a leech-like parasite from an alien world which forms a symbiotic relationship with a host creature, usually a human or sometimes a canine (such as a wolf or fox). While the symbiosis puts great demands on the host (such as requiring to feed on blood to survive), the benefits include increased strength, speed, and resilience, a seemingly infinite lifespan that stretches into millennia, magnified senses, base emotional stimulation, access to latent psychic power such as ESP or telepathy, metamorphic flesh allowing flight or disguise, and certain narcotic effects.
The vampires in the story have great control over people who are weak-minded, and could easily dominate the Earth if allowed to achieve their full potential. They also have the ability to produce lesser breeds of vampires for different purposes.
Known Wamphyri
Vampiric characters from Brian Lumley's Necroscope novels.
- Yulian Bodescu
- Canker Canison
- Luigi Castellano
- Devetaki Skullguise
- Boris Dragosani
- Daham Drakesh
- Egon and Karl Drakul
- Eygor Killglance
- Fess Ferenc
- Faethor Ferenczy
- Janos Ferenczy
- Thibor Ferenzcy
- Angelo Francezci
- Antonio Francezci
- Francesco Francezci
- Lady Karen
- Lesk the Glut
- Radu Lykan
- Maglore the Mage
- Malinari the Mind
- Menor Maimbite
- Bonnie-Jean Mirlu
- Nonari the Gross
- Volse Pinescu
- Shaitan the Unborn
- Shaithis
- Szwart
- Vasagi the Suck
- Vavara
- Vormulac Taintspore
- Wran the Rage
- Wratha the Risen
- Zindevar Cronesap
- Turgo Zolte
- Zun the Lips