Vampires - offshoot of Werewolves (see Werewolves top first)

[Thrawn]

There is no reason to say that werewolves and vampires are enemies other than it has appeared as such in a number of recent sources (movies, games, etc)... it's not tradition or anything.

In fact I put it to Isildor, or whoever said they hate each other that that is at least folklore wise untrue: Vampires have always had an affinity to the "Children of the Night" (If you are to make a faction, I would call it something like this)

To explain, I don't hate the idea, just think bloodlust isn't unique, and until you make them multi-dimensional, it just won't be any meaningful contribution, and kind of lackluster.

Drain attack is a must in some cases, thats true, and I would suggest at least one unit much like the walking corpse, if not just include that in the faction.

[Cuyo Quiz]

My spin-take on Vampyres:

They are in fact what is also known as Immortals. All their special capabilities come from extremely charged blood and flesh. Drawback is, this often results in vampyres developing some personality issues. Self-control is an important part of education for anyone with vampiric blood on them.

They live merging within faraway settlements, and further their objectives through pretty much underground and outlawed ways, reason which they commonly hire mercenaries for large tasks.

On their objectives, well... the personality issues divide them among those who pursue less than healthy objectives, and those that are self-controlled and act as watchers over the world, also hunting down their dangerous brethen to avoid disaster.

Blood drinking is in fact a ritual for non-vampyres accepted into their secret lives. The blood does affect the drinker (called from now on "tainted"), and with training, these tainted can become great agents for the vampyres. Half-breeds can have training and be as good as a developed tainted, and if they push their heritage enough, they will become too fully vampiric, although the risk of developing personality issues comes with this bet.

[Ranger M]

unfortunately the author of werewolves just said no, so you'll need to find something else to combine them with.

[turin]

unfortunately the author of werewolves just said no, so you'll need to find something else to combine them with.

Just because one person suggested werewolves doesn't give them jurisdiction over them. Anyone is free to make their own werewolf/vampire faction.

[Ranger M]

Yeah, but IMHO having two werewolf factions would look strane, unless it could be explained in a campaign, like only one or two clans of werewolves joined the allience, while the others were too proud, so they remained seperate. Or maybe most just didn't trust the vampires. (which could be shown by making only one/two werewolf lines, while the rest are mostly vampire.)

[turin]

Uh... not all factions have to exist inside Wesnoth. In fact, most shouldn't. Your two werewolf eras could be mutually exclusive, for all anyone cares.

[Ranger M]

I suppose so.