Talk:Dwarven Vampire

Dwarven Vampire is a dwarf who has returned from death via the Dwarven Vampire strain of vampirism. This strain only affects dwarves, hence all Dwarven Vampires are both Dwarfs and Vampires, but not all Vampires who are Dwarfs are affected by this strain. It is possible for a Dwarf to contract another strain of vampirism, including the basic version. To avoid this confusion, creatures affected by this strain are also called hulzurdan or uppyr.

I have looked at this several times and consulted the referenced sources and can't make heads or tails out of it. All I can say with certainty is that Mangrum floated the name hulzurdan in his monster lore thread in the forum as part of a general attempt to break away from the 2e habit of just sticking undead in front of things rather than instead creating a bit of originality. As far as I can see the 4e version follows the 3.5e version, so I am even more lost. And unless I am missing something "Dwarven Vampires are both Dwarfs and Vampires" is a tantology and I do not see what two strains exist. Please help me see the light.Cure 07:32, 11 February 2010 (UTC)