Abhartach
| Name | Abhartach Strain Vampires |
| Race | Undead |
| Type | Vampire |
| Faction | Nightbred |
| Premiere | Desideratum: Blood Bonds |
| Relative(s) | NA |
Contents
Abhartach Strain Vampires
"What is fated- shall be unavoidable."
Biography
Desideratum: Blood Bonds
Appearance
Abhartachs have extremely white flesh and almost always have red hair. The main discerning feature of this strain of vampires is that their irises glow blue or green as opposed to the usual yellows or orange hues of other vampire strains.
Abilities
Like all vampires, abhartachs have unholy strength far beyond that of normal mortals. However, specifically, abhartachs can use psionics. They have the natural ability to imprint their thoughts on others and can use this to enslave or worse.
Equipment
Abhartachs generally do not carry weapons of any kind. Utilizing magicks or their own inherent psionic powers, they tend to avoid physical fighting.
Notes and Trivia
Abhartach (pronounced [ˈəuɾˠt̪ˠəx]; Irish for 'dwarf') is an early Irish legend in real-world mythology. In essence, it sounds as if the Irish had a form of vampire not unlike many other countries. As taken from The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places written by Patrick Joyce (1875):
There is a place in the parish of Errigal in Derry, called Slaghtaverty, but it ought to have been called Laghtaverty, the laght or sepulchral monument of the abhartach or dwarf. This dwarf was a magician, and a dreadful tyrant, and after having perpetrated great cruelties on the people he was at last vanquished and slain by a neighbouring chieftain; some say by Fionn Mac Cumhail. He was buried in a standing posture, but the very next day he appeared in his old haunts, more cruel and vigorous than ever. And the chief slew him a second time and buried him as before, but again he escaped from the grave, and spread terror through the whole country. The chief then consulted a druid, and according to his directions, he slew the dwarf a third time, and buried him in the same place, with his head downwards; which subdued his magical power, so that he never again appeared on earth. The laght raised over the dwarf is still there, and you may hear the legend with much detail from the natives of the place, one of whom told it to me.
This is the inspiration for the red-headed, green-eyed abhartach vampires in the Anaxverse.
