The difference between Vampires and Zombies
Vampire, Vampyre, Vampir, etc.
Vampires are not the undead. The exact meaning of "undead" means a coprse that rises from the grave at night to feed.
There are many type of vampires.
Blood Drinking/Sanguine Vampires
Psychic Vampires(feeds on energy and have psychic abillities)
Psi-Vampires (feed on energy)
Elemental Vampires (feed on the elements, thunderstorms, rain, etc.)
Sexual Vampires
Tantric Vampires (a wee bit different than Sexual Vampires)
Empathic Vampires
Under each of these groups, there are what I like to call sub-races, which a variations of these main groups. What do I mean? There are simply variations, take this for example. Blood drinkers (also commonly known as Sanguine Vampires) are typically known through history as Vampires such as Dracula/Vlad Tepes. I believe that Vampires like that do exist, however, I believe they originated much farther back, if you believe in evolution, try two million years ago, if not, less. The original Vampires were not hurt by sunlight or garlic (garlic, by the way, I find really silly. I am an Elemental Vamp and I love garlic). They are not hurt by crosses or silver, and the only way to kill them, if they can be killed is to destroy their heart completely. They have extremely advanced mental capabilities, such as telepathy, telekinesis, levitation. The Ancients are strong as twenty men, and I do believe Vampires can fly, if only some races.
I also believe that other variations of these "super" Vampires, and the other main groups are close to immortal (can only be killed by the heart being destroyed, for instance), or either have an increased life-span, OR some have the same life-span as human-beings.
Vampires do not have to sleep in coffins. Vampires have souls.
Zombies.
Zombies are truly undead. Zombies do not have souls. And can be killed the ways Vampires are BELIEVED to be killed. Zombies and Ghouls are not the same thing.
Zombies can be raised by the art of necromancy, as can Ghouls. Zombies, can be killed by ONLY a stake through the heart, because you cut of the head, the other parts will still try to find you, because a Zombie is a corpse that has been re-animated by a spell or ritual. They are immune to silver and bullets.
Ghouls.
Ghouls are sort of like ghosts. Almost. Ghouls are re-animated bodies, but they are re-animated by their own, disturbed soul. Ghouls are killed by fire. Ghouls actually have SOME intelligence.
Both Zombies and Ghouls COULD walk around in they day if they wanted to (in the Zombies case, they would have to break-free of the necromancer first), but they would have to remain in the shadows, or go about on a cloudy day. They are VERY sensitive to sunlight.
