Natural-born vampire: A human born with the vampire gene that, when activated, will turn them into a vampire.
Activation process: Those who carry the vampire gene can only turn by drinking the blood of their vampire father at the age of sixteen years or older.
Council of Elders – A group of five vampires who set the laws.
Genetic engineering: Turning humans into vampires through a process of restructuring their DNA.
Cobalt – A vampire’s kryptonite. The metal will kill a vampire if staked through the heart. It will also burn a vampire’s skin if they come in contact with it.
Reproduction: A natural-born vampire is born by a male vampire and a human female with a rare blood type of Vel negative.
Council of Eternal Affairs: The legal department of the vampire government.
Vampire characteristics: Sunlight doesn’t burn them. Their hearts beat at <5 bpm. Skin temperature is ten degrees cooler than a human. Eye color changes to black except for a few chosen ones.
Steven Mason: Vampire and father to twins Jo and Sam Mason. He’s dubbed the most powerful of all vampires because of his many powers, including his mind-reading abilities. He can only read minds when touching someone except when it comes to his children. His normal eye color is green. His vampire eye color is silver.
Jo Mason: Turned at sixteen. Powers include seeing the future through her dreams, mind-reading without touching a person, telekinesis, and she’s an elemental with the ability to manipulate water, air, earth, and fire. Her normal eye color is silver. Her vampire eye color is violet.
Sam Mason: Turned at sixteen. Powers include feeling what others feel (Empath), telekinesis, and he can compel a person using a series of numbers woven into a magical spell. He’s also an elemental with the ability to manipulate water, air, earth, and fire. His normal eye color is green. His vampire eye color is silver.
Guardians: Vampires who are equivalent to the human police.