Editing Nosferatu (section)

== Reputation ==
Modern vampires are infamously weak, fearing even unawakened humans. The original vampires may have found ways to harvest a decent amount of nourishment, but they were crippled by the [[Seal of Solomon]]. Their bodies are atrophied, their minds deteriorated, occupying a social role in magical society akin to the most strung-out and detested addicts.<ref name=":0">“[Familiar bonds] can be a break from their standard responsibilities or the demands they have for certain foods.  A vampire, for example, would not need to drink blood.”<br><br>“Ye’d be as dumb as a tit without a curve in it if ye picked a vampire, I’ll tell you that,” Alpeana said.<br><br>“Why?” Verona asked.  “Also, I want to know everything about this.”<br><br>“Vampires?” Alpeana asked.<br><br>“Familiars!” Verona said.<br><br>“Vampires are not what they are in your media,” Miss said.  “The closest analogue would be a drug addict in your world, penniless, desperate, and ground down by reality.  Should you find one, it will likely be more scared of you than you are of it.  Even if you weren’t a practitioner, it would be so.”<br><br>“Got it,” Avery said.  “Sad.”<br><br>“The Seal of Solomon was far harsher to them than it was to most." - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/06/27 Excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.6]]
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[[Innocent]] popular culture portrays them in a more positive light, downplaying not only their weaknesses<ref name=":0"/> but also how rare and monstrous they are.<ref name=":2" /> However many of the weaknesses it describes are accurate, forearming humans against them (without covering enough of their weaknesses to prepare a fledgeling vampire for the problems they'll face.)<ref name="R1.2" /><ref name="12.4e1"/>