Vampire

The supernatural creatures of Vampire Knight universe. As in traditional folklore, they are sensitive to the sun and exist during the night, however sunlight will only cause burns and not actually harm them dangerously. When vampires are killed they turn into dust, the most effective way to kill a vampire is through the head or the heart. Vampires have developed blood tablets that take the place of needing to feed, however it does not taste very good.

=History= Vampires have existed for well over 3000 years. At one point there was a war with the humans, during which Purebloods behan turning humans into vampires.

=Classes= There exists 5 levels of vampires. These are based on the purity of vampire blood, depending on how diluted their heritage is by human blood.

Purebloods
Level A vampires. They have no human blood in their heritage. They are the strongest of all vampires and have the most significant powers. They are extremely few in number. The council holds the Purebloods in extremely high regard, considering it a taboo to kill one of them. Purebloods are hard to kill anyway, as they are basically immortal and can heal from any injury except to the head or the heart. Purebloods also have the special power to compel any lesser vampire. A human bitten by a Pureblood will turn into a vampire, the Pureblood becomes that new vampire's master and has complete control over them. The servant is unable to ever kill their master.

Aristocrats
Level B vampires. They are elite vampires with specialised abilities beyond normal vampires.

Common
Level C vampires. Average vampires with no significant powers.

Ex-humans
Level D vampires. Unlike normal vampires, they are not overly sensitive to sunlight. These vampires are usually controlled by a master or the council. They often experience rejection of the blood tablets meant to satisfy their hunger for blood. Eventually every ex-human vampire will become a level E vampire, a mad uncontrollable vampire. These vampires are then put on the list for extermination.

=Powers= Elite vampires,such as level B and Purebloods are known to have special powers. Most can erase memories. Aristocrats usually have a specialised power in particular. Purebloods have a range of powers, some that have yet to be revealed.