White Court Vampire

 WHITE COURT VAMPIRE 

Of all the known vampire courts, the White Court vampires appear to be the weakest — but they are no less deadly. They are also the closest to mortals in behaviors and predilections. They might best be seen as a separate race, able to interbreed with humans (White Court vampires are born, not made—it’s hereditary). They feed on the strong emotions of their victims — sometimes, though not always, to the point of death—and they can excite these emotions in their victims as well. Adept at manipulation, White Court vampires rarely take action directly, preferring to act through catspaws and patsies.

The truism “you are what you eat” is rarely more accurate than with the White Court. It’s easy to see them as simply “sex vampires,” but that’s only because the majority of those encountered in the casefiles have chosen lust as their primary food-source. As such, the Raiths are masters of seduction, and it’s no mistake that a few of their number have established a presence in adult films. But this is just a matter of preference — other dark, intense emotions are viable as food. Fear, despair, and wrath are at the root of the practices of other Houses. Harry’s encounters with White Court vampires with other feeding habits have been rare, but indications are that their approach to life is just a bit different from that of the lust-seeking Raiths.

Some few of their kind choose to and are able to resist the demonic hunger that lives within them. To do so is to live a life of near-starvation. A few manage to find ways around this, feeding off a much larger “herd” in dribs and drabs rather than a single victim in quantity. These are the ones most likely to be viable as PCs, as they grip onto the last vestiges of their free will—making the important choice not to kill, every day.