Methods by which a person can become a member of the undead
Predispositions:
Birth:
Born at certain times of the year, ie. the new moon, holy days.
Born wiht a red caul, with teeth, or an extra nipple
Born with excess hair, with a red birthmark, or with two hearts
Concieved on a holy day (don't quite follow the logic here)
Weaned too early
Suckled after weaning
Born the seventh son of a seventh son (they never have any luck, do they?)
Death without baptism
Recieved a curse
Mother did not eat enough salt while pregnant
Mother stared at by a vampire while pregnant
Vampiric Transformation due to actions in life:
Committing suicide
Practicing socery or witchcraft
Eating sheep killed by a wolf
Leading an immoral life, ie. prostituted, murderers, and treacherous barmaids (yup, barmaids)
(For priests)Saying mass while in a state or moral sin
Being a werewolf
Death or After-Death Causes
Death at the hands of a vampire
Wind from the Russian Steppe blowing on the corpse
Having a cat or other animal jump or fly over the corpse
Having a shadow fall on the corpse
No burial or improper burial rites
Death by violence or murder
Murder that is unrevenged
Having a candle passed over the corpse
Having one's brother sleepwalk
Death by drowning
Stealing the ropes used to bury a corpse
Being buried face up in the grave (in certain parts of Romania)
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