Destroying Vampires
Most Common Methods:
Staking: The most commonly used method in the world.
Beheading: Avoid splattering of blood (vamprisim can be transmitted through blood).
Sunlight: Some aged and powerful vampires are immune.
Cremation: Found throughout the world; scatter the ashes (preferably in a river or at a cross-roads).
Piercing with a sword: A blessed sword should be used.
Immersing in water: A bathtub can be used, but body disposal may be prove a problem.
Drenching in garlic and holy water: Large amounts have to be hauled to the gravesite to assure a clean kill; oil, wine, or vinegar
can also be used.
Touching with a crucifix: Destroys a young vampire but is normally used only as a repellent.
Trapping in the grave: iron bits, read peas, rice (for Chinese species), roses, garlic, stones, and
holy water can be used.
Extracting the heart: can be very messy.
Less Common Meathods:
Stealing the left sock: Useful for only a few species; fill sock with soil, grave dirt, and throw outside of
village limits, aiming for a river.
Injecting with holy water: Demands close proximity to vampire.
Magic: Use only a trained sorcerer.
Bottling: Hire a professional Malaysian or Bulgarian sorcerer.
Breaking the spine: Follow by decapitation or other methods.
Using a dhampir: Some dhampirs are disreputable and untrustworthy because of their vampire lineage.
Using animals: Cocks (get your mind out of the gutter), dogs, and white wolves recommended.
Boiling the heart: Use in cojecture with heart extraction; vinegar, oil, or wine can be used.
Using Sabbatarians: Only if they wear their clothing in a particular fashion.
Sabbatarians: The name applied to someone born on a Saturday who is said to possess certain
powers such as being able to see ghosts and spirits.Wearing their underwear inside out, could drive
away vampires.
Dhampir: The name given by the Slovonic Gypsies to the child of a vampire; a person possessing certain
unique powers in combating his undead sires and relatives.
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