Traditional Vampirism

[arcum42]

No: HPFGUIDX 88800

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> Japan and China have a good vampire tale, but I forget
> it. Does anyone else know of it?

I think you are thinking of gaki. Most of my information is 2nd
and 3rd hand, but here's what I recall. Gaki are spirits of those
who were greedy in life, and are condemned to wander the 
earth filled with insatiable hunger. There are several 
harmless types of gaki (tea gaki, for example), but you'd
likely be thinking of blood, soul, or flesh gaki.

Blood gaki are more traditional vampires, killed by a
stake through the heart. The flesh gaki rip flesh from
their victims and eat it. Soul gaki are the scariest of the 
bunch. They can travel in the form of a black cloud or 
their previous victims, and basically envelop you and 
eat your soul.

None of them seem to have problems with light, IIRC...

--Arcum