Post by Annabelle Devonshire on May 24, 2020 12:47:09 GMT -5
Answer:
Kindred
Dhampyrs, because of their unique half-state as living vampires, do not interact well with the Children of Caine. A dhampyr cannot be ghouled; drinking the blood of a Kin-jin (which a dhampyr would probably never do willingly) simply restores Chi energy to the dhampyr (one Chi per blood point). Similarly, dhampyrs cannot be Embraced. If drained of all blood or killed and then fed vitae, they remain dead.
Garou/Fera
Dhampyrs can be born to any human and Yang-imbalanced Kuei-jin parent, or even as the offspring of two Yang unbalanced Cathayans. Dhampyrs cannot result from a crossbreed between a Kuei-jin and a shapeshifter (as if that would ever happen!), since the spiritual nature of the shifter and the dead energies of the Kuei-jin combat one another.
In a similar vein, dhampyrs cannot be Kinfolk or shifters; the half-dead blood kills whatever spiritual component may have been passed on by the dhampyr's parents.
Mages
As already Awakened entities, dhampyr cannot use True Magick, although a dhampyr could use sorcery (just like a ghoul or revenant).
Changelings
Dhampyrs also can't be Kinain to changelings; the banality of their half-dead blood prevents this.
Shih
While a dhampyr may become a "vampire hunter," one would find it difficult to imagine that any Shih would be too enthusiastic to instruct the child of a monster in the esoteric ways of her fighting arts. Dhampyr may not learn Qiao. It's not physically impossible, but the sort of training required (not to mention the willingness of the teacher to do it) has made certain that no dhampyr Shih has walked the Earth in the course of history.
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Kindred
Dhampyrs, because of their unique half-state as living vampires, do not interact well with the Children of Caine. A dhampyr cannot be ghouled; drinking the blood of a Kin-jin (which a dhampyr would probably never do willingly) simply restores Chi energy to the dhampyr (one Chi per blood point). Similarly, dhampyrs cannot be Embraced. If drained of all blood or killed and then fed vitae, they remain dead.
Garou/Fera
Dhampyrs can be born to any human and Yang-imbalanced Kuei-jin parent, or even as the offspring of two Yang unbalanced Cathayans. Dhampyrs cannot result from a crossbreed between a Kuei-jin and a shapeshifter (as if that would ever happen!), since the spiritual nature of the shifter and the dead energies of the Kuei-jin combat one another.
In a similar vein, dhampyrs cannot be Kinfolk or shifters; the half-dead blood kills whatever spiritual component may have been passed on by the dhampyr's parents.
Mages
As already Awakened entities, dhampyr cannot use True Magick, although a dhampyr could use sorcery (just like a ghoul or revenant).
Changelings
Dhampyrs also can't be Kinain to changelings; the banality of their half-dead blood prevents this.
Shih
While a dhampyr may become a "vampire hunter," one would find it difficult to imagine that any Shih would be too enthusiastic to instruct the child of a monster in the esoteric ways of her fighting arts. Dhampyr may not learn Qiao. It's not physically impossible, but the sort of training required (not to mention the willingness of the teacher to do it) has made certain that no dhampyr Shih has walked the Earth in the course of history.
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