Feral Vampire

feral vampire [Major] by Iczer

'I Like cats just fine...they just don't like me'

The character has an unholy rapport with lesser creatures. while creepy to human beings and other sentient creatures, he is an abomination to our animal cousins.

1) Beast hunter: The character inflicts +1D6 damage and has +2 to strike any animal. Nominally this is any reasonably complex (insects and worms are out) non sentient creatures, but after 3rd level it applies to any character manifesting animal like traits (mutant animals, animal abilities, even the minor power of feral).

2) Beast terror: The character has a HF of 8 to sentient beings, but a HF of 14 with animals. this does not apply to sentient animals or characters with animal like traits.

3) Vampiric communion: By killing an animal, the character gains some of it's essence and memories. it knows the creatures habits and commands and recognizes anything it would recognize. by killing a dog, the character would recognize it's master. By killing a crow, it would understand in which direction it's nest is. If combined with copy animal abilities, the character can consider the salin animal to be within range for the duration of this effect. This effect lasts for 30 minutes +5 minutes per level.

4) Deeper communion: Once the character killed a creature with his bare hands, he absorbs its life force into his own body, healing 1 HP or 3 SDC per PE of the slain creature. Moreso, once he has absorbed 30 PE or more from killing animals, he changes physically, becoming less refined and more bestial. He loses 4 from MA and PB, but gains the minor power of Feral for 10 minutes +2 minutes per level.

5) Other abilities: +10% to survival and wilderness skills. Keen but not superhumans senses. +20 to SDC and +4 to PE. heals at 2 times normal rate.