The Science of True Blood Vampires

Vampires are former human "supernatural" beings characterized by their need to consume blood in order to survive and grow stronger.

There are countless other universes existing tangential to our own. In these realms, physical laws as we know them do not pertain. Since time immaterial there have been intrusions between our universe and these others. From these intrusions have emerged countless energies and lifeforms. In fact, the phenomenon known as "magic" involves controlling and using these extra-dimensional forces to perform a variety of acts and displays that defy the universal laws of physics.

Various extra-dimensional lifeforms and energies are responsible for the multitude of supernatural creatures such as shapeshifters, werewolves, fairies, maenads, and of course, vampires.

A somatically resurrected and anatomical modified former human, a vampire has a unique type of an extra-dimensional energy bonded to his or her entire physiological structure. This energy serves as a vampire's "life force" and because of its extra-dimensional nature, vampires possess abilities that defy the conventional physical laws. Such abilities include agelessness, super-strength, super-speed, super-endurance and durability, flight, and even the capacity to form "psychic" connections with both their fellow vampires and humans. Vampires are also adversely affected by human "psychic energies"; such as in an inability to enter the home or residence of a human without a formal invitation.

A physical weakness of vampires is the fact that ultraviolet radiation is inimical to the frequencies of their imbued extra-dimensional energy, causing them to be lethally burnt by UV rays such as sunlight. Silver has a similar effect. In addition, during daylight hours, vampires must enter a state of suspended animation or their cellular structure will start to decay, causing them to bleed out. The most severe physical weakness of vampires is that they require regular ingestion of certain types bio-quantum energies to maintain the vitality of the extra-dimensional energy.

Due to a synergistic effect of its specific organic composition, human blood just happens to be infused with and emit the specific bio-quantum energies that vampires require. Although these energies are undetectable to human perceptions and technology, they are completely perceptible to vampire sensory systems. As a consequence, vampires instinctively hunger for human blood.

Several years ago, a synthetic blood substitute was developed that perfectly replicates the bio-quantum energy signatures of human blood, enabling vampires to survive on this manufactured substance.

Due to the creation of the synthetic blood ("Tru Blood"), vampires have revealed themselves to the global population as no longer a threat to human society as they can now drink the manufactured blood as opposed to the blood of humans. Reaction to vampires varies between countries and regions. However, they are considered legal citizens within the United States, albeit with limited rights.