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Vampire
1. A preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is
said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
2. According to Eastern European folklore, a corpse, animated by an undeparted
soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is
exhumed and impaled or burned.
OR alternatively a person who has made a pact with the devil, selling his soul to
him in exchange for nearly eternal life as long as the person sucks the blood from
other people (and often kill them).
In esense, you could say a vampire is a corpse that is not really dead although it retains
more its human qualities than a lich or a zombie would. Basically you could also say
that a vampire is a corps that has been reanimated. It arises at night to drink the blood
of the living to replenish itself. The word itself originated as the Slavic word obyri or
obiri, which evolved into the Bulgarian vampire. Another word for vampire, nosferatu,
comes from the Greek nosophoros, plague-carrier.
Commonly it is said that Vapires can not stand the light, the original believe is that
they would die if they stepped out into the sun light. However the length of time it
takes to kill them is unspecified, but the educated assumption is that it is seconds. The
exception, of course, would be the original Vampire which would be stronger than
regular pure breed vampires. Theories have been put forward as well as stories, on
weather the original vampire is fully or partially immune to light. None of them fully
conclusive.

Vampires are said to have pale skin, not have a reflection in mirrors, and grow fangs.
Doctors believe there may be a medical explanation for the proliferation of vampire
stories in Eastern Europe. Porphyria (also known as phorphyic hemophelia), a
hereditary blood disease, was once widespread among the aristocracy. Patients were
sensitive to light, developed brownish teeth, and had skin lesions. They were often
told to drink blood from other people to replenish their own.
In Romanian, they are called, Vampir. During the process of becoming a vampire, the
people the vampire was closest to in life will get horrible nightmare's of the creature's
return

Balaur
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A multi-headed dragon from Romanian folklore
Balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon. A balaur is quite large,
has fins, feet, and is polycephalous (it usually has three, sometimes seven, or even
twelve serpent heads). As a traditional character which is found in most Romanian
fairy tales, it represents Evil and must be defeated by Ft-Frumos in order to release
the Princess
Balaur seems to derive from Proto-Indo-European language words *bel-, "strong", or
*bhel-, "to swell". It is considered to be a pre-Roman conquest word from the
Romanian substratum
Strigoii
The name has it's origins in the ancient Roman word 'striges', creatures who flew about at
night in the form of a bird, most often a Owl, or even half bird and half human, spreading filth
and disease amidst the Latin community. They were also credited with having supernatural
powers with which they used against the Latin peoples.
The Strigoii might drink blood, but more often they ate normal food (as did the Moroii).
However, rather than drinking blood or vital fluids, they could draw the energy from another
person by a kind of osmosis, leaving them weak and sickly and helpless. Besides attacking
people, the Strigoii spread disease and pestilence from house to house, leaving death and
desolation in their wake.

Balaur
A blaur or balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a European dragon. A
blaur is quite large, has fins, feet, and is polycephalous (it usually has three,
sometimes seven, or even twelve serpent heads). As a traditional character which is
found in most Romanian fairy tales, it...

Moroi
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A moroi (sometimes moroii in modern fiction; pl. moroi) is a type of vampire or ghost
in Romanian folklore. A female moroi is called a moroaic (pl. moroaice). In some
versions, a moroi is a phantom of a dead person which leaves the grave to draw energy
from the living. Moroi are often synonymous...

Strigoi
In Romanian mythology, strigoi are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the
grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties. Some of the
properties of the strigoi include: the ability to transform into an animal, invisibility,
and the propensity to drain the vitality...
Muma Pdurii
In Romanian folklore, Muma Pdurii is an ugly and mean old woman living in the
forest. Muma Pdurii literally means "the Mother of the Forest", though "mum" is an
archaic version of "mam" (mother), which has a fairy-tale overtone for the Romanian
reader (somewhat analogue to using the archaic...
Zburator
Zburtor is a Romanian word, relevant to mythology. In translation it means "the one
who flies". It usually refers to the Dacian heraldic symbol and also their fighting flag
named dracone which was a flying, wolf-headed dragon. Sometimes it also means
zmeu, another dragon-like creature, but with...
Vlva
Vlv (plural vlve) is a female spirit mentioned in Romanian folklore. Akin to the
Iele, the Vlve are believed to walk over the hilltops at night, and are subdivided into
Vlve Albe ("White Vlve"), who are considered beneficial, and Vlve Negre ("Black
Vlve" or "Dark Vlve"), who are considered...
Vntoase
Vntoase are creatures present in Romanian folklore, as a sort of female spirits (Iele).
Popular beliefs describe them as capable of causing dust storms and powerful winds.
They live in forests, in the air, in deep lakes, and use a special wagon for traveling.
The Vntoase are also believed to be...
Zmeu
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The Zmeu (plural: zmei, feminine: zmeoaic/zmeoaice) is a fantastic creature of
Romanian folklore and Romanian mythology. Sometimes compared to other fantastic
creatures, such as the balaur or the vrcolac, the zmeu is nevertheless distinct, because
it usually has clear anthropomorphic traits: it...
Spiridu
A spiridu in Romanian mythology is a little creature that can be either good or evil,
similar to the leprechauns. The name is a diminutive of "spirit" (with the meaning of
"ghost").
Iele
The Iele are feminine mythical creatures In Romanian mythology. Clear characteristic
are hard to be attributed. Most of the times they are described as virgin fairies (zane in
Romanian), with great seduction power over men, with magic skills, attributes similar
to the Ancient Greek Nymphs, Naiads,...