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The Vorvon is an energy-based corporeal-vacillating creature believed to originate from the Rumaine Star System and considered a myth in the 25th century, itself likened by William "Buck" Rogers to the vampire myth from the 20th century.
It appears in two distinct forms: an energy-based red sphere and, to its intended victims, a bi-pedaled organism with a bulbous, varicose veins across its cranium and temples; a singular mono-brow across its forehead; fanged incisors; elongated dark-tone stiletto fingernails; an ivory jaundice pallor; and over-sized ears featuring a helix curving towards the back of the head. In either form, its visual spectrum is red shifted.
The Vorvon has been mythologized due to its ability to evade technological recording, appearing invisible to all those but the intended victims. It is capable of subduing its victims upon direct eye contact, as well as using energy blasts to affect persons and objects. It feeds on the souls of its victims, notably liking the "taste of fear."
William "Buck" Rogers and Wilma Deering encounter one such Vorvon on Theta Station in 2491 CE, after the deliberate crash of I.S. Demeter into the station (BR25: "Space Vampire").
Modus Operandi
A Vorvon sustains itself by draining the life force of its victims through the use of its thumb and pinkie finger, leaving two lacerations at either side of the victim's neck. Its victims are held, perhaps for a time, in a form of stasis between life and death, and can be controlled by the Vorvon, although such thralls emulate zombified behaviors and vocalizations.
In some instances, a Vorvon may be so enthralled with a victim to the point where it can convert one into an avatar, emulating its own abilities to drain life. The intended Vorvon avatar may feel its presence as a discomforting chill, and the Vorvon may court its victim with various appearances, heightening the victim's fear response before conversion, as was the case with Wilma Deering (BR25: "Space Vampire"). Read more...
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