First off, what do you think of the name of the race? It was a random thing that popped into my head as this idea was forming.
I wrote this really late last night, so I probably forgot some things. Feel free to ask questions! It's a partial scene; one of the Dra'can is speaking.
(ignore the fact that this is probably poorly written I just had to write it down before I forgot it)

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“We aren’t vampires. You’d better accept that right now. We don’t eat blood, we simply need it to survive. Just like you humans. We have this condition… blood somehow disappears from our veins, and when injured we bleed profusely. If we manage to keep from getting hurt, which is harder for us than you humans because our skin is thinner, we can go about a month without having to add more blood to our systems. The thing is, we do have to get that blood somewhere. That’s where you humans come in. We’ll find someone to be a donor of sorts. After a month we’re pretty weak, and need every drop we can get from a person. And the blood has to be fresh… no scavenging after battles. The human mustn’t die before their blood is ours.
Humans cannot become one of us. They die after their blood is gone, of course. And it’s impossible for a human to mate with a Dra’can. We have enough troubles reproducing of our own kind. Half-breeds do not exist. It’s not a disease you humans can catch. It can’t be spread. It’s just the way we are.

I found a very kind man once. I would have taken him for my mate if it were possible. He willingly gave up his blood, once a week. It seems that if we add the blood more often, we need less of it. He barely stayed alive, but he kept me alive as well. Alas, I was wounded very badly one day, and he gave his life to save me.

That’s why you’re here, my friend. I don’t enjoy killing innocent people, but it must be done. There’s no other way for my kind to live.

And really, when you think about it, we’re no different from you.” She smiled coldly. “You humans do whatever it takes to live. No regard for others. This is simply a physical manifestation of that, when you think about it. The will to live drives all of us. I must say, though… this is a need for us. You humans and your selfish desires almost make me not care that you must die for us.”

Hmm... The name vaguely reminds me of Dracula if I think about it, but not a whole lot. I'm not sure if you want that or not.

They are creepy! I'll probably have some questions when it's not late at night.

Ah... okay, thanks. I figured there was something like that, but I didn't bother trying to actually think of a name yet.

Yeah, they are a bit creepy XD But I'm really not seeing them as an evil race at the moment, though there are plenty of them who aren't all that nice.

How long can they live? (i.e. are they immortal if they can keep enough blood or can they die from old age?)
Why only human blood? Why not animal blood?
Do they eat anything other than blood?
Do people know about them or are they secretive?
What's their role in the world? Do they just go around trying to keep enough blood or do they actually have skills or abilities?

I would say not much longer than most humans, although it's a little easier to kill them.



The thought never occurred to me And it reminds me too much of the "vegetarian" vampires from Twilight.



Yes, they still eat anything a human would.



People have heard of them, but they Dra'can can blend in with the humans if they need to, and a lot of them do.



I haven't worked out where they live or what other races are near them, but I'm thinking that some of them protect the people that live near them or venture into their land. The ones that live with the humans have jobs like they would, and some of them are hired as assassins. Maybe...
Good question, I'll have to think about that one a bit more.

Vegetarian Vampires? Okay, that sounds weird.

Your Dra'cans are creepy. Although I like the way the female Dra'can justifies their need for human blood and contrasts it to humans. Very interesting concept.

Yeah, they eat animal blood instead of killing humans.



Thank you ^^

Huh, okay... You can tell I didn't get into Twilight...

I watched the first two movies because I was curious as to what everybody was so excited about, but most of my knowledge is due to having friends that read the books.

Ah. Well thank you for clearing up my confusion. I'd never heard that aspect of Twilight before.

Creepy. I guess there aren't many out there or humans wouldn't last long. How do they kill the humans, I mean if there more easily hurt wouldn't the "donor" kill them? In the description she kinda disproves her point that humans are the same, that they'll do anything to stay alive with her example of someone she loved. That's kinda horrible that she would just kill him like that.

No, there aren't a lot of them, and they don't go around killing humans for the fun of it.



Good point... hmm. *thinks*


This is becoming a difficult matter XD

Whoa. Reading your, or rather, her, description of them gave me creeps and chills. They sound like something small children would fear in the dark.
How do they get the blood? Do they bite?

Yes, unless/until I can come up with something a bit more interesting. Without being overly creepy.