Heightened senses Vampires, for example, seem to have a particularly keen sense of smell. This characteristic is mirrored in animals such as bears, which can smell food from up to 18 miles away.
Vampires have none of these means of producing scent, but it does not mean they are without a distinct smell. Most importantly they would smell like BLOOD, especially near their mouth and nose, and they would smell like the environments in which they spend their time.
In modern fiction, specifically urban fantasy, vampires are frequently characterized as having an acute sense of smell. Often they can smell humans from several yards away; they can smell fear like a dog or wild animal, or they can track a person through a crowd by their perfume, deodorant or the lack of it.
Vampires, for example, might describe the smell of blood much differently than a regular human. They might say it's sweet-smelling or intoxicating or rotten (ew, gross, werewolves… or something).
Vamps are described as extremely sweet and icy to where the smell burns the wolves' noses.
Vampires can smell objects from several miles away in a good breeze. Smell is most intense to vampires, because one can smell the blood of his prey. By not breathing, they feel uncomfortable due to the lack of smell. Vampires can hear the most muted sounds.
Depending on whether vampires continue certain bodily functions like sweating, they could smell a lot like a living individual, though. So while there may not be a distinctive vampiric B.O., a nightwalker's pristine aroma might be reason enough to draw suspicion as to their mortal status.
Yes, absolutely. A vampire's sense of smell is equal to that of a dog, if not superior. Dogs can tell, and they will zero in on a woman during that time of the month, so for vampires it would be “dead simple”.
Garlic: The traditional belief that garlic's odor deters vampires may have originated with the disease rabies.
Period blood can have a metallic smell, like a copper coin. This is typically due to the presence of iron in the blood and is not usually a cause for concern. However, it should not persist much longer after the period ends.
Dogs do have uncanny abilities to hear or sniff out things that we as humans can't see. If mythological vampires were real, then it wouldn't be surprising if a pup could be trained to sniff out a vampire. Until then, it'll remain a mystery.
Yes. Just because they don't typically sweat doesn't mean that they don't get dirty, and they can easily get covered in blood. Most Kindred brush their teeth too, because they can transmit bloodborne diseases between victims if they don't, which is a Masquerade risk.
The first and most obvious is blood. Vampires don't just like blood, they lust for it. It feeds their bodies but also seems to fill a certain empty feeling inside them (where their souls used to be, maybe?) Their senses are highly tuned to the sight, smell, and taste of blood.
Contrary to myth, vampires do not have an anesthetic in their saliva. Before biting, they soften the bite area by repeatedly licking a patch of skin. Their bite is swift and clean, such that sleeping prey are usually unaware of their nocturnal visitor.
Pheromones are a vampire's unique scent. Vampires develop pheromones likely sometime around puberty. By utilizing their scent, vampires can exude their will over humans and other vampires, oftentimes through fear.
Garlic, specifically the chemical compound allicin inside garlic, is a powerful antibiotic. Some European beliefs around vampires stated they were created by a disease of the blood, so a powerful antibiotic would “kill” a vampire.
Wolfsbane is a beautiful—and poisonous—fall-blooming perennial. It also has a colorful history associated with werewolves, vampires, and witches. The plant has been a familiar plot element in horror movies, television shows, and novels.
For vampires, blood-drinking can be compared to humans consuming food and drinks; they need to drink the blood of the living to survive. In addition to blood, vampires commonly have been thought to consume other essences of the human body, including thoughts, saliva, and fluids exchanged during sexual activity.
Edward left - and forced the rest of his family to go with him - because he felt Bella wasn't safe hanging around a coven of vampires. Of all the decisions he made unilaterally, this was - perhaps - the most ill-advised and by far and away the worst.
And what about during your period? Previous studies have shown that a woman's body odor is strongest during menstruation and that men who are particularly sensitive to smells can even detect this change in her scent.
Generally, your period won't be noticeable to others. If it is strong enough to be noticed through your pants, for example, it's more likely that you have sprung a leak than anyone can smell anything through your menstrual care device.
Heightened senses
Vampires are often depicted with heightened senses such as vision and hearing. But many animals have also evolved super senses far exceeding those of both humans and vampires. Vampires, for example, seem to have a particularly keen sense of smell.
Vampires do not have circulatory systems or digestive systems (although they do have respiratory organs); instead, the blood they drink disperses through the interstitial fluid that houses their organs and flows around their muscles to provide nourishment.
Alcohol, and it's effects on the body, requires a working liver to convert the alcohol in to sugar. Since a vampire is dead, their livers no longer function. A vampire who drank the blood of a very drunk person would feel no effects from the alcohol.