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(09-22-2015, 01:16 AM)Aaron Wrote:well the word leopard comes from greek and latin roots meaning lion + panther since it was believed to be a hybrid species, which it isnt but the name stuck. so literally it means panther-lion. so yes they were called leopards based on something already existing lol(09-22-2015, 01:10 AM)celestial_mage Wrote:Yes but the term vampire isnt necessarily tied to your version as Val said.(09-22-2015, 01:07 AM)Aaron Wrote:neither are all vampires in different lore. in A Certain Magical Index they are magical beings descended from Cain who are the same as humans but with greater magical potential and mages steal their hearts to create weapons since they dont stop beating and essentially provide infinite power. among other examples(09-22-2015, 01:06 AM)celestial_mage Wrote:A plant isnt an undead evil creature though...(09-22-2015, 01:03 AM)Val Wrote: That's what we're trying to tell you. In XIV lore, it just isn't plausible to RP a natural/traditional vampire. There are alternatives that people have suggested that work more or less like one, but you would need to be willing to drop the term "vampire" and just RP a dude that eats aether.the word vampire does exist in ff14 tho there's a regeant called Vampire plant that sucks lifeblood from plants around it so the label and terminology already exist in the game
It could be something created to ascertain that specific plant.
Pretty sure leopards werent called leopards because of something already existing.