Vampire Dragons (How To Train Your Dragon)

Vampire Dragons are a species of dragon from the How to Train Your Dragon books by Cressida Cowell. They are primarlly featured in "A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons".

Statistics
COLOURS: Black, dark grey, midnight blue

SIZE: Very small

ARMED WITH: Two front teeth and mouth with a powerful suction... 7

DEFENCES: Doesn't need any... 0

SPEED: Quick little creatures... 6

HUNTING ABILITY: They travel in packs, or 'vexes', of sometimes millions at once, so they can wipe out a whole herd of reindeer... 8

FEAR AND FIGHT FACTOR: Deadly if you happen to be asleep, otherwise harmless... 5

These nocturnal bloodsucking creatures will attack any large mammal, reindeer, sheep or even humans. One Vampire alone cannot kill, but an attack by an entire vex is very often fatal. The victim does not wake up during an attack because the Vampire anaesthetises the skin before it bites.