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Fleders are lesser vampires, but this description can be deceiving, for lesser does not mean weak and stupid. True, they are primitive and bear a closer relation to animals than to humans; but when they drop on their prey from above, they can be as dangerous as their noble cousins. Even to a Μάγιστρος.

They are known by other names as well: kites and fliers to name only two.

Στο παιχνίδι The Witcher[]

Φλέντερ
Bestiary Fleder full
Περιγραφή
Class
Vampire
Occurrence
Fleders are lesser vampires which usually hunt in rundown city districts; they are also found near cemeteries and in the wilderness
Immunity
They are fearless and resistant to stun attempts
Susceptibility
Sensitive to silver and Vampire oil. One bite kills them, if the intended victim has previously consumed Black Blood.
Tactics
They dive at opponents from the air, try to daze their victims and drink their blood
Alchemy
Abomination lymph
Wing membrane
Additional goods
Fleder fangs

καταχώρηση στο ημερολόγιο[]

"Common people believe that fleders are dead heathens who turned into vampires and rose from their graves. Being vampires, they attack sleeping people and drink their blood. According to peasants, a man bitten by a fleder becomes a fleder himself. This is nonsense, obviously."

Location[]

Sources[]

  • Vampires: Facts and Myths
  • In Chapter II, Shani will give Γκέραλτ this bestiary entry if he asks her for a monster anatomy lesson after delivering five Celandine during the Old Friend of Mine quest. Depending on the circumstances, Shani will either give this entry or a drowned dead entry, but these seem to be mutually exclusive.
  • Παρενέργειες: The Book of Fleders

Notes[]

  • In the Prologue, Lambert claims the Strong style is best to use against fleders, but the conversation does not result in a bestiary entry.
  • In Chapter I, an "Old townswoman" will talk to Γκέραλτ about Fleders in exchange for food, but the conversation does not result in any bestiary entry.
  • In Chapter II, you can ask Shani for an anatomy lesson as a reward for giving her the five celandine she needs. This results in either: entries for fleders or drowned dead and their alchemies.
  • In Chapter III, Γκέραλτ can speak with a neutral (blue) "Armored Guardsman" in the Trade Quarter who describes and warns him about Fleders. However, the conversation does not result in a Fleder bestiary entry. At other times, Armored Guardsmen will tell him of kikimore warriors and kikimore workers; both conversations do give bestiary entries for those insectoids.
  • Γκέραλτ can loot Fleder fangs from Fleder remains without having the Fleder bestiary entry.

Monsterbook[]

Developer CD Projekt's characterization of the fleder taken from the monsterbook, which was enclosed with the Collectors Edition of the computer game The Witcher for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic:

The fleder is a lesser vampire. Its appetite for blood is the only thing it shares with the noble princes of the night. A creature with animal instincts, deprived of any human, it seemed inappropriate to make him a stereotypical vampire with flat, black hair and dressed in a long black coat. These obvious attributes eliminated, we had to devise features less typical of a bloodsucker. Its head — triangular, with a flat face and horn-like protrusions — renders it similar to a vampire. The concept art and model depicted certain bat-like features, including the monster's face and ears (which became horns). With its glowing red eyes the fleder also resembles a demon, while fans of Coppola's movie may note a similarity with the aged Dracula.

The fleder is not a good flier, the membranes under its arms allowing only short jumps and attacks from above. Though not particularly smart, it knows that it gains an advantage and increases its chance of victory by suddenly attacking unsuspecting victims. Since the fleder's arms are also wings, its hands have thin extensions that enable it to pin down its prey. The long, prehensile toes on the beast's feet allow it to hang head down from the ceiling as shown in the rendered image.

'Ever come across a case of a vampire ripping its victim to shreds?'

'No. That never happens.'

'In the case of higher vampires — never, I agree,' Emiel Regis said softly. 'From what I know alpors, katakans, moolas, bruxas and nosferats don't mutilate their victims. On the other hand, fleders and ekimmas are pretty brutal with their victims' remains.'

— pg. 151, Βάπτισμα Πυρός (UK edition)


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