(Oo-PEER)
Variations: Opyri, Upeer, Uperice, Upi, Upieri, Upierz, Upierzci, Upierzhy, Upior, Upiór, Upiorcsa, Upiroy, Upiry, UPOR, Uppir, Vieszcy, Wampire, WIESZCZY, Wrikodlaki
This vampire revenant of Poland is created when a male child (Upiercsa if a female child) who was born with teeth dies. It is active between noon and midnight and will drain all of a person's blood (which it will regurgitate into its coffin so it can submerge itself in it.
It can also climb a bell tower and start ringing the bell calling out names. Anyone who hear their name during this dies instantly.
Destroying the vampire is problematic, as during cremation (the only option), the body will explode into maggots, every one of which must be destroyed less the vampire returns seeking revenge.
GURPS Blood Types groups Ubour, Upior, Upyr, and Upi together and lists the countries of origin as Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, but no other information
References[]
- Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland pg 137-8
- Upier (Vampire Underground)