On the surface, one would assume there is very little difference between a vampire and a vampire spawn. However, when facing them down in the heat of battle, the differences become apparent almost immediately.

Spawns are freshly turned, having very recently lost their humanity to the taint of vampirism. Stronger, faster, and much more resilient than their formerly mortal selves, they can prove to be a formidable foe even for the most experienced of hunters. Even though only freshly turned, their bite is similar in deadliness to that of their more developed forms. While spawns cannot turn mortals into vampires, their bite is extremely harmful and they can easily drain an adult human in mere minutes if they manage to get their fangs into one.

Thankfully vampire spawns have a myriad of weaknesses to go along with their extensive list of strengths. Sunlight is absolutely fatal to vampire spawns, turning them to ash almost instantaneously. They are also easily bested by divine magics, so be sure to have a priest or cleric with you. Weapons that have been imbued with magical or holy energy seem to be effective, while normal weapons only scrape these creatures. Still, silver weapons seem to be the bane of this enemy and can expedite the process of eliminating them when needed.