Ok, here's some relevant information that needs to be noted. I'm posting here because hopefully by this time next week, I'll have a new hard-drive so all my work will be lost (until I get the proper cords to make my current drive my removable drive).

From:  http://theshadowlands.net/vamp3.htm

"Our first look at Russia gives us the Upir & Upyr. They were a very integral part of Russian FolkLore. This vampire was able to walk the earth in broad daylight and according to legend the Upir rose at noon and fed from the populace until midnight, when it was forced to return to it’s grave to rest.

The Upir was also popular in the Ukrainian region of Russia; this version was noted to eat large amounts of fish.

Another legend related to the Upyr in Russia showed us a vampire that was considered extremely vicious. It will first attack children and then continue on to kill the parents. It rose during the day and slept at night, and in doing so had a fairly human appearance.

The Upierci of Russia becomes a vampire by suicide, violent death or practicing witchcraft during one’s lifetime. They could cause drought, even dry the dew on most plants. The cure for this type of vampirism was to drown the vampire in a lake or river (salt water was not indicated). You could also destroy this vampire by transfixing it with a nail, however, you must not hit the nail more than once or the Upierci will revive.

We also have another vampire with a Similar spelling, the Upierczi, was seen in both Russian and Polish folklore. These vampires were also known as Viesczy. They had stingers under their tongues, which was used instead of fangs. They were active from noon until midnight and could only be destroyed by burning. When burned, the body would burst, giving rise to hundreds of small disgusting animals (maggots, rats, etc.). If any of these creatures were to escape then the Upierczy spirit will escape too, and will seek revenge.

The Myertovjec was a favorite of the European Russians. It had a purple face and was active from midnight until the cock crows thrice in the morning. They became a vampire from natural causes; if the deceased was the son of a werewolf or witch; or else if in lifetime it had behaved as a werewolf, a sorcerer, an apostate, or if it had cursed it’s own father or the church. The cure for this type of vampire is only preventative; one could sprinkle poppy seeds along the road leading from the tomb to the house of the deceased. When the evil becomes apparent, the people closest to the vampire must either transfix the creature through the chest, nailing it to the coffin or else burn it.

The Vourdulak is also a Russian vampire. In Russian folklore to be a beautiful but evil woman. I haven’t been able to find any more than that on this one.

The Eretica was a formidable Russian vampire species. It was an evil Russian spirit, who was a heretic returned from the dead, o woman who sold her soul in life, or a mixture of both. They take the form of a haggard old woman and gather in Ravines to perform a sort of Sabbath. They are active only during spring and autumn, and the result of seeing the eyes of one would result in a slow and painful death. "



Other sites I've been investigating today:

http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/elvish.html - Elvish translations
http://tengwar.art.pl/tengwar/ott/start.php - Elf - English translator
http://tolkienics.com/tolkien/sindarin.htm - two types of elves
http://www.starchamber.com/paracelsus/elvish/elvish-in-ten-minutes.html - Elven alphabet and how to write it
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/vampires/ - About Vamps
http://www.vampyreverse.com/facts/ - More vamps
http://vampires.monstrous.com/types_of_vampires.htm - yep, vamps
http://vampires.monstrous.com/universal_vampire.htm - Its thorough okay?!
http://www.delcarsdungeon.com/mels/Vampire/vamp_facts.htm - Don't say it
http://www.vampgirl.com/vampmyth.html - Don't even think it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire - really, if you do you'll be sorry
http://www.geocities.com/calliope_demarquis/facts.html - Fine. I'm obsessed ¬.¬ But at least my vamps won't sparkle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk#External_links - I'm thinking that there's going to be a bit of a steam-punk edge to my novel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy - I know that alchemy will be in my novel

And thats it! I'm going to be figuring out some names hopefully within the next few days, but we'll see. I've got some more research to do first.