Talk:Vampire/@comment-93.106.66.107-20140814181220/@comment-67.158.155.222-20140817192526

It all depends on how active the vampire is. If they remain motionless enough over thousands of years, dust actually begins to petrify in response to the venom-based fluids that Lubricate a vampire's skin and eyes. This can be seen with the Volturi leaders, because they rarely move around and probably stay completely motionless for days on end, and have done this for three thousand years. Then there are the Romanians, who remained stationary in their castles until 700 AD when they were overthrown by the Volturi... But by this time, only their skin had been effected; they hadn't spent enough time motionless for the dust to effect their eyes. The Volturi leaders have spent enough time stationary to be wholly effected by the dust. But there are vampires even older than the Volturi that look totally normal - like Amun and Kebi, who are both well over 4000 years old. Chelsea, who is a vital member of the Volturi, is nearly as old as the Ancient leaders, but she moves around much more often than them, exploring and interacting with the human population. So as long as you move often enough, like the Cullens and nomadic vampires, a vampires appearance won't be effected.