Zendikar Vampires Insight

It's my birthday! Can I get some trivia on Bloodghast, Kalastria Highborn, or just general trivia on Zendikar's vampires?

Because I wanted a tribal component, I needed the Innistrad Vampires in two colors. Black was a gimme, but the second color proved harder. I could make a case for Vampires in any color other than Green, so I decided to leave them until I made other tribal decisions. Zombies ended up in Blue and Black. Blue was chosen because we wanted Frankenstein’s monster-style zombies as well as traditional Zombies. Werewolves ended up in Green & Red because that was where they made flavor sense outside Black (each color only got two tribes). Blue was out because two tribes couldn’t be Blue & Black. Green was out because Green Vampires didn’t make sense (yes, I’m sure people in the comments will explain why they would be awesome). White was out because I wanted all the White creatures to be benevolent and that didn’t make sense for Vampires. That left Black & Red for the Vampires. I needed a more aggressive tribe and blood-hungry impulsive Vampires sounded cool so that’s how they ended up in Red. Happy Birthday! EDIT: Oops, You said Zendikar not Innistrad. Zendikar Vampires were when we finally decided to stop using Vampires as an iconic race and start use them as a characteristic one (instead of infrequently and splashy at rare, frequently and less splashy at common and uncommon). Zendikar Vampires will return in Battle for Zendikar.

Battles Birthday Black Blood Bloodghast Blue Colors Creatures Flavor Green Innistrad Kalastria Highborn Kindred / Typal Rares Red Uncommons Vampire White Zendikar Zombie