» Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:06 am
This is from the UESP Wiki on Daggerfall Vampirism.
Vampires are ageless but they are not immortal. This distinction is important because the reader must understand that while any given vampire may be older than the oaks, he too may cross to Oblivion. Since vampires do not die of old-age, all dead vampires have succumbed to a violent end. Vampires, like Lycanthropes, can only be harmed by Silver (or better) weapons.
Barring a horrifically violent end, a vampire continues to learn and advance his trades throughout his (now unnaturally long) life. The benefits of agelessness combined with the capacity for growth of all thinking creatures should be self-evident. Any vampire "ancient" by our standards should be considered a Grand Master in any trade or profession to which he has applied himself. Indeed, if given hundreds of years of practice and study, one should expect any vampire to be extremely adept in any skill or ability and therefore great caution should be exercised when dealing with any vampire.