[Erik perches himself primly on his chair, one leg crossed over a knee.]
To become a vampire, first you must die. These days, we have an Accord with humans that states that no one may be turned against their consent. That wasn't so in the time I was created. But, as things are now, after the appropriate warnings and conversations have taken place, typically, the vampire who will be the Sire will drain their new pledge of blood to the point of sure death. At that point, the Sire will feed his pledge some of his own blood with the intent to turn.
We do believe intent to be a crucial element. There have been times when a human tried to force a vampire to turn them but the vampire was too unwilling, and so it never took. Stories of that are told as rumors, so I cannot personally confirm their veracity.
Once the vampire's blood has been administered, the human pledge dies. They will lie in that state for as little as twelve hours or an long as three days and nights. It is the Sire's responsibility to stay with their pledge for as long as the turning takes. Because, it is not always successful.
You see, every vampire has within him a beastly instinct. It is almost like a separate consciousness alive within us. During the turning, we feel it hunting us. We feel it trying to overtake us. We must fight it for control. If that fight is lost, then the creature that wakes in the end is not a vampire, but a monster beyond reason and beyond saving. It will be a hungry thing made only of teeth and desire. The personality of the person it was before will be gone forever. If that happens, it is the Sire's job to kill that beast in its cradle, before it can get its first taste of blood. It cannot be allowed to live.
If the turning is successful, of course, the new fledgling will awaken with their own mind and memories intact. They will wake ravenous, and they will still be very dangerous to anything living. The Sire must be there to give their Childe their first blood, and to coax them through their first feeding. And for quite some time after that, it becomes the Sire's responsibility to teach their Childe all they know, all the laws, rules, taboos they need to be informed of in order to join the greater vampire society. It is very much like a parent and a child. We take it very seriously."
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Date: 2023-10-23 08:38 pm (UTC)To become a vampire, first you must die. These days, we have an Accord with humans that states that no one may be turned against their consent. That wasn't so in the time I was created. But, as things are now, after the appropriate warnings and conversations have taken place, typically, the vampire who will be the Sire will drain their new pledge of blood to the point of sure death. At that point, the Sire will feed his pledge some of his own blood with the intent to turn.
We do believe intent to be a crucial element. There have been times when a human tried to force a vampire to turn them but the vampire was too unwilling, and so it never took. Stories of that are told as rumors, so I cannot personally confirm their veracity.
Once the vampire's blood has been administered, the human pledge dies. They will lie in that state for as little as twelve hours or an long as three days and nights. It is the Sire's responsibility to stay with their pledge for as long as the turning takes. Because, it is not always successful.
You see, every vampire has within him a beastly instinct. It is almost like a separate consciousness alive within us. During the turning, we feel it hunting us. We feel it trying to overtake us. We must fight it for control. If that fight is lost, then the creature that wakes in the end is not a vampire, but a monster beyond reason and beyond saving. It will be a hungry thing made only of teeth and desire. The personality of the person it was before will be gone forever. If that happens, it is the Sire's job to kill that beast in its cradle, before it can get its first taste of blood. It cannot be allowed to live.
If the turning is successful, of course, the new fledgling will awaken with their own mind and memories intact. They will wake ravenous, and they will still be very dangerous to anything living. The Sire must be there to give their Childe their first blood, and to coax them through their first feeding. And for quite some time after that, it becomes the Sire's responsibility to teach their Childe all they know, all the laws, rules, taboos they need to be informed of in order to join the greater vampire society. It is very much like a parent and a child. We take it very seriously."