Vampire society varies wildly depending upon which sect they belong to, although most groups have some kind of hierarchy or pecking order. Thus, the further distant in relation to Caine the vampire is, the less powerful the vampire will be, and there are no recorded instances of vampires of higher than fifteenth generation. Whilst the act of giving the Embrace will create a new vampire, this creature will have a potential power level lower than that of his or her sire.
The new Kindred will then awaken with a terrible thirst and will attempt to feed upon anybody unfortunate enough to be nearby at the time. Whilst most different groups have their own rules on Embracing mortals such as requiring the permission of the region’s Prince (ruling vampire), the process is the same no matter what allegiance the creature holds.įirst, the vampire must drain the human of all of his or her blood, then allow a little of his own vitae (the vampiric term for blood) to trickle into the exsanguinated corpse’s mouth. The process of creating a new Childe is known amongst vampires as the Embrace, or occasionally the Kiss.
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Since that time, vampires have operated throughout nearly every level of human society, exerting their influence over the course of history in countless different ways, although modern-day vampires tend to work more from positions of hiding due to a series of threats posed to them by the burgeoning human population over the years. Each of the Antediluvians imparted to their offspring certain peculiarities of their blood which would mark which Clan a vampire derived from down the ages. The Book of Nod tells that God saw this and was unhappy, and so sent a great flood to Earth which wiped out most of the human population and destroyed the city.Īfter the deluge Caine disappeared from recorded history, although the Third Generation (now known as the Antediluvians as they predated the Great Flood) survived and each went on to sire their own Childer, the groups which would in time come to be known as Clans. This did not work out well, as the Third Generation began to plot and feud amongst themselves, bringing chaos to The City of Enoch and eventually resulted in the deaths of all three of the Second Generation. Caine and his three Childer then went on to create a great metropolis called the City of Enoch wherein humans and vampires lived in harmony but the Second Generation were not content with their lot and created thirteen children of their own, the Third Generation, or Antediluvians as they later came to be known. He proceeded to create (or Embrace as the process is known by the Kindred) a trio of others to keep him company throughout the long ages, and these three beings became known as the Second Generation.
Caine then walked the world for a time before using the powers of his blood to develop the vampiric abilities known as Disciplines.Īfter spending many years alone, Caine grew weary of his solitude, but found that by using the power of his blood he could create more like himself.
This volume tells of how when Abel was killed by his jealous brother Caine, God marked him with a great Curse. Most of the known history of vampires in the World of Darkness comes from the ancient tome The Book of Nod. There are, however, a number of traits common to all World of Darkness vampires: they both fear and are harmed by sunlight and fire, possess powers beyond those of normal humans, and require the ingestion of blood in order to survive. Much like their counterparts in other media, these vampires come in as many different shapes and forms as there are peoples on the planet more in fact, since some of the horrific aberrations caused to some by the Curse are found in no human race.
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