Relationship
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There are different types of relationships between vampires.
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Sire/childe relationship
A sire is a vampire who has turned a once-mortal human into a vampire. A simple bite is not enough: the transformation requires the act which is called the Embrace (or siring) in which the siring vampire drains the human of all their blood and then provides the victim some of their own, which revives the corpse into unlife. The new-born vampire is the sire's childe (plural form childer). This relationship is similiar to the parent/child relationship of humans, very apparent as the word child is derived from the medieval childe and sire has the denotation of father, though some choose to ignore (and even spurn) the idea, and view the relationship as one of 'mentor and pupil'. This, however, does not prevent a sire and a childe to be partner-bound, neither practically or morally.
Childer of the same sire are referred to collectively with terms such as family, bloodline and lineage.
In the game the act of siring happens normally when a new player creates a character via a "biter link" provided by another player. That way the new player becomes the other player's childe, and the sire gains 10 BP. Two vampires may also join in a sire/childe relationship in the Hall of Binding.
Sireless vampires, whether they have had a sire or not, are called Master Vampires. Their direct childer are referred to as "Second-Generation" vampires.
Partner relationship
In the Hall of Binding two vampires may join in a partner relationship which equals human marriage. This is referred to as being Partner-bound.
Practical benefits
- The Scroll of Succour can be used to teleport to the exact location of your partner or sire. Sires can't teleport to their childer, however. Nor can vampires with identical ID numbers (URLs).
- Sires can also use a Scroll of Summoning to bring their childe to them; it is basically a Scroll of Succor in reverse.
- Using Telepathy to your childe, sire and partner costs only half the AP it would normally cost.
Severing the relationships
All relationships can be severed in the Hall of Severance.
Other relationships
While only sire/childe and partner relationships have practical benefits, there are also other types of relationships, including but not limited to:
- Siblings: Some vampires treat the childer of their own sire as their brothers and sisters, to which they can be considered analogous.
- Blood-Brother or Blood-Sister: Vampires that have undergone a ritual sharing and drinking of each others blood.
- Blood-Child/Blood-Parent: Similiar to Blood-brethren, but a relationship in which the other is subordinate to the other instead of equal.
- Clan members: Members of the same clan usually have a special relationship including benefits such as protection and monetary aid.
- Friendship: Vampires bonded merely by sheer affection.
