Origin:
- Lucien Castle was viciously tortured for something Klaus had done;
- He stabbed Klaus, causing the vampire's blood to drip into his own wounds
- Healed, he assumed that he was now a vampire & went afther his attacker
- He was killed, awoke in transition, fed on a human & became the first Vampire
Description:
Reanimated human corpses who feed on the blood of the living
Highlights:
- The growth of the species led to several attempts to end them
- Weapons like stake-shooting guns & vervain grenades were made to stop them
- Experience sensations & feelings much more intensely than humans
- Some become Rippers: extremely feral, predatory savage & beast like;
- Those can be controlled if they avoid human blood, feed only off animals
- Sire Bond: new vampire unconditionally obeys their sire;
- Happens if they have romantic feelings for them before being turned