The Blood

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Generation

All vampires gain their unholy prowess from the Blood, but not all Blood is equal. The closer a vampire is to their mythic progenitor Caine, the greater the potential of their vitae. Vampires talk of generation, with Caine (and perhaps Lilith) as the mythic progenitor of the First Generation. Following a vampire’s Embrace, they rise from death one generation higher – one generation weaker – than their sire. Thus the Antediluvians, childer of childer of Caine, comprise the Third Generation, their childer becoming the Fourth Generation. A vampire’s Embrace sets their generation. Only through the forbidden act of diablerie, by consuming the Blood and very spirit of another vampire, can it be changed.

A vampire’s generation does not necessarily indicate their age. An elder might have sired a vampire of the 10th Generation when Columbus sailed; a methuselah could have begotten a vampire of the Sixth Generation last year.