THE FIVE LAWS OF VAMPIRISM
I
That each coven must have its leader and only he might order the working of the Dark trick upon a mortal, seeing that the methods and the rituals were properly observed.
II
That the Dark gifts may never be given to children, or those who cannot survive, even with the Dark Gifts, on their own. Be it further understood that all mortals who would receive the Dark Gifts should be beautiful in person so that the insult might thus be greater when the trick is done.
III
That never should an old vampire work this magic lest the blood of the fledgling be too strong. For all our gifts increase naturally with age and the old ones have too much strength to pass on. Injury, burning…these catastrophes, if they do not destroy the Child of Satan will only increase his powers when he is healed. Yet Satan guards the flock from the powers of the old ones, for almost all, without exception go mad. The Devil frequently calls his vampires home.
The effect of the Dark Trick is unpredictable, even when passed on by a very young vampire and with all due care. When some mortals are born to Darkness they become as powerful as Titans, others however, may be no more than corpses that move. Mortals are chosen because of a special skill, and those who have great passion and indomitable will should be avoided at all costs.
IV
That no vampire may ever destroy another vampire, except that the coven master has the power of life or death over his own flock. It is further his obligation to lead the old ones and the mad ones into the fire where they can no longer serve Satan, as they should. It is his duty to destroy vampires that are not properly made, and those who are so badly wounded that they cannot survive on their own. Finally, it is his obligation as master, to seek out all outcasts and those who have broken these laws, and destroy them.
V
That no vampire shall ever reveal his true nature to a mortal, and then let that mortal live. No vampire must ever reveal the history of the vampires to a mortal, and then let that mortal live. No vampire must commit to writing the history of the vampires or any true knowledge of vampires, lest such a history be found mortals and believed. Lastly, a vampire’s name must never be known to mortals, save from his tombstone, and never must any vampire reveal to mortals the location of his or any other vampire’s lair.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE READ & COMPREHENDED THE FIVE VAMPIRE LAWS, THE CALLING OF THE SLAYER CAN BE UNDERSTOOD
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