Laws of the Vampires
There is five laws of the Vampires
This Laws was reveled to Armand by Santino.
ONE
That each coven must have its leader and only he might order
the working or the Dark Trick upon a mortal, seeing that the methods and
the rituals were properly observed.
TWO
That the Dark Gifts must never be given to the crippled, the maimed,
or to children to those who cannot, even with the Dark Powers survive on their
own. Be it further understood that all mortals who would
receive the Dark Gifts should be beautiful in person.
THREE
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 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 guarde the flock from the powers
of old ones, for almost all, without exception go mad.
In this particular, let Armand observe that there was no vampire then living
who was more than 300 years old. No one slive then could remember the first
Roman coven. The devil frequently calls his vampires home.
But let Armand understand here also that the effect of the Dark Trick is
unpredictable, even when passed on by the very young vampire
and with all due care. For reasons no one knows, some mortals when Born to Darkness
become as powerful a Titans, others may be no more then corpses
that move. That is why mortals must be chosen with skill. Those
with great passion and indominatable will should be avoided
as well as those who have none.
FOUR
That no vampire may ever destroy another vampire, except that the coven
master has the power of life and death over all of this flock. And it is
further his obligation to lead the old ones and the mad ones into the fire
when they can no longer serve Satan as they should. It is his obligation to
destroy all vampires who are not properly made. It is his obligation to
destroy all those who are so badly wounded that they cannot survive on
their own. And it is his obligation finally to seek the destruction of all
outcasts and all those who have broken these laws.
FIVE
That no vampire shall ever reveal his true nature to a mortal and let the
mortal live. No vampire must ever reveal the history of the vampires to a
mortal and let the 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 by mortals and believed. And 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.
Taken from "The Vampire Lestat" (c) Anne Rice.
Still have you any question?
Then you must remember these laws and do not break none!
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