VAMPIRE FAQ

Myth: Vampires will feed exclusively on Tru Blood.

Fact: No one can guarantee that Creatures of Darkness (CoDs) will choose to consume only Tru Blood. It may be possible - though of course no long-term study can confirm this - but in any case the choice lies firmly in the hands of each individual monster. The question, however, is not whether it CAN be done, but WILL it be done? And the answer is,"Absolutely not." Vampires are predators by nature; only a fool would expect them to subsist entirely on a synthetic diet by choice alone. Even among the morally superior human species, malnutrition and obesity run rampant - who's to say that CoDs would do any better a job at choosing a responsible diet? And what if the supply of synthetic blood is interrupted?

Myth: Human and vampire societies will integrate peacefully.

Fact: No one knows how organized and entrenched the CoDs' power structure is. However, odds are very slim that a large number of immortal beings have existed over centuries without forming influential alliances. The vampires have cast themselves as helpless victims of prejudice and misinformation, but as a group, they're sure to have their own political and economic interests. In the event their agenda conflicts with mortal civilization, the human race could find itself at war with an eternal enemy that's impervious to all the weapons and tactics of modern combat.

Myth: Vampires want to "mainstream."

Fact: An ongoing rise in Tru Blood sales proves that vampires are continuing to "come out of the coffin" as they put it. By corollary, that means that at least some - and maybe even most - CoDs continue to feed on human blood and could have absolutely no interest in assimilating into human society.

Myth: Vampires will remain a minority among a human majority.

Fact: Not even the "experts" behind the Vampire Rights Amendment have any idea how many vampires live among us. Even worse, the invention of Tru Blood has eliminated any natural checks and balances in these creatures' grisly "food chain." In the past, at least we could have counted on the vampire population's size capping out based on the limited amount of life they could steal from humans. With the arrival of a synthetic alternative, CoDs could actually OUTNUMBER humans in the future.

Myth: Humans can protect themselves from vampires with the right tools.

Fact: Vampires' allergy to silver and vulnerability to stakes may create the appearance of a weakness, but in reality the CoD's inhuman strength and agility make it nearly impossible for a mortal to deploy these weapons effectively. During the daylight hours, the field is somewhat leveled, but the truth of the situation is that as long as vampires exist, no human is safe after sundown.

Myth: Humans have no need to fear being turned into vampires.

Fact: Members of the scientific community posit that vampirism is a biological condition, possibly a virus that could mutate and spread through a variety of means - including the air! Beyond that nightmare scenario, vampires don't seem to have much interest in creating new vampires AT THE MOMENT - a process which FoS intelligence gatherers describe as "terrifyingly simple." But as CoDs gain wider acceptance, the political value of a larger population will likely tempt them to expand their ranks. Disgustingly enough, some human blood-traitors are already BEGGING to have their existence perverted by a vampire, and as the American Vampire League's public spin campaign gains momentum, we can only expect more of this depraved behavior.