Feast of the Scarlet Wine

The Feast of the Scarlet Wine is a celebratory rite of passage for new born vampires in Cainaan. The moment the fledgling tastes its first 'Scarlet Wine' they are now officially seen as a vampire.
Someone doesn't become a vampire because they simply want to, they are chosen through a careful selection process often taking months. However once a candidate as made it they will be guided by their mentor and future family in the Vampiric turning process. The feast itself consists of two rituals. First the turning, a candidate or fledgling enters the hall blindfolded and are put on their knees. Once that is done their blindfold will be taken of to reveal a grand jury of five elder vampires ready to judge if the fledgling is to be deemed worthy of vampirism. In a grand hearing the fledgling and their mentor has to defend them, stating as to why they're worthy to be a vampire. This hearing is actually a formality, if a fledgling has made this stage the will be most certainly be turned into a vampire. Only on a few occasions has their bid for vampirism been struck down by the jury. Once accepted the candidate needs to recite a rite of passage that goes as follows: I hereby solemnly promise to uphold the values and powers granted to us by Cain, the greatest of all vampires, a true example to us all. I shall shun the soul sun for all eternity that may follow and embrace the power of the Moon of Reincarnation. I promise I shall not turn somebody into a greater being without consents of my fellow creatures of the night. May the embrace of Cain forever guide us. 
After these words are spoken the mentor smears some of his own blood on his teeth and bites the candidate, the blood infected with vampirism enters the bloodstream of the candidate and they quickly pass out. In about 10 minutes they will regain consciousness and its time for the actual feast itself. Cups and goblets filled with blood are brought forward and the fledgling will be granted a seat at the head of the table. But before he gets to drink the main course is brought forward, a humanoid of whom the fledgling shall taste its first sips of blood. Due to it being the first sip the main course almost dies, but is then granted some of the blood of the fledgling therefore creating a thrall to the new vampire. And so the feasting goes on until midday, in a room darkened to blot out any sun. 
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