Vampiric Blood Bond

The Blood Bond, the Sanguine Chain and the Red Compact, is the name for the phenomenon that occurs whenever someone imbibes the blood of a vampire. By default, all vampiric progeny have a bond with their vampiric sire, as well as to some of their vampiric ancestors, with vampires of more powerful blood having bonds that extend several steps down their bloodline. In this case, the further a vampire is from their ancestor in lineage, the weaker the bond will be. The Bond can also be enforced on non vampiric creatures, such as mortals or even animals. Such an individual is known as a famulus, whilst the general term for someone bound by the Blood Bond is a servitor. Whoever holds the allegiance of a servitor is known as the dominus.

## Degrees of Severity

### Level 1

The weakest form of Blood Bond, attained after a single sip of the dominus's blood causes any emotions a servitor feels towards the dominus to be intensified. Whether those feelings are of admiration, hate, or some other emotion varies case by case. The dominus and servitor both gain the ability to feel each other's presence when close by, and are each able to issue out a telepathic call when in distress, which gives whoever is called a sense of their location. The dominus may choose to ignore this call, while a servitor is compelled to obey it, being racked with migraines if they attempt to resist. Both participants in the bond will also become instantly aware if the other dies.

Once established, this bond fades after a time dependent on the vampire's blood potency, unless periodically reinforced with fresh drinks of blood. Vampires always have this level of bond with their sires, as their blood remains forever within them.

### Level 2

The second step of the blood bond causes the servitor to begin viewing the dominus in a positive light, and results in them often having fantasies and dreams about them. They are by no means bound to the will of the dominus, but will find their appreciation of the good deeds they do greatly deepened, while any misgivings about affronts the dominus commits are brushed off without trouble. They begin to view their dominus as a benevolent idol, and will become filled with a strong desire to please and protect them, though at this point it can be resisted with a bit of willpower.

The Call issued by the dominus becomes even harder to resist, and additionally, the two subjects are able to sense one another's emotions without the use of any other abilities, and regardless of distance. The dominus, however, is capable of hiding their feelings from the servitor if they will it. This level of bond is attained if the dominus gives a sip of their blood to the servitor for seven days in a row.

### Level 3

The third step of the blood bond, which is brought about by a servitor consuming a dominus's blood every day for an entire month, results in the servitor's foremost desire becomes to serve and protect their dominus. They will happily do almost anything the dominus asks of them, unless they make a tiring expenditure of will to attempt to resist, which can usually only be attempted if what is asked of them is something they are extremely averse to.