You cannot become a vampire, there is no bioengineering, no genomes or DNA splicing that can do it either. We are born this way. There is no ritual, drinking of blood or exchanging of energies that will turn someone into a vampire. Please don't start playing RPG games so much you forget about real life as well. Fantasy is nice but it isn't real. Vampirism is not a disease like AIDs or the common cold, that you can give to another person. This is a huge misconception that many people believe to be true, all thanks to the many novels and movies out there. If I claim to be a magician and decide to turn you into a chicken under hypnosis, are you really a chicken? Has anything changed other than your altered mentality? You are now a chicken and my lunch. Anyone wanting to argue their point is free to email me, as long as you are mature about it. In regards to the "Vampire Virus" there is no proof of it. Mere words do not count, especially for anyone claiming to have proof.
Do awakenings affect vamps the same?
No. There are different levels of severity and the length of time also varies as well as the age it occurs at. There is no set of rules as to how to judge the length of time of the awakening.
What's it like to live a "vampiric lifestyle"?
First off, a life style is a choice of how someone lives their lives. Many believe dressing in black and wearing black makeup and having uber pale skin makes them a vampire, this includes wearing fake fangs. None of that makes anyone a vampire. Vampirism is a condition in which we are born with. Skin color and choice of clothing or sleeping in a coffin for that matter, does not make you a vampire. Sorry kiddies, that's why it's called a life "style." If you are still curious, find someone that actually wears all that stuff because they like it, not because they are actually a vampire, unless of course you find a vampire that does dress up everyday and lives day to day looking that way. Clothing and makeup are a choice, vampirism is not. If you are still curious as to what it's like, play dress up for a day and find out. Clothing changes appearance, not what you are on the inside.
Do vampires have to drink blood to survive and if I find out that I'm a vampire do I have to drink blood?
This is the most ridiculous question but I will answer it. NO! We do NOT have to drink blood to live and not all vampires drink blood to begin with. Read this article for more info.
Can an awakening be brought on?
Many will disagree, but I say, "No." An awakening cannot be brought on. You can go through a ritual, have someone manipulate your energy for a short period of time, but that does not bring on an awakening.
Why not?
Energy manipulation lasts for a short amount of time or however long a ritual is being performed and does not remain permanent unless it is something that occurs within your own energy field (aura/spirit/etc.) on it's own. We all have our own energy signatures as well. Think of it this way, your body is a container for your spiritual energy. Your spiritual energy forms to you, when someone else manipulates your energy, like a vampire feeding from you psychically, they are pulling your energy into them making it their own. Like when you pour water from one glass to another, but the other glass has blue dye in it. It is still water, but it's different because now it's blue. A vampire cannot give you his or her energy signature or part of his or her energy even though he or she can take in your energy and make it theirs.
Again, why not?
Vampires and anyone that is sensitive to energy and knows how to manipulate it, can feel this energy while others cannot. We can "feel" the difference in energy signatures. Some of us know how to "filter" the energy to remove unwanted energy or debris, this in turn changing the energy making it more suitable for us to feed from. Mundanes do not have this ability. It's like being clairvoyant or having clairaudience (hearing spirits), having ESP. Some do while others do not, it can be lengthy and difficult to explain. I will try to explain. Energy has various frequency levels, people with their individual energy signatures carry their own frequency, just as vampires do. You have to think of energy as a spectrum of colors, each with it's own frequency. Vampires and those sensitive to energy, are able to feel the frequency or vibration from this energy. An example use of feeding psychically. A vampire can manipulate his or her energy or the energy around them to create a filter or a shield of sorts to use, while drawing in the energy of a person (willing donor preferably) he or she draws that energy through that filter removing the debris or unwanted frequencies. The energy is manipulated this way, while drawing it through the filter, being cleansed it is mixed into our own energy. Life energy is the base for all energy of all living things, our signatures/frequencies is what makes it unique. Once a certain amount of frequency is removed or added, it changes the energy making it more palatable for the person (vampire) drawing it in. Just like adding salt to season our food so to speak. Again, mundanes do not have this ability. Anyone who knows about using the violet flame or white pillar of light for cleansing your aura/spirit knows what I mean.