Vampires and Their Makers

One of the pivotal themes of the third book and obviously during this season is the relation a young Vampire has with their maker. Bill has a tumultuous relationship with his maker and Eric seems to be seeking out a very old Vampire who may or may not be his maker and of course we have the Jessica, the young teen age Vampire who is straining against the bit in her relationship with Bill, her reluctant maker.

But what about the mythology? Is there a relationship between the maker and the makee and is it as complicated as the ones on our favorite show?

Since Vampires and their legend has been forming through the dawn of time practically, we know quite a bit about Vampires, even if your only resource is the movies or TV. For the most part, Vampires appear to be pretty much on their own as far as being made and then having to survive in the world. They learn what they are and what the limitations are by themselves.

It is not until we get in more modern Vampire legends that we see the evolution between Vampire and maker. But the beginning of this relationship seem rooted in that first of popular Vampire stories, Dracula.

In Bram Stoker’s book, Stoker leads us to believe that Dracula is the first Vampire, made because he cursed God. The Vampiric wives are his to command and apparently he cared for them enough to show them how to be Vampire.

In Interview with a Vampire Louie is Lestat’s creature and is his companion. Louie explains to Armand that his maker’s maker taught him nothing, that he and Claudia were in search of Vampires who could tell them how Vampirism started, how they became these creatures. Obviously there was little more to be known by the French Vampires either, as they simply seemed indifferent to their own past.

In the world of Vampire, Charlaine Harris has pulled up another part of the mythos and created a brand new nuance to the ancient culture of the legendary creature. I am sure that as time passes, this bit will take on more meaning in the mythology as other incorporate this twist in their own tale.

Sources: The Vampire Book By J Gordon Melton