Servants’ Wants

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Servants today seem to expect us to be able to wave our hands and change everything.

We take care of them and provide all their needs. The result is that they expect us to have all the solutions and it is worrying and alarming that we can no longer offer them safety.

Unfortunately The Hunters continue to attack castles and kill or maim any vampire they find.  Many people now have contingency plans for their servants as well as themselves.

Attacks on servants have alarmed and disturbed Old Vampires more than The Hunters attacking Old Vampires.

Our servants have always been completely safe with us, which is one of the attractions of service with us.

My servant Jane tells me that most of the servants expect an answer soon from their petition to The Ruler to do something about The Hunters killing or maiming them.

I asked how soon and she replied that they expect an answer in a month or so.  I am not taking this seriously, but have sent a report to The Ruler’s Men just in case.

I explained to Jane that Old Vampires need time to examine the situation and make the correct decision.  She got quite emotional and I had to spend a long time calming her down and reassuring her.

She is safe with me, as not one of The Hunters would break in here.  Not because I am an Old Vampire, but because I am protected by The Ruler, who would act swiftly and decisively if anyone in his employ was harmed.

I am often asked my opinion on the situation of The Hunters attacking servants and the viability of attracting new Old Vampire servants.

This means that I am invited to more parties and functions than I used to be, which goes to show that everything has its good side.

Glossary

Bonded Wedding Old Vampire marriage for political reasons

Common Status the point at where an Old Vampire becomes a real Vampire

Debutante Vampires before Dracula came out, vampires who had been newly turned vampire were taught the rules of society.  They then “came out” when they were deemed presentable to vampire society as debutantes.  They are the only Old Vampires who have a zero level of Status and are acceptable.

The Committee see The Committee to Regulate Non-Human Activity

The Committee to Regulate Non-Human Activity a committee that meets monthly and talks about affairs to do with werewolves, vampires and humans

Fence an Old Vampire fight in which they fight to the first blood using fencing

The Hunters see Vampire Hunters

Negatives Old Vampires with zero or negative points of Status.

New Vampires vampires who do not want to be Old Vampires, often live as Goths and hold down jobs.  This started after Dracula came out.

Notice the Status Keeper serves a Notice on an Old Vampire whose Status has reduced to zero that they are in danger of becoming a Negative

Obligation when one vampire is under an obligation from another s/he has to do as they say

Old Vampires vampires who are polite society.  Either turned vampire before Dracula came out or were turned after by an Old Vampire and decided to join the Old Vampires.

Parent the vampire who brought you up (if you are an Old Vampire) in polite society

The Ruler’s Men people employed by The Ruler to do anything she or he asks

Shun a vampire who has committed a sex crime is shunned on their release

Sire the vampire who made you a vampire

Status a ranking system which denotes whether you are an acceptable member of Old Vampire society, which is if you have plus points of status.  See Negatives and Thousands

Status Keeper the Old Vampire in charge of the Status points

Thousands Old Vampires whose Status is over a hundred points

Vampire Hunters New vampires who hunt down those vampires who have committed crimes

Vampire Servants servants who are vampires themselves.  Mostly Old Vampires, one of their functions is to repeat information and gossip to the Old Vampires they serve

Walk into the sun a euphemism for suicide