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+ | '''Sire''' is a term used to describe a vampire who has created another vampire (a [[childe]]). |
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+ | ==Overview== |
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{{define|sire|1. a term for the father (or genetic species providing sperm) of a creature, contrasting to the female term, dam. 2. a form of address and title for a man of rank or authority, equivalent to Lord or Prince.}} |
{{define|sire|1. a term for the father (or genetic species providing sperm) of a creature, contrasting to the female term, dam. 2. a form of address and title for a man of rank or authority, equivalent to Lord or Prince.}} |
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+ | In both ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' and ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'', a ''sire'' is a vampire that has [[Embrace]]d a [[childe]]. The term is unisex, applying to both male and female vampires (thus a female vampire is not a ''dam'', but is also a sire). Alternatively, the term may apply to the act of the Embrace itself, i.e. one may be said to have sired a childe. Similarly, one's sire's sire is one's grandsire, although that particular distinction may not be particularly relevant. Typically, a [[fledgling]]'s sire is held accountable for the new childe's actions until such a time that the childe is capable of striking out on their own. |
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− | Typically, a [[fledgling]]'s sire is held accountable for the new childe's actions until such a time that the childe is capable of striking out on their own. |
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===Vampire: The Masquerade=== |
===Vampire: The Masquerade=== |
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− | {{define|Sire|A vampire who has [[Embrace (VTM)|Embraced]] [[childe (VTM)|childe(r)]] and monitors their progress; Often seen as the "Parent" of a childe.}} |
+ | {{define|Sire|A vampire who has [[Embrace (VTM)|Embraced]] [[childe (VTM)|childe(r)]] and monitors their progress; Often seen as the "Parent" of a childe.}} |
Due to the nature of [[generation]], a sire will always be of lower [[generation]] than their [[childe (VTM)|childe]] unless said childe lowers their generation via [[diablerie (VTM)|diablerie]]. |
Due to the nature of [[generation]], a sire will always be of lower [[generation]] than their [[childe (VTM)|childe]] unless said childe lowers their generation via [[diablerie (VTM)|diablerie]]. |
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e.g. "I was [[Embrace (VTR)|Embraced]] by [[Persephone Moore|Persephone]], Persephone was my sire. Persephone made me the [[vampire (VTR)|vampire]] I am today." |
e.g. "I was [[Embrace (VTR)|Embraced]] by [[Persephone Moore|Persephone]], Persephone was my sire. Persephone made me the [[vampire (VTR)|vampire]] I am today." |
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− | + | == References == |
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+ | *[[Vampire: The Masquerade Rulebook Revised]], p. 60 |
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− | <references/> |
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+ | *[[Vampire: The Requiem Rulebook]], p. 20 |
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[[Category:Vampire: The Masquerade glossary]] |
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[[Category:Vampire: The Requiem glossary]] |
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Revision as of 19:23, 10 November 2018
Sire is a term used to describe a vampire who has created another vampire (a childe).
Overview
- sire: 1. a term for the father (or genetic species providing sperm) of a creature, contrasting to the female term, dam. 2. a form of address and title for a man of rank or authority, equivalent to Lord or Prince.
In both Vampire: The Masquerade and Vampire: The Requiem, a sire is a vampire that has Embraced a childe. The term is unisex, applying to both male and female vampires (thus a female vampire is not a dam, but is also a sire). Alternatively, the term may apply to the act of the Embrace itself, i.e. one may be said to have sired a childe. Similarly, one's sire's sire is one's grandsire, although that particular distinction may not be particularly relevant. Typically, a fledgling's sire is held accountable for the new childe's actions until such a time that the childe is capable of striking out on their own.
Vampire: The Masquerade
- Sire: A vampire who has Embraced childe(r) and monitors their progress; Often seen as the "Parent" of a childe.
Due to the nature of generation, a sire will always be of lower generation than their childe unless said childe lowers their generation via diablerie.
Vampire: The Requiem
e.g. "I was Embraced by Persephone, Persephone was my sire. Persephone made me the vampire I am today."