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Allow me to make this clear: my being pale is your fault and none of mine.

And no, I don't go around dancing around in moonlight pretending to sparkle while I drink blood from whatever virgin I can get my hands on. [Maker, are there even actual virgins left in Kirkwall? ~~Besides herself, that is.~~ Surely not. No doubt, Isabella would have found ~~most~~ all of them, already.]

Perish the thought, Mun. Vampyres don't exist in Thedas.

[At least, none that she knows of.]

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While there haven't been any recorded cases it's technically possible with the way your magic works. It would take a lot of magics you shouldn't be messing with if you value your body and sanity though.

I... suppose, anything is possible really. I imagine, vampirism would be a bit too much like blood magic for my liking.

Something to be avoided at all costs, regardless of its... benefits. [Granted, her mun does have this look in her eye about something]

That's how it would be possible in your world.

Actual vampirism definitely has its drawbacks but depending on the situation you can get the blood with consent and without any reliance on demons.

Yes and no doubt, if it does exist, it's one of the horror stories Templar tell the new recruits when confronting Blood Mages for the first time: Beware the pales one, they can turn you into true demonic thralls.

[A beat.]

Speaking from experience?

Not personal experience just observational.

I'm just a gatherer of information.

Wonderful, another Varric minus the fiction-telling. [She's very sincere, incredibly so.] Would you mind clarifying on the mentioned drawbacks of vampirism?

Not that I plan to dabble in it but.

Sometimes, it's good to have some information than none at all. [And help her possibly evade whatever plottings her mun may be devising.]

Well all vampires are dead. They are bodies and minds being kept alive by one method or another that have to feast on blood to sustain them.

Most forms of vampirism cause the afflicted person to be unable to go out during the day. Others might find themselves repelled or even burned by holy objects.

Then there's just the general hunger for blood. If you maintain that you're fine, but if you start skipping meals you might find yourself going farther than taking just what you need and stepping into murdering territory.

My, that doesn't sound any better than being a Darkspawn. [Though honestly, why couldn't the Darkspawn be weak to holy items? They could have thrown Sebastian around during that rescue for Nathaniel Howe and just not worry about anything.] Though, they're definitely more mindless than most fiends I've faced.

...Or mindful, I always forget. In fact I think it's only the insane mages and Templar prigs that have even one shred of a mind left in them.

Mn.

Still sounds an awfully bit like blood magic. Without the demon possession as you previous mentioned.

[Have a cousin, Hawke. She's currently giving you a weird look.]

So you're not a Dalish blood mage, I gather?

I should hope not, there's only one spot in our merry band of misfits and it's already taken.

Though what gave it away? The lack of pointed ears or facial markings? [Grins slightly with a acknowledging tilt of her head.]

Cousin.

Well, it was mostly the lack of dancing in the moonlight and blood spilling, but having round ears did tip me off. [She giggles slightly.]

It's good to, ah, meet you.

I'd wish the same but, I'm certain my Mun prefers you rather didn't exist in my history.

[A soft laugh.]

Something about wanting a pre-built Martyr as The Warden instead of family. But, that's besides the point. [And so far off the pier that it's gone like Isabella's first ship--that metaphor got away from me, didn't it?]

I must ask, you haven't seen anything that could be a vampyre in your travels? I know that there were none in Lothering and Kirkwall but.

[She shrugs faintly.]

It pretty much has the same connotations in cultures where it is even rumored to exist.

The main difference is the level of control you have as an individual. The Darkspawn run off a hivemind but the vampire is a singular individual most of the time. You set your own goals still. Some even pretend they're still a living, breathing human.

Now undead individuals I have personally seen. We have at least one under the employ of the Garrott family.

Which is who I gather information for, by the way. It's not exactly peaceful though. If you want a brief synopsis ask your friend Varric what it would be like if everyone involved in Dwarven politics lived in the same building.

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