Fledgling

Fledglings are former humans who are in transition to becoming full-fledged vampires.

Description
Fledglings refer to those who have died with vampire venom in their bloodstream, usually injected through a vampire's bite, but can be artificially injected through a syringe or other means. An individual with venom in their bloodstream alone does not make them a fledgling; they must first die a mortal death before the transition process can be triggered, after which the transformative and healing properties of the venom will repair the damage done to the body whilst keeping the heart barely beating. Hence, fledglings are often described as neither dead nor alive, nor are they fully human or fully undead. The transition process can therefore only lead to either permanent death or vampirism.

While in transition, fledglings may possess several vampiric traits, including enhanced physical attributes and a healing factor, though not nearly to the same level as full-fledged vampires. They often form a "sire bond" with the same vampire whose venom triggered their transition, also called their "sire" or "progenitor". Notably, they lack some of the weaknesses that full-fledged vampires possess, such as vulnerability to sunlight. Fledglings will develop a thirst for blood, but can still consume and digest human food to a very limited degree, but especially when laced with blood. A fledgling's blood notably tastes better than even human blood, and thus may easily fall prey to other vampires.

In order to complete the transition process, the fledgling must then drink a sufficient amount of blood from their sire/progenitor. Consuming another vampire's blood will be rejected by the venom in the fledgling's system, resulting in the fledgling potentially becoming sick or worse. In most cases, because fledglings are in a state between life and death, transition processes must be completed before the night of a Blood Moon; otherwise, they may fall prey to other full-fledged vampires under the effects of the Blood Moon, including their own progenitors, or may succumb to their own heightened thirst and die.

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