In the 16th century (the exact date is a subject of debate
in the Ordo Dracul), Dracula and his three childer
set down the first laws, terminology and structure of the
Ordo Dracul. It was then that the Sworn were first named,
with each of the brides acting as the first of each order.
The membership at that point probably numbered fewer than a dozen Kindred all told, despite later claims that
vampires across Europe were prepared to join the nascent
Ordo. Indeed, although the Ordo Dracul and most of its
terms and practices were in place by 1600, the covenant
entered something of a “dark age” thereafter, not coming
into its own until almost 300 years later. Why was this?
Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:04 pm