About Damien Daville



Greetings..

I am a 48 year old primarily empathic vampire now living near the Austin area of Texas in the States. I also like elemental sources and am a sanguine vampire with the right donor. I first learned of my vampirism as a teen in high school around 1970, and have developed its needs and abilities ever since. I have worked in some way helping others understand real vampirism for about thirty years. I came to the internet about 1995 and worked online in the few vamp forums around. I founded the Darkfear Network in early 1997 and then the Vampire Church in 1998. I also founded Web Alliance. In 2001 I founded the Texas Vampire Association to better bring real vampires together in the State of Texas. I spend most of my time now working in the offline vampire community and in the public helping other people to understand real vampirism. The Vampire Church is active both online and offline.

Damien Daville

Damien is the founder and elder of the Vampire Church



Question: What is it that we as individuals need from another in order to keep that even keel? How successful have you been in finding just that right kind of relationship/s? If you have not been able to yet find that kind of relationship, what are the difficulties that you have had to confront and why? If you have that perfect blend, do you think it is something that you will continue to have, or do you think things may change?

Greetings.. Real vampires as they know have distinct needs that are greater than those of other people. This of couse makes for greater difficulty in searching for meaningful relationships in both friendships and mates. This then often creates discord and disharmony between vampires and other people. I have been quite particular in choosing my relationships in both friendships and mates. I am a strong empathic vampire with sanguine needs as well and I have found that I often can easily clash with other vampires unless the other vampire has learned to control feeding energy. The problem that exists between intimate relationships among real vampires is the need for balance in feeding energies. This is a difficult thing to achieve and can only be done with control and balance. I have had good and bad relationships in this regard and have found that some of my best relationships have been with non-vampires. Despite the energy control I have I do find that my intensity and passion can clash with others with the same level of intensity and passion, i.e. that is why control is so important, not that it is an end all, but for success it must be measured over more time than with too large a burst at any given time. The other issue is that you as a vampire seek intense bursts of passion and then hope that the other person can both deal and accept that level of energy given and taken. I do not know if I will ever find the intimate relationship I want and am content with, I am doubtful of that thus far in my life and I am reluctant to continue accepting anything less than that. I can easily exist healthfully as primarily an empathic vampire and for me that has been my life with or without a sanguine donor for a relationship.

Dark regards..
Damien Daville
Elder and Founder
The Vampire Church

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