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An Ex-Human is a type of vampire who used to be human. They are Level D and Level E vampires. When a human is bitten by a Pureblood vampire, they will either die from blood loss or poisoning, or they will suffer the slow agony of the awakening to become a vampire. These vampires are easily controlled by their master and are unable to kill their creator. The transformation into a vampire is not instant, though once bitten the human will become subsevient to the Pureblood that bit them. One of the few advantages is that, unlike normal vampires, they are not overly sensitive to sunlight.

When Hunters capture level D vampires, they tattoo them with their symbol and perform a "taming" ceremony enabling them to disable a vampire with a linked piece of jewellery. While the hunters have a ward to prevent vampires from entering their buildings, an exception is made for tamed vampires.

Eventually, every ex-human vampire falls to level E, and loses his or her humanity and goes mad with bloodlust. These vampires are then put on the list for extermination. However, they can be saved from this fate if the Pureblood that created them gives them their blood. a Level D can be prevented from falling to Level E if they feed on blood on a regular basis as well.

Level Es could be divided into two categories: those that went mad from suppressing their bloodlust and those who freely feed on humans and thus are a threat.

Ex-human vampires (if saved from turning Level E) will cease aging once they reach their prime.

"Humans should never be turned into vampires. But in the old days, hidden from history, when the war between vampires and vampire hunters was at its peak, vampires turned many humans into vampires to use in battle. And now the aristocrats have the duty to manage those survivors. Sometimes we have to kill them off..."