Generation

Generation is an indication on how far a Vampire is removed from a presumptive Original Vampire.

Overview

When a vampire embraces, their childe turns into a vampire of a generation one higher than themselves — one more Generation removed from the Original Vampire. The Progenitors of clans in myth are of the Third Generation. Their childe became the Fourth Generation, whos progeny become the Fifth Generation and so forth until the Thirteenth generation and beyond, of the Final Nights. The Original Vampire is considered the strongest vampire to have ever existed due to the logic that Generation is a crude measure of vampiric potential. The lower your Generation, the more observable raw power, and concentration of it in ones vitae.

The only way a vampire changes generation is through Diablerie. When a Kindred diaberizes a vampire of a lower generation, and is successful, their Generation decreases by one. In more profound circumstances, it may even be more, or shared among a group of Kindred.