If I may be so bold as to add my 2 copper. As a personal background on myself, I am a fairly new D&D player. Venus is my third character ever and was by far the favorite that I had played.
Once I met up with Veerdra, I too knew that something was bad, though my character of course knew nothing (Horacio, I too thought I was under some sort of charm spell). But, I really didn’t think to much of it. My thoughts on my wish had changed several times from the beginning of the adventure. A powerful weapon, some magical armor, a great feat, these were several things that I had thought about. Then I received a deed of land, and that helped me decide what my wish, when and if we got out of the maze, would be; A Keep.
When I found out I had been bitten with a vampire it really threw a monkey wrench in a lot of things I had been thinking about. *poof* there goes my keep. The only choice I really had was to have the vampirism removed as my wish … but I got to thinking. The diety I chose to worship upon creation was Kassuth. After thinking very carefully about what I wanted my wish to be I talked to the DM about it.
Roughly, this was my wish.
I would like to be blessed by Lathander. He is a sun god, and as a vampire, I have lost my abilities to not only continue my adventure with the party, but I am doomed to darkness. With Lathander’s blessing, I will vow to become an undead hunter. With Lathander’s blessing, I will turn from Kassuth and worship Lathander instead.
So, from that day forward, I was a day walker.