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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 4796094" data-attributes="member: 177">I am not at all sure that &quot;I can be killed for food at any time&quot; counts much as a place where people would be stable, calm, or relaxed.&nbsp; There's been (admittedly distant) analogs in human history, and they are not normally stable or prosperous.&nbsp; People won't sit still if the feeding is random.&nbsp; make it predictable, and they might live with it.Maybe something like this has been suggested up thread, but if you want this to have had some long-term stability, you might consider having the feeding be rather organized.&nbsp; Like linked to the criminal justice system - f you break the law, you become food.You need a reason for the courts to be in conflict, and this could be it - limited food resources.&nbsp; This may be the one thing the Overking really has in terms of power, a solid limit on feeding.&nbsp; This keeps the vampire population in check, but puts them in competition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 4796094, member: 177"] I am not at all sure that "I can be killed for food at any time" counts much as a place where people would be stable, calm, or relaxed. There's been (admittedly distant) analogs in human history, and they are not normally stable or prosperous. People won't sit still if the feeding is random. make it predictable, and they might live with it. Maybe something like this has been suggested up thread, but if you want this to have had some long-term stability, you might consider having the feeding be rather organized. Like linked to the criminal justice system - f you break the law, you become food. You need a reason for the courts to be in conflict, and this could be it - limited food resources. This may be the one thing the Overking really has in terms of power, a solid limit on feeding. This keeps the vampire population in check, but puts them in competition. [/QUOTE]

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