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Kyea |
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I was wondering how long it takes before a young carpathian cannot take the sunlight?
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Chessie |
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I don't know that one, Kyea. Christine hasn't talked about the young much because there haven't been that many in the stories. In the fan fics, each author seems to have their own theory. LOL
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Cobii |
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It says in Dark Magic that when Savannah was 16 she couldn't take the sunlight any more, so I'm assuming that they lose the ability at around the age of human puberty (11/12).
But then again Savannah matured very quickly for a Carpathian because Raven was human before the conversion, so Carpathian children that don't have a parent/grandparent that was converted may be able to stay out longer, or may not be able to stay out for as long. Cobii |
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RI |
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I will say one thing about the sunlight thing. Using Savannah as the example is probably not the best one we have. Tamara once she gets older is far better.
If you remember what Raven fed Savannah as a baby that could be part of the reason for the poor sunlight tolerance at 16. She was fed a mixture of blood and
formula to make sure she survived. Mikhail's blood is pretty up there and with Raven feeding from him, you get blood passed on to Savannah which might
cause her to be unable to tolerate it at a younger age. Not to mention Gregori also gave Raven blood and his blood is stronger than Mikhail's.
Chessie is right though. There is no official answer to this so we have to wait to get it addressed before we know for sure. |
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Cobii |
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RI you make a very good point, I hadn't thought of that little fact, I wonder though if all Carpathian children are given watered down blood in their first
few years.
It's a pity that we didn't see more of Josef, or Benjamin, we'd know a bit more about younger fledglings if we had. Who knows though, with all of the new children being born we might find out the answer at some point. Cobii |
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lifematetomikhail |
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In Amanda Ashley's newest vampire novel, she has twin boys who became vampires on their 13th birthday. I would guess that is a twist on the bar mitzvah. I
think in SK's books, the weres become animal when they reach puberty. That makes the most sense to me because even for humans, a whole lot changes at that
time. I would think that Carpathian mother's milk is different from human, so when it wasn't good for the children finding a substitute was difficult.
I have long thought that one of the reasons Savannah survived was because Raven refused to sleep IN the ground. With what we know now, about the parasites,
that might be it. Dirt dug up and taken somewhere is different in consistency than ground in its natural state. It is probable, too, that Xavier designed the
parasite to attack female children more than male, since they were essential to the race.
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lavonda44 |
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I would think when the children have to ingest full blood which would probably be puberty.
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Tasha89 |
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Well, now we know what makes the babies die if they even get born is the mutated microbe Xavier planted in the ground. I can only assume that it makes the
mother's milk impossible to digest once the child is born. As to the sunlight issue, we have many conflicting examples from the half-Carpathian characters:
Shea could tolerate sunlight, but burned easily, and needed periodic blood transfusions to get by. Colby and Skyler never needed blood before conversion and
don't seem to have had any indications they were anything but human. But then, they are Dragonseeker. Natalya and Razvan are half-Carpathian, half-mage and
also have no problems with the sun. I don't believe Lara did either, or she wouldn't have been able to escape and remain outside like she did. So
apparently the Dragonseeker line has something extra--or perhaps the mage half was dominant before conversion. I'm not entirely sure why Natalya and Lara
had to be converted if they were already Carpathian and the other half wasn't human.I don't remember if it was ever mentioned that Razvan was converted
but I would think Xavier would not do that since it would inhibit Razvan's ability to go out and do the things Xavier made him do.
I wonder if, with all the babies being born now, the series is getting close to an end? Will we even see the stories for the babies? Or is Christine going to shut the door on them once the vampires are destroyed--which is probably getting close since only three Malinovs are left and Xavier is gone and can't aid them. |
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Hey Tasha, in Curse it does say that Razvan was converted. He tells Ivory that his aunts converted him, but Xavier kept him drained of blood in order to keep
him weak. I don't remember the page number and don't have the book in front of me to look it up.
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