Whether they consider themselves cursed or blessed, or whether they have given into their animalistic instincts or have sought to rid the world of the disease, vampires are nonetheless considered abominations.
The vampires of Tamriel are undead, diseased persons who are hated, hunted, and misunderstood by the living. A vampire is a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, which consumes the blood of living creatures.
