In most cases, intimate relationships [between vampires and] mortals are disastrous, but for a brief moment, the Toreador experiences love, something most Kindred have forgotten. Through love, Humanity is restored, insanity cured, and zest for unlife renewed. It is, perhaps, the possibility of love that makes the Toreador so special. Love is a powerful force, superior in many ways to all the dark powers of the Sabbat, the respect of the Ventrue, the intrigues of the Tremere, and the secrets of the Nosferatu. It is a force of good that nurtures and heals.
--Clanbook: Toreador1
Why are Toreadors, of all the Kindred, more open in their attraction to the curious experience called Love? Well, they do have an innate attraction to beauty. Love can be said to be one of the most beautiful emotions humankind experiences, so Toreadors might easily become fascinated by it due to their clan weakness.
Also, Toreadors are often said to be closest to their humanity. Thus they may be closer to human emotions, particularly the queen of emotions, Love. Toreadors are passionate creatures, even though their passions are no longer the same as when they were mortals. The rapture of the Kiss and the thrill of immortality may well remind them of the tempestuous passions of human Love and push them towards seeking the real thing.
And besides, if a Toreador wishes to be a truly tortured artist, what more exquisite torture than seeking, experiencing, and losing Love?
Further musings on the Love among the Damned:
Footnote:
Caine's Words on Love -- Excerpts from and an analysis of Caine's treatment of this emotion in The Book of Nod. Love in Character -- It's not just for Harlequin Romances anymore. It's for LARPs too. Of Toreadors, Gender, and Sexuality -- Love knows no bounds. Vampire Sex -- Birds do it, bees do. So how do the blood-sucking undead do it? Includes systems, Merits, and Flaws. Essays on Love -- A Toreador as witness to the power and attraction of Kindred Love. Essays on Love -- A Gangrel who loved both a Kindred sister and a Toreador paramour.
1. Clanbook: Toreador by Steven C. Brown, page 28.
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