Some obvious facts:
- The Black Death reduced the population of Europe by between one third and one half.
- Vampires are immune to mortal ailments.
- Late 14th-century Europe suffers from a massive vampire surplus.
4. A vampire population WAY above carrying capacity (carrion capacity??) is plunged into famine, desperation, and bloody competition.
5. ???
6. The Renaissance.
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