"The Embrace" is the term that
vampires in the
World of Darkness line of
role-playing games by
White Wolf Games Studio use for the process of creating a new vampire. Put simply, the vampire who wishes to create a
childe drains the subject of all his or her
blood, and then feeds him or her a little of the vampire's blood. The subject will die for a brief
instant, and then the
power of the vampire's blood will bring the
subject to
unlife. Newly created vampires are usually
quite hungry, so it's a good idea to have some fresh
human blood on hand.
Vampires attatch tremendous significance to the Embrace; both of the major vampiric sects have certain laws and rituals which surround the creation of a new vampire (such as the Tradition of Progeny and the rite of Presentation in the Camarilla, and the various Creation Rites of the Sabbat).
The vampire thaumaturges of Clan Tremere may have developed a means of creating a new vampire without using this process, but of course they have not shared it with anyone else.