Liam

Liam Nightshade as a vampire he is naturally dark, mysterious and brooding. Even still he is also closed off and secretive from years of being an outcast among his people. Vampires have changed a lot over the last century.

They no longer have to go out in the night and hunt humans to feed themselves nor do they have to keep humans locked away in their dwellings as a prolonged food source. Now vampires, though still hiding from the public eye, have a deal with most of the local blood banks. A small portion of all blood donations each month are given to the vampire seethe they have a contract with. Most seethes also have a deal with local hospitals where anyone who dies of natural causes has a portion of their blood donated to the local seethe.

There have also been great strides in the development of synthetic blood. While synthetic blood is a good substitute between feedings it can only prolong the blood lust for so long before the vampire needs the real deal. Liam is not a fan of human blood, it sickens him(similar to a human becoming vegan). 

While growing up Liam always found himself feeling appalled by the practices of his ancestors and though they do not participate in these ancient practices Liam can not help but think about the human the blood he was drinking came from. He tried to survive solely on synthetic blood but after a month his blood lust became so great he lost control of himself and when it was his turn to accept their monthly blood donations he nearly killed one of the volunteers.

From then on he swore himself off of blood entirely and even tried to lock himself away and starve to death out of guilt. His hunger strike lasted just over a week before his mother struck a secret deal with a local farmer asking him to save the blood from his slaughtered animals. Liam's mother started feeding her son animal blood from humanely killed livestock. It has enough similar properties to human blood that it could sustain him and keep the blood lust at bay. 

Liam and his mother kept it secret from the others knowing he would be shunned and quite possibly even killed for not following vampire tradition.

When the treaty with the werewolf king was signed it opened the doors of the new moon academy to vampire kind. As a way to form and strengthen public relations the leaders of the seethe asked for volunteers to attend the school. Liam was first in line, he felt that by distancing himself from his people he could better keep his secret and also live his life to the fullest and the way he wanted. Though his mother was sad to see him go she knew it was for the best, she knew he would have far more opportunities and he wouldn't have to hide. The school had also sent paperwork for medical history and anything else they needed to know. So she was able to let them know about her son's special diet.