Kevin asked Garon Whited:

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Garon Whited It's unlikely that Eric will discuss it with anyone, but the rule of thumb is that a vampire caught in the light of the rising sun--that is, if he doesn't get out of that light PDQ--he's going to turn to ashes. (Some variation may be possible. Carbonized skeletal remains may happen in some cases. Things like that.) You can pretty much assume that's the case if no one does anything to stop it.

As for creating new vampires, Eric has no intention of doing so. He can, of course, but the process isn't as simple as "Bite someone. Wait."
As far as Eric knows, the process involves:
First, drinking the blood of the subject until the subject is suitably weakened (possibly to minimize interference from their own immune system? Or to have enough of the subject's blood run through the vampire's system to change it, somehow...? He hasn't conducted those experiments.)
Second, feed the vampire's blood to the subject. Down the throat, taken intravenously, or whatever, this step involves getting vampire blood into the still-living subject. This appears to be a non-negotiable step. Failing to put vampire blood into the subject means there will be no vampirism.
Third, wait. The process of transformation apparently takes about three days. Initial symptoms are mild, but by the end of the process, the subject has grown retractile fangs and will be aware of other metabolic changes.

For more details, see book two, "Nightlord: Shadows." The "Wednesday, May 19th" entry. In the hardcopy, it's on page 289.

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