When we think of vampires, we think of Richelle Mead's villainous type, the Strigoi, however in her world, not all vampires are evil. This is a truth that rings throughout the entire series. However, this kind of evil vampire often chooses to be turned. Like being an asshole in real life, Moroi (Mead's humanistic type of vampire) make the decision to become Strigoi because of the payoff. For power and immortality, Moroi willingly lose their ability to feel sadness, fear, guilt, love; they sacrifice their humanity.
Many power-hungry people hide their emotions for just this reason. When just trying to maintain their place of power, a less humanistic person will often find an opportunity to step over others to get what they want. However, Mead emphasizes that not all vampires lack humanistic values. The long and weathered relationship between the Moroi (good vampires) and Strigoi communicates that not all folks in places of power are without morals or greedy.
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