Renfield

A Renfield is human crushed into total thralldom by a Black Court Vampire, in Blood Rites (Ch, 27)

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According to Bob, a Renfield is crushed into total thralldom through brute psychic force. That kind of mental damage destroys their sanity. Leaves them only good for "gibbering violence". It is the quick and dirty way for the Black Court to get cheap muscle. (Ch 27, Blood Rites) They can not be returned to normal—"gotten out of it"—not even The original Merlin could undo it. Neither could any of the saints. A Thrall can be freed over time, a Renfield can't. They get more and more violent and derranged until they self-destruct in year or two. They can't be fixed, They're already gone, though they may be still moving. (Ch 27, Blood Rites) In Blood Rites, Mavra's Renfields are each accompanied by a darkhound. (Ch 27, Blood Rites) ==In Series History== In Blood Rites, Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy, and Jered Kincaid (with Ebanezer McCoy as escape driver) goes up against Mavra and her Renfields with their darkhounds with intent to kill Mavra andher nest. They get ambushed while trying ot free captives. This is where Harry gets his hand badly burned. (Ch 31–33, Blood Rites)