How else does the vaulderie differ from a mutual bond?
The blood bond has only three levels, and once the third level forms, all other bonds shatter, and no additional bonds can form. • The Vaulderie’s special bond of loyalty (called the Vinculum) has 10 levels. • Old vinculums are not shattered by repeated Vaulderies. In fact the number of bonds can keep increasing into the hundreds. • Repeated vaulderies with the same individuals can sometimes lower the vinculum instead of raising it.
